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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1948

1,877 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 7 of 94

Swimming Party in Accident

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 1

Following an accident, near Glen Innes yesterday, when the car in which he was travelling overturned, Mr. C. A. Petersen was admitted to…

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French Rugby League Team for Australia

Tweed Daily · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 4

AUCKLAND, Thursday: A French Rugby League team would tour Australia and New Zealand this year despite cancellation of…

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Swimming Ann Kendall To Swim in Aust. Carnival

Tweed Daily · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 4

Ann Kendall, outstanding young Murwillumbah swimmer, has been selected by the New South Wales Women's Amateur…

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Golf Pro. in Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 24 January 1948 · page 9

Chas. Gorman, Lismore's golf professional, will be returning on Wednesday next after a month in Sydney with his family. During…

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New Night Tennis Competition

Northern Star · Saturday 24 January 1948 · page 8

Lismore District Tennis Association will conduct another night competition, commencing on February 10. Entries close on…

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Australia-n.z. to Have Tennis Test

Northern Star · Saturday 24 January 1948 · page 9

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Friday (AAP-Reuter). -- A tennis match between Australia and New Zealand will be played on the Hutt Valley…

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Cricket Keen Fight in Lismore Competitions

Northern Star · Saturday 24 January 1948 · page 9

With only three series of games to be played to complete the second and final round of Lismore District Cricket Association's…

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Casino Coursing Owner's Double at Casino

Northern Star · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 7

CASINO, Sunday.--Winning with Dunedoo Lad in the third heat and Bon Tonic in the fifth at the Carrington Park coursing meeting last…

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Swimming is Anne Kendall's Favorite Sport

Tweed Daily · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 3

Quiet, unassuming Murwillumbah swimming enthusiast, Anne Kendall, told a Tweed Daily reporter the simple story of how, from, being "just another swimmer," she became the present dual…

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Lismore Coursing Kingscliffe Not Headed in Championship

Northern Star · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 7

Although he floundered in heavy going half-way around the course, the Lismore greyhound, Kingscliffe, Was too good…

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New Twin Towns Club Makes Fine Showing At Jubilee Regatta

Tweed Daily · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 6

Members of Tweed Heads and Coolangatta Amateur Rowing Club, which commenced operations only a few weeks ago, scored outstanding successes at a regatta staged at…

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Cricket Aust. Amasses Record Score

Northern Star · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Sunday.--Australia indicated its batting power when in the fourth Test yesterday against the Indians it put on a record Test score in Australia and the best ever against an Indian team in…

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Golf Pair Eight-Up In Four-Ball

Northern Star · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 6

The best four-ball card for five years was returned on the Lismore golf links on Saturday afternoon when C. Tracey and F. Douglas…

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Golf Drury and Conaghan win Four-Ball

Tweed Daily · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 6

In a count-back R. Drury and G. Conaghan defeated J.Mc-Innes and R.Lindgrun in a four-ball-best-ball stableford…

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Country Swimming Carnival Murwillumbah's Runaway Win in Senior Men's Relay

Tweed Daily · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 3

Murwillumbah Swimming Club's senior r men's relay team put on a fine performance to win the 440-yard event at the New South Wales country championships at Tamworth on…

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49 Starters for 6 Races at Lismore

Tweed Daily · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 4

LISMORE, Sunday: The main race at Lismore Jockey Club's race meeting on Saturday was won by…

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Rugby League Group 2'S Actions ""90 P.C. Out of Order"

Tweed Daily · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 4

GRAFTON, Sunday: Delegates of Group Two Rugby League general committee were told by the Country League secretary…

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Lismore Cricket Northern District In Good Position West's Small Score

Northern Star · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 3

Northern District bowlers, G. Devlin and R. Baxter, practically destroyed Western District's hopes of success in the current series of games in the Lismore first grade fixtures by taking eight wickets between them…

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Tweed Successes at Regatta

Northern Star · Tuesday 27 January 1948 · page 4

The recently formed Tweed Heads and Coolangatta Rowing Club won three of the four main events at its first regatta on the Tweed River…

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The Forum Tweed Racing in the 90'S

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 27 January 1948 · page 5

(To the Editor). SIR: Your contributor "Old Timer," seems to get his information from people who have a [?] recollection…

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