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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1944

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Triggs Lodges Appeal "Finished With Racing"

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 21 August 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY: Appeals will be lodged, probably to-day, against the disqualifications imposed on the connections of…

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Rugby League: E. Suburbs Won, but Goulburn only Needed Goal-Kicker

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 21 August 1944 · page 2

Had Goulburn possessed a goal-kicker yesterday. they would have won their match against Eastern Suburbs Thirds. Points went beggin as goal after goal was missed, and most of the attempts were from easy positions. No fewer than five different players tried…

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Tully Park Golf Club

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 23 August 1944 · page 6

On Saturday last a tombstone competition was played and resulted in a win for Ray Matthews, who finished on the 18th green…

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Our Letter Box Football (To the Editor)

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 23 August 1944 · page 3

Sir,--The match played last Sunday between the Has Beens and the Crookwell Football Club was on the fifty-fifty basis…

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Associates Golf

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 24 August 1944 · page 3

The associates draw for the patriotic tournament on Sunday next is as follows:— “A” grade: Mrs Roy Smith v…

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BOWLS: Curtain Falls for Season

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 24 August 1944 · page 3

The season 1943-1944 ended in a blaze of glory on Sunday last, when a most successful and enjoyable tournament was staged in aid of the appeal from the local Repatriation Committee…

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Golf Members Roberts' Cup Simpson Retains Trophy

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 24 August 1944 · page 1

The second and final round of the Roberts' Cup was played on Sunday last in fine weather, with a tempering breeze. Maintaining his form of…

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Rugby League: Notes and Comments

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 25 August 1944 · page 2

Eastern Suburbs, who defeated a Goulburn combination on Sunday by 8 points to 5. are third grade minor premiers in the metropolitan…

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GOLF [?]ssociates Tournament

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 28 August 1944 · page 3

[?]e golf associates held a very [?]ssful tournament for the Hamper Fund yesterday. following were the winners:—…

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RUGBY: Railway Beat Rovers in Cup Semi-Final

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 28 August 1944 · page 3

At Rugby League Park yesterday, in the semi-final of the Coombs and Walsh Cup, Railway defeated Rovers by 8 points to nil after a very hard and exciting game. The result was in doubt up to…

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Hospital Races

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 30 August 1944 · page 4

At a meeting held last Friday night, 25th inst., in the Literary Institute, to discuss the question of holding a race…

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Effect of Strike on Racing and Greyhounds

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 30 August 1944 · page 1

MELBOURNE: The V.A.T.C. has cancelled the races and Caulfield on Saturday. The decision was reached by the committee last evening, after conferences with the Premier, Mr. Dunstan, the Chief Secretary, Mr. Hyland, and…

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Football Semi - FINAL Crookwell Beats 114th A.G.H.

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 30 August 1944 · page 4

Taking advantage of the perfect spring weather on Sunday afternoon a record crowd of football enthusiasts came along…

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N. T. RACES Turn in Packet for P.O.W. Fund

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 30 August 1944 · page 7

Staff-Sergt. M. W. Cullen, who is stationed at Darwin, has written to the President of the Crookwell Branch of the Red Cross Society…

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Tennis

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 31 August 1944 · page 4

Galong visited Binalong on Sunday to play the return tennis match. Galong won again…

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Gundagai and Racing

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 31 August 1944 · page 1

Gundagai is one of the first country clubs to re-form to race fore patriotic funds following Prime Minister Curtin's…

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TENNIS: Reconditioning Courts

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 31 August 1944 · page 2

The Tennis Association is having some much needed repairs made to the fences surrounding its courts in Citizen Street and is also having five courts reconditioned. Players entering for the…

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Park Improvement Association and Coursing Club

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 31 August 1944 · page 2

The annual meeting of members of the above was held in the School of Arts, Murrumburrah, on Thursday night last. There was a good…

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GOLF Associates Draw for

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 31 August 1944 · page 2

Following is the associates draw Sunday next: Mrs. R. Smith v. Miss Maude Ledger, Miss L. Mclntosh v. Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Hill v. Mrs…

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Golf Open Canadian Mixed Foursomes

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 31 August 1944 · page 2

On Sunday last the Murrumburrah Golf Club conducted an open Canadian Mixed Foursome on the local links in aid of the Sports candidate…

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