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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1943

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Tennis Queen Joins Waves

Tweed Daily · Friday 12 March 1943 · page 1

Helen Hull Jacobs, international tennis star, puts her tennis racquet on a shelf as she settles down to studies at a United States naval midshipman's school, where she is enrolled as an a[?] seaman while preparing for an ensign's commission in the WAVES, an…

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Swimming Improved Times at Lismore Club Competitions

Northern Star · Friday 12 March 1943 · page 6

Swimmers at the Lismore Clubs weekly competitions conducted at the Memorial Baths yesterday revealed a marked improvement. and…

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Golf Lismore Club Competition

Northern Star · Saturday 13 March 1943 · page 5

The competition on the Lismore links this afternoon will be a four ball best ball versus par, for which players are arranging their own…

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Grafton Coursing

Northern Star · Monday 15 March 1943 · page 3

MAIDEN STAKE (B). — Bobalong Prince (evens) 1, Prince Ivan (4/1) 2, Silver Glitter (5/1) 3. Others: 4 Agnil, 5 Nedette, 6 Judy's Return. 10 Moa…

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£310 Voted Coursing Club Donations

Northern Star · Monday 15 March 1943 · page 4

Twelve charitable institutions or patriotic organisation in Lismore were voted donations amounting to £310 at the last…

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Bowls Games in Rink Championship

Northern Star · Monday 15 March 1943 · page 6

Two games in the Lismore Club rink championship were played on Saturday and were won by fours skipped by Newton and J. M…

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Ex-Boxing Champion To Be Executed

Northern Star · Monday 15 March 1943 · page 2

CAPETOWN, Saturday (AAP). —Found guilty of high treason, the former South African boxing champion, Robey Liebrandt, is to…

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Boxing Clingan Batters U.S. SERVICEMAN

Northern Star · Monday 15 March 1943 · page 6

SYDNEY, Sunday. — Fighting brilliantly, and not letting up on his opponent for an instant, Ern Clingan (11.4) treated the…

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Swimming B. Hayter Sets Kyogle Club Record

Northern Star · Monday 15 March 1943 · page 4

KYOGLE, Sunday.—B. Hayter made a club record when she wo[?] the junior girls' 66 yards championship in 40.1/5 seconds at…

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Golf Good Card By Winning Pair

Northern Star · Monday 15 March 1943 · page 6

Playing consistently over the two halfs of the journey, A. Mc-Dermott and A. Crethar won a four ball best ball v. par…

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Greyhound Racing Fast Run by Que Dar Chief

Northern Star · Monday 15 March 1943 · page 3

Small fields did not make it easier for backers at the Lismore coursing on Saturday, to select winners, as only two straight out favourites caught the…

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Bowls Mullumbimby Club

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 16 March 1943 · page 4

An A grade singles championship match played on Mullumbimby bowling green on Saturday resulted:…

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Swimming Keen Interest in School Finals

Northern Star · Tuesday 16 March 1943 · page 3

The Lismore High School Swimming Carnival heats last Wednesday gave a clear indication that many finals will be keenly fought…

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Surf Races at Ballina

Northern Star · Tuesday 16 March 1943 · page 3

BAILINA, Monday.—Having won their heats in the surf races conducted by Ballina-Lismore Surf Life Saving Club, at Lighthouse…

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Kyogle Golf Club Will Carry on Can Overcome Difficulties Members Told

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 16 March 1943 · page 2

Kyogle Golf Club is to continue to function. That decision was made by the annual meeting on Friday night after members had been informed that there were good possibilities of securing labour for maintaining the links, that supplies of balls would be…

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Swimming Club's Races To-morrow

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 March 1943 · page 4

Owing to the Lismore High. School's carnival at the Memorial Baths this afternoon, the Lismore Swimming Club will conduct its…

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Casino Plans Resumption Of Coursing

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 March 1943 · page 5

CASINO, Tuesday—That a deputation should wait on the Lismore Coursing Club in an endeavour to arrange suitable racing…

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Golf Decision

Tweed Daily · Thursday 18 March 1943 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday: St Andrew's Golf Club has decided that golfers who accept war savings certificates as prizes shall forfeit…

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£200 Damages Awarded Boxing Instructor

Tweed Daily · Thursday 18 March 1943 · page 4

BRISBANE, Wednesday: The jury awarded £200 damages in the Supreme Court today to Edward O'Hara O'Sullivan boxing…

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Kyogle Golf Club To Continue

Northern Star · Thursday 18 March 1943 · page 2

KYOGLE, Wednesday. — After members had been told that there were good possibilties of securing labour for the course, that…

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