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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1953

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Mullumbimby Sport GOLF

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 8

MULLUMBIMBY, Tuesday.—Only a small field took part in the four ball best ball stableford competition…

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Dunoon Cricket Results

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 8

Matches in the last round of the Dunoon Cricket Association competition resulted: Channon Road, 1st innings 261…

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Upset in Country Tennis Singles

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 8

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Unseeded Newcastle player, R. Gustard, caused an upset when he beat No. 1 seeding, Keith Pepper, of Wollongong, in a quarter-final of the men's country tennis…

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Lismore Club Cricket Draw

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 8

Draw for the Lismore club cricket competition on Saturday is: Marist Brothers v. East, first…

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Extra Races

Northern Star · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 8

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The two extra meetings to be conducted by the Australian Jockey Club this year Will be held…

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Cricket Umpires

Northern Star · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 8

F.N.C. Cricket Council Secretary, Mr. Ken Stevenson, advises that umpire appointments for the interdistrict…

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Big Tennis Off

Northern Star · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Rain forced cancellation of play in the semi-final rounds of the Australian tennis…

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Anzac Day Races

Northern Star · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 8

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Australian Jockey dab Will hold a meeting at Randwick on A[?]zac Day, April…

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Interdistrict Junior Cricket

Northern Star · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 8

Casino and Rous juniors will play off at Woodlawn oval on Saturday in the junior interdistrict number…

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Saturday's Cricket Teams

Northern Star · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 8

Cricket teams for Saturday's rounds of the Lismore and District Cricket Association competitions are:…

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Matthews, Howe in Country Tennis Final

Northern Star · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 8

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Jim Matthews, of Albury, and Bob Howe, of Armidale, will meet in the final of the N.S.W. country men's tennis championship at White City tomorrow…

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Swimming Carnival

Northern Star · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 8

The inter-surf club carnival to have been staged at the Lismore Memorial Baths on Saturday night…

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Golf Stroke for

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 8

An 18 hole stroke competition is the event set down for play on Saturday afternoon at Kyogle Golf Club course…

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95 P.c. Swimming Pass at Casino

Northern Star · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 4

CASINO, Thursday.—Only ten of two hundred pupils attending Department of Education Swimming Classes in Casino could not swim ten yards when the classes closed this morning…

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Cricket Final to Continue

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 6

The final of the junior interdistrict cricket premiership between Tyogle and Lismore will have to continue on…

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Interstate Cyclists for Casino Races

Northern Star · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 8

CASINO, Thursday—A visiting Melbourne cyclist, Ron Noble has been given a generous handicap in the Casino Cycling Association's carnival, which will be held at Carrington Park track on Sunday…

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Sunday Cricket McBride Star Of Highest Yet Sunday Comp. Play

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 5

A brilliant not out stand of 141 by The Risk star batsman, Glen McBride, helped to give the side a lead in the eighth round of the Sunday competition, which…

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Golf Draw

Northern Star · Saturday 17 January 1953 · page 5

A four ball best ball stableford handicap will be played today on the Lismore golf links. Players are asked to arrange…

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Big Golf

Northern Star · Saturday 17 January 1953 · page 10

SYDNEY, Friday.—Prominent English golfers, Max Faulkner and Harry Weetman, probably will compete in…

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The Northern Star Sport Section Big Scoring Teams in Cricket Final

Northern Star · Saturday 17 January 1953 · page 10

Two big scoring teams—Casino and Tweed —tomorrow will play the Saturday interdistrict cricket grand final at Oakes Oval. The winner will play the…

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