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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1947

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Coursing the Radium's Surprise in Park Stakes

Northern Star · Monday 13 January 1947 · page 9

CASINO, Sunday.—The eagerly awaited Park Stakes turned out to be a race of sensations at Casino Coursing Club's…

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Life Badges for Twin Towns Bowls Veterans

Tweed Daily · Monday 13 January 1947 · page 2

Gold life membership badges of Tweed Heads and Coolangat a bowing club were presented to Messrs. Geo. Baker…

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U.S. Golf Team For England

Northern Star · Monday 13 January 1947 · page 9

NEW YORK, Sunday (AAP). — The U.S. Golf Association selected nine of the nation's too amateurs to go to England in May in an…

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Cricket Batting Feast in Hobart

Northern Star · Monday 13 January 1947 · page 6

HOBAKT, Saturday.—The Combined Australian XI. scored 374 in 250 minutes against ths M.C.C. at Hobart on the second day of their…

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Swimming Americans for North Coast Peterson (Kyogle) Sets New Figures

Northern Star · Monday 13 January 1947 · page 9

SYDNEY, Sunday.—The American swimmers, Fred Taoli and Ralph Wright, will tour the North Coast this month. They will visit…

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Boxing Burns Disqualified in Fourth

Northern Star · Tuesday 14 January 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—After unprecedented action by the referee, Joe Wall[?]s, Tommy Burns (10.7) was disqualified for hitting the…

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Golf Want and Rush Win

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 14 January 1947 · page 4

Reg Want (Queensland professional champion) and Alf Rush were winners of a trophy donated by Mr F. Morris in a four ball…

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Bowls "On Our Selectors" An Analytical Diatribe

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 14 January 1947 · page 5

First of all choose your men. This is essential, and one of the most vital points to remember--pick 'em according to their adaptability for the…

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Cricket J. MURPHY 102 Retired for C'gatta

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 14 January 1947 · page 4

At Tweed Heads recreation ground on Sunday Coolangatta defeated Piggabeen Tweed Heads on the first innings by…

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Football Meeting Postponed

Northern Star · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 9

Tnrough the indisposal of the Secretary and Treasurer of the Lismore Football League, the meeting, which was to have been held in the…

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Rugby League Queensland May Oppose Tweed

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 4

The possibility of Tweed District Rugby League opening the 1947 football season with a match against a Queensland…

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Mayoral Visit to Play Centre, Swimming Class

Northern Star · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 3

An official visit was paid by the Mayor (Ald. W. G. Walker) to the Lismore Play Centre and the Vacation Swimming Class. Hs was…

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Mayer May Sell Racing Interest

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 4

NEW YORK, Tuesday: A message from Arcadia, California, says Louis B. Mayer, new owner of Bernborough, is reported to be…

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Australia to See Gaelic Football

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday: Mr J.L. Mulrooney, secretary of the Australain High Commissioner in Dublin, announced that two…

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Criticism of North Coast Cricket Council

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 2

Attacks on the administration of the North Coast Cricket Council, headquarters of which are at Lismore, were made at…

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Junior Tennis Teams Championship

Tweed Daily · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday: victoria and the holders, New South Wales, will contest the Wilson Cup (girls) and New South Wales and South…

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Former Boxing Champion Cured from Drug Addiction

Tweed Daily · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 4

LAXINGTON (Kentucky), Wednesday: Barney Hose, former world lightweight and welter-weight boxing champion, left the…

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Attempt to Hold Up Former Boxing Champion

Tweed Daily · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Police are investigating a report that two men tried to hold up the former Australian lightweight…

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Cricket Tweed Seeks Strong Side For Final

Tweed Daily · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 4

Tweed District Cricket Association executive decided on Tuesday night, to arrange a Probables v Possibles match at…

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Cricket

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 3

HORSESHOE CREEK v. ETTRICK Although Horseshoe led Ettrick by 109 runs on the first innings, the six Ettrick batsmen fought back well,…

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