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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1950

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Cricket Batsmen Made Most Of Opportunity

Northern Star · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 7

Sent in to bat after losing the [?]oss on Saturday, Ew[?]gsdale batsmen took full advantage of the opportunity to make runs and at…

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Cricket First Win for Mid-Richmond

Northern Star · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 4

CORAKI, Monday. — At Ruthven yesterday, Mid-Richmond Association second grade team defeated Lower Clarence on the first innings…

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Boxing Hancock Scores Good Points Win

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Flyweight champion, Taffy Hancock (7.13), having his first fight since winning the title from Mick Hill, in…

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Cricket Best Teams for Lismore In Rep. Matches

Northern Star · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 7

Lismore District Cricket Association has adopted a policy of fielding its best teams in representative matches…

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Bowls Title Play

Northern Star · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 6

The following interdistrict competition games will be played on South Lismore bowling greens tomorrow afternoon.—…

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Tennis Player Farewelled

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 5

A member of Our Gang tennis team, Mr. Jack Vagne, was farewelled by fellow players at the Town Tennis Courts on Tuesday night…

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Cricket Club Dance

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 5

The annual Eden Creek Cricket Club dance was held in the Eden Creek Hall last Saturday night. A good crowd attended and had a…

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Cricket False Impression From Defeat

Northern Star · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 5

The crushing defeat inflicted on the Lismore team that visited Grafton last weekend was an indication of the weakness of the side that…

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Show Societies' Cricket Match On February 12

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 5

Considerable interest is being taken in the forthcoming cricket match between Kyogle and Urbenville Show Committees…

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Tennis Australians Down Two Rubbers

Northern Star · Saturday 4 February 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—Australia lost both rubbers and was down two sets to love in the third, at the White City today, when Frank…

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Horse Racing Polyshot's Chance for "Hat-trick"

Northern Star · Saturday 4 February 1950 · page 5

Polyshot may complete a "hattrick" of wins in the Casino Jockey Club Handicap, to be run over six furlongs at the South Casino…

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Golf Thomson Returns From U.S.

Northern Star · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Victorian professional golfer, Peter Thomson, returned to Australia from the U.S. by plane last night…

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Golf Third Win in Four Contests

Northern Star · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 4

L. Dunstan and J. Clement on Saturday scored their third win in four-ball contests in the past four such events held on Lismore links…

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Neck Fractured by Cricket Ball

Northern Star · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 4

GRAFTON, Sunday.—A Grafton man's neck was fractured when it was struck by a cricket ball, during a match at Corindi, near…

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Greyhound Racing John's Gem Outclasses Stakes Field

Northern Star · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 7

CASINO, Sunday.—John's Gem repeated his success of a fortnight ago when he won the President s Stake from a strong fiela at…

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Lismore Cricket Easts Again Face Uphill Fight Wests, Souths on Top

Northern Star · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 7

For the second successive match in Lismore Cricket Association's first grade competition, Eastern District is facing an uphill fight. Against Northern District in the match commenced on Saturday, Eas's lost…

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Lismore Cricket Association Claims "Slighted"

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 4

A claim that it was "slighted' during the recent jasit by the Queensland team captained by Bill Brown has been made by Lismore Cricket Association in a letter to the Far North Coast Council…

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Wanderers Football Club Has Successful Initial Year

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 1

Wanderers' Football Club--one- year-old--has been highly successful. Since inauguration £194 has passed…

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Cricket Mid-Richmond Juniors To Meet Clunes

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 7

CORAKI, Monday. — Mid-Richmond Association junior team defeated R[?] by 42 runs on the first innings at Windsor Park and will…

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Clubs May Force Cricket Assn. General Meeting

Northern Star · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 4

Lismore District Cricket Association may call a general meeting to discuss its attitude to the recent visit of Bill Brown's eleven and…

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