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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1944

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Casino Bowls

Northern Star · Monday 3 January 1944 · page 5

A rink competition of two rounds, one of 12 ends and the other of 14, esulted:First round: Green. Marks 12 v…

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Bowls Lismore Club Rink Comp

Northern Star · Monday 3 January 1944 · page 3

A rink competition was played on Lismore green on Saturday afternoon. Only six rinks participated. the small attendance being…

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Curtin at Races

Northern Star · Monday 3 January 1944 · page 4

PERTH, Sunday.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) was among the record crowd which was present at the Perth Cup meeting…

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Boxing Johns Wins by K.O.

Northern Star · Monday 3 January 1944 · page 6

SYDNEY, Sunday.— Tommy Johns (9.11) knocked out Ron Warner (9.13) in the eighth round of a contest at Svdney Stadium…

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Boxing Myers Gets Decisive Win Over Narvo

Tweed Daily · Monday 3 January 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY, Saturday: The Australian heavyweight, Billy Myers (12st Glib) outpointed the heavyweight champion of Australia, Herb Narvo…

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Bowls Carnival Fours Won By Ricketts Team

Tweed Daily · Monday 3 January 1944 · page 2

A team skipped by L. G. Ricketts won the fours competition at Tweed Heads and Coolangatta Bowling Club's…

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Woman's Death After Swimming

Northern Star · Tuesday 4 January 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Mrs. Kathleen Weidner, 36, of Eankstown, who was found unconscious in the dressing sheds at Milperra to-night…

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Girl Arrested in Swimming Pool

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 4 January 1944 · page 3

TOWNSVILLE, Monday: When a member of the CI Branch attempted to arrest a young woman on a charge of using obscene…

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Bowls Halpin Bros. Win Carnival Pairs

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 4 January 1944 · page 2

The final of the pairs competition, which concluded Tweed Heads and Coolangatta Bowling Club's Christmas carnival…

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Cricket Services Win Against Nsw

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 4 January 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday: The cricket feature, New South Wales versus the Services, concluded today, the Services winning by 57 on the first…

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Cricket Close Finish in Services Game

Northern Star · Tuesday 4 January 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Services team failed by only 16 runs to beat the N.S.W. Association team at Sydney Cricket Ground…

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Lismore Airman Athletic Success In Canada

Northern Star · Tuesday 4 January 1944 · page 4

The young Lismore athlete, Leslie Streete, now serving in the K.A.A.F. in Canada, has become tig news in the land of the maple…

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Cricket Resumes on

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 3

After a fortnight's break over the holidays, the Lismore District Cricket Association's competition will resume on Saturday afternoon…

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Bowls Palmer Feathers Remain With Ballina Club

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 3

BALLINA, Tuesday.—Winning the Palmer Gold Feathers from a Lismore rink several weeks ago, Ballina, by defeating a Casino…

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Swimming Carnivals Resuming Soon

Northern Star · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 5

An official of the Lismorc Swimming Club stated last night that it was expected the club carnivals would be resumed, either on…

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Extra Racing for Country Clubs

Northern Star · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Under recent amendments to the Commonwealth racing restriction regulations each State is permitted to grant, as a special act in any country locality, such number of racing days…

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Bowls Tweed Heads Play

Tweed Daily · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 2

Games played on Tweed Heads bowling green yesterday resulted: Rev. Wells. Dengate 20 v Riddell, Williams 19…

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Battle Racing for Rome Railway Link

Northern Star · Saturday 8 January 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Friday AAP). — Fierce battles are raging in snow covered mountains at the northern end of the 5th Army…

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Casino to Revive Registered Racing

Northern Star · Sunday 9 January 1944 · page 5

CASINO. Monday.—At a public meeting of horseowners. trainers, jockeys, and others interested in the revival of registered racing in…

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Cricket. "Assoc. Teams for Kyogle Games

Northern Star · Sunday 9 January 1944 · page 5

With three games against Kyogle Association, arranged by the Lismore Cricket Association, thoughts naturally turn to the selection of…

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