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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1953

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Country Tennis— Big Entry

Northern Star · Thursday 1 January 1953 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wednesday, —Eighty-eight teams from 38 centres have entered for the N.S.W…

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The Northern Star Sport Section Londoners See Real American Football

Northern Star · Thursday 1 January 1953 · page 6

Many thousands of Londoners took advantage of the opportunity to see a real American football match when a team from Furstenfeldbruck, European champions, met a team from Burtonwood (Lancashire), the United Kingdom…

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Dunoon Cricket Assn. Draw

Northern Star · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 8

The following is the draw for the second round of the Dunoon Cricket Association one-day competition (home teams mentioned…

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Golf Summer Comp. Stableford on

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 5

The Kyogle Golf Club will stage another 18 hole event for a club trophy tomorrow afternoon…

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Swimming No Kyogle Team for Country Swim C'ships

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 5

Present Indications are that Kyogle Amateur Swimming Club will not have a team to send to the New South Wales Country Swimming Championships at West Wyalong at the end of next month…

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Racing Kyogle Racehorse Owner Has Most Successful Year

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 5

Details of a Successful year in the racing world were outlined by Kyogle racehorse owner, Mr. W. E. (Bill) Thompson, on Wednesday. Mr. Thompson is the owner of a small,…

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Six Country Girls In Swimming Finals

Northern Star · Saturday 3 January 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—Six country girls have reached the finals of four events in the N.S.W. women's swimming, championships. Heats in three events were…

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Big Plunge Succeeds At Caulfield Races

Northern Star · Saturday 3 January 1953 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Friday.—Having his first start, Harmonist landed a sensational plunge in the Tecoma…

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Bowls Ballina Comp

Northern Star · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 8

BALLINA, Sunday.—W. Fletcher and L. Felsch won the Ballina Bowling Club's cup competition, defeating C…

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Refused Entry To Swimming

Northern Star · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 8

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Empire Games backstroke swimmer, Frank Stevens, has been refused entry to the New South…

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Golf Win by Bowler

Northern Star · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 8

KYOGLE, Sunday.—The secretary of the Kyogle Bowling Club, Earle Unicomb, has taken to golf…

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New Cricket Immortal

Northern Star · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Seventeen year-old Ian Craig, of Mosman, is today being hailed as the new immortal of Australia cricket. Slim, freckled Craig, at…

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Week-end Races, Prices Moonee Valley

Northern Star · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 6

First Youthful Stakes.—Janeval (6/1) 1, Blue Aura (7/1) 2, Nandi star (13/2) 3. Divs., Win, C1/10/-; place, 10/-, 14/6, 9/6…

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Racing Good Start

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 5

Proprietor of the Exchange Hotel, Mr. W. E. Thompson, began the new year well with his racehorses with a…

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£600 Retainer For Rugby League Coach

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 5

A retainer of in the vicinity of £600 will be paid to International Rugby League footballer, Johnny Hawke, to coach and captain the Kyogle Rugby League representative team in the coming season…

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Bowls One Round Rink C0mp. on Sat

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 5

A one round rink competition Was conducted by the Kyogle Bowling Club on the local greens on Saturday…

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Golf Small Field Contests Club Stablef0rd Event

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 5

A small field contested the event conducted by Kyogle Golf Club on Saturday afternoon…

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Bowls Without Bias

Northern Star · Wednesday 7 January 1953 · page 8

The column for "Kitty" has not recovered from the holidays but the following has come from Coraki…

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Cricket Off

Northern Star · Wednesday 7 January 1953 · page 8

ORANGE, Tuesday, —The match between the visiting South African cricketers and Western Districts,…

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Linton Cup Tennis

Northern Star · Wednesday 7 January 1953 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Tuesday —John Fraser (Victoria) defeated Queensland's No. 1 player, Roy Emmerson,…

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