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Sport, 1948

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Join the Warialda Athletic & Cycling Club

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 19 January 1948 · page 3

At last a body of local residents with enough enthusiasm have got together and formed, the above Club. It is something that has long been…

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120 Children Receive Swimming Instruction

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 2

Just over 120 children from the the Inverell Play entre received swimming instruction from New South Wales Swimming…

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Sports Union Dance After Races

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 4

The Sports Union and Rovers Cricket Club will hold an Anniversary Ballette in the Town Hall on Monday after the Glen…

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Scores In Night Tennis Competition Games

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 7

Perhaps the best game played on Friday night last in the Inverell Lawn Tennis Association’s competition was that…

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Cricket Draw For Next

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 4

The draw for next Sunday's cricket competition round is: Rovers v Australs (Showground…

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Cricket Macksville Teams To Play at Armidale

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 15

A and B grade teams from Macksville will play at Armidale this week-end. The Macksviile B grade team will…

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Football Rugby League West Armidale After a Coach

The Uralla Times · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 2

West Armidale Club is negotiating with Vic Hey as a coach for the 1948 season. The annual meeting of the club…

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Bowls Uralla Club Rain Interrupts Play

The Uralla Times · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 2

Rain interrupted play on Saturday afternoon, after only three or four ends had been played. With a further shower during the…

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Uralla Club Racing Next

The Uralla Times · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 1

Dogs have been nominated from Armidale, Tamworth, Cessnock, Guyra and Uralla, for the re-opening fixture on Monday…

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Dog Racing Uralla Punters Clean Up in Top Grade Event

The Uralla Times · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 1

A. Corcoran's Plain Jacko caused an upset at Armidale Charity Coursing Club's meeting on Saturday night by winning…

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Golf. Event for To-morrow

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 15

If a sufficient number of golfers attend the Armidale course to-morrow, a four-ball best-ball event will be held. The top nine is in…

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Successful Tennis Tournament

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 2

Men and women's doubles tournaments played at the Town courts on Sunday were successful in all respects. There was…

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Jockey Club Races

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 2

The Warialda Jockey Club races on Saturday next promise to be very successful. The time for receipt of nominations had not expired when we…

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W. Stone Enters Bowls Championship Final

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 2

W. Stone, by defeating L. Willcocks, in the bowls championship semi-final, will now meet the winner of the Sargeant v E. Morgan game in the final…

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Inverell Golf Player Wins at Glen Innes

The Inverell Times · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 3

Des Gannen, of Inverell, won an 18-hole stroke handicap event on the opening day of the New England Golf Association’s annual carnival, held this…

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Bowls President v. SECRETARY Highlight of Week-End Carnival

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 10

Completing the second unit of the week-end carnival the president - secretary challenge match of yeserday provided a…

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Score of 6 Up Wins Golf Tournament Par Hcp

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 2

Northern Territory policeman, Greg Ryall, had an exceptional score of 6 up to win yesterday's 18 holes par handicap in the New England Golf Association tournament at Glen Innes…

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Swimming Official Wounded Near Tragedy at Tamworth Struck by Portion of Bullet

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 6

A swimming official was accidentally shot when a starting pistol held by the chief starter (Mr. J. Pritchard)…

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Night Tennis Karooba Figures In Dour Struggle With Catholic Club

The Inverell Times · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 2

Karooba tennis players, in the second division of the men’s section of the Inverell L.T.A. competition, struggled dourly with…

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Rugby League Easts Plan Club House

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 15

East Armidale Rugby League football Club will endeavour this year to establish a club house. This was stated to-day by Mr. A…

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