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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1946

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Grass Track Racing for Brisbane

Northern Star · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 9

BRISBANE, Friday.—Grass track racing will be resumed in Brisbane in May, with stakes worth £20,300 over three days. The Q.T.C. will…

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Cricket Match of Day Away From Turf Wicket

Northern Star · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 8

After a reshuffle of grounds, Marist Bros, and Dunoon have been allotted the "match of the round" on the turf wicket…

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Swimming Bangalow Club Competitions

Tweed Daily · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 4

Bangalow Amateur Swimming Club held another successful night's competitions at Bangalow pool on Thursday night. Events…

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Coursing Favourites Fail at Casino

Northern Star · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 6

CASINO, Sunday.—Casino Tattersall's Jockey Club coursing at Carrington Park yesterday attracted a good crowd for the…

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Swimming Noel Ryan Stages Great Comeback

Northern Star · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday. — A great comeback in competitive swimming was staged by the former State champion, Noel Ryan, last night in…

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Boxing Joe Grant Beats Terry Lowe

Northern Star · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Joe Grant (9.9) outpointed Terry Lowe (9.13) at Sydney Stadium last night in the second round…

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Wollongbar Social for Cricket Club

Northern Star · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 2

There was a good attendance at a social in the Wollongbar Hall to raise funds foe the local cricket club. Donations were received from…

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Bowls S.C.D.B.A. Defeats Mur-bah

Tweed Daily · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 3

On Murwillumbah bowling-green yesterday morning, the SCDBA red ponnant flag, won by Murwillumbah's B grade…

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Beer Bottle Tops Helped Cricket At Lords

Northern Star · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Three beer bottle tops were used to give added protection to a batting glove after Stan Sismey had suffered a thumb…

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Lismore Tennis Club Farewell Mr. and Mrs. S. Jcraes

Northern Star · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 4

Bowls of frangipanni decorated the afternoon tea tables at the Lismore Tennis Club house on Saturday, when a large number of…

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Tweed Cricket Bilambil Passes Terranora First Innings Total

Tweed Daily · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 3

Bilambil B grade team is leading Terranora in a Tweed District Cricket Association, competition match commenced at…

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Swimming Lessons at Baths

Northern Star · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 6

The course of swimming instruction conducted annually by the Department of Education for schoolchildren began yesterday…

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Rodeo and Boxing Tonight

Northern Star · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 5

Twenty "outlaw" horses provide the thrills in the rodeo attraction which will again be staged in Woodlark Street to-night. Each…

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Cricket Rules

Northern Star · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 2

Sir,—Lately "Point" mentioned something about a question arising of a bowler pitching outside the concrete and breaking onto…

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State Swimming Championship Comes To Kyogle

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 1

Kyogle can be proud of the efforts of its youthful representatives in the State swimming championship contests in Sydney,…

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"Groups in Dog Racing"

Northern Star · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 2

Sir,—First let me thank you for permitting the use of your paper to give the public an opportunity to express their dissatisfaction at the…

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CRICKET Association Decision On Bogus Letter Alstonville Disclaims St. Joseph's Protest

Northern Star · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 7

Decision by the Lismore Cricket Association to deprive St. Joseph's of outright points gained against Al[?]onville in the second grade competition was made on a bogus letter of protest which did not have the…

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Swimming Carnival at Lennox Head

Northern Star · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 7

A large gathering at Ainsworth Lake last week witnessed a local amateur swimming carnival. Mr. and Mrs. E. Morgan, of Lismore,…

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Mid-week Racing Before June

Northern Star · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Members of the State Caucus Sub-Committee appointed to review the Gaming and Betting Act are confident…

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Aust. Tennis Titles in Adelaide

Northern Star · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—The Linton and Wilson Cup matches opened the Australian tennis titles to-day…

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