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Sport, 1949

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Coles Gives Up Racing

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 5 January 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: promising apprentice jockey, Ron Coles, left the stables of trainer A. S. Croall, after…

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Jockey "Sick of Racing"—Walks Out

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 5 January 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Promising apprentice jockey, Ron Coles, left the stables of trainer A. S. Croall after telling Mr…

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Swimming School Popular 10-Mile Bike Ride For One Boy 'Age Limit Outdated"

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1949 · page 6

Children attending the annual swimming school at the Olympic Pool are so keen that one boy…

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"Sick and Tired of Racing" Apprentice Walks Out On Trainer SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1949 · page 2

Promising apprentice jockey, Ron Coles, left the stables of trainer A. S. Croall after telling Croall that he was "sick and…

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Bowls Holiday Games Uralla Bowlers Out in Force

The Uralla Times · Thursday 6 January 1949 · page 2

A pleasant and enjoyable time was spent at the Uralla bowling green during the holidays…

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Swimming Notes

The Inverell Times · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 6

Members of Inverell Swimming club will compete against competitors and champions of the North and…

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Cricket Teams

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 4

Rovers (Saturday): P. Tolley L. Seath, J. Skennar, G. Kiehne, R. West, F. Edwards, D. Hutton, Jim Gray, L. Northcott…

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Inverell Tennis Team Beaten

The Inverell Times · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 6

An Inverell Lawn Tennis Association women’s team which is competing in the country week carnival at…

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Picnic Races Horses Paddocked

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 11

Horses, for the Armidale Picnic Races next month were paddocked on Wednesday. Nominations are much…

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Tennis Inverell at Country Week

The Inverell Times · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Country Week tennis was continued today. In the women “A” division, section 1. Bathurst 8/48…

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Oil Search Deep Boxing Test This Year

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 11

A thousand gallons of diesel fuel will be used daily by Shell Queensland) Development Pty. Ltd. in its deep test well…

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Spotlight on Sport Tennis Armidale Topples Newcastle Last Year's Country Champions

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 11

Newcastle No. 1, holders of the country men's teams championship, were beaten 5 sets to 3…

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Sargeant, Watson In Bowls Defeat

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 2

Last year's Bowling Club champion, Alick Sargeant was beaten 31-22 by Jack Irwin on Saturday in a first round match for the 1949 championship. Another upset was the defeat of Bill Watson…

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Hospital Tennis Court Appeal

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 2

Hereunder are additional amounts received towards the cost of erecting tennis courts for the use of the staff. The…

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Rugby League Australia Defeats France MARSEILLES

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 7

Australia neat France 29 points to 10 in the first Rugby League Test yesterday. Seventeen thousand saw the…

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Tennis Challenge Match Postponed Indefinitely

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 7

A challenge match between Tarn worth and the Rest of New England, which was to have been played at Armidale…

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Bowls Play Washed Out Greens Will Benefit by Rain

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 7

Play was washed out ' at the Armidale Bowling Club during the weekend…

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Few Surprises When Comp. Cricket Resumes

The Inverell Times · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 3

Inverell District Cricket Association’s competition resumed in both grades on Saturday—and with few surprises. Biggest reversal of previous…

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Bowls Budget

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 12 January 1949 · page 6

Since last bowls budget some very interesting games have been played and interesting results are now showing on Club…

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Bowls Teams

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 12 January 1949 · page 3

Inverell Blue Pennant bowls team to play Armidale on Sunday were shown incorrectly in Monday’s “Times.”…

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