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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1942

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Northern Rivers' Racing Assn. Wartime Activities

Northern Star · Thursday 19 February 1942 · page 2

CASINO, Wednesday.— A proposal that the Northern Rivers' Racing Association should go into recess for the duration of the war…

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Golf M'bimby Club Season Opens on March 7

Northern Star · Thursday 19 February 1942 · page 3

MULLUMBIMBY, Wednesday.— The Mullumbimby golf season will be officially opened on Saturday, March 7. Fees for members and…

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Golf Mullumbimby Club to Carry On; Fees Reduced

Tweed Daily · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 4

Mullumbimby Golf Club at its annual meeting on Tuesday night decided to open, the season on March 7 and to reduce the…

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GOLF. Lismore Club

Northern Star · Saturday 21 February 1942 · page 3

Competitions for the 1942 season will commence on the Lismore links to-day, when a four ball best ball versus par competition will…

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Bowls Stokes-barrett Win

Tweed Daily · Saturday 21 February 1942 · page 4

The final of Tweed Heads and Coolangatta Bowling Club's pairs competition was played on Thursday and resulted in a win for G. Stokes and W…

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TENNIS, Lismore Club Annual Meeting

Northern Star · Saturday 21 February 1942 · page 7

The annual meeting of the Lismore Club will be held at the club house next Wednesday night. The attendance of all members and…

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Golf No Opening Day at Kyogle

Northern Star · Saturday 21 February 1942 · page 7

KYOGLE. Friday—Decisions to eliminate the official opening of the season and championship play were made at the annual meeting…

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Restriction of Racing Broadcasts

Tweed Daily · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 3

CANBERRA, Sunday: Immediate drastic restrictions are to be applied to the broadcasting of race descriptions. Only the principal…

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Bowls Twin Towns Club Annual Meeting Chief Officers Re-elected

Tweed Daily · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 5

Messrs. C. Morley and A. W. K. Bane, who have occupied the positions of President and Secretary of Tweed Heads and Coolangatta…

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Twilight Swimming

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 2

Pte. G. A. (Bill) Jolliffe, A.I.F., has returned to camp after spending a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Jolliffe, of Byrrill Creek…

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Local and General Twilight Swimming

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 2

The weekly twilight swimming carnivals conducted by Murwillumbah Swimming Club will be resumed tonight…

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Swimming This Week's Carnival on

Northern Star · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 3

The Lismore Swimming Club will net hold the usual weekly events at the Memorial Baths to-morrow All point score competitions will…

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SWIMMING. Olympic Games Representative For Lismore Carnival

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 February 1942 · page 6

Between 40 and 50 members of the Evans Head trairing school will compete with the members of the Lismore Swimming Club at the carnival to be…

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Golf. No Trophy Play by Casino Club

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 February 1942 · page 6

CASINO, Tuesday.— At the annual meeting last night of the Casino Golf Club it was decided to carry on modified club activities pending…

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SWIMMING. Ex-Champions Will Swim At Carnival

Northern Star · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 3

Three Australian ex-champions will compete at Saturday's R.A.A.F. carnival in the Lismore Memorial Baths. Tom Boast, Australian Olympic…

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South Australia to Abandon Racing

Tweed Daily · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Wednesday:--Following a conference of representatives of the racing clubs with the Premier (Mr. Playford)…

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S.a. Ban on Racing and Betting

Northern Star · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Wednesday. — A sensation was caused to-day when the Premier, Mr. Playford, anflounced that as from March 1 all…

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BOXING. Alabama Kid Again

Northern Star · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Alabama Kid (11.13½) continued his winning way by knocking out Jack Brander (11 6½) in the second…

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Coraki Golf Club Annual Meeting

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Coraki Golf Club was held at the School of Arts on Monday night, when the election of officers for the current year…

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Racing Reduced in New Zealand

Northern Star · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 5

AUCKLAND, Thursday.—Racing is to be reduced in the Dominion, as a result of a conference held to-day between the Minister for…

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