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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1939

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BOXING Henneberry's Plans SYDNEY

Northern Star · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 8

Fred Henneberry, the Australian middleweight, will meet the winner of the Jack McNamge-Walter Woods contest. which will be held at the Stadium…

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Sydney Cricket Scores

Northern Star · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 10

Cumberland, first innings 161 (Fitzpairiek 27, Balfour 64; Cooper 3 for 19, Hunt 2 for 45, Wilson 3 for 56) v. Western Suburbs, first…

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Swimming Club Carnivals Rfsitmf To-morrow Night

Northern Star · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 8

To-morrow night the Lismore Memorial Amateur Club will resume its weekly carnivals. The events for the evening will be as follows: General point score…

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BOWLS Championship Games At Ballina BALLINA

Northern Star · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 8

Games in the club singles and pairs championship competition were played at the Ballina green yesterday. Results:—Singles championship: D…

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More Than 600 at Swimming Carnival Nakama Impresses Crowd

Tweed Daily · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 4

More than 600 people at the Memorial Baths on Saturday night saw a varied and attractive programme presented…

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Sculling Ballina Races Ballina

Northern Star · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 3

Races in the senior and junior divisions of the "His Master's Voice" Cup point score competition were rowed over the Ballina Club's course…

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Night Tennis at Ballina Ballina

Northern Star · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 3

Arrangements were completed at the last meeting of the Ballina District Hospital auxiliary to hold a tennis evening at McDonald's court on…

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Golf. Secretary's Team Wins Twin Towns Match

Tweed Daily · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 2

The Secretary's team won a match against the Patron's team yesterday on the Coolangatta and Tweed Heads golf links by 3½…

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SWIMMING. Lismore Divers Successful At Murwillumbah Dawn Cordery in Brisbane

Northern Star · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 10

While the announced time of 2 mins. 6 3/5 sees, for the 220-yards dash at Murwillumbah baths on Saturday night by the Hawaiian-born Japanese, "Kurt" Nakema, was impressive when compared with Arne Borg's official 2 mins. 7…

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Officials' Fees Waived Aid Racing Revival CASINO

Northern Star · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 5

The Lismore Jockey Club's forthcoming meeting will be the first at which the decision not to charge fees for the services of association officials will apply. The usual charge to clubs is £6 6s…

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TENNIS. V. B. McGRATH Eliminates Holland Melbourne

Northern Star · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 10

V. B. McGrath eliminated D. G. Holland in straight sets—6-2, 6-3, 6-4 —in the Australian lawn tennis singles championship at Kooyong yesterday…

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Cricket Two Centuries Kyogle Assocn. Fixtures KYOGLE

Northern Star · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 10

K. Fleming and J. Sandy, of Wyangarie, each scored centuries yesterday when the second matches of the third round of Kyogle association's A…

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CRICKET. R. Beattie and N.S.W. Association SYDNEY

Northern Star · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 9

R. Beattie, Newcastle cricket star, Has been asked by the New South Wales Cricket Association to explain an alleged remark that the City v…

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CRICKET. 13 Wickets for 42 RUNS Country Bowler Routs Competition Leaders Batting Failures on Wet Turf Wicket

Northern Star · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 10

A BRILLIANT bowling performance by J. Newman, the best seen this season, and the sensational collapse of Northern Star and Alstonville batsmen, were features of the Lismore…

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Swimming. Nakama's Training Routine

Northern Star · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 5

"Kurt" Nakama, the young Hawaiian-born Japanese swimmer visiting Australia at the present time, who gave an exhibition at…

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Mechanical Coursing Grafton Grafton

Northern Star · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 10

The Grafton Coursing Club's meeting was held to-night. Results (all distances 440 yarete)- Maiden Stake B: Diaphanie 1, Lads…

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TENNIS. Tenterfield Assn

Northern Star · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 5

At the annual meeting of the Tenterfield association the work of the last six months was reviewed, the date of the annual meeting having been changed from…

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Coursing Tonight's Meeting at Tweed Heads

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 2

An interesting coursing programme has been arranged for to-night at Tweed Heads. Many recent winners are included in the various races and…

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Rugby League F.n. Coast Group

Northern Star · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 8

Mr. W. Frazer, of Woodburn, president of Group 1, Rugby League, advises that it is the intention of the group executive to meet early this…

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Bowls Stabler in Finals Kyogle Singles Title

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 8

The final of Kyogle Club's singles championship will be contested by R. S. Pe[?]d[?] and A. Stabler, who defeated J…

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