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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1954

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Earlier Date For FNC Schoolboys' Football Carnival

Northern Star · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 10

CASINO, Tuesday.-- The committee of the Far North Coast schoolboys' football carnival set an early date for the carnival this year-- Saturday, July 3…

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BOWLS Without Bias

Northern Star · Thursday 1 April 1954 · page 8

Entries have closed for the master's tournament to be conducted in Sydney soon. They are restricted to players who have won a club or State title. Among the players who have been seeded for…

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Bowls Full Attendance Sought

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 5

Bowling club officials are keen to see a full attendance of members at the Les Scanlan trophy match to be played…

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Golf 18 Holes Stableford

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 5

An 18 holes Stableford competition will be held on Kyogle golf links this Saturday, probably for a…

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Bowls Tourists Defeated

Northern Star · Saturday 3 April 1954 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Friday.--The Northern Rivers bowling team suffered a severe defeat by by Mayfield's pennant team this…

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Cricket Final

Northern Star · Saturday 3 April 1954 · page 10

Lismore District Cricket Association's fourth grade grand final will be played tomorrow on Rec. 9 instead of…

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Woman Rugby Official Keen on Job

Northern Star · Saturday 3 April 1954 · page 10

For the third year in succession, Alstonville Rugby League Club has appointed Fay Daley as its treasurer…

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Golf Associates First Match Season of 1954

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 4

The Kyogle Golf Associates opened the playing season on Wednesday afternoon last at the Kyogle links with a 12…

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BOWLS Without Bias

Northern Star · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 10

Urbenville club has decided to make application to play in the forthcoming pennant competitions. The…

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Swimming Season Near End

Northern Star · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 10

Friday night will conclude the Lismore Amateur Swimming Club's 1953-54 season when the annual age…

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Govt. to Probe Racing Control

Northern Star · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--The Chief Secretary, Mr. Kelly, said in the Legislative Assembly today that he would…

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Bowls Change

Northern Star · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 10

Owing to the Alstonville green being unfit for play, the N.R.D.B.A. singles championship match between H. W. Biggs (Ballina) and…

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Night Tennis

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 5

Kyogle town tennis courts are now ready for play for the first time since the flood. Working bees hav ebeen on…

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Bowls Best Since Flood

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 5

The most enjoyable weekend of bowling since the flood seems assured for Kyogle bowlers on Saturday and…

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Golf Second Comp. Of Season

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 5

The second trophy competition of the winter season will be played at Kyogle links on Saturday afternoon,…

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100 Visiting Oarsmen for Easter Regatta

Northern Star · Saturday 10 April 1954 · page 12

There will be about 100 visiting oarsmen attending the Lismore Water Brigade and Rowing Club's regatta to be held on Easter Saturday. The regatta is expected to…

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Swimming Pool Plan Supported At Alstonville

Northern Star · Saturday 10 April 1954 · page 8

A committee was formed at a public meeting at Alstonville to proceed with a proposal to establish a learners' swimming pool at the centre. The plan was submitted by…

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Terania Tennis Assn. Draw

Northern Star · Saturday 10 April 1954 · page 9

the Terania and District Tennis Fixtures for the first round of Association are :-- A GRADE…

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£96 Credit for Tennis Club

Northern Star · Saturday 10 April 1954 · page 9

A credit balance of £9663 was reported at the annual meeting of Sextonville Tennis Club…

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Not Racing Into Indo-China War

Northern Star · Saturday 10 April 1954 · page 1

GOULBURN, Friday.--The Prime Minister, Mr. R. G. Menzies, said tonight he did not want anybody to think Australia, New Zealand and Great Britain were racing into…

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