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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1940

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Bowls Games at Lismore

Northern Star · Monday 1 January 1940 · page 7

Games played on the Lismore green on Saturday resulted: — McIntosh, Williams, Woolley, Pinchin, 42, defeated Carmont, Leben, Woodford,…

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Bowls. Peak's Rink Easily Wins Morley Cup Twin Towns Xmas Carnival

Tweed Daily · Monday 1 January 1940 · page 2

The final of the fours competition in the Tweed Heads and Coolangatta. Bowline Club's Christmas carnival, carrying with it the…

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BOWLS Lismore Games

Northern Star · Tuesday 2 January 1940 · page 9

Games played on Lismore green yesterday resulted: Singles championship: McLean beat Durie 31-23; Durie beat Webber 33-26; Leu beat Derkenne…

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Mechanical Echanical Coursing Vitaforce Cup to Bertha Grey Ballina

Northern Star · Tuesday 2 January 1940 · page 8

Equalling the time established by Bonoforce a week ago, when it went within a tenth of a second of breaking the track record,…

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Boxing Purcell Beaten on Technical K.O. NEWCASTLE

Northern Star · Tuesday 2 January 1940 · page 4

After fighting toe to toe in nearly every round, Alan Westbury (10.6½) beat Jimmy Purcell (10.6¾) on a technical knockout in the seventh…

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Coursing. Handicaps for Coolangatta Meeting

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 4

Following are the handicaps for to-day's meeting of the Coolangatta Coursing Club: First Course, 200 yards: Santa Claus…

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Bowls Lismore Club Rink Competitions

Northern Star · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 8

A sealed rink competition played on the Lismore green resulted in a win for Bush's rink, which scored 26 points and gained four points…

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Cricket Highlights of 1939

Northern Star · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 8

Cricket in general on the Far North Coast perhaps reached its peak during 1939. Many associations have had a record year, and…

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Cricket Lismore Teams to Play Clunes on Staurday

Northern Star · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 8

The team to represent Lismore association against Clunes in an interdistrict match on the Lismore turf wicket on Saturday was…

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Teams Chosen District Cricket Fixtures

Northern Star · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 8

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

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Cricket. Evenly Matched Lismore And Clunes

Northern Star · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 8

The team chosen to represent the Lismore Association against Chines next Saturday on the turf wicket contains few surprises, the…

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Tweed Cricket Finals Association Makes Arrangements

Tweed Daily · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 2

Arrangements for the playing of the finals of the A and B grades in Tweed District Cricket Association's competition were made at a…

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Tennis. Few Country Delegates at Meeting Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 8

The secretary of the New South Wales Lawn Tennis Association (Mr. Eenry Marsh) to-day criticised the representation by country delegates to…

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Cricket

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 4

Ray Robinson, inter-State cricketer, has joined the 2nd A.I.F. and is now in camp. He wil not be available for Sheffield Shield cricket if selected…

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Tennis. Night Competition Nimbin Assn

Northern Star · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 5

The committee controlling the Nimbin night competition [?]men's teams of six players) to be conducted by the Nimbin district association has announced…

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Kyogle Thirty Years Ago Cricket

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 3

A very enjoyable all-day match was played on Geneva wicket on New Year's Day by teams representing Kyogle and Geneva Clubs, this being…

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Greyhound Racing Lismore Draw for To-morrow3

Northern Star · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 8

Following is the draw for the Lismore meeting to-morrow night:—President's Stakes, 488 yards, first division: Bonoforce, Tetrarch, Bertha…

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Cricket One Change in Lismore Team

Northern Star · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 8

In the team to represent Lismore against Clunes Association to-morrow on the turf wicket an alteration has been made, owing to Les…

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CRICKET Teams for the Week-end

Tweed Daily · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 4

Tumbulgum v Railway at Tumbulgum: D. Sexton, R. Partland, V. Nordland, F. McPherson, P. Corcoran, F. Johnson, R. Griffen, F. Alexander, G…

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Tennis. Lismore Beaten in Both Matches Country Week Carnival

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 8

Lismore was defeated in both i[?] matches in the men's A grade division at the country week tennis carnival in Sydney yesterday…

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