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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1939

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Tennis Binda Tourney Singles to Muir Crookwell Pair Win Doubles

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 4

The Binda Tennis Club registered another success with its annual (Xmas) tourney, and notwithstanding the intense heat…

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Peelwood's Big Day Races and Sports Baroona Wins Cup

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 3

Though the horse events at the Peelwood Catholic Church building fund committee's annual race and sports meeting drew few…

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Bowls

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 2

In the singles championship Hickey beat Mill, 31/24; Coen beat Howard, 32/14. The following is the team chosen…

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Tennis

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 8

The following will represent Goulburn Railway Institute in a match at the opening of the new Railway Sportsgrounds in Sydney on Saturday by the…

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Greyhound Racing Draw For

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 7

The drop in nominations received for the Show Coursing Club's greyhound race meeting on Saturday is attributed to the heat-wave, visiting…

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Binalong Tennis Tourney Another Success Recorded

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 1

The thirteeth annual tournament of the Binalong Club was concluded on New Year's Day after a very successful three days play…

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Greyhound Racing New Club Proposed Public Meeting Convened for Next

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 2

A public meeting has been convened by the Greyhound Racing Committee, to consider the formation of a non-proprietary…

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Flashes on the Sport Screen News From All Athletic Fields, Both at Home and Abroad Brevities for the Followers Of, Every Game, Live and to the Point Look for This Feature Every Week, and Keep in Close Contact with All Sports. Cricket Young and District Competition Results at a Glance 'A' Grade

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 1

Murrumburrah C.C. defeated Koorawatha. Wombat defeated Murrumburrah Ramblers…

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Off-course Betting Coursing Club Perturbed

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 2

In a report to the Goulburn A., P. and H. Society committee on Wednesday afternoon, the secretary, Mr. H. L. Broadhead, blamed…

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Greyhound Racing Draw For

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 7

The drop in nominations received for the Show Coursing Club's greyhound race meeting on Saturday is attributed to the heat-wave, visiting…

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Bowls

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 3

In the singles championship, Campbell beat Grace 31/19, Smith beat Mudge, 31/14, and McIntosh beat Robson, 33/30. The last match…

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Greyhound Racing

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 3

The public meeting to consider the formation of a Greyhound Racing Club, will be held at Collins’ Building on Thursday night, and not at…

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Tennis Tourney Annual Fixture at Binda

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 8

Binda Tennis Club's annual tournament was held in sweltering weather. There was a good entry for all…

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No Play in Shield Cricket Match

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 7

SYDNEY, Monday: There was no play before lunch to-day in the Sheffield Shield cricket match, New South Wales v South Australia…

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Shield Cricket

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 5

South Australian Cricketers H. Cotton and K. Ridings, practising at the…

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New Tennis Club Formed

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 5

The Kelvin Tennis Club has been formed at 98 Bourke Street, where a group of players recently decided to form up, and executive officers were…

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Tennis North Wheeo Club's Double Success

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 4

The North Wheeo Tennis team, which defeated Crookwell recently, has gone on to further success and last week-end defeated…

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Modern Swimming Pool Supported Proposal Discussed By Chamber Of Commerce

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 4

An Olympic swimming pool built in conjunction with the Artificial Lake project, which has been mooted at several periods in the past 10 years, was advocated at Monday night's meeting of the Goulburn Chamber of Commerce…

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Lucky Escape Sydney Racing Men In Car Smash

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 7

AUCKLAND, Tuesday: The Australian racehorse owner, Mr. W. J. Smith ("Mr. Smithden"), his wife, and Mr. George Price, the well-known Sydney…

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Players Suspended the Canberra Incident Cricket Board Meeting

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 4

Two players chosen for representative Burns Cup matches were suspended by the Crookwell and District Cricket Association's…

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