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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1948

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Bowls Fern and Halpin Win Carnival Pairs

Tweed Daily · Thursday 1 January 1948 · page 6

After a keenly contested game at Tweed Heads bowling green yesterday afternoon J. Fern (substitute for G. Stokes) and…

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Australian Tennis Dollars in United States

Tweed Daily · Thursday 1 January 1948 · page 6

NEW YORK, Wednesday: Mr Walter Kerrill Hall, chairman of the American Davis Cup committee, last night confirmed that the…

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Cricket Tweed Matches for

Tweed Daily · Thursday 1 January 1948 · page 4

Following is the draw for Tweed cricket matches to be played on Sunday: Burringbar v Faulks' XI, at…

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Bowls Tweed Heads Play

Tweed Daily · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 4

Games played on Tweed Heads bowling green yesterday resulted: Jones, Bird 35 v Moon. Forbes 12. Mitchell, Thever 25 v Leven, Havnes 14…

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Cricket Commentator

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 1

Former Australian Test cricketer, Jack Fingleton, has achieved notable success as a cricket commentator since his retirement from the game…

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Tennis Schroeder Wins Sugar Bowl Tourney

Tweed Daily · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 4

NEW ORLEANS, Thursday: The Davis Cud player. Ted Schro[?]er, won the single's championship in the Sugar Bowl Tennis Tournament yesterday by…

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CRICKET Dalby Team Includes Interstate Player

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 2

Queensland representative all-rounder, D. Watt, is included in the Dalby Cricket Association eleven which will play a Kyogle Association team at the showground today. The team, which is touring…

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Ballina Races Graceful Lad Wins Main Event

Tweed Daily · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 4

BALLINA, Thursday: A weight of 10.12 and a heavy track were contributing factors in the defeat of the Northern Rivers…

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Women Want New Style in Cricket Wear

Tweed Daily · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 4

Women delegates must decide before the Australian cricket carnival in Melbourne next month whether players will discard…

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Bowls Players for N.R.D.B.A Title at Casino

Northern Star · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 7

Competitors have been announced for the Northern Rivers District Bowling Association singles competition, southern section, which…

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Shield Cricket Rain Likely To Delay Today's Start SYDNEY, Thursday

Tweed Daily · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 3

Heavy rain tonight is almost certain to delay the start of play in the NSW-Queensland Shield match…

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Coursing Clubs At Variance

Northern Star · Saturday 3 January 1948 · page 8

Keen rivalry between Lismore and Casino greyhound racing clubs, never far below the surface, has bubbled to the top again with the decision to conduct clash meetings on January 24 and 26…

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Coursing Bookmakers Lodge Appeal

Northern Star · Saturday 3 January 1948 · page 9

An appeal against the action of Lismore Coursing Club in instructing certain bookmakers to pay bets made by Messrs. W. P. Larsson and…

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Lismore Races on

Northern Star · Saturday 3 January 1948 · page 8

Despite the heavy rain yesterday afternoon, the races at Carlton Park will fee held today provided there are no more heavy falls. The Club…

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Tennis Pails Defers Segura

Tweed Daily · Saturday 3 January 1948 · page 4

DAYTON (Ohio), Friday: Dinny Fails last night defeated Panchio Segura, 86, 63, before the largest crowd ever to watch an…

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Return for Cricket Team's Food

Tweed Daily · Saturday 3 January 1948 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Friday: The Cricket Board of Control, which concluded its meeting this morning, decided to…

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Shield Cricket Dismal Q'land Batting

Tweed Daily · Saturday 3 January 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: Queensland failed to grasp its chance in the Shield match against New South…

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Swimming District Girls Win Titles

Northern Star · Monday 5 January 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday. Jill Petersen, of Kyogle, and Ann Kendall, of Murwillumbah, were among the winners at the N.S.W…

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Swimming Mur-bah Girl Wins State Title

Tweed Daily · Monday 5 January 1948 · page 4

Ann Kendall, brilliant 13-years-old Murwillumbah swimmer, won the New South Wales invenile women's 55 yards…

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Rugby Union Wallabies Down England 11-Nil

Northern Star · Monday 5 January 1948 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday (AAP).--The Australian Rugby Union team confounded critics yesterday when it defeated England 11-nii after leading 3-nil at half time. The Australian scorers were Windon 2, Walker tries,…

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