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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1938

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CRICKET Teams For The Week-end

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 26 January 1938 · page 2

Cudgera v Burringbar, at Cudgera, on Saturday: Batty, Tandy, Fisher, King, Walker, McGrath, Boyce, Johansen (4), J. Peacock (12th)…

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Bowls Carnvial Nth. Coast Players in Good Form Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 January 1938 · page 11

Three further rounds of bowls in the pairs championship of Australia were played to-day and produced a number of surprises…

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Tennis Country Title J. Rodgers Wins SYDNEY

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 January 1938 · page 11

After a poor display, J. Rodgers won the country lawn tennis singles championship at Rushcutters Bay to-day beating J. O'Donnell…

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To-day's Racing At Randwick 'Sharpshooter's' Comments And Fancies

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 26 January 1938 · page 2

Saturday's racing at Randwick was marred by rain. The heavy state of the track made fast times out of the question and caused…

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Sheffield by N.S.W. Bright Cricket Yesterday

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 26 January 1938 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: -- N.S.W. beat Victoria on the first innings and regained the Sheffield Shield after five years. Victoria, in search of…

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Nine Men Killed Kenya Football Match Ends In Riot

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 26 January 1938 · page 3

Further details of the riot of Eritrean natives at Isiolo camp are now revealed, says the Nairobi (Kenya) correspondent of the London Daily…

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Motor Boat Club Formed Races at Ballina To-day

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 January 1938 · page 11

At a well attended meeting of motor boat enthusiasts at the Hotel Gollan in Lismore last night, the Northern Rivers Motor Boat Club was formed…

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Cricket Teams Chosen

Northern Star · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 9

Lismore and district cricket associations will continue their fixtures during the week-end and teams chosen are as follows:--…

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1500 Witness Ballina Regatta Burns Unplaced in Heat Ballina

Northern Star · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 3

Although he received a start of nine seconds from the scratch man in the open gladstone skiff handicap event at the Anniversary…

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"Problems Can Be Solved" Mr. Stevens at Regatta Luncheon SYDNEY

Northern Star · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 10

"There are great problems ahead of us--problems affecting our internal and social economies, our external relationships, our…

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Two Amazing Matches Austn. Tennis Championships

Tweed Daily · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Wednesday:--Two amazing matches were witnessed in the Australian tennis championships to-day. Budge and Miss…

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Surprises at Tennis Championships Adelaide

Northern Star · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 9

There were many surprises to-day when the tennis championships were continued, the greatest being when Clemenger and Harper won…

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Cintar's First Mechanical Coursing Won in Past Time Anniversary Stake

Northern Star · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 8

Taking charge before the field' had gone 25 yards, Cintar's First gave nothing else a chance in the Anniversary Stake at the Lismore…

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A'ville Carnival Bowls Rink Competition To Byron Bay [?]

Northern Star · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 3

Ten clubs and an N.R.D.B.A. rink were represented at the annual carnival of the Alstonville club to-day. A competition of three rounds of 15…

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Austn. Carnival Bowls. No North Coast Flayers in Post-Sectional Play SYDNEY

Northern Star · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 8

The official opening of the centenary celebrations to-day proved too great an attraction for many bowlers, taking part in the 11th Australian carnival, and…

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Coursing Nominations for Tweed Heads

Tweed Daily · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 2

Owing to the big list of nominations received by Tweed Heads Coursing Club for Saturday's meeting a large number of dogs could not be catered…

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Women's Cricket New Zealanders Open Tour In Sydney SYDNEY

Northern Star · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 10

The New Zealand women cricketers opened their Australian tour to-day, when they played against the New South Wales juniors at Weigall…

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N. Coast Cricket. Gained Full Points Kyogle Outclassed Brunswick Fleming in Form

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 8

Kyogle scored its first outright win of the season in the Far North Coast inter-district competition on Wednesday when…

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Cricket Should Have Wins Citizens And Wanderers In Good Positions Division of Teams

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 8

Citizens and Wanderers should have wins over Horseshoe Creek and Colts, respectively, when the ninth round of matches in…

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Channon Cricket Dance

Northern Star · Saturday 29 January 1938 · page 9

Encouraged by the success of the recent cricketers' social at The Channon, the members have decided to hold a similar social next Tuesday. Cribbage is…

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