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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1941

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Newcastle Football Star For Ipswich

Northern Star · Thursday 13 February 1941 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Newcastle international Rugby League winger, Len Dawson, who played for Newcastle last season, has accepted an…

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Greyhound Racing Outsider Wins Special Stake at Casino

Northern Star · Thursday 13 February 1941 · page 6

CASINO, Wednesday. — Taking the lead just before reaching the 660-yard starting point, Montagus gave nothing else a chance in…

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Championship Races

Northern Star · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 6

CASINO, Thursday.—At a meeting of Casino Club the following programme was arranged:-Club championship, over 10 miles, on March 15; 10 miles North Coast…

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Bowls Visit by Nimbin Rinks

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 6

The secretary of Kyogle Club, Mr. E. B. Shirley, announced to-day that six rinks from Nimbin club would visit Kyogle tomorrow for a social…

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Technical Coursing Ballina Meeting To-morrow Night's Draw

Northern Star · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 6

Following are the gradings for the Ballina club meeting to-morrow night. All dogs omitted from the draw will receive preference if nominated for next meeting:…

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Sporting Items Sunday Cricket

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 6

At Maelcan Municipal Council meeting an application was received from Mr. Doyle Mallett for permission to play a game of cricket on Jubilee Park…

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Cricket Postponed for V.d.c. Parade

Northern Star · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 2

BALLINA. Thursday.—At the request of the Ballina corps of the V.D.C., the Lower Richmond Cricket Association executive agreed to-day…

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Cricket Three Games Hold Interest in New Round

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 6

With three teams level at the head of the points table, each of the three matches in the third series of the second round of Kyogle Association's premiership competition tomorrow afternoon will have a bearing on the final result of the competition. The matches…

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Swimming. Patriotic Carnival

Northern Star · Saturday 15 February 1941 · page 8

Entries have exceeded expectations for the carnival arranged by the Lismore club in aid of the W.V.S. funds to be held at the Memorial Baths to-night…

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GOLF Lismore Club

Northern Star · Saturday 15 February 1941 · page 10

The Lismore club will hold a fourball best-ball versus par competition this afternoon. Players are requested to arrange their own partners or get…

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Greyhound Racing. Ballina Meeting To-night

Northern Star · Saturday 15 February 1941 · page 8

Arrowidgee is chosen to win the Ballina Stake, of 500 yards, which will be the principal event at the Ballina mechanical hare…

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cricket Lismore Assn.'s Matches To-day

Northern Star · Saturday 15 February 1941 · page 8

The feature of the seventh round of the Lismore Association's competition, completed last Saturday, was the sensational collapse of Students'…

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Bowls. at Murwillumbah

Tweed Daily · Monday 17 February 1941 · page 2

Social games played on Murwillumbah bowling green on Saturday resulted: Breillat, Murphy, Skinner 13 v…

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Swimming Lismore Patriotic Carnival

Northern Star · Monday 17 February 1941 · page 3

Everyone got wet at the W.V.S. patriotic carnival in the memorial baths on Saturday night. It appeared somewhat ironical that the…

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BOXING Technical K.O.

Northern Star · Monday 17 February 1941 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Sunday. — Terry Reilly (10.4) defeated Al. Kimber (.9.12) on a technical knock-out in the third round last night…

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BOWLS. Lismore Rink's Win

Northern Star · Monday 17 February 1941 · page 5

Playing at Alstonville, a Lismore rink defeated a rink from Alstonville club by 21-20. Scores: F. J. Board, J. Joice. H. Riddle, R. Pinchin (Lismore) 21 v. S, Brown…

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Cricket Postponed

Northern Star · Monday 17 February 1941 · page 2

Owing to the heavy rain on Friday night and early on Saturday morning, play in the eighth round of the Lismore District Cricket Association's…

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Boxing At Riviera, Lismore, To-night

Northern Star · Monday 17 February 1941 · page 8

If past performances are any criterion, to-night's boxing bout at the Riviera, Lismore, between Tommy Burns and Luke Brown should be the…

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Week-end Racing Results Flemington

Tweed Daily · Monday 17 February 1941 · page 4

Warrein Hurdle. 2m.: COYLTON, 10.7 (Hynes) 1. Bozzago. 10.5 (Meenan) 2, Penfield. 9.0 (Dynon) 3. Others: Ronalla, Duranta. Dartbrook,…

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Coursing. Five Straight for Chevalier at Tweed Heads

Tweed Daily · Monday 17 February 1941 · page 5

After dropping back to last on leaving the boxes, Dulcie May, who started a 74 on favorite, staged a meteor-like dash right through the…

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