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Sport, 1944

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Bowls Holiday Games Night Bowls Results

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 12

The bowling club was well patronised over tin holidays. On Boxing Day 36 players took pari, in a three-game competition 15 heads…

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Swimming Is Easy Association's Reasons For Campaign Many Lives Will Be Saved

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 5

Children from eight to twelve can be taught to swim under proper instruction is the claim of the N.S.W…

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SWIMMING Saturday Afternoon Competitions Commence

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 4

The Armidale Amateur Swimming Club's weekly handicap races last Sunday provided some fine swimming over a distance of 100 yards…

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BOWLS Thronged Greens

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 6

The. first Saturday half tioliday proved very successful for the Bowling Club.- No. 1 green was filled to capacity and it is expected in order…

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Coursing Club's First Meeting Bright Prospects For Opening Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 4

Trials carried out by the newly formed Armidale Charity Coursing Club have proved that the track is in…

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Swimming Demonstration

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 3

A special demonstration of “how to teach” will be given by the visiting N.S.W. Amateur Swimming Association Instructor (Mr. N. Power), with a…

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Night Bowls

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 3

The night bowling competitions of Inverell Bowling Club this week will be held to-morrow (Thursday) night, and competitors are asked to have…

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SWIMMING Past and Present

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 6

Now that swimming is booming again in Inverell, it may not be out of place to review what has been happening in the local swimming world…

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Tennis Ball in Pipe

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 3

On Monday last the water supply to Dirranbandi (Q), which is supplied from the railway tank, was cut off for some unknown reason. Investigation…

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Inverell Races Saturday, Jan. 22 Excellent Nominations

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 3

The local Jockey Club received an excellent nomination for its race meeting to be held on Saturday, January 22, and a highly successful fixture…

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CRICKET Move to Re-Form Half Holiday Club

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 9

Cricketers arid others interested in the game are invited to attend a meeting in the rooms in front of Pair's billiard room to-morrow…

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Firebreak to Save Town Troops Racing To Help Firefighters MELBOURNE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 1

The township of Beechworth is threatened by a rapidly approaching bush fire. Firefighters who vainly attempted…

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Swimming Teacher Rescued

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 4

The learn-to-swim campaign at Grafton swimming baths went into reverse when a bystander had to rescue the swimming instructor, Miss…

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Country Swimming Championships Armidale Next Year's Venue

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 10

As the Country Swimming Championships for 1944 having been allotted to Parkes, the Armidale Club's plans for the…

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Bowls Club Competitions Revised Reshuffle of Games Rules

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 12

It has been decided to revise the rules governing continuous club competitions and these will now be played as follows:…

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Red Cross Races Bumper Fixture Anticipated

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 4

The first race meeting to be conducted by the Inverell Jockey Club for over two years, is to take place on Saturday, January 22nd. Excellent…

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Cricket Half Holiday Club Formed Competitions Being Arranged Young Players To Be Encouraged

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 5

At a meeting held last-night for the purpose of reforming the Armidale Half-Holiday Cricket Club, it was…

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Swimming Lessons to Continue

The Inverell Times · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 2

The 18 instructors’ certificates awarded in Inverell during the learn-to-swim campaign last week were not presented at the function held at the…

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BOWLS Saturday’s Play

The Inverell Times · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 3

On the local Bowling Green on Saturday three social rinks, a pairs competition and two games in the singles championship, were played…

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Coursing Armidale Club's Opening Good Fields Assured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 4

In connection with the opening meeting of the Armidale Charily Coursing Club on Saturday afternoon next,…

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