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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1953

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Swimming Classes

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 26 January 1953 · page 2

Goulburn Swimming officials have been heartened by the response to their appeal for pupils for the learn-to-swim classes…

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Big Swimming Carnival At Crookwell

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 26 January 1953 · page 6

Crookwell will have its first championship swimming carnival next Sunday, February 1. Two southern districts…

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Golf Professionals Having Hard Time

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 26 January 1953 · page 2

There can be few, if anymore respected, liked or competent professional golfers than Jimmy Adams…

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Sporting News Local Round-up Bruce Devlin's Golf Success In Sydney

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 26 January 1953 · page 2

Fifteen-year-old Goulburn schoolboy, Bruce Devlin, last week won the country division of the N.S.W. schoolboy golf championships at St. Michael's, La Perouse…

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BOWLS Boorowa def. Yass

Yass Tribune-Courier · Tuesday 27 January 1953 · page 6

On Sunday we had a visit by four rinks from the Boorowa Club. President Len Perry extended a welcome to the visitors…

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Hume Club Tennis Tournament Men’s Open Singles Won by G. Carmody

Yass Tribune-Courier · Tuesday 27 January 1953 · page 6

G. Carmody, of Boorowa, playing superb tennis, won the men’s open singles at the Hume Tennis Club’s Anniversary week-end tournament. Carmody is a young player with…

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Olympic Representatives At Local Swimming Carnival

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 1

The highlight of next Sunday's swimming carnival at the local pool will be the exhibition of water polo by…

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BOWLS Singles Championship To Goulburn

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 3

For the first time since the formation of the Crookwell Bowling Club the semifinals and finals of the Federal…

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Beach Umbrellas for Swimming Pool Patrons

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 3

Council's Town Works Committee further considered a proposal for the planting of trees that would act as a break-wind at the swimming baths enclosure at their last…

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GOLF Social Events Affect Attendance

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 3

Social event on Saturday afternoon last greatly affected the attendance of member to compete in the Stableford,…

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Women's Golf Team to Tour Australia

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 3

JOHANNESBURG, Wednesday: A South African women's golf team will tour Australia from early July until about the middle…

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Record Entries and Quality Performances Highlight Tennis Tournament

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 2

Record entries and spectacular play, coupled with good weather and excellent management distinguished the 39th annual Southern Tablelands Tennis Tournament, staged in Crookwell over the holiday weekend…

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Tennis Talk

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 29 January 1953 · page 4

Congratulations to the President, Secretary and hard working committee of the Hume Tennis Club on the wonderful success of…

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BOWLS Cooma St. v. The Rest

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 29 January 1953 · page 2

Sunday next will be Charity day when the whole of the proceeds will he allotted to those charities decided by the…

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Trueman Gives Big Football Away

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 29 January 1953 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday: Freddie Trueman, England's fast bowling hope for the coming Test, series against Australia will not…

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Railway Bowls Review Of Play Over Week-end

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 29 January 1953 · page 7

The overcast weather during the week-end did not deter bowlers from surrounding districts, and the representation was very good on all three days. On Monday we took advantage…

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Tennis Notes Visiting Stars Create District Interest

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 29 January 1953 · page 6

Much interest has been created in Goulburn tennis circles by the announcement that the local tennis association has been successful in securing four of the world's leading tennis players to play an exhibition in…

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RUGBY Cricket

Boorowa News · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 4

This grand old game appears to be foremost amongst the sport at Rugby at prepent. Competition matches…

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Rugby Show

Boorowa News · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 4

A show committee meeting was held last Wednesday evening to prepare for the forthcoming show to be held on the 21st…

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