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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1951

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Miller Shatters England's Hopes In Cricket Test

Northern Star · Saturday 6 January 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—Keith Miller dismissed three of England's best batsmen in four hostile overs today, just when England seemed assured of a really big first innings score in the Third Test against Australia…

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Tennis Pros. in Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 8 January 1951 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sunday. — The visiting professional tennis players gave their first exhibition matches at Burwood today…

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Golf Lismore Win for Armidale Player

Northern Star · Monday 8 January 1951 · page 8

An 18-hole four ball stableford aggregate played on Lismore golf links on Saturday was won by J. McCoy (Lismore) and F…

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Wollongons's First Title Win In Country Tennis

Northern Star · Monday 8 January 1951 · page 8

SYDNEY, Sunday.—For the first time, Wollongong has won the men's championship of the Country Week tennis. Wollongong No. 1 team today defeated Tamworth No. 1 by 18 games in the final of the A division at the White City…

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Draw for Lismore Cricket

Northern Star · Tuesday 9 January 1951 · page 8

The draw for Lismore District Cricket Association's club competition, which resumes next Saturday, is:—…

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Tennis District Players Remain in Country Titles

Northern Star · Tuesday 9 January 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Two Lismore girls, P. Reading and B. Cameron, have surived the first three rounds of the under 17 years…

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Interdistrict Cricket Teams For This Weekend

Northern Star · Tuesday 9 January 1951 · page 8

Interdistrict cricket teams for this weekend are: Lismore v. Tweed (AT LISMORE.) Lismore No. 1: A. Elder (capt.), L…

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Bowls South Lismore C'ship Play

Northern Star · Wednesday 10 January 1951 · page 10

Due to the necessity for competition by the end of the month of the club pairs and singles championships, to enable the club's…

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Country Tennis Champion to Contest Two Finals

Northern Star · Wednesday 10 January 1951 · page 10

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Country tennis champion, Jack Matthews, will contest two finals in the Country Week championships at White City tomorrow. He will play in the finals of the men's singles and the men's doubles…

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Iverson Bowls Australia to Sensational Victory England Downed by Innings

Northern Star · Wednesday 10 January 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Burly spin bowler, Jack Iverson, bowled Australia to a sensational victory by an innings and 13 runs in the Jubilee Test match against England at Sydney Cricket Ground today. Australia has thus won the series and retained the ashes with three straight wins…

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Cricket Umpire Appointments

Northern Star · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 10

Lismore cricket umpire appointments for the week-end are: FIRST GRADE: Easts v. Souths, Rec. 1, umpires T. Wood, N, Hatt;…

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Two Upsets in Country Tennis Titles

Northern Star · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 10

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—There were two upsets in the finals of the country tennis championships at White City courts today…

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Tennis M'bimby Night Tennis Draw

Northern Star · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 6

The draw for the Mullumbimby night tennis competition is: "A" GRADE. Lofts v McClymont's, January 1…

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Training for Tennis Hopes

Northern Star · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 7

Selected from all over the country, the most promising young tennis players in Britain are now undergoing intensive training at the Lawn Tennis Association winter training school at Southdean, Middleton-on-Sea, Sussex. Photo shows Dan Maskell (right), the famous tennis coach, displaying to his pupils the…

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Revised Terania Tennis Draw

Northern Star · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 2

Owing to lighting restrictions in December, the draw for Terania Tennis Association's night competition has been revised. It now is:…

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Citizens Donate Generously Towards Swimming Trip Cost

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 1

Taking up the cudgels on behalf of the Kyogle Amateur Swimming Club, public spirited local citizen Bob Gardner raised the remarkable…

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SWIMMING Kay Heyman For Australian Champ'ships

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 5

Selected to represent New South Wales in the Australian Championships to be held at Melbourne next month, is Kyogle star swimmer Kay…

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Poor Response To Social Tennis

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 5

To date, only three teams have notified the secretary of Kyogle District Tennis Association (Mr. I.paine) of their intention to…

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Greyhound Racing Ballina Draw for

Northern Star · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 10

The Ballina greyhound racing draw for Saturday is: President's Handicap, 515 yds.—Key's Choice scr., King Rodney 2…

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Inverell Boys Win Junior Tennis Title

Northern Star · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Sixteen year old Australian-born Chinese, Henry Fong, and his clubmate, R. King, of Inverell, won…

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