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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1953

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Golf Flag Comp'tn. To Rushbrooke

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 8

Kyogle Golf Club continued the summer competition on Saturday afternoon…

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Davies To Manage Cricket Tourists

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday. —Mr. G. A. Davies. of Victoria, was tonight appointed to manage the…

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Bowls Draw

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 8

The draw for competition bowls at South Lismore today is: Club pairs: Langford and Riley v. Porster and [?] Clarke and…

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Bowls Without Bias

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 8

District championships will be continued this weekend on district greens. The draw is: Northern Section:…

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Roundabout. Two Sydney Girls Teach Swimming In Spare Time

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 2

A bank clerk and a draftswoman, swimming instructresses connected with the N.S.W. Amateur Swimming Association, claim to be able to teach anyone from three to 103 to swim…

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District Cricket Good Double By S.Trimbla

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 8

Clunes representative player, Sam Trimble, recorded an outstanding double for Booyong against…

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Proposed Tennis Challenge

Northern Star · Thursday 12 February 1953 · page 10

Lismore Tennis Club will suggest that the next challenge match with Murwillumbah Club for the Garrard…

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Ihterdistrict Tennis Play Favoured

Northern Star · Thursday 12 February 1953 · page 10

BALLINA, Wednesday.—Members of Ballina Park Trust, at their monthly meeting, were unanimously…

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Cricket Draw, Teams

Northern Star · Thursday 12 February 1953 · page 10

Lismore District Cricket Association's club competition draw and umpires for Saturday are:—Marist Colts v. South: First…

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Weetman in Big Golf Tournament

Northern Star · Thursday 12 February 1953 · page 10

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—British match play champion, Harry Weetman, cabled a last minute entry for the…

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£3,830 Spent on Casino Golf Course

Northern Star · Thursday 12 February 1953 · page 4

CASINO, Wednesday.—A total of £3830 was spent on the construction of a new nine holes at Casino golf course…

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Lady Bowls

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 5

Lady bowlers had their usual Wednesday afternoon at Kyogle Bowling Club this week, when the following…

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Tennis Officers

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 1

The election of officers at the annual general meeting of the Kyogle Tennis Club, held recently, was as follows: --…

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Rugby League Delegation To Richmond

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 5

A delegation from the Kyogle Rugby League will approach the Richmond Rugby League with a view…

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Tennis Officers Elected

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 5

The election of officers at the annual general meeting of the Kyogle Tennis Club, held last Friday night,…

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Golf 18 Stableford Tomorrow

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 5

An 18 hole stableford event for a club trophy will be competed for by members of the Kyogle Golf Club…

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Lismore Cricket Team Changes

Northern Star · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 10

Two changes have been made in the Lismore second [?]district team to play Grafton at Lismore on…

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Umpires in Dispute with Cricket Council

Northern Star · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 10

Lismore Umpires' Association has refused to supply members to the Far North Coast Cricket Council until a dispute is settled. Lismore umpires at a…

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Opening Day for Byron Bay Tennis, March 7

Northern Star · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 8

Cavanbah Tennis Club, Byron Bay, at its annual meeting, decided to enter competition games with the…

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Cricket Teams

Northern Star · Saturday 14 February 1953 · page 10

East fourth grade team for to-day is: K. Fowler. K. Nind, P. Nind, K. Somerville, D. Somerville, I. Bryce, M. Poole, J. Hammond,…

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