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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Sport

Sport, 1946

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FOOTBALL. Campbelltown Defeats Picton in Hard and Thrilling Game Enthusiastic Crowd Witnesses Match

The Picton Post · Thursday 4 July 1946 · page 3

ALMOST 1000 PEOPLE WERE IN ATTENDANCE AT VICTORIA PARK ON SUNDAY LAST TO WITNESS WHAT MAY BE TERMED THE MATCH OF THE SEASON" BETWEEN TEAMS REPRESENTING CAMPBELLTOWN AND PICTON. CAMPBELL…

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Golf

Camden News · Thursday 11 July 1946 · page 10

Wes Clifton was the winner of the stroke handicap decided last Saturday. Next Saturday's play is a par…

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Picton Wins at Thirlmere Football. Uninteresting Game

The Picton Post · Thursday 11 July 1946 · page 6

A rawer drab game was presented to patrons on Sunday last at Thirimere when toe two local teams met Picton with three of…

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Golf

Camden News · Thursday 18 July 1946 · page 5

C. Whitfield and E. Britton tied last Saturday in the par handicap decided by the Camden Golf Club. S. Adams was runner-up…

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Football

Camden News · Thursday 18 July 1946 · page 6

The competition was concluded last Sunday and the semi-finalists of the northern zone in Group Six are Campbelltown and Picton. They…

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Football. Picton's Improved Form Too Good For The Oaks

The Picton Post · Thursday 18 July 1946 · page 3

Before a respon[?]ble attendance, Picton on Sunday last [?]ed The Oaks by 22 points to 7. The game so fax as Picton was…

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FOOTBALL. Bargo Defeats Bowral in Sensational Match Bowral Suffer Their First Defeat of Present Season

The Picton Post · Thursday 18 July 1946 · page 5

In one of the most sensational matches of the season, Bargo tripped to Bowral on Sunday afternoon, there to take the…

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SPORT Bowls

The Campbelltown News · Friday 19 July 1946 · page 6

Concord Club visited Campbell town on Sunday last and recorded a win on 3 out of 4 links, thus breaking a lond succession of wins by…

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Golf

Camden News · Thursday 25 July 1946 · page 9

A stableford handicap was conducted by Camden Golf Club on Saturday last and resulted in a tie between P. J. Fox and R. E. Rofe…

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Tennis Notes

The Picton Post · Thursday 25 July 1946 · page 3

The Buxton followers turned out in force last Sunday to witness the clash between their home team and Town 3…

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Junior Football

The Picton Post · Thursday 25 July 1946 · page 5

Picton District Juniors were defeated last Saturday on Victoria Park by Marist Brothers Agricultural College, Campbelltown. 16 to 11. The visiting…

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Football. Camden Wins Gold Cup. Campbelltown Beaten 10 to 5

Camden News · Thursday 25 July 1946 · page 9

Before the biggest crowd of the season Camden lifted the Lack-Dawson Gold Cup from Campbelltown on Sunday by 10 points to 5 in a…

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Football. Picton Retains Norman L. Day Cup Semi-Finals Next

The Picton Post · Thursday 25 July 1946 · page 6

Last Sunday Picton (holders) defeated Bargo (challengers) for the Norman L. Day Cup to the tune of 22 points to 2, after a…

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Correspondence. Football Field. (To the Editor.)

The Campbelltown News · Friday 26 July 1946 · page 1

Sir,—In last week’s issue of your valued paper a letter was published over the initials of H.L. wherein he attacked the local Aldermen for not…

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Golf

Camden News · Thursday 1 August 1946 · page 7

Another tie was registered on Saturday last in Camden Golf Club's stroke handicap. The tie was between F. Harden and J. Howe, with…

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Football. Group Semi-finals. Campbelltown Win Double

Camden News · Thursday 1 August 1946 · page 7

Before a very large crowd' at Camden Showground on Sunday Campbelltown A Grade and Reserve Grade teams won their way into the final…

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Bowral Defeats Picton FOOTBALL. Finals at Picton Next

The Picton Post · Thursday 1 August 1946 · page 3

In the semi-final competition match at Mittagong last Sunday. Bowral defeated Picton 7 points to nil after a hard fought…

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Cricket

Camden News · Thursday 8 August 1946 · page 10

The annual meeting of the Camden District Cricket Association is to be held at Camden Town Hall on Friday, 23rd August. It is…

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FOOTBALL. Camden Retain Gold Cup

Camden News · Thursday 8 August 1946 · page 6

Camden successfully defended the Lack-Dawson Gold Cup against The Oaks on Sunday, winning by 7 points to nil. There was nothing brilliant…

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Football Final Played Campbelltown Group 6 Premiers In Both Grades

The Picton Post · Thursday 8 August 1946 · page 3

SUNDAY LAST SAW THE LARGEST CROWD EVER TO CONGREGATE AT VICTORIA PARK IN ATTENDANCE TO WITNESS THE FINALS IN THE GROUP SIX FOOTBALL COMPETITION. IT WAS ESTIMATED THAT OVER 2000 PERSONS WERE…

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