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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1943

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Rugby League Three Grader Favoured for Season's Comp

Northern Star · Tuesday 2 March 1943 · page 5

Preliminary arrangements for the forthcoming football season were discussed at a meeting at the Gordon Pavilion, Lismore, last…

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BOWLS Kyogle Down By 4 Palmer Feathers Challenge

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 2 March 1943 · page 7

Defeating a Kyogle rink comprising T. Simpson, K. Carmont, W. Saville and O. C. Green in a challenge game on the Casino…

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Bowls MURWILLUMBAH v Tweed Heads

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 3 March 1943 · page 4

Murwillumbah players are travelling to Tweed Heads on Thursday afternoon for a game there. Bowlers participating will catch a bus…

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Bowls Byron Bay Games

Northern Star · Thursday 4 March 1943 · page 3

Games played on Byron Bay [?]reen resulted:—Pairs champion[?]hip: Hodge and Hatfield 21 v. Vardy and Walwork 17;…

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Ban on Racing in S. Australia

Tweed Daily · Thursday 4 March 1943 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Wednesday: The Premier (Mr Playford) again told a deputation today that he was determined, if the power remained…

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Lismore Golf Club Opening Day Next

Northern Star · Thursday 4 March 1943 · page 4

To mark the official opening of the golfing season in Lismore, a match between teams led by the President and Secretary,…

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Lismore Golf Associates War Work Limits Club Activities

Northern Star · Thursday 4 March 1943 · page 3

Activities of the Lismore Golf Club Associates during last year were limited, due to the enlistment of several members in the…

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SWIMMING Improved Times In Points Races

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 5 March 1943 · page 7

Several competitors registered improved times in the events decided in Kyogle Club's weekly point score competitions at…

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Sports and Races at The Risk

Northern Star · Friday 5 March 1943 · page 5

At a combined meeting of The Risk and District Sports Committee and The Risk Race Club, held recently, it was decided to hold a day's…

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£75 Profit on Races Hospital: Ambulance Benefit

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 5 March 1943 · page 2

Kyogle Ambulance and Kyogle Memorial Hospital will, each receive £3710- as a result of the profit of £75 made on a race…

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Bowls and Bridge

Tweed Daily · Saturday 6 March 1943 · page 2

The members of Tweed Heads and Coolangatta Ladies' Bowling Club conducted a successful bowls and bridge afternoon at Tweed…

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Golf Season Opens To-day

Northern Star · Saturday 6 March 1943 · page 5

The competition for the opening day of the season on the Lismore links this afternoon will be a match between teams selected by the…

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Importance of Swimming East Lismore P. & C. Proposals

Northern Star · Saturday 6 March 1943 · page 4

Mr. F. Sackett reported to a meeting of the East Lismore P. and C. Association that efforts were still being made to obtain…

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Boxing Johns Outboxed

Northern Star · Monday 8 March 1943 · page 6

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Bob Puller (9.7) beat Tommy Johns (9.8½) on points at the Sydney Stadium last night Puller completely outclassed…

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Golf Lismore Season Opens

Northern Star · Monday 8 March 1943 · page 4

By seven matches to three the Secretary's team defeated the President's team in a match at the Lismore links on…

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Cricket South Lismore Wins Minor Title Brilliant Century by Youngberry

Northern Star · Monday 8 March 1943 · page 6

Points for wins on the first innings were scored by both South Lismore and Northern Star on Saturday and the minor premiership of the Lismore Cricket Association competition went to South…

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Swimming H. School Annual Carnival Heats Tomorrow

Northern Star · Tuesday 9 March 1943 · page 6

Lismore High School will hold its annual swimming carnival on Wednesday, March 10 (heats), and Wednesday, March 17 (finals)…

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High School Swimming Trials To-day

Northern Star · Wednesday 10 March 1943 · page 4

Lismore Swimming Club members are asked to note that owing to the High School trials to be held in the Memorial Baths this afternoon, the…

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Cricket High School Defeats Atc

Tweed Daily · Thursday 11 March 1943 · page 4

Murwillumbah High School cricket team met an ATC team on Saturday afternoon at Knox Park, Murwillumbah. The School team…

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Bowls Mullumbimby Club

Tweed Daily · Friday 12 March 1943 · page 2

J. Olive won the B grade singles championship of Mullumbimby Bowling Club in his first year of membership. The runner-up, J…

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