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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1939

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Tennis. Sidwell Defeated in Linton Cup Melbourne

Northern Star · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 8

A feature of the Linton Cup tennis, prelude to the Australian championships, was the defeat to-day of the New South Wales player, Sidwell, by a comparatively…

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Cricket Clunes Assn. Eureka a v. Pearce's Creek

Northern Star · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 8

Eureka A beat Pearce's Creek by 47 runs on the first innings. Scores: Pearce's Creek 107 (Geo. Pearson 42, G. Martin 31 n.o.; W. Watt 5-39, Nev. Strong 2-24, F…

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Sydney Racing Identities in Car Smash in N.Z. Wellington (N.z.)

Northern Star · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 9

Sydney racing identities were involved in a motor accident near Te Awamutu during a heavy storm last night. Mr. W. Kerns, a former…

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Mur-bah Coursing

Tweed Daily · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 2

Murwillumbah Hospital Coursing Club will hold a meeting on Saturday night. Nominations will close at 12 o'clock to-day…

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Bowls Nimbin Club

Northern Star · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 8

The following pairs have been drawn to contest the Les Kerr pairs competition on the Nimbin green. (Officials are anxious to have the competition proceed…

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CRICKET Nimbin Competition

Northern Star · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 8

Features of the Blue Knob-Nimbin 2 match, at Blue Knob, were the solid second, wicket partnership of Jack McClelland and C. Pratt, who added 157. Pratt went…

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BOXING Sabatino's Eye Injured SYDNEY

Northern Star · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 8

Atilio Sabatino is still suffering from the effects of an injury to his eye which he sustained in the fight with Ossie Stewart at the Stadium…

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Carnival Most Ambitious Yet Attempted Swimming Club Meeting

Tweed Daily · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 4

Arrangements were concluded at a meeting of Murwillumbah Amateur Swimming Club for the most ambitious swimming…

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Swimming Hawaiian to Be Asked to Swim at Lismore

Northern Star · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 10

The committee o f the Lismore Swimming Club decided at a meeting at the Memorial Baths to endeavour to have the Hawaiian champion, Kiyoshi NaKama…

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CRICKET Respect For Club Mate

Northern Star · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 5

Members of the Bangalow Cricket Club at their last match played at Myocum, each wore a black armband as a mark of respect for an absent…

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Mechanical Coursing Skidaway Adds to Successes at Ballina Ballina

Northern Star · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 10

Reversing the results of previous meetings, Marie Clare defeated the favourite, Half Sovereign, by two and a half lengths in the…

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Cricket Teams Saturday's Games District Fixtures

Northern Star · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 8

The following teams have been selected to play in cricket fixtures on Saturday- LISMORE ASSOCIATION FIRST GRADE…

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Tennis. Country Carnival Arkinstall Wins Match SYDNEY

Northern Star · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 10

Adopting safety tactics and appearing troubled by the heavy court, J Rodgers (Grafton), holder of the country men's tennis singles…

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Brisbane Races Diomedes Wins Ipswich Hundred Brisbane

Northern Star · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 10

Races were held at Bundamba to-day Results- EIGHTH DIVISION 5f.—CREDIT SLIP, 8-9 (Fordyce), 1; Miss Pippin, 8-7 (Briscoe),…

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£1,000 a Year Job for Ransford Melbourne Cricket Club Secretaryship

Tweed Daily · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wednesday:— Vernon S. Ransford, former international cricketer and Melbourne customs agent, was appointed secretary of…

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Mechanical Coursing Lismore Draw 168 Nominations

Northern Star · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 10

Nominations totalling 168 were received for the Lismore meeting to-morrow night. These included 47 maiden entries, and it was stated that dogs deleted from the…

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Bowls Casino Club Casino

Northern Star · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 10

Rink play last night resulted: Bevan and Llewellyn 15 v. Masters and B. Halpin 13; S. Raphael, Waterson, L. Raphael 19 v. J. Sexton, Reed, Seale 14…

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Cricket Bradman's New Record

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 5

When Bradman piled up 135 n.o. against N.S.W. on Wednesday he equalled C. B. Fry's 38-year-old record of six successive centuries, but whereas…

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CRICKET. Batting Averages Superior To Bowlers

Northern Star · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 10

Averages compiled to the end of last round of the Lismore District Cricket Association Competitions in all grades, reveals how heavily the batsmen have…

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Cricket Mullumbimby Club Averages Mullumbimby

Northern Star · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 7

J. Kilroy and H. Locke headed the batting and bowling averages respectively for the Mullumbimby club for the present season. The club finished…

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