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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1941

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Apparatus Thrown on Roadway Attempt to Prevent Broadcast of Races

Tweed Daily · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday:— Broadcasting apparatus was thrown on to the roadway from a paddock adjacent to the Pakenham…

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CRICKET To Be Played On 2 Days Delayed Start for Third Round Games All Matches Hold Interest

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 6

Kyogle Cricket Association announced to-day that there would be two days' play, commencing tomorrow, in the third matches of the second half of the premiership competition. Heavy showers last Saturday prevented play in any of the games, which will now…

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Coursing. Graded Races a Feature at Tweed Heads

Tweed Daily · Saturday 22 February 1941 · page 5

Six graded races are featured in to-night's coursing programme at Tweed Heads and some interesting racing should be witnessed…

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Golf. Lismore Club

Northern Star · Saturday 22 February 1941 · page 8

The Lismore club will hold a four ball Stableford aggregate competition this afternoon and players are requested to arrange their own partners or…

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Bowls Semi-finals Reached

Northern Star · Saturday 22 February 1941 · page 8

SYDNEY, Friday.—When the country bowls carnival was continued at the city and Waverley greens to-day the post sectional…

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Swimming. Attractive Programme Next

Northern Star · Saturday 22 February 1941 · page 8

Competitive events equal to championship carnival standard have been arranged for next Tuesday night's points score swims arranged by…

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Mechanical Coursing Attractive Fields for Casino Dogs

Northern Star · Saturday 22 February 1941 · page 8

The major part of the programme at the Casino mechanical hare coursing meeting to-night will be devoted to heats and the final…

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Insterstate Cricket. O'Reilly And Chegwyn Star

Tweed Daily · Saturday 22 February 1941 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Friday:--Mainly as a result of the splendid bowling of O'Reilly, who took five for 28, and a vigorous unfinished…

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BOWLS Lismore Match

Northern Star · Monday 24 February 1941 · page 6

Games played on the Lismore green resulted:- Rink championship: G. Brown, Joice, Edwards, Benson, 30, defeated…

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Mechanical Coursing. Glenkinchie Wins at Casino

Northern Star · Monday 24 February 1941 · page 2

CASINO, Sunday.—Interesting racing was witnessed at the Casino meeting last night when five heats of a handicap and a final…

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Golf Four Ball Stableford

Northern Star · Monday 24 February 1941 · page 6

The competition on the Lismore links on Saturday afternoon was a four ball stableford aggregate. The winners were A. Roulston (handicap…

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Golf. Twin Towns Stroke to Bentley

Tweed Daily · Monday 24 February 1941 · page 4

Members of Coolangatta and Tweed Heads Golf Club yesterday played a stroke handicap over 18 holes for a trophy donated by Mr…

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Cricket. Low Scoring Marks Opening of One-day Play

Tweed Daily · Monday 24 February 1941 · page 4

Low scoring featured the first of the series of one-day matches being played by seven Tweed District Cricket Association teams…

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Country Bowls Singles Title

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 6

SYDNEY, Monday.—The singles bowls championship played at Sydney green to-day resulted in a win for L. Ford, of Stockton, over P. Dewar, of…

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Bowls Kyogle Rink Games

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 6

Rink games on Kyogle green on Saturday afternoon resulted: A Kemp and Shirley beat Gardner and Green, 35-30: Martin and…

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Boxing Contests (To the Editor)

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 6

Sir,—Under the Marquis of Queensbury rules, as all boxing contests of to-day are fought, the referee has full control of the contestants after the…

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Swimming. Lismore Club's Programme To-night

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 6

Handicaps for the Lismore Swimming Club's carnival at the Memorial Baths, Lismore, to-night, are:- Beginners (33 yards): D. Hall 30, R…

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Cricket. N.S.W. Wins by Big Margin Record for Waite and Grimmett

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Monday:--Batting gamely in a hopeless cause, Waite, 94, and Grimmett, 67, put on 130 to establish a record for an eighth…

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SWIMMING. Crowd Thrilled By Close Finishes

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 8

Competitors in the Lismore club's weekly points score competitions at Lismore Memorial Baths last night were keen to impress with a view to…

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CRICKET Lower River Draw

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 8

BALLINA, Tuesday.—The draw for the round of fixtures in the Lower Richmond association competition on Saturday is as follows.—Riversleigh v…

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