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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1945

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Swimming Club Carnivals to Resume Next Week

Northern Star · Friday 26 January 1945 · page 5

Lismore Swimming Club will resume its weekly carnivals at the Memorial Baths next Friday night. The club has been in…

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Cricket Brunswick Assn. Competition

Northern Star · Friday 26 January 1945 · page 5

BYRON BAY, Thursday.—Seagulls and Cavanba will meet on the Byron Bay ground on Saturday in the first fixture of the…

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Greyhound Racing Casino Draw for To-morrow

Northern Star · Friday 26 January 1945 · page 3

Following is the draw for Casino Tatt's greyhound races at Carrington Park tomorow:- Maiden 440: Battling Hero…

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Casino J.c. Racing on Feb. 17

Northern Star · Friday 26 January 1945 · page 5

CASINO, Thursday.—The attempt to revive horse racing at Casino, under A.J.C. rules, has every prospect of being successful. Casino…

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CRICKET Strong Teams Selected For

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 26 January 1945 · page 4

Players selected for the three teams to represent Kyogle Association in fixtures against Lismore on Monday are again…

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Brisbane Boxing

Tweed Daily · Saturday 27 January 1945 · page 4

BRISBANE, Friday: Billy Williams (8.9½), State bantamweight champion, outpointed Dally Moran (8.10), N.S.W., at the…

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Resumption of Cycle Racing

Northern Star · Saturday 27 January 1945 · page 7

At a well-attended meeting of the Lismore Cycle Club, which has been in recess, it was decided to resume road-racing at once, and…

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Improvements To Bangalow Swimming Pool

Northern Star · Monday 29 January 1945 · page 4

The committee of the Bangalow Swimming Club is looking forward to a successful season now that permanent starting and finishing…

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Bowls M'bah for SCDBA Competition

Tweed Daily · Monday 29 January 1945 · page 4

At the monthly meeting of the committee of Murwillumbah Bowling Club held last Friday night, it was decided to fall…

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Stapleton Bowls Well Against N.s.w

Northern Star · Monday 29 January 1945 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—H. Stapleton, a former Lismore player, proved the best bowler for Services in the first day of the match against New…

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Golf Casino Club Hickey Wins Eclectic

Northern Star · Monday 29 January 1945 · page 5

CASINO, Sunday.—Heat wave conditions did not deter Casino golfers from turning out on Saturday for an eclectic competition,…

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Greyhound Racing Tetador Gave Backers Anxious Time

Northern Star · Monday 29 January 1945 · page 2

CASINO, Sunday.—Tetador, who started at 2 to 1 on in the Special Stake at Carrington Park greyhound meeting yesterday, gave…

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Bowls N.R.D.B. Assn, Southern Sec. Finals

Northern Star · Monday 29 January 1945 · page 3

The finals of the N.R.D.B.A. (southern section) championships will be next month. The fours will be decided on Nimbin green…

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Cricket Alstonville and Star Share Competition Lead

Northern Star · Monday 29 January 1945 · page 5

Outright wins were scored by Alstonville and Northern Star on the concluding day of the seventh round of competition cricket fixtures in Lismore on Saturday. They now replace South Lismore, who…

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Bowls Hawkins's Team Wins Competition

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 30 January 1945 · page 2

A three-round fours competition played on Murwilulmbah bowling green yesterday was won by Hawkins's team, which…

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Cricket Rabjones Scores 150

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 30 January 1945 · page 2

J. Rabones scored 150 for South Arm on Saturday in a Tweed District Cricket Association match against…

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Bowls Fourteen Rinks at Alstonville Club Carnival

Northern Star · Tuesday 30 January 1945 · page 4

The majority of clubs affiliated with the N.R.D.B. Association were represented at the Alstonville Bowling Club carnival yesterday…

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Bowls Ballina Club Rink Competition

Northern Star · Wednesday 31 January 1945 · page 3

BALLINA, Tuesday.—A rink competition of three rounds, two of eight and one of nine ends, was played on Ballina bowling green…

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Cricket Draw for

Northern Star · Wednesday 31 January 1945 · page 4

The draw for the eight round of Lismore District Cricket Association fixtures on Saturday is:- FIRST-GRADE…

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Starting and Finishing Times of Races

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 31 January 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Premier (Mr McKell) said today that it had been intimated to him that the Commonwealth…

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