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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1949

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Cricket Star

Tweed Daily · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 2

JACK McLEAN, wellknown Tweed batsman, whose success when playing for North Coast, New South Wales, at Brisbane…

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Night Tennis Comp. Draw

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 7

Following is the Kyogle Tennis Association's night competition draw for next week:-- A Grade: Monday, January 24.--…

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Tennis Teams to Play

Tweed Daily · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 4

Carool tennis teams for the weekend are: A grade, to play at Golding's B. Marsh (capt.).W. Newstead…

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Cricket Resumes a Grade

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 7

Wanderers 3 for 64 v. United 134, recreation ground. Wiangaree 93 v. Citizens 49, showground…

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Cricket Umpires for Tweed Matches

Tweed Daily · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 4

The following umpires have been selected for the Tweed District Cricket Association competition matches on January 22 and…

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Swimming Murwillumbah Swimmers In Finals

Tweed Daily · Saturday 22 January 1949 · page 4

June Legge and Anne Kendall each won their heats of the junior 220 yards freestyle comfortably and will contest the…

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Golf Competition at Lismore

Northern Star · Saturday 22 January 1949 · page 7

A four ball best ball Stableford, with members to arrange their own partners, will be played at Lismore City Golf Club this…

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Bowls Fours Final at Lismore Today

Northern Star · Saturday 22 January 1949 · page 7

The final of the Northern Rivers District Bowling Association's fours championship will be played on Lismore City Green…

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Tennis Meeting at Bray's Creek

Tweed Daily · Saturday 22 January 1949 · page 7

A meeting of the Bray's Creek Tennis Club was held in the hall recently, with a good attendance. In the absence of the president,…

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Sailing 10 Mile Course Races at Ballina

Northern Star · Saturday 22 January 1949 · page 7

A general handicap, with points for the club point score, and the Commonwealth point-score, will be conducted by Richmond River…

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Cricket Final Work-out For Tweed Today

Northern Star · Saturday 22 January 1949 · page 7

Lismore players who are selected to play Tweed Association in the vital interdistrict match to be staged at Lismore…

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Police to Pay for Damage By Football Fans

Northern Star · Saturday 22 January 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Friday (AAP). — A andlord whose house was overrun and damaged by spectators watching the Moscow Dyanmos…

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Swimming June Legge Runs Second in 220

Tweed Daily · Monday 24 January 1949 · page 4

Murwillumbah Swimming Club's young champion, 14-year-old June Legge, was runner-up in the 220 yards Junior Freestyle State title at North Sydney Pool on Saturday night. She finished three…

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Swimming 14-Year-old Wins Third State Title

Northern Star · Monday 24 January 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday. — Newcastle swimmer, 14-year-old Janet Johnson last night won the 228 yards junior freestyle and the 440 yards…

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Bowls Section Final To Casino By Point

Northern Star · Monday 24 January 1949 · page 7

The afternoon tea break on Saturday was fatal to South Lismore's chances in the final of the southern section for the N.R.D.B.A fours championship. The rink was beaten by one point by Casino…

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Disturbance at Casino Cricket Match

Northern Star · Monday 24 January 1949 · page 5

CASINO, Sunday. — A cricket match at Carrington Park yesterday afternoon was, interrupted by a disturbance near the aborigines…

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Greyhound Racing Ten Races in Draw for Casino

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 January 1949 · page 7

Ten races have been graded for the Casino Tattersall's Coursing Club meeting at Carrington Park tomorrow night…

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Deadlock Likely In Coursing Row

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 January 1949 · page 7

Another deadlock between the three Far North Coast Greyhound Racing Clubs is likely to develop after applications are called for the positions of grader and stipendiary steward…

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Swimming New Find Defeats Old. Champion

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 25 January 1949 · page 6

BRISBANE, Monday: Swimming "fine," Robin Wedgwood, defeated the State title-holder, Judy Young, by 15 yards in a 50 metre…

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Tweed Cricket Teams to Visit Lismore

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 25 January 1949 · page 4

Tweed District Cricket Association will send teams to Lismore on Monday next, January 31, to compete in a further round in the Dickenson Cup and Kippax-Radford Shield…

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