Wickets May Be Rain Affected Cricket Resumes
Lismore turf wickets may be slightly rain affected for the resumption of the club cricket competition today. Rain fell in Lismore on…
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Ballina Cricket
BALLINA, Sunday.—In first innings play, Wardell are all out for 174, With K. Mullins scoring a very useful 70, against…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Handicapping "Novelty" in Ballina Bowls
BALLINA, Sunday.—A novel feature of handicapping players was introduced into a three bowls competition of three rounds of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wollongong's Tennis Hat-trick
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Wollongong 1 won the final of the men's A division of the country week tennis carnival for the third successive year, when they defeated Armidale 1 at White City. They won five sets 40 games…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Small Field in Golf Event
Only a small field started in a four ball best ball versus par competition at the Lismore links…
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Two-year-old handicap.—Mercy (10/9) 1, Fort (7/1) 2, Mesaine (13/3) 3. Divs.: win, 10/41; place, 6/3, 10/9, 8/9…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →W. Australian Tennis Star Defeats Hoad
MELBOURNE, Sunday.—West Australian, Clive Wilderspin, caused a major upset in the Australian tennis championship at Kooyong yesterday by defeating Davis Cup team member,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Success for New Member in Kyogle Golf
KYOGLE, Sunday.—Tom Dodd and a hew member of the Club, A. Zoeller, were the winners of the Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →North Goes Further Ahead in Cricket Easy Outright Win
Northern District on Saturday shot into a practically unbeatable position in the Lismore grade cricket competition with an outright win over Marist Brothers…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Lismore Diggers' Swimming
The first meeting of Lismore Diggers' Swimming Club for the new year was held with visitors from Canberra,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Swimming Weekly Point Score Attracts Small Fields
The Kyogle Swimming Club holiday point score carnivals resumed on Thursday night last, after the Christmas recess. Fields in all events, however, were small, particularly in the girls'…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bowls Hints Grip, Stance And Delivery
Stroll to any green and watch the players. What a circus ? There are many conflicting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Seeded Players win In Country Tennis
SYDNEY, Monday.—There were no upsets in the first rounds of the country tennis championships which began at White City to-day. All seeded players won comfortably…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Racing Alvos Top Jockey On North Coast
The racing game on the Northern Rivers has proved a most successful career for North Coast's leading jockey, Tommy Alvos. Tommy, who is a resident of Wyeden, just…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Golf Dodd-Zoeller Win 4 Ball On
Tom Dodd, and a new member of the club, A. Zoeller, were the winners of the Saturday afternoon event held…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cricket Cricketer's Weekend for Neville Newton
It was a Newton weekend in Kyogle District Cricket Association A Grade matches on both Saturday and Sunday, when the two A Grade competitions recommenced after the Christmas…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Young Tennis Star impressive Though Defeated in Doubles
MELBOURNE, Monday. — The young West Australian, Clive Wilderspin, again showed his ability in the men's doubles of the Australian championships at Kooyong today…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Last Year Was Greatest In U.S. Racing History
NEW YORK, Monday (AAP).—Horse-racing in the United States in 1952 had the greatest year in its 300 years…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Athletic Move On New Australians
SYDNEY, Monday.—A move is being made by the N.S.W. Amateur Athletic Association to enable New Australians to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bowls Without Bias
THE benefit of regular play since the re-opening of the Coraki green is reflected in the form of most players,…
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