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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1941

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Mechanical Coursing White Marvel for Main Race at Ballina To-night

Northern Star · Saturday 25 January 1941 · page 8

The principal race on the nine-event programme set down for Ballina to-night will be a special stake, for which a full field has been drawn…

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CRICKET Teams For The Week-end

Tweed Daily · Saturday 25 January 1941 · page 2

Tumbulgum v Railway, at Showground, to-day: Thomas, Bostock (2), Boyce, Lee, Shoobridge, Nordland, Gillespie (2), Lake, Mumford, Alcorn…

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Boxing Fight Postponed

Northern Star · Monday 27 January 1941 · page 6

SYDNEY, Sunday.—The fight between Max Rayner and Jack McNamee will be held on Tuesday night, instead of on Monday night. This…

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Golf. Four Ball Game

Northern Star · Monday 27 January 1941 · page 2

There will be a continuous four-ball versus par competition on the Lismore links to-day. Players may play either in the morning or afternoon…

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Mechanical Coursing. Ballina Meeting Completed After Downpour

Northern Star · Monday 27 January 1941 · page 3

BALLINA, Sunday.—A torrential downpour, which resulted in 60 points of rain tailing in a quarter of an hour, interrupted the Ballina meeting…

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Mech. Coursing Ballina Meeting To-night Tonsorial Selected

Northern Star · Monday 27 January 1941 · page 6

The Ballina club will hold a special holiday meeting to-night. There are five dogs in the main event, the Ballina Stakes (500), and keenest…

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Interstate Cricket. Dreary Display by Victoria Against N.S.W.

Tweed Daily · Monday 27 January 1941 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sunday:--Under black clouds that later dissolved into a deluge, Victorian batsmen gave a dreary and boring display at the…

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Mechanical Coursing. Lismore Meeting

Northern Star · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 3

Because of the Ballina meeting last night the draw for the Lismore club's meeting to-morrow night will not be published until to-morrow morning…

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Bowls. Lismore Rink Comp

Northern Star · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 9

Winning matches in both rounds and scoring 40 points, a rink skipped by G. Cross won a rink competition played on the…

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Mech. Coursing Arrowidgee Wins Ballina Stake

Northern Star · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 8

BALLINA, Monday.—By a margin of two and a half lengths, Arrowidgee won the Ballina Stake at to-night's meeting. The…

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Cricket Kyogle Wins Interdistrict Premiership

Northern Star · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 8

By defeating Clunes by 13 runs on the first innings in a match at Casino yesterday, Kyogle won the North Coast Cricket Council's interdistrict premiership. Clunes had won the competition for the…

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Interstate Cricket. Century for Barnes

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday:--Due to a fine fighting century by S. Barnes, New South Wales has a lead of 181 runs with two…

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Randwick Races. Munro: 7 Wins, 9 Rides In 2 Days

Northern Star · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 8

Feminist, Session and Darby Munro continued their run of successes at Randwick yesterday. Feminist won the Anniversary Handicap at 3-1 on, and Session the Adrian Knox Stakes at 10-1 on. Feminist has now won four [?]es…

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Mechanical Coursing Teaser Selected Lismore Meeting To-night

Northern Star · Wednesday 29 January 1941 · page 7

Teaser appears to have the best qualifications for the first division, the main race at the Lismore meeting to-night, an d is…

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Interstate Cricket. Fighting Chance For Victoria

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 29 January 1941 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday:—After apparently being in a hopeless position, aggressive Victorian batsmen have given the team…

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Mechanical Coursing Lismore Meeting Postponed

Northern Star · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 6

Owing to the heavy rain yesterday the Lismore Jockey Club's greyhound racing meeting which was to have been held last night was postponed. If…

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Racing Identity Dead

Northern Star · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. — The death occurred to-day of Mr. E. D. Clarke, well-known racing identity. He was associated with the turf for more…

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CRICKET Lismore Association Draw

Northern Star · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 6

The following is the draw for the next round in the Lismore Association's competition, commencing on Saturday:- Northern Star v. Marist Bros.: First…

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Interstate Cricket. Victoria Wins by 24 RUNS

Tweed Daily · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday:—Victoria defeated New South Wales by 24 runs in the patriotic cricket match to-day. It…

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Swimming Point Score Races Postponed

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 6

On account of the steady soaking rain which fell throughout the afternoon and at night, Kyogle Club postponed its weekly point score…

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