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Sport, 1948

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Mullumbimby Races On

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 14 January 1948 · page 4

Mullumbimby Race Club's first meeting for 1948, to be held on Saturday next, will provide an attractive programme, including…

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Long Range Plans For Sailing Races

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 January 1948 · page 8

Seven members or Vaucluse soiling Club who have been spending a holiday in Lismore have made plans to return at Easter to contest…

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Cricket Tweed B Team to Play Brunswick

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 14 January 1948 · page 4

The following players have been selected to represent the Tweed in a B grade cricket match against Brunswick Association, at…

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Swimming Carnival Abandoned

Tweed Daily · Thursday 15 January 1948 · page 4

Murwillumbah Swimming Club's first 1948 point-score carnival was abandoned last night due to rain…

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French Rugby League Team Toor

Tweed Daily · Thursday 15 January 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Australian Rugby League Board of Control will meet tomorrow to decide the intinerary of the French…

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Girls Easier to Teach Swimming Than Boys

Northern Star · Thursday 15 January 1948 · page 4

BALLINA, Wednesday.--40 boys and 22 girls have taken advantage of the Education Department's learn- to-swim campaign conducted…

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Tennis More to Husband than Home -- Wife's Complaint

Tweed Daily · Thursday 15 January 1948 · page 3

BRISBANE, Wednesday: From the beginning of their marriage they were not happy -- her husband was a representative State tennis player and most of the trouble was caused because he took more interest in tennis…

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Executive Officers Say: Football Coach Would Improve Standard of Football in Kyogle

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 2

Chief executive officers of Kyogle Rugby League--Mr. G. Rodgers (president), and Mr. A. Birkbeck (secretary) -- consider…

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Tennis Rain Upsets Country Week Carnival

Tweed Daily · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday: The remainder of the 1948 Country Week tennis will be abandoned if rain prevents play tomorrow…

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Tennis Rain May End Country Week

Northern Star · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.-- The remainder of the 1948 Country Week Tennis will be abandoned if rain prevents play tomorrow…

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Cricket Centuries by Two Indians

Tweed Daily · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 4

LAUNCESTON, Thursday:-- The Indian batsmen, Sarwate and Amarnath, figured in a double century partnership…

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Lismore-uki Cricket Match on

Northern Star · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 6

Two cricket elevens made up of first grade players from clubs in the Lismore and Uki districts will meet at the Recreation Ground,…

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CRICKET Week End Matches Important To 3 A Grade Teams

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 2

Before the commencement of the last round of matches in the Kyogle. A Grade competition, each of the four teams had a chance of winning the premiership. Shortage of players prevented United from…

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Country Week Tennis Abandoned

Northern Star · Saturday 17 January 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.--The remainder of the 1948 Country Week tennis carnival was officially abandoned this morning. The decision to…

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Train Delayed for Today's Races

Northern Star · Saturday 17 January 1948 · page 7

MULLUMBIMBY, Friday.--The Secretary of the Mullumbimby Race Club (Mr. J. W. Irvine) has received advice from the District…

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Cricket. Indians Declare at Launceston

Tweed Daily · Saturday 17 January 1948 · page 3

LAUNCESTON, Friday: In the match between India and Tasmania today, the Indians declared with seven wickets down for 45[?]…

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Tennis Hard Fight For Bromwich And Quist

Tweed Daily · Saturday 17 January 1948 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Friday: Two South Australian juniors, D. Sandy and K. McGregor, to-day gave Bromwich and Quist a…

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Swimming Club Notes

Tweed Daily · Monday 19 January 1948 · page 5

After three weeks' recess for the Christmas-holidays, a large crowd of swimmers and supporters arrived at the Murwillumbah…

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Swimming Records Shattered

Northern Star · Monday 19 January 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.--The fastest time ever recorded by an Australian over 110 yards was clocked at North Sydney Olympic Pool last night…

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Country Racing Regaining Former Popularity

Tweed Daily · Monday 19 January 1948 · page 4

"It is quite apparent that country racing is coming back into its own," the president (Mr J. C. Walker) said after Mullumbimby Racing Club's opening 1948 meeting on Saturday…

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