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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Sport

Sport, 1938

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Football

The Bombala Times · Friday 17 June 1938 · page 2

About 300 spectators at Cathcart on Sunday last saw Bombala Reserves defeat Cathcart Reserves by 5 to nil for the Old Players' Cup. Cathcart…

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Football

Delegate Argus · Thursday 23 June 1938 · page 2

On the local ground last Sunday, Delegate defeated a Bombala team by 37 points to nil. At Bega on Sunday last, Bega…

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Football

The Bombala Times · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 3

Footballers and football-fans experienced the coldest day for some time when Jindabyne, on Sunday last, played Bombala for the Watford Cup. Only…

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Football

Delegate Argus · Thursday 30 June 1938 · page 3

At Bega on Sunday last defeated Canberra by 25 points to 24. The home team scored its final try just before full time…

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Football Maslin Shield Competition

The Bombala Times · Friday 1 July 1938 · page 4

A gathering of about 700 people on Sunday last at the Show Ground saw Bombala defeat Nimmitabel by 9 to 7 in the Maslin Shield Competition…

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Football

The Bombala Times · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 1

Bombala and Nimmitabel played a 4-all draw at Nimmitabel last week-end. For Bombala Wooldridge kicked two goals. Our usual report of the…

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Golf

Delegate Argus · Thursday 14 July 1938 · page 2

Returning a good card of 7 up, G. McKay and J. Malin were successful in winning the President's trophy, a four ball best ball v…

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Football Rugby Union Match

The Bombala Times · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 1

Saturday last saw the first arranged local Rugby Union match between Bombala and Bibbenluke. Bibbenluke was represented by many of her old…

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Football

The Bombala Times · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 2

Despite the absence of six first-grade players, Bombala's depleted team soundly trounced Adaminaby on Sunday on the local Showground, by 33 to…

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Gippsland Racing Declining Entries Bairnsdale's Bid

Delegate Argus · Thursday 28 July 1938 · page 2

Due to so many local owners going out of horses during the depression, racing in Gippsland "is very sick" at the moment…

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Rugby Union

The Bombala Times · Friday 29 July 1938 · page 4

A Bombala player writes of Saturday's match at Bibbenluke:—The Bombala team fared much better than in the previous match. There is a bit of…

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Football

The Bombala Times · Friday 29 July 1938 · page 4

"Linesman" writes, from Sydney.—Being on the sick list last week, there is hot much I can write about, but I managed to get over to Earl Park on…

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Football Bombala Left Run Too Late. First Defeat

The Bombala Times · Friday 29 July 1938 · page 1

Failure to clap on the pace in the early stages cost Bombala the match against Bega at Bega last Sunday, which Bega won 12-11. The game…

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Football

The Bombala Times · Friday 5 August 1938 · page 1

In the Maslin Shield match on the local ground on Sunday, Bombala defeated Cooma 20 to 8. For Bombala Rex Taylor scored two tries, E. Elton…

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Golf

Delegate Argus · Thursday 11 August 1938 · page 2

A match was played between Delegate and Cathcart on the Cathcarl links List Sunday, and athough the course was new to…

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Golf

The Bombala Times · Friday 12 August 1938 · page 4

Of the Far South Coast and Tablelands Association golf tournament at Bega, the Bega "District News" says: Sunday, which was the big day for…

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Football Bombala Outclassed

The Bombala Times · Friday 12 August 1938 · page 2

On Sunday last, in the match at Bombala between the home team and Nimmitabel for the Minor Premiership, the visitors ran out easy winners by…

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Rugby Union Canberra's Visit

The Bombala Times · Friday 19 August 1938 · page 4

Bombala was visited on Saturday last by a team of Rugby Union players from Canberra, who played a Bombala district team for the Walcott Cup…

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Football Maslin Shield Competition

The Bombala Times · Friday 19 August 1938 · page 1

Bombala defeated Cooma at Cooma on Sunday in the semi-final of the Maslin Shield Competition by 20 to 10…

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Rugby Union. Bombala Recovers Walcott Cup

The Bombala Times · Friday 26 August 1938 · page 2

Scoring 21 points to nil in the second half, Southern Monaro registered a most impressive win by 24 points to 6 over Canberra, after being behind 6-3…

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