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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1944

433 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 6 of 22

Bowls

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 17 April 1944 · page 3

In A grade singles championship yesterday Davis beat Robins, 31/21. Robins led for the first seven heads, then Davis secured the lead…

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Three Favourites Only Win At Saturday's Coursing

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 17 April 1944 · page 3

Hugh's Pal, a Sydney dog, hit a fencepost and broke his le after passing the line in a race at the dogs on Saturday…

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Football

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 19 April 1944 · page 5

The following players have been selected to represent Crookwell Club against, a team, representing Crookweil…

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Bowls

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 20 April 1944 · page 3

Great interest continues to be shown by the members in the activities of the Harden Bowling Club. There have been good roll ups…

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High School Football

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 20 April 1944 · page 2

“Rainbows” were again successful against the High School, winning by 11 points to 5. Ward, supported by Tatc, Leonard and K…

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BOWLS Lindsay Wins B Grade Championship

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 20 April 1944 · page 3

In the final yesterday afternoon for the B grade championship, C. H. Lindsay beat J. Grosvenor, 31/26. The game was very keen…

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BOWLS : Locke And Shadlow Win Pairs Handicap : Murray Cup

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 20 April 1944 · page 5

A beautiful afternoon and a crowded green ushered in the first match of the 1944 M'urray Cup Winter Rink Competition. The presence of a toam from Canberra and several visitors…

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Murrumburrah Golf Club Annual Meeting Mr. H. S. Speer Re-elected President

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 20 April 1944 · page 1

The annual meeting of members of the Murrumburrah Golf Club was held in the School of Arts, on April 4th. Present: Mr H. S. Speer…

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BOWLS Wins Championship

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 24 April 1944 · page 3

nite cold weather conditions [?]ay, there was quite a good [?]ce at the bowling green [?]ral games in the…

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Punters Do Well At Coursing At Goulburn On

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 24 April 1944 · page 3

Punters kicked off with two well backed favourites at the dogs on Saturday which lined their jeans and gave them, at the expense of bookies, something to play with. True, only another pair of…

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Rugby Welcome To Pte. Stan Croker

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 26 April 1944 · page 3

Writes our Rugby correspondent: Yet another lad, Stan Croker, is home on leave after an absence of nearly three years, the greater part…

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Life Members Of Golf Club

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 26 April 1944 · page 3

For many years now Mr. J. E. Knowlman and Dr. G. Buchaman have been guarenters of the Goulburn Golf Club's overdraft. The…

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Hospital Races and Dance Profits in Vicinity of £300

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 26 April 1944 · page 1

The success which attended last Saturday's mixed racing and trotting meeting at Crookwell,, its conduct generally, and the innovations introduced by the committee responsible should combine to provide a reliable pointer for organisers of…

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P.O.W. CRICKET Ed. Graham Played for Australia

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 26 April 1944 · page 4

Eddie Graham (son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Graham, of Crookvrell), who has been a prisoner of war in Germany since the fall of Greece, had a place…

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Bowls

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 27 April 1944 · page 2

Yesterday Lindsay beat F. Moore in the bowls novice competition, 25/11, in the semi-final. He meets Grosvenor in the final…

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BOWLS:Murray Cup-Diggers Defeat

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 27 April 1944 · page 5

Quite a lot of interest was creased among members on Sunday last when that wonderfully fertile brain of Loquacious Luke Filan batched mother of his many fanciful creations. This time Lake conceived the idea…

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Vigoro and Football High School Sport

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 27 April 1944 · page 3

High School representative vigoro team defeated Ex-Students on Wednesday, the scores being 85 to 63. Margaret Weber 14, Elsie…

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Tully Park Golf Club

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 28 April 1944 · page 3

A par competition was played on Saturday last, S. Brew and G. Meskell being square and equal on the count back Other results…

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A.P.H. Society, Coursing and the Showground

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 28 April 1944 · page 3

Following a lively little episode at the City Council meeting last night, Ald. Lockwood announced his intention of giving notice of a motion in which the A. P. and H. Society will be requested to meet a Council…

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Bowls

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 1 May 1944 · page 1

A rink from Canberra City visited Yass and had a friendly match yesterday, Yass winning 31 to 20. Yass: Grace (s), Robertson, Crowe,…

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