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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1951

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"Cricket Popularity Not Being Killed by Costs"

Northern Star · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 10

Representatives of Lismore sports firms yesterday denied that the rising cost of cricket equipment was killing the game's popularity. They were commenting on a…

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Lismore—clunes Cricket Final Seems Certain

Northern Star · Saturday 13 January 1951 · page 10

Lismore and Clunes are strongly fancied this weekend to win their respective divisions in the Far North Coast interdistrict cricket competition…

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ROUNDABOUT Nursery Teacher Spends Holidays as Swimming Instructor Nursery Teacher 1 (Roundabout)

Northern Star · Saturday 13 January 1951 · page 2

In charge of a nursery school at Birchgrove, Sydney, Miss Hilary St. Leger spends 10 days of each Christmas vacation as an instructor in swimming schools connected with the…

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Lismore Crews Selected for Easter Regatta

Northern Star · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 4

The following crews have been selected to represent the Lismore Water Brigade and Rowing Club at the annual regatta to be held on…

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Bowls Championships At South Lismore

Northern Star · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 8

Play in the South Lismore championships on Saturday resulted: Singles: F, Smith 33 defeated H…

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Greyhound Racing Compulsor Scratchings at Ballina

Northern Star · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 3

Several greyhounds were scratched at the direction of the stipendiary steward at the Ballina greyhound racing meeting on…

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Greyhound Racing Fields for Lismore

Northern Star · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 8

Fields for the Lismore greyhound meeting at Coleman's Point tomorrow night are:- PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP, 495 yards…

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TENNIS Night Competitions Concluded: Season Highly Successful

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 1

Kyogle District Tennis Association's 1950-51 night competitions were concluded on Saturday night. The competitions, A and B grade,…

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On The Sportline With "Norcoast" Mallanganee's Bad Luck in District Cricket

Northern Star · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 8

Time and two runs at Ballina on November 5 cost Mallanganee a win in the Sunday division of the Far North Coast interdistrict competition. If Mallanganee had got those…

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Jubilee Boxing At Newcastle

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 8

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Mr. Hughie Dwyer, promoter of the Newcastle Stadium, is organising a jubilee boxing tournament at the Newcastle…

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Wyong Races Off

Northern Star · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 12

WYONG, Wednesday.—Wyong Turf Club's meeting set down for today has been postponed until next Wednesday, secretary F…

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Greyhound Racing Master Tiger Not Headed at Lismore

Northern Star · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 12

The well backed Master Tiger showed out early, and led all the way, in the 500 yards Fourth Division, the main graded race at…

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Women's Athletic Carnival Cancelled

Northern Star · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The women's athletic carnival set down for tonight at Hurstville oval has been cancelled because of rain, the…

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Greyhound Racing Eight Races At Casino

Northern Star · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 12

Fields for the eight event programme to be conducted by Casino Tattersall's Jockey Club tomorrow eight are:…

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Cup Tennis Again Washed-out

Northern Star · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Rain washed out all matches listed to-day at the White City. If the courts are playable…

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Bowls Champ'ship Match Draws for

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 5

Championship elimination matches to be played off at the Kyogle Bowling Club on Saturday will consist of the following:--…

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Golf Driving Record by Lloyd Dunstan

Northern Star · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 12

Lismore golfer, Lloyd Dunstan, probably created a club record last Saturday. He reached the 552 yards 15th…

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CRICKET End-of-Round Games For

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 5

Association matches not yet completed in the seventh round, and to be played out tomorrow, weather permitting, include the following:--…

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Instructor Says Kyogle Is: "Garden Town Of North" Outstanding Results Obtained In Free Swimming Campaign

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 6

Once again Instructor Jim Hodgson, of the N.S.W. Amateur Swimming Association, who has been in Kyogle to conduct the "Learn To Swim Free Campaign," makes news…

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Gosfgrd to Hold Jubilee Races

Northern Star · Saturday 20 January 1951 · page 10

GOSFORD, Friday.—Gosford Race Club has been given permission to hold a race meeting on April 3, in conjunction with the…

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