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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1941

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Brisbane Rowing Regatta

Northern Star · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 2

The Commercial Rowing Club, Brisbane, will hold a regatta on the Brisbane River towards the end of February. Members of the Lismore club…

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Mechanical Coursing Casino Draw

Northern Star · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 6

The draw for the Casino meeting on Saturday night is: Maiden, 440 yards, A Division: Zulu Miss, Sol's Gem, Alone Again, Snowy…

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Bowls Nimbin Club

Northern Star · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 8

Games played on the Nimbin green resulted:—G. Chapman, A. McDougall, A. Whitney 26, R. Smith, G. Beard, W. Allsopp 28, D. Lavis, D. Lavis, B…

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Tennis. Lismore Men Beaten in Country Week Tennis Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 8

Results in the Country Week: tennis carnival to-day included:- Men's A grade. Round 5: Newcastle I beat Lismore, 8 sets 49 games to 0…

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CRICKET Afterlee To Reverse First Round Result? Second Round Fixtures To-morrow Colts' Batting Weakened

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 4

With four of the six teams each possessing a chance of premiership honours the second half of the Kyogle District Cricket Association competition will be commenced tomorrow at an interestng stage…

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[?]Echanical Coursing Tetrarch Seems Attractive Bet

Northern Star · Saturday 11 January 1941 · page 8

Four handicap events, three of which will be divisions of the President's Handicap, are included in the 10-race programme to…

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Cricket Umpires Appointed

Northern Star · Saturday 11 January 1941 · page 5

nThe following umpires have been appointed for the series of matches which commences to-day in the Lismore District Cricket Association…

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Coursing. Class Dogs in Tweed Heads Fields To-night

Tweed Daily · Saturday 11 January 1941 · page 2

Although the fields in most of the races at Tweed Heads tonight are smaller than usual, as a result of the strenuous holiday…

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Tennis. Country Week Carnival Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 11 January 1941 · page 5

The country week tennis was continued to-day. Results:- MEN'S A GRADE ROUND 7: Lismore beat Bingara, 4…

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Bowls. Lismore Club Games

Northern Star · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 2

Rink games conducted by the Lismore Club on Saturday resulted.—H. D. Brown, Pine, Mitchell 29 v. Board, Frith. Blanch 20; Eggins, G…

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Swimming Singleton Boy's Success Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 2

Sixteen-year-old Rodney Button, from Singleton, who has been classed as another Boy Charlton, had a fine win in the N.S.W. 440 yards…

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Cricket. Lismore Competition Resumed

Northern Star · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 6

By compiling 290 in their first innings in the opening of the sixth series of matches in the Lismore District Association's first grade competition on Saturday, Students set Northern Star a difficult task for…

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Mechanical Coursing. Easy Wins at Casino Meeting Casino

Northern Star · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 8

In every race run at the Casino meeting last night the winners scored by comfortable margins. The closest finish was in the…

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Boxing New Caledonian Draws with Sabatino Newcastle

Northern Star · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 5

Georges Champion (10.12), of New Caledonia, surprisingly drew with Atilio Sabatino (11.0) over 12 rounds at the Newcastle Stadium last night…

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Mechanical Coursing. Ballina Nominations

Northern Star · Tuesday 14 January 1941 · page 2

Nominations for Ballina meeting to-morrow night have been extended, and will be accepted up to noon to-day…

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BOWLS. Nimbin Club

Northern Star · Tuesday 14 January 1941 · page 2

Games played on the Nimbin green resulted: Buttons: H. Greenwood and B. Stewart (holders) v. S. R. Smith and J. W. Bagust 30-19, v. W. Allsopp…

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Boxing Richards and Barth Draw Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 14 January 1941 · page 7

Ron Richards (11.7½), Australian middleweight champion, drew with the American, Carmen Barth (11.11½), in a 12-round fight at the…

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TENNIS. Arkinstalls Success In Country Week SYDNEY

Northern Star · Tuesday 14 January 1941 · page 2

In the junior boys' doubles in the country week carnival to-day D[?] and N Arkinstall beat V. E. McFeeters and R. Woodbridge 6-0, 6-8, 7-5…

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CRICKET Leaders' Strong Hold On Game With Rukenvale-Wiangaree Citizens Fail Against Wanderers

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 14 January 1941 · page 6

With three wickets down for 134 in reply to their opponents' total of 102, the competition leaders, Afterlee, are in a good position in their engagement with 'Rukenvale-Wiangaree, which, with Wanderers, share second place on the points table in the first…

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Swimming Lismore Club Carnival On February 4

Northern Star · Wednesday 15 January 1941 · page 8

The first of the Lismore Swimming Club's point score carnivals will be held at the Memorial Baths on February 4. About 30 swimmers,…

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