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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1947

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Competition Football Last Sunday's Results Magpies v Gunning

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 30 April 1947 · page 9

The local Magpie Rugby League team showed a remarkable reversal of previous form in their match against Gunning, at Gunning, on Sunday last, in the…

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Bigga Races Dual Victories To Snadger and Valpato

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 30 April 1947 · page 1

Despite the rain of Friday night--though the fall at Bigga was nothing like that at Crookwell--the Bigga…

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Bungonia News Tennis Club

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 1 May 1947 · page 8

The Bungonia Tennis Club has held a working bee and put the courts in excellent order. If the same support as was given to…

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KANGIARA Tennis Matches Wanted

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 1 May 1947 · page 2

The Saturday cricket competition final ended last week-end in victory for Rye Park. Kangiara resumed batting and due to the efforts of J…

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Football Notes. Competition Match at Braidwood Summary of Chosen Team

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 1 May 1947 · page 6

Yass Rugby League Football Club will journey to Braidwood next Sunday for the first competition game in the opening…

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Galong Tennis Club

The Burrowa News · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Galong Tennis Club was held in supper room last week. The [?] of officers resulted as…

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Twenty First Birthday Party at Rugby

The Burrowa News · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 3

"Woodside'" Rugby was the scene of a happy gathering on Sunday, the 20th. instant when about forty guests were entertained by Mr and…

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Bowls: Jottings on Second Round of the Murray Cup

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 3

Conditions were ideal on Saturday for the playing of the Murray Cup—perhaps. As a matter of fact, at was not anticipated by many that play would be possible at all and, though quite a few turned up several who did not venture…

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Bowls

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 5 May 1947 · page 2

In the semi-final of the B Grade Consistency handicap: Hamilton defeated Kerr 155—122; Mahony defeated Duproy 152—83…

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Coaching Young Tennis Players

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 5 May 1947 · page 5

In an endeavour to offer young tennis players added opportunity for betterment of their game, the secretary of the Goulburn…

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TENNIS Boy’s Coaching School Tom Williamson Selected

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 5 May 1947 · page 1

There were only three applicacants from junior boys in the Yass and Gunning districts for the boy’s coaching school which will be held…

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Lawn Tennis Memorial Club House Proposed Progressive Move Under Way

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 5 May 1947 · page 1

A further step toward the establishment of the Goulburn and District Lawn Tennis Association's Memorial Club House is expected to be taken in the very near future…

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Golf: Royal Canberra Beats Goulburn Club Waterloo Cup Is Real Waterloo

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 5 May 1947 · page 3

Goulburn Golf Club, with the Waterloo Cup in their possession, journeyed to Canberra yesterday full of confidence. It was a glorious day to win the Battle of Waterloo and Goulburn…

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Football Yass Defeat Braidwood Reserve’s Narrow Victory Good Start in Competition

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 5 May 1947 · page 3

The Yass Rugby League footballers journeyed to Braidwood yesterday [?]othe first match in the initial round of the…

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Boys' Orphanage Boxing Tourney a Grand Success

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 6 May 1947 · page 5

A very large crowd in St. Patrick's Hall last Friday night witnessed some excellent boxing by boys from St. John's Orphanage. There was not one dull moment from start to finish, the spectators witnessing some very…

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Bowls Notes

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 7 May 1947 · page 1

The first matches in the Winter Rink competition were played on Saturday and resulted as follows:…

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Football

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 7 May 1947 · page 6

Considerable improvement was shown by most League teams in the various games played on Sunday last. The new two and…

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Football

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 7 May 1947 · page 6

Football, like tennis and cricket, is a sport and as such should be played in a sporting spirit. Unfortunately, such is no…

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Golf Notes

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 7 May 1947 · page 6

On Saturday afternoon last, 3rd inst., a handicap stroke competition was played on the Crookwell links, John Marsden…

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Crookwell Golf Club

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 7 May 1947 · page 8

On Saturday afternoon a handicap stroke was played on the Crookwell Links J. Marsdon having a comfortable victory…

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