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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1939

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Vocational Swimming Classes

Tweed Daily · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 4

There have been large attendances each day at the vocational swimming classes being conducted under the auspices of the Education Department…

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Horse Racing on Northern Rivers

Tweed Daily · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 4

A review of horse racing on the Northern Rivers during the year just closed requires but little space, as, apart from the Grafton July…

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TENNIS. Arkinstall Wins Again SYDNEY

Northern Star · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 8

The Lismore tennis player, J. Arkinstall, earned the right to play in the final of the junior boys' open singles at the seaside lawn tennis tournament…

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CRICKET. Eureka v. Fernleigh: Match Drawn

Northern Star · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 8

A match between Fernleigh and Eureka A was drawn owing to rain. A Pearson played a brilliant innings for 212 runs which included 12 boundaries…

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Teams Chosen Cricket Fixtures Saturday's Games

Northern Star · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 8

The following teams have been selected to play in district cricket matches on Saturday: LISMORE ASSOCIATION…

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Non-stop Golf Match for a Halfi Crown Bet London (By Mail)

Northern Star · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 11

A 12-hour non-stop golf match was played on the Burnham Beaches golf course for a bet of half a crown. The players, 19-year-old Kenneth…

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Mechanical Coursing Big Entry Lismore Nominations

Northern Star · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 8

Among the 187 nominations received for the Lismore greyhound racing meeting to-morrow were 43 seventh division class and 52 maiden dogs. An official of the…

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Bowls Used by Cromwell's Son

Tweed Daily · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 8

Villagers of Hursley, in Hampshire recently played howls with 48 woods that belonged to Oliver Cromwell's son, Richard…

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Swimming Conference National Events To Be Discussed

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 8

A move initiated by the New South Wales Ladies' Amateur Swimming Association to eliminate the 880 yards freestyle from…

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Greyhound Racing Dispute Clash of Meetings Leads to Trouble

Tweed Daily · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday:—The first major development following the clash of greyhound racing meetings at Wollongong and Harold…

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Amateur Athletic Assn. Country Championships of N.s.w

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 4

The first annual country championships of N.S.W. will be held on Saturday, 28th January, 1939, at the Sydney Sports Ground…

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BOWLS Tenterfield Club

Northern Star · Saturday 7 January 1939 · page 8

Games on the Tenterfield green resulted: Smith and Olley v. Phippard and Beston. 27-18; Grogan and Pollard v. Imberger and Durham, 25-24; Lamont,…

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Mechanical Coursing Truoran at Lismore To-night

Northern Star · Saturday 7 January 1939 · page 8

Although there is an absence of really classy dogs, the majority of events on the Lismore Jockey Club's programme at Coleman's…

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Swimming Class at Mur-bah Baths Impress the Instructor

Tweed Daily · Saturday 7 January 1939 · page 4

There are 58 boys ana girls in the vacational swimming classes which started at Murwillumbah this weeK and which will terminate next Friday…

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White Retires From Major Cricket

Tweed Daily · Saturday 7 January 1939 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday:—The State selectors to-day completed the choice of the team to play South Australia in the Sheffield Shield match…

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Coursing Tweed Heads Club Review and Anticipations for To-night

Tweed Daily · Saturday 7 January 1939 · page 2

The Greenmount Slakes, run over a distance of 520 yards, will bring several good performers together at Tweed Heads to-night…

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BOXING Vaughan Loses On Technical K.O. BRISBANE

Northern Star · Saturday 7 January 1939 · page 10

At the Brisbane Stadium to-night, the fight between the American negro, Roscoe Manning (12-1), and Tommy Vaughan (11-10), of Kyogle,…

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Golf Hints Picking Right Shots to Play (No. 12.)

Northern Star · Saturday 7 January 1939 · page 12

The most important part of golf, according to one of the American wise-cracks, is that part that is placed between the ears. It doss not matter how well you play the shots if you keep picking out the wrong shots to play…

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TENNIS. Arkinstall Beaten By Felan In Final SYDNEY

Northern Star · Saturday 7 January 1939 · page 8

Although he fought his way to the final of the junior boys' open singles at the seaside tournament at Manly today, the Lismore player, J. Arkinstail,…

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Golf Hints Common Faults Right Shots to Play (No. 12.)

Tweed Daily · Saturday 7 January 1939 · page 8

The most important part of golf, according to one of the American wise-cracks, is that part that is played between the ears…

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