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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1939

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Cricket. Second Round Will Start To-day Lismore Association

Northern Star · Saturday 7 January 1939 · page 8

This afternoon the curtain will be raised on the second half of the season for the Lismore district association. As it will also be the commencement…

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Brisbane Races St. Aubin Should Carry 10-7 to Victory

Northern Star · Saturday 7 January 1939 · page 8

[F he can reproduce anything like the form he displayed in winning the Quality Handicap at Albion Park on Christmas Eve, St. Aubin, the greatest ”Creeker“ since the days of Amberdown, will carry his 10-7 to victory this afternoon in…

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Mechanical Coursing Favourites Beaten Lismore Meeting

Northern Star · Monday 9 January 1939 · page 8

Racing was resumed at Lismore on Saturday night. The meeting was attended by 1107 persons, but the results favoured the strong…

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Boxing. Melbourne Bout Melbourne

Northern Star · Monday 9 January 1939 · page 8

Joe Hall (9/11/2) defeated Johnny Hutchinson (9/7) on a foul in the second round of a boxing contest last night…

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Mechanical Coursing Ribbie for Stud Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 9 January 1939 · page 10

The owner of Ribbie, champion greyhound, announced last night that the dog would be retired at the end of the month for stud…

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Bowls Greens Available Matches at Lismore

Northern Star · Monday 9 January 1939 · page 3

After being closed for nearly three months Lismore club's No. 2 green was used for club games on Saturday afternoon. Before the No. 1 green can be…

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Swimming Robin Biddulph's Turn of Speed Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 9 January 1939 · page 7

In recent years Robin Biddulph, the young Sydney swimmer, has shown marked improvement in his speed, and last night he swam the…

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Cricket Sydney Competition Farmer Lismore Player

Northern Star · Monday 9 January 1939 · page 7

Harold Stapleton, the former Lismore player, took one wicket and caught one batsmen out when playing lor St. George against Manly in the Sydney first grade…

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Golf C. Palmer Wins Twin Towns Stroke Contest

Tweed Daily · Monday 9 January 1939 · page 2

An 18-hcle stroke competition for H. Palmer's trophy played on Coolangatta and Tweed Heads Golf Club's links yesterday was won by…

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Lismore Jockey Club Two Days' Horse Racing Carnival

Northern Star · Monday 9 January 1939 · page 8

The decision of the committee of the Lismore Jockey Club to stage a two days' horse racing carnival on Saturday, January 28, and Monday,…

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CRICKET M.C.C. IN S. Africa Port Elizabeth

Northern Star · Monday 9 January 1939 · page 8

Scores in the latest match in the English cricket tour of South Africa are Eastern Province 172 (Southey 46…

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Tennis. Q'land Woman's Success in N.Z. Wellington (N.z.)

Northern Star · Monday 9 January 1939 · page 6

Miss May Hardcastle, of Queensland, won two out of the three New Zealand tennis titles at Christchurch yesterday. She beat Miss T. Rice (N.S.W.) 6/2,…

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Cricket. Competition Leaders Pressed In First Grade Game M. Bros. Surprise

Northern Star · Monday 9 January 1939 · page 9

With six wickets int act, and 110 runs needed for a first innings' win, "Northern Star," the Lismore district association's first grade competition leaders, are not in a com fortable position in their…

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Tweed Heads Five for 323 Highest Tally in Tweed Cricket This Season

Tweed Daily · Monday 9 January 1939 · page 2

A remarkable feature of play in Tweed District Cricket Association's competition on Saturday is that in each match one team has a…

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Mechanical Coursing Large Surplus Ballina Nominations

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 8

A large surplus of entries was received for the Ballina meeting to-morrow night. All dogs deleted from the draw will be granted preference for the next meeting if…

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Bowls Ballina Rink Games Ballina

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 8

Games played at the Ballina green resulted:— Championship singles: J. Jordan 32 v. T. Torrens 21. Championship pairs: N. Giddey and…

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Bowls. Lazarus And Perdriau Win Pairs Championship

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 8

Continuing their winning way, Lazarus and Perdriau beat Gleeson and O'Brien 22-17, and so won Kyogle Bowling Club's pairs…

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Tennis. Country Carnival Lismore Defeated Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 10

The annual country week lawn tennis carnival opened to-day with. 96 teams competing. There was an early surprise when the strong Newcastle…

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Fire at Cricket Ground During Shield Match Brisbane

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 7

For a time, interest in the Sheffield Shield match between South Australia and Queensland to-day was eclipsed by a fire which broke out…

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Cricket. Dunoon Association The Channon Defeats Whian Whian II

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 8

In the Dunoon Association The Channon defeated Whian Whian II by 27 runs pn the first innings. Whian's fast bowler, D. McRoberts, captured 4 wickets…

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