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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1947

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Test Cricket Stars Go for 68 RUNS At Lunch Total 164

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 4

ADELAIDE: In an hour and a half of play this morning, England lost the wickets of Hutton and Washbrook for the addition of only 68 runs. Rain fell overnight, and the wicket was in good order…

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Cricket: Big Plans for Coming Easter Several Teams to Visit Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 7

Goulburn Cricket Association is preparing for a feast of cricket at Easter time, and plans were laid at the meeting of the committee last night. Mr. T. Earle, president, was in the chair…

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Albury Races

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 6

ALBURY: Albury Race Club has decided to provide £1,500 in prize money for its two-day race meeting on April 16 and 17…

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BOWLS A—Grade Champion Pair

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 2

The final of the A—Grade Champion Pair competition between Robertson and Grosvenor and Lindsay and James, will be…

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Rover’s Cricket Club Draw for

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the members of the Gunning Rover’s Cricket Club was held in the Literary Institute last Monday night, when the…

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R.S.L. Teams to Form Football and Hockey

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 1

Efforts by officials of the Goulburn sub-branch of the R.S.L. to interest ex-servicemen in sporting…

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Golf

The Burrowa News · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 1

The golf club has been reformed and judging by the enthusiasm on the inaugural meeting, the club will be a real success. It won't be long…

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Racing

The Burrowa News · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 10

The committe or the newly formed Boorowa Race Club met Cast. week, and decided to hold a meeting in the near future. The proceeds…

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Football

The Burrowa News · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 7

Meeting at Randwick, recently [?][?]eddie Canill, M.L..A. and Joe Gleeson -associated in other seasons with the country Rugby…

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Cricket

The Burrowa News · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 10

Frogmore had a narrow win over Kangiara in a competition match last Saturday. The game was played at Frogmore, the home team…

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Swimming Club Notes Recent Carnival Reviewed

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 3

Officials of the Goulburn Amateur Swimming Club were well satisfied with the result of their first carnival…

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Swimming Pools For Twelve Country Towns

The Burrowa News · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 9

Twelve country towns plan to build modern swimming pools this year They are Mulwala, Gloucester,…

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Cricket Draw for

The Burrowa News · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 10

Boorowa "A" Grade team will i be faced with an important game on Sunday next when they will meet the competition leaders,…

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Cricket: Some Games Are at an Interesting Stage

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 3

Games on Saturday were played in good weather. Chief Clothing led in the scores of the day with 301. Only one other team, Wheelmen 2nds, reached 200. Some good batting…

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BOWLS Lindsay and James Win Pairs Championship And Preliminary Round in Federal District Pairs

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 2

Yesterday was certainly a “red letter” day for Bowlers C. H. Lindsay and Jack James, in winning the club pairs…

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Tennis in the Country State Team to Visit Crookwell

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 3

A tennis team of state players will visit Crookwell next Sunday to play exhibition tennis: The team will consist of Msesrs Fred Bennet, Bob McCarthy, Don Weston, Les Walters and Kevin Myer, with M. Jack Lambert as Manager…

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Cricket: Only One Century Scored Kenmore Secures Outright Win Over R.S.L.

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 5

Better weather prevailed for the cricket on Saturday. The cool change which came in the afternoon was a respite to the temperatures ruling earlier in the afternoon and all the previous Saturday. Although the wickets…

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Swimming Pool on Vanguard

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday: The H.M.S. Vanguard, after the excitement, of crossing the line, has resumed normal…

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CYCLING Training Races

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 7

Training races were run at the sportsground last Thursday night and quite a number of people were…

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Tully Park Golf Club: Stableford Competition Won by J. Powell

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 7

The recent rains have taken the fire out of the fairways and very little run was obtained over the week-end, but this made little difference to J. Powell, who returned a three over par round of 73…

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