Boxing Jack Wilson Defeats Young Frisco
MELBOURNE, Sunday: The Brisbane boxer, Ally Bennett (8.8), had an easy win at the stadium last night when he…
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Boxing: Jack Wilson Stops Young Frisco
MELBOURNE, Sunday. â The main 12-round contest at Melbourne Stadium last night between Jack Wilson (11.9½) and Young Frisco…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.— The New Zealand National champion, Ngaire Lane, made her first appearance in Australia at the New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Golf Stirgess, Michael Win Par Handicap
D. Stirgess and M. Michael, who finished two up, were the winners of a four-ball par competition for a club trophy on Lismore golf links…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Safe Tactics the Way of Modern Cricket Tricky Decision for Bradman Today
MELBOURNE, Sunday: Australia's aims in the third Test, after the evidence presented so convincingly by the caution of yesterday's play, obviously are 1 not to lose, or 2 to be content with a draw if England is good enough to force it…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In Canberra Today From Our Columnist in Parliament House Cricket The Great Leveller
Canberra was deserted by politicians for Christmas week, but invaded by cricketers and cricketing enthusiasts for the match between the visiting Englishmen and a team drawn from the Capital Territory…
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Kyogle Amateur Swimming Club will resume its holiday point score competition to-night, when a full programme of events will be decided…
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TO Mr Gerald Patterson, Australia's non-playing tennis captain, in whose life tennis has loomed so largely and happily,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cricket Coolangatta Beats Burleigh
In a Queensland South Coast District Cricket Association fixture, played at Tweed Heads oval on Sunday, Coolangatta…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bowls Appreciation of Aid to Twin Town Club
At Tweed Heads bowling green on Saturday afternoon next badges denoting honorary life membership will be presented to Messrs. Geo…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Swimming Instruction at Baths
The Department of Education swimming classes commenced at Lismore Memorial Baths on Monday and will continue for a fortnight In the above pictures taken yesterday the squad on the left are doing land exercises before entering the pool. They are bemg shown the correct position for the head while swimming. The children on the left are recovering after ducking their heads under water, which is part of a series of games introduced during instruction…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Swimming Tonight's Murwillumbah Handicaps
The weekly point-score competition will be resumed at Murwillumbah Memorial Baths tonight after a break of a few…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The richest prize ever offered in Australia for professional golf—a £1000 purse— will be competed for by Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Cricket Interdistrict Competition Organisation
Evidently the arrangements by Mid-Richmond Association for the interdistrict fixture between Mid-Richmond and Lismore left much…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday: Trans-Australia Airlines intends extending its system of race specials. For the first time special planes…
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LONDON, Tuesday (AAP).—After spending two years on the work, an M.C.C. committee has prepared final draft proposals for the revision of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Revision of Cricket Laws By M.C.C.
LONDON, Tuesday: An M.C.C. committee has prepared the final draft proposals for the revision of the laws of cricket, after…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Brunswick Cricket 350 Not Out in Two Innings
After scoring 180 not out the previous week against Mullumbimby Veterans, Colts brilliant bat, Nev Magin, knocked up 170…
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The tournament committee of the Lismore Bowling Club requires th[?] following matches to be played off on Saturday:…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →S. Australian Wins Bowls Title
MELBOURNE, Wednesday: J. H. Pechell, of Sturt, South Australia, defeated D. Downie, of Boolaroo, New South Wales, 21-20…
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