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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1944

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Football Town Wins Opening Game

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 3 May 1944 · page 5

Brilliant weather favoured the opening of the season, when teams representing the Town and District…

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Bowls Pairs Competition

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 4 May 1944 · page 3

A Pairs competition was commenced last Wednesday, when eight pairs took part. Results:-- Bond-Kruger beat Dawson-Gibson…

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Tully Park Golf

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 4 May 1944 · page 6

Following is the draw for Saturday. when a par competition will be played:—W. Lenny and C. Lawrence, J. Turton and Ray…

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Murrumburrah Golf Club Associates' Annual Meeting

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 4 May 1944 · page 3

The annual meeting of Associates of the Murrumburrah Golf Club was held in the School of Arts on Saturday afternoon last, Miss Kendall…

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Golf Murrumburrah Club Opens the Season

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

The Murrumburrah Golf Club opened its season on Anzac Day in splendid golfing weather. Two competitions were decided--a Canadian nine…

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BOWLS: Murray Cup Round, Rink Games, Annual Smoko

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 4 May 1944 · page 5

The attendance at the third round of the Murray Cup rink competition on Saturday was, despite the weather, excellent and keen play was the order throughout. Clarrle kept up its reputation…

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Wagga Races High Notions Wins Cup

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 4 May 1944 · page 2

WAGGA, Thursday: Trainer Charlie Starr brought off a plan to "steal" the Wegga Cup with High Notions…

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Wagga Races Town Plate Won By Lucille

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 5 May 1944 · page 2

WAGGA, Friday: Lucille. favotuite for the Wagga Cup, who was decisively beaten by, High Notions. made amends…

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Bowls

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 8 May 1944 · page 3

Taking advantage of congenial weather, there was another good attendance of bowlers on the green yesterday afternoon…

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Golf

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 8 May 1944 · page 2

Some nine members of the Goi[?] Club yesterday had their first gain[?] of the season and found the course in good playable condition…

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Narrow Escape Hit By Golf Ball

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 8 May 1944 · page 1

Mr. R. B. Gray received a nasty knock from a golf ball on Saturday afternoon. He was playing on the fourth…

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Rugby League

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 9 May 1944 · page 3

The Goulburn Railway Club has received an invitation to play Bowral Club in the near future. The date suggested is May 14…

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Revival of Tennis At Binda

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 10 May 1944 · page 1

The Rev. T.E. Whiting, rector of Binda Parish, being a, sport and enthusiastic tennis player, has been…

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Rugby League 12-0 VICTORY For Country XIII

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 10 May 1944 · page 5

At the Memorial Park oval on Sunday a team representing Country turned the tables on the Town, avenging…

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Rugby League

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 11 May 1944 · page 5

Goulburn Railway, team will go to Bowral on Sunday next, 14th to play the Bowral team. This will be the first match for the…

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BOWLS : Murray Cup 4th Round

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 11 May 1944 · page 5

Despite quite a bleak wind on Saturday, no fewer than 40 stalwarts saddied up for the start of the 4th round of the Murray Cup, and apparently they all felt no ill effects from the blast…

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FOOTBALL Rainbows Defeat High School

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 11 May 1944 · page 3

On Wednesday afternoon Rainbows proved too strong for the High School team. The seniors’ obtained most of the balls from the…

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Bowls Singles Championship Spence Wins Honor for Fourth Time

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 11 May 1944 · page 4

The finalists in the Singles Championship for 1944, Harry Spence and Harry Norris, gave a good display of the ancient game on Sunday last,…

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FOOTBALL Yass Beats Harden

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 15 May 1944 · page 3

A youthful team of Harden footballers visited Yass yesterday to play the local lads. The game was rather late in starting, which…

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BOWLS E. G. Elrington’s Wins President’s Trophy

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 15 May 1944 · page 2

After a keen game yesterday E G. Elrington won the final, against P. Grace, of the President’s Trophy for handicap singles, 21/17. Grace…

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