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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1954

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Half Past Best Tip For Mid-Week Races

Northern Star · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 10

SYDNEY, Monday.--Promising three-year-old, Half Past, entered for the Campsie Stakes, should be one of the best bets at the first regular mid week race meeting at…

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Saturday Cricket Seven Catches In Saturday Game Hughes, Gooley "Come Good"

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 5

Seven catches were taken by Royals in the side's dismissal of Saturday competition leaders Wanderers at the weekend. Wanderers batted all the afternoon for 260 runs, of…

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Big Stand in Chines Cricket

Northern Star · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 7

Eureka players, R, Collings and A. Murphy, were associated in an eighth wicket stand of 107 against Newrybar in…

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"Royal" Lismore Races Keelanie May Land "Hat-trick" Today

Northern Star · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 16

Keelanie, which appears to have regained, his best form, should be hard to beat in the main race, the Club Handicap (7f.), at Lismore meeting this afternoon…

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Rain Washes Out Races

Northern Star · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 9

Heavy rain yesterday caused Lismore District Racing and Trotting Club officials to abandon the…

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Bowls Hints Track Work

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 5

S. J. NUNN: Very fast, has broken all the "watches" on the track. A. W. HARVISON: Figures…

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Golf Officials Expect Good Season

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 5

Officials of the Kyogle Golf Club are confident of a good season this winter following the increased fields and…

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Weekend Sport at a Glance Golf

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 5

18 holes par event Kyogle links Saturday, usual time. CRICKET…

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Three Lismore Cricket Teams for Grafton

Northern Star · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 8

The following players have been selected to represent Lismore at Grafton on Sunday, February 21: "A" TEAM: L. Henley (Norths)…

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Tennis New Courts For F.R.T.A. 1954 Season

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 5

When teams in the Farcourts is next to the Grevillia Richmond Tennis Association commence the competition on the first week in April, new…

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Inspection Of Track At 6 a.m. Before Decision on Races

Northern Star · Saturday 13 February 1954 · page 10

Lismore District Racing and Trotting Club officials will inspect Carlton Park track at 6 a.m. today before they make a decision on the Lismore horse race fixture…

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Poor Scores in Kyogle Golf

Northern Star · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 5

KYOGLE, Sunday. -- Scores were poor in the 18 holes par competition conducted by the Kyogle Golf Club yesterday…

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N.R.D.B.A. Titles Bowls Play Despite Rain

Northern Star · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 8

Despite rain, four matches were played in the N.R.D.B.A. championships last Saturday. A strong Casino rink, led by…

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Bowls Hints Sighting the Jack

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 5

When I first started to learn bowls I was told to pick up my green by glueing my optics on to any old object…

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New Golf President at Casino

Northern Star · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 8

CASINO, Monday. -- Mr. Jim Small was elected president of Casino Golf Club at the annual meeting tonight…

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Golf Scores Poor On Heavy Course

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 5

Scores were not good in the 18 holes versus par competition conducted by the Kyogle golf club on Saturday…

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Cricket Final and Semi-finals

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 5

Finals and semi-finals in the K.D.C.A. Sunday competition will be played, commencing next Sunday…

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No Action on Cricket Protest

Northern Star · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 8

Lismore District Cricket Association executive committee last night took no Action on a protest made by…

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Champ'ship Bowls Result In Balance Till Final Bowl

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 5

Until the last bowl of the match the result of the second semi-final of the Kyogle Bowling Club's pairs championship lay in the balance…

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On the Sportline Bungling in Big Cricket

Northern Star · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 8

THE proposed inter-council cricket matches this season seem to have resolved themselves into a wholesale bungle. The inter-council matches…

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