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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Sport

Sport, 1938

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Football

The Bombala Times · Friday 29 April 1938 · page 4

The two Bombala teams paid a visit to Nimmitabel last Sunday for friendly games. The senior team met defeat by 34 to nil, but the Bombala reserves…

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Football

Delegate Argus · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 2

The Delegate Football Club has commenced its season's activities. A working bee will be held at the site of the new football field on…

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Football

The Bombala Times · Friday 6 May 1938 · page 4

Delegate footballers are getting ready for the season. Athol Stewart won a footballers' race at a suburban picnic in Sydney on…

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Cricket Some Records

The Bombala Times · Friday 6 May 1938 · page 2

Don Bradman, declared by many to be the greatest batting genius of all time, will have to accomplish a miracle if he is to smash the records of two…

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Football Bombala Defeats Cooma for the Watford Cup

The Bombala Times · Friday 6 May 1938 · page 2

Last Sunday the Cooma team came along ful of confidence that they would recapture the Watford Cup from Bombala. The Cooma band was with them…

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Football Notes

The Bombala Times · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 4

Bombala's newly appointed coach, King Tutty, didn't have a long reign in Bombala. He arrived en Tuesday, 3rd May, and left on Saturday, 7th…

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Football the Rosenthal Shield Bombala Retains the Shield

The Bombala Times · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 3

When Bombala defeated Bega last Sunday by 5 to 3 it was a satisfactory ending for the local team, and barrackers and players left the ground more…

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Football

The Bombala Times · Friday 20 May 1938 · page 4

"Linesman" writes: The practice of charging a player after he has got rid of the ball is a reportable offence. Certain teams are making it a right…

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Football Watford Cup Still Here Narrow Win for Holders

The Bombala Times · Friday 20 May 1938 · page 2

Bombala had a feast of football last Sunday with three matches. The first was a match between the Bombala Colts and Cathcart, and in…

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Football

Delegate Argus · Thursday 26 May 1938 · page 2

At Nimmitabel last Sunday, Nimmitabel defeated Cooma by 20 paints to nil, and retained the Peter Dawson Cup…

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Rugby Union

The Bombala Times · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 1

On Saturday last the enthusiasts of the Union game gathered together at the Exhibition Ground for the purposes of re-forming the Southern…

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Football the Rosenthall Shield. Bombala Undefeated

The Bombala Times · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 2

Bombala came into its own on Sunday last, not so much in that it defeated Bega but in the manner in which it was done. In pace and dash…

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Football

Delegate Argus · Thursday 2 June 1938 · page 2

Bombala defeated Cooma Wanderers at Cooma last Sunday by 28 points to II. It was the first match in the Maslin Shield…

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Football Competition Opens Bombala Has a Win

The Bombala Times · Friday 3 June 1938 · page 4

The two Bombala teams, went to Coma last Sunday. The senior team played its first match in the Maslin Shield Competition, and the Reserves…

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Football

Delegate Argus · Thursday 9 June 1938 · page 2

In a competition match at Bombala last Sunday, Bega first grade team was defeated 28 to 8. At Cooma last Sunday Cooma…

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Rugby Union

The Bombala Times · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 1

On Saturday last a meeting was held to re-form the old Southern Monaro Rugby Football Union. The meeting was held at Mr. P. Jonas's…

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Football

The Bombala Times · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 1

In the Competition match last Sunday, Nimmitabel defeated Adaminaby by 25 points to 3. Bombala team goes to Adaminaby…

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Football Maslin Shield Competition Another Win for Bombala Bega Badly Beaten

The Bombala Times · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 2

Bombala played Bega last Sunday in the Competition game for the Maslin Shield. The attendance was about 500, and the receipts showed a sum…

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Football

Delegate Argus · Thursday 16 June 1938 · page 2

Bega defeated Cooma at by 24 points to 18 in a very closely contested match on Sunday last. At 5 minutes before full time…

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Rugby Union

The Bombala Times · Friday 17 June 1938 · page 2

A team of Rugby Union players from the local Club recently formed had the hardihood to travel to Canberra on the King's Birthday to play a F.C.T…

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