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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1947

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Boxing Bouts At Arcadia To-night

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 1 January 1947 · page 3

Police boxing at the Arcadia ?Hall will be the main attraction in Goulburn tonight. Organised to raise funds for…

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WINDELLAMA Wins at Tennis but Loses at Cricket

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 2 January 1947 · page 1

A tennis match against Lake Bathurst and a cricket match against Tarago were played under weather…

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Bowls Lemon Trophy Yesterday's Play

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 2 January 1947 · page 2

play for the Lemon Trophy among the bowlers was completed yesterday, the winners being S. Baxter,…

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Hectic Programme at Police Boxing Goulburn Boys Shine: Four Contests End in Knock-Outs

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 2 January 1947 · page 5

Lively boxing, with four of the seven main bouts ending in k. o. s. featured the contests staged by the Goulburn Police at the Arcadia Hall last night…

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Wild Storm Hits Sydney Hundreds Injured: Hail as Large as Cricket Ball

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 2 January 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY: Hundreds among thousands of people "trapped" on the city surfing beaches yesterday afternoon in a heavy hailstorm were severely injured…

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Representative Cricket Teams Players Need to Improve

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 3 January 1947 · page 6

Goulburn's Burns Cup eleven proved too good for the Crookwell Cup side, winning by five wickets and…

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CRICKET Grades Games and Cups

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 7

The Goulburn District Cricket Association announces the following competition draw:— A GRADE…

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Gunning Cricket Club Formed

Yass Tribune-Courier · Tuesday 7 January 1947 · page 3

Twenty-six Cricket enthusiasts j attended a meeting held at the Gunning Literary Institute on December 23 when it was decided to form…

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Country Week Tennis Goulburn's Two Teams

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 7 January 1947 · page 5

Two teams are representing the Goulburn Tennis Association at the Country Carnival, which opened in Sydney…

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Bowls Notes

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 2

Crookwell Bowling Green is now in playing order and quite a lot of beginners are rolling up and learning the game. On…

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CRICKET District Competition

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 4

KEMPTON, BINDA LEAD Kempton and Binda at this stage are on an even footing at the head of the A Grade…

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Swimming Pool Chlorine Shortage Hits Country Councils

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 1

So far no difficulty has boon experienced, by Goulburn City Counch authorities in obtaining chlorine to treat water at the…

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Moss Vale Coursing Greyhound Club Accepts RENT £5 Per Day

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 7

As the result of a conference between the subcommittee of the show society and delegates…

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Swimming Pool Loan Of £7,000 Approved By State Governor

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 6

The Crookwell Shire Council's application for permission to raise a loan of £7,000 for the purpose of constructing swimming baths in…

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Inquest on the Drowning Fatality at Crookwell Prompt Action by 11-year-old Lad Saves Lives Coroner and Police on Need of Swimming Facilities

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 3

At the inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death by drowning of Maxwell Barry Cramp (14), son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Cramp, of Crookwell, conducted by te District Coroner (Mr. L. E. Goodhew) at the Court…

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BOWLS Pennant Matches

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 2

Yass B grade bowlers will play their last two pennant matches on Sunday next, at Canberra, against Forest No. 1 and No. 2 teams…

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Cricket

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 6

The following players have been selected to represent the Vass Colts against Manton, at 11 a.m., on Sunday next Transport leaves Hill’s…

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Braidwood Races

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 2

Braidwood Jockey Club's annual race meeting will be held on Saturday, February 1, when a programme carrying £200…

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Police Boys Club Boxing Tournament

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 1

Murrumburrah - Harden Police Boys' Club, which has been closed for 10 days during the Christmas holidays, re-opened last…

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Cricket Comp. Recommences

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 1

Harden District Cricket Competition will recommence on Sunday. The draw is: Colts v. Bookham, Railway v Burrinjuck, Binalong v…

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