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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1943

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Report on Control by Dog Racing

Tweed Daily · Thursday 18 March 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Chief Secretary (Mr Baddeley) has received a report from the Parliamentary committee employed to…

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Casino Golf Clu[?] War Conditions Reflected in Low Membership

Northern Star · Friday 19 March 1943 · page 6

CASINO, Thursday.—A big falling off in annual subscriptions was disclosed in the Treasurer's report at the annual meeting of…

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Swimming High School Club Official's Tribute

Northern Star · Saturday 20 March 1943 · page 4

Mr. Claude T. Riley, an official of the Lismore Memorial Amateur Swimming Club, expressed admiration at the manner in which the…

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Swimming LISMORE v. Kyogle This Afternoon

Northern Star · Saturday 20 March 1943 · page 5

Visitors to the Memorial Baths this afternoon for the Lismore versus Kyogle swimming contest are assured of a full afternoon's…

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After Summer Spell Class Horses Racing

Northern Star · Saturday 20 March 1943 · page 5

Panchio and Linemond look the best bets at Randwick this afternoon. The former is engaged in the Glenfield Handicap and Linemond in the March Handicap. A difficult task faces backers, however, for many class horses will reappear after…

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Lismore Tennis Club Difficulties Carrying on Under

Northern Star · Saturday 20 March 1943 · page 4

The Lismore Tennis Club, at the annual meeting held in the Club House, decided to carry on in spite of a decreased membership…

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Bowls Strong Fininsh by Pinchin

Northern Star · Monday 22 March 1943 · page 3

Play in the Lismore club's singles and pairs championships was further advanced on Saturday. R. Pinchin made a good recovery in his…

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Boxing T.K.O. to Fuller

Northern Star · Monday 22 March 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY. Sunday.-Bob Fuller (9.6) defeated Ron Warner (9.11) on a technical knockout in five rounds at Rush-cutter's Bay Stadium last night…

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Golf Rummery's Good Card in Stableford

Northern Star · Monday 22 March 1943 · page 3

In the first trophy competition for the season T. A. Rummery clipped a stroke off his handicapped figures and won a stableford competition…

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Cricket South Lismore Scores 441 Against N. Star Air Force Wins Outright

Northern Star · Monday 22 March 1943 · page 3

Making no effort to force an outright decision South Lismore batted all the afternoon on Saturday against Northern Star to amass the season's highest total, 441. A century was scored by M, Yabsley…

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BOWLS Donald, McKee Win In Singles Title

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 23 March 1943 · page 7

In Kyogle Club's A grade singles championship on Saturday afternoon, the club secretary, R. J. Donald, who was runner-up…

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Bowls Mullumbimby Club

Northern Star · Wednesday 24 March 1943 · page 6

MULLUMBIMBY, Tuesday.—E. Stenner won the singles championship of the Mullumbimby club on Saturday afternoon when he…

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Cricket Lismore Draw for

Northern Star · Wednesday 24 March 1943 · page 6

The draw for the second round of fixtures in the Lismore Association's major premiership is as follows:—…

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No Races Allowed on Easter

Northern Star · Wednesday 24 March 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—No application for the holding of race meetings on Easter Monday, April 26, will be considered by the Chief…

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Bowls Murwillumbah Club

Tweed Daily · Thursday 25 March 1943 · page 3

Club championship matches arranged for next Saturday on Murwillumbah bowling green are: FOURS…

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Cricket Teams for

Northern Star · Thursday 25 March 1943 · page 5

Following are the teams for the second round of fixtures in the Lismore Association's major premiership competition on Saturday:—…

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Primary School Cricket

Tweed Daily · Saturday 27 March 1943 · page 2

Following are the results of Murwillumbah Primary Public School's cricket competition played en Knox Park last Wednesday:…

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Bowls Murwillumbah Beaten by Twin Towns

Tweed Daily · Saturday 27 March 1943 · page 4

Tweed Heads and Coolangatta defeated Murwillumbah by nine points in a match played on Murwillumbah bowling green on…

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Golf Stroke Handicap To-day

Northern Star · Saturday 27 March 1943 · page 5

The competition on the Lismore links this afternoon will be an 18 holes stroke handicap for a trophy donated by O. J. Riley. This is the first stroke…

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Ballina Golf Associates To Carry On

Northern Star · Saturday 27 March 1943 · page 4

BALLINA, Friday.—At the annual meeting of Ballina golf associates, at the residence of the President (Mrs. R. D. Lang) it was…

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