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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1949

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Rugby League Border Players May Have to Select State At Start of Season

Tweed Daily · Saturday 15 January 1949 · page 5

The Management Committee of the New South Wales Country Rugby League, at its next meeting on Sunday, February 6, will consider a proposal that players residing in twin border…

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Cricket Three Clubs with Chance in One Day Competition

Northern Star · Saturday 15 January 1949 · page 7

Three clubs have good chances of winning the Stevenson Cup for the one day cricket competition that ends today…

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Athletic Season to Open on

Northern Star · Saturday 15 January 1949 · page 7

Lismore Amateur Athletic Club opens its 1949 season at Lismore Recreation Ground next Thursday night with the largest membership…

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Swimming Mur-bah Girls' Success

Tweed Daily · Monday 17 January 1949 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sunday: The junior freestyle 110 yards State championship held in Sydney last night went to June Legge, of…

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Rugby League Kangaroos Have Easy Victory

Tweed Daily · Monday 17 January 1949 · page 4

ROMANS (France), Sunday: A crowd of 4000 today saw the Australians defeat Romans 308. The Australians, who dominated…

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Waratahs Win Outright in Casino Cricket

Northern Star · Monday 17 January 1949 · page 7

CASINO, Sunday. — S. Smith, 4-16, R. Weston 4-24, and J. Thompson 3-21, Waratahs, consolidated their club's sound position…

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Bowls Three Matches In N.R.D.B. C'Ship

Northern Star · Monday 17 January 1949 · page 7

Three matches in the preliminary round of the Southern Section of the N.R.D.B.A. singles championship were played at Lismore City green on…

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Booth for Races

Northern Star · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 4

John Edward Maher was granted a, licence to conduct a booth between 12 noon and 5.30 p.m. at Carlton Park, Lismore, on January…

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Rugby League Kangaroos Beat Lyons 29-10

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 4

LYONS (.France), Mon day: The Kangaroos beat Lyons 29-10 today. They were leading 21-0 at…

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Gave Blood; Then Won His Game of Bowls

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 4

TOOWOOMBA, Monday: On Saturday afternoon,Mr. R. G. Lyon, of Toowoomba, was playing bowls when a…

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Brunswick Cricket Burringbar Brothers Prominent

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 4

Burringbar's three O'Connors figured prominently in a Brunswick Cricket Association match against Country United at…

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Women's Cricket Test Triumph For Betty Wilson

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Monday:. The 27- year-old Victorian, Betty Wilson, who took six English wickets for 23 today, continued to…

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Swimming Mur-bah's Good Record In NSW Championships

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 4

The Murwillumbah team of girls competing in the New South Wales swimming championships at Sydney have established a remarkable record with only two of the three fixtures so far held…

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Narrower Cricket Bat Suggested

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday: R. W. V. Robins, the former English cricketer, suggested that the width of a cricket bat should be reduced…

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Q.B.A. Delegates To Tweed Heads Opening BOWLS

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 4

BRISBANE, Tuesday: The Queensland Bowling Association representatives at the official opening of the Tweed Heads green…

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Cricket Bats Too Wide, Says Expert

Northern Star · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 8

LONDON, Tuesday (AAP). — Former Test cricketer, R. W. V. Robins, has suggested that the width of a cricket bat should be…

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Cricket Early Start Urged For Lismore Games

Northern Star · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 8

The Executive Committee of Lismore Cricket Association decided to recommend to the annual meeting of the association that the by-law…

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At Mullumbimby Races

Tweed Daily · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 5

"Miss Australia, 1948," Miss Judy Gainford (right), and Mrs, J. Cowdery, of Casino. Mrs Cowdery was adjudged the best dressed woman at Mullumbimby Race meeting held last Saturday. Miss Gainford presented…

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Fortune Came From A Football and 6d

Northern Star · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday. —A Bristol man, married, with five children, has won £73,795 in a…

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Speedway Racing Cox Asked to Return To Scotland

Northern Star · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 7

Johnny Hoskins, the world's biggest speedway promoter, yesterday sent a cablegram to Keith Cox asking him to return to Scotland…

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