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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1943

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Sydney Swimming

Tweed Daily · Monday 4 January 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: Recently invalided home from New Guinea, Lieut Geoff Valentin won the State 110 yards freestyle title at the…

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Boxing Points Decision for McNAMEE

Northern Star · Monday 4 January 1943 · page 6

SYDNEY, Sunday. — Jack McNamee (11.4½) decisively outpointed Joe Delaney (12.6½) over 12 rounds at the Sydney Stadium last night…

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Carnival Bowls C. and W. Barrett Win Pairs Title

Tweed Daily · Monday 4 January 1943 · page 2

After an interesting game in which four members of the local club figured the final of the Tweed Heads and Coolangatta…

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Vacation Swimming School Opens

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 5 January 1943 · page 4

Twenty-five children attended a vacation swimming school which opened at Kyogle baths yesterday under the supervision…

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Greyhound Racing Control

Northern Star · Wednesday 6 January 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — The State Government to-day considered the report from the Chief Secretary (Mr Baddeley) following upon…

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Coursing Inquiry Immediately

Northern Star · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The nature of the report he had received from the police concerning dog racing was "so serious" that he…

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Inquiry Into Dog Racing

Tweed Daily · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The nature of the report he had received from the police concerning dog racing was "so serious," that he…

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Dog Racing to Be Probed

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 2

State Cabinet this week asked the Chief Secretary, Mr. Baddeley, to appoint a committee of departmental officers to investigate the…

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Committee to Inquire Into Dog Racing

Northern Star · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday. — The committee to inquire into the management and control of greyhound racing in New South Wales…

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Boxing John's Win on Knockout

Northern Star · Monday 11 January 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday. — Tommy Johns (8.12) scored a sensational knockout decision over Les Fitzgerald (9.10) in the third of a…

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Greyhound Racing Joan Jones Wins in Fast Run

Northern Star · Monday 11 January 1943 · page 6

Without giving anything else a chance, Joan Jones showed a glimpse of her real form on Saturday to win the Special Stakes by…

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Bowls First Games for Pairs Title

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 12 January 1943 · page 7

In the first matches in Kyogle Club's 1942-43 pairs championship competition on Saturday afternoon, T. Simpson and O…

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Bowls Byron Bay Club

Northern Star · Thursday 14 January 1943 · page 6

Social rinks on Byron Bay green resulted:—Hague, Walwork, Davidson, Lane 32 v. Singleton, Fields, Lindsay, Kidd 17; Elliott, Gray,…

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Alstonville Cricket Teams

Northern Star · Friday 15 January 1943 · page 3

The following teams will represent Alstonville club in tomorrow's fixtures:—First grade: A. McConnell, [?]…

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Boxing Kid Cocoa Now World Negro Champion

Northern Star · Monday 18 January 1943 · page 6

NEW YORK, Saturday (AAP).—Kid Cocoa won the Louisanna Boxing Commission's recognition as world negro middleweight champion,…

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Unified Control of Greyhound Racing Sought

Northern Star · Monday 18 January 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Decisions arrived at by the conference of the New South Wales Greyhound Owners and Trainers'…

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Cricket Fast Century by Bice Against N. STAR

Northern Star · Monday 18 January 1943 · page 3

The top score of the afternoon, in the Lismore District Association games on Saturday, was made by N. Bice in the first grade, playing for Marist Brothers against Northern Star, Bice scored 108…

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Bowls at Mullumbimby

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 19 January 1943 · page 2

Two matches played in Mullumbimby Bowling Club's singles championship on Saturday resulted: E. Lindsay 32 v E. Warren 22…

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Bowls Green and Smith Wins In Singles Title Play

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 19 January 1943 · page 7

Advancing Kyogle Club's singles championship competition a further stage, O. C. Green on Saturday afternoon defeated R…

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Swimming Baths Patronage

Tweed Daily · Thursday 21 January 1943 · page 2

A total of 2764 persons, including 2166 children, used Murwillumbah swimming bah in the four weeks ended Saturday last and…

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