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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1947

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Swimming Records

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 1

Rail Wright, of America, made two records when he won the State 220 yards breaststroke championship at the North…

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Crookwell Bowls

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 8

Only two cards were handed in for Saturday, with scores as follows:— Saunders, Lincott, Haslington…

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Swimming Club First Carnival

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 8

Entries for the Goulburn Amateur Swimming Clubs first invitation carnival to be held, at the Municipal baths on Monday,…

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Picnic Races

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 4

Prospects for the Crookwell and District Amateur Picnic Races are most promising, as quite a number of members…

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Night Tennis for Nurses

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 2

In a letter to Monday night's meeting of the Goulburn District Hospital Board, the Hospitals Commission advised that it…

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Cricket: Golspie Holds Marmont Cup

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 4

On Sunday last Golspie, holders of the Marmont Cup, defeated the challengers, Redbank. batted first and were dismissed…

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Some Excellent Tennis Seen at Crookwell District Finals

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 1

The play in the semi-final and. final game of, the men's singles concluded on Saturday under windy conditions. some fine tennis was seen. Reg Seaman was unfortunate…

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Cricket Teams For Week-End KEMPTON v CROOKWELL

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 6

--The following team will represent Kempton versus Crookwell on Saturday, 18th January, match to be played on…

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Tennis Tourney Church Rec. Club

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 6

The time has come round again for Church Rec.'s annual fixture—an event which is open to Goulburn and district tennis…

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Tennis Attractions Arranged for Australia Day: Exhibition

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 3

Competitive tennis in Goulburn has lapsed during the past few weeks owing to the holiday periods intervening. However, Saturday week, January 25, will mark the resumption of this type of tennis, as the Church…

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Gunning News CRICKET Douse Competition Cup

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 3

A special meeting arranged by Mr. L. S. Douse, who has generously donated a silver cup for competition for cricket teams in the district, for…

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Night Tennis

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 2

The final matches in the current night tennis competition will be completed next week. To test the feelings of all…

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Boorowa Cricket

The Burrowa News · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 1

TEAMS FOR WEEK-END The following teams nave been chosen to represent Boorowa in next week-end cricket…

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Sporting Review Cricket

The Burrowa News · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 8

Last Sunday saw the resumption of the Young District Cricket Competition when the second round commenced, in both "A" and "B" grades…

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Ex-world Tennis Star Sent to Gaol

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 5

LOS ANGELES, Thursday: Found guilty of contributing to the delinquency of a 14-year-old boy, the former world tennis champion, William Tilden, was sentenced to nine months labour with a road gang…

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Tully Park Golf: J. Flower Wins "C" Grade Stroke Competition

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 21 January 1947 · page 5

Tully Park "C" graders, as usual in a stroke .event, have no trouble to break par .On Saturday three, players broke par by several strokes. J. Flower headed the list with…

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Swimming Club Notes Water Polo Popular

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 7

Points score events were continued at the City Batha on Sunday last, when heats and final of the…

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Canberra Rugby League Financial Support Is Needed

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 7

CANBERRA: Rugby League officials claim that if the game is to be boosted in Canberra they must have the support of…

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Gosford Races Off Club Loses Licence

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY: The Gosford race meeting set down for February 1 has been abandoned, following the cancellation of the licence by the…

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Country Tour N.S.W. Cricket Teams

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 7

SYDNEY: Four official teams will represent the N.S.W. Cricket Association in country centres at Easter, the first week in…

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