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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1939

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Mechanical Coursing Welcome Cook's Double at Ballina Ballina

Northern Star · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 8

Following her success in the Trial Stakes over 300 yards at the Ballina coursing meeting to-night, Welcome Coon completed a double by winning…

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Tennis Gilchrist Beats Schwartz Melbourne

Northern Star · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 8

A surprise was caused in the Australian tennis championships at Kooyong to-day when J. Gilchrist, the young Sydney player, beat the…

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Cricket. Lismore Team for Clunes

Northern Star · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 8

The following team has been selected to represent the Lismore Association against dunes Association at Clunes next Monday:—L. McPherson (Nth. Star) captain,…

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Gilchrist Beats Schwartz Surprises in Play For Tennis Titles

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday:—Three major upsets marked to-day's play in the Australian tennis championships…

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B Grade Cricket Two Made Century Wyangarie's Big Score at Ettrick Wanderers--Citizens Collapse

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 8

Wyangarie batsmen, K. Fleming, and J. Sandy, each scored more than a century on Saturday afternoon when the second matches of the third round of Kyogle Association's A grade competition were commenced…

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Coursing Nominations

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 25 January 1939 · page 2

Bog owners are reminded that nominations for Saturday night's meeting of Murwillumbah Hospital Coursing Club will close at noon to-day…

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Bowls Nimbin Club

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 January 1939 · page 10

The following are results of games played on the Nimbin green: Les Kerr pairs competition: J. Renolds and B. Stewart defeated S…

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Bowls Byron Bay Club

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 January 1939 · page 11

The following games were played during the week-end on Byron. Bay green: Fields, Davidson, Lindsay 30 v. Johnson, Lane, Nutt 18; Hodge,…

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Baths Provoke Praise Swimming Officials Impressed

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 25 January 1939 · page 7

Mr. R. McKague, Secretary of the Queensland Swimming Union, had a complimentary word for two to say about the Murwillumbah Memorial…

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Cricket. Nimbin Comp

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 January 1939 · page 10

In the first matches in the concluding round of the Nimbin competition Nimbin 2 were at home to Blue Knob, and with first use of the creases…

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Successful Working Bee Bangalow Swimming Pool BANGALOW

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 January 1939 · page 11

About 30 Bangalow residents answered the call for volunteers to form a working bee at the Bangalow swimming pool during the…

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BOXING Louis Short-Priced Favourite New York

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 January 1939 · page 8

The odds soared as Louis and Lewis to-day completed their training for the heavyweight championship. Louis is now a very hot favourite and the…

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Tennis. Miss Coate Beaten at Kooyong Melbourne

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 January 1939 · page 8

Miss Connie Coate, who eliminated Australia's premier player, Nancy Wynne, yesterday herself was defeated in the Australian…

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Cricket. Sound Lismore Team to Visit Clunes

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 January 1939 · page 12

Three players new to Lismore representative cricket have been included in the team to represent the Lismore Association against…

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Crawford Eliminates Gilchrist National Tennis

Tweed Daily · Thursday 26 January 1939 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wednesday:—By defeating Gilchrist in a quarterfinal of the Australian tennis championships to-day, Crawford…

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Tennis. Crawford Defeats Gilchrist Melbourne

Northern Star · Thursday 26 January 1939 · page 10

A five-set battle between Crawford and Gilchrist was a feature of the day's tennis at Kooyong when the Australian…

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Bowls Nambour Rink Beaten at Casino Casino

Northern Star · Thursday 26 January 1939 · page 10

A rink from the Nambour, Q., club was defeated by a Casino rink to-day. The visitors were welcomed by Mr. A. G. Wilson, president of the Casino club, who…

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Mechanical Coursing Whautaway Led All the Way at Casino Casino

Northern Star · Thursday 26 January 1939 · page 8

The favourite, Whautaway, who led all the way, had no difficulty in beating a small field in the Carrington Park Stakes at to-night's meeting…

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Cricket. Interdistrict Matches Teams for

Northern Star · Thursday 26 January 1939 · page 8

Interdistrict cricket matches will be played on Monday. Among the teams selected are- ROUS ASSN. v. CLUNES…

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Mur-bah Swimming Club

Tweed Daily · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 6

Inclement weather prevented the first race for the point score competition, but a 66 yards handicap for a prize presented by the President…

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