Golf Douglas, Tracey Win Four-ball
A four-ball competition played on Lismore golf links on Saturday resulted in an easy win for F. Douglas and C. Tracey, who finished 5…
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It Happened in Australia The Story Of Cricket
CRICKET came to Australia soon after the founding of New South Wales in 1788, but authentic records of matches…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Carlton Park Races Bridle Needed To Make Weight RIDERFORGOTLEADBAG
A rule that permits a jockey to claim a weight allowance for his bridle averted a major upset at Lismore Racing and Trotting Club's meeting at Carlton Park on Saturday, when it was found that the rider of…
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BRISBANE, Monday: A £100 race challenge by trainer Norman Warhurst has been accepted by trainer Clive Morgan…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →N.z. Rugby League Team Beaten
PARIS. Monday (A[?]).--New Zealand's Rugby League team suffered one of the heaviest defeats of its tour yesterday when the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bowls District Fours Ch'ship, Kyogle
The district four championships will be played at the Kyogle greens on January 17. O. Duck and C. G. McKee will represent Kyogle in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Country Tennis Juniors Show Great Improvement
SYDNEY, Monday: A vast improvement in the standard of junior players was evident in the 1948 country tennis car[?]dval,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cricket Umpires Stand on Vote
Action of Lismore Umpires' Association representative (Mr. C. Richards) in walking out of last meeting of Lismore Cricket…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cricket Draws For Rest Of Season
Only two more matches remain to complete the third and final round of the Kyogle District Cricket Association's A grade competition. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shield Cricket NSW Had To Fight For Draw
SYDNEY, Monday: In an exciting finish, NSW narrowly averted a first innings defeat by Queensland by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Swimming Classes at Ballina
BALLINA. Tuesday.--From January 13 to 16 an instructor of the New South Wales Amateur Swimming Association (Mr. R. Trenerry)…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Boxing Champion Claims Damases
WILMINGTON (Delaware), Tuesday (AAP).--The world featherweight champion, Willie Pep, today filed a 600,000 dollars (£A130,000)…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →South Lismore Bowls on
The South Lismore Bowling Green is now ready for play, and the club will open the 1948 bowling season on Saturday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →2747 Entries in Country Week Bowls
SYDNEY, Tuesday: A record entry has been receiver for the Country Week bowls carnival, which will begin on February 16…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Record Entries For Country Week Bowls
SYDNEY, Tuesday.--A record entry has been received for the Country Week bowls carnival which begins on February 16…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Golf Club Fire Has Court Sequel
WEST WYALONG, Tuesday.--Lloyd Fleming appeared in the West Wyalong Court to-day charged with that, deemed to he insane, he was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Conduct of Country Week Tennis Criticised
SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Country Tennis Association delegates tonight criticised the conduct of the 1948 country tennis carnival now…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two Hurt While Playing Cricket
While playing cricket at Tregeagle, Charles Jung fell on to a barbed wire fence and sustained multiple lacerations to his back…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Racing and Betting Recommendations In New Zealand
WELLINGTON, Tuesday: The question of off-the-course betting was discussed lengthily in the report of the Royal Commission on Gaming and Racing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cricket Tweed Teams To Meet Brunswick
The following teams to represent Tweed District Cricket Association in inter-district matches against Brunswick…
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