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Sport, 1949

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Cricket Comp

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 12 January 1949 · page 6

R. B. McGill of Nullamanna. won a competition conducted by Inverell Cricket Club. The prize was a cricket bat…

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Night Tennis Delayed ?

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 12 January 1949 · page 6

Inverell Lawn Tennis Association will be advised by Inverell Council to delay commencement of its…

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Cattle For Football

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 January 1949 · page 16

A full sized match-ball takes two and a half square feet of leather. The best balls are made from English cow-hide…

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Tennis Women’s Team in First 8

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 12 January 1949 · page 6

Graded amongst the first eight teams at the country week tennis carnival at White City Courts (Sydney)…

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Zone Cricket Inverell Will Play Bingara

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 12 January 1949 · page 6

Inverell District Cricket team will play Bingara on Sunday in the central zone of the Northern…

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Cattle For Football

Guyra Argus · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 3

'A full sized match-ball takes two and a half square feet of leather. The best balls era made from English cow hide…

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Bowls Pennant Teams To Play At Glen Innes

The Uralla Times · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 2

Uralla Rev. Pennant teams selected to play at Glen Innes on Sunday, a January 16, are: R. Burton, W. Cooner, M…

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Dived on to Floor Boys' Enthusiasm For Swimming

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 8

An 11-years-old boy was so enthusiastic about instruction at the swimming school that he narrowly escaped…

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CRICKET Teams For

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 15

Churches to play Easts at racecourse: J. Hocking, E. Hocking, A. Peden, S. Bell, W. Wilkinson, A. Johnston, R…

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Preparations For Swimming Carnival

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 17 January 1949 · page 3

A meeting of the committee organising the swimming carnival at "The Cut" on the Anniversary holiday, January 31, was…

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Country Week Tennis

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 17 January 1949 · page 2

The Warialda representatives playing in the Country Week tennis in Sydney have had a very enjoyable time and also put up a…

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Tennis Dance at Tent Hell

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 17 January 1949 · page 2

A successful dance was held in the Tent Hill Hall on Friday night by the members of the Tent Hill Tennis Club. This was…

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Revised Rules For Cricket Association

The Inverell Times · Monday 17 January 1949 · page 3

Rules affecting the declaring closed of innings and the right of a team to order its opponents to follow on will be amongst…

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Saturday Batsmen’s Day In Cricket Comp

The Inverell Times · Monday 17 January 1949 · page 3

It was a batsman’s day in both grades of the cricket competition on Saturday. Six passed the half-century mark and numerous other made worthwhile scores in the 30’s and 40’s…

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Bowls Budget

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 3

A number of Club competition games have been played, and on Sunday last Armidale Pennant teams…

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Cricket Teams

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 4

Wanderers' team to play against Stonehenge at High School ground on Saturday, 22nd instant:…

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Pennant Bowls at Glen Innes

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 3

Inverell Bowling Club Pennant teams will play Glen Innes at Glen Innes on Sunday. Teams selected are:—…

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Bowls Teams To Play Inverell

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 4

The following teams have been chosen to represent Glen. Innes against Inverell at Glen Innes on Sunday in bowls pennant…

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Bolivia Wins Tennis Match

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 6

A team ef tennis players from Bolivia journeyed to Deepwater on Sunday and defeated a team front the town courts…

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Deepwater Golf Ch[?] Re-formed

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 5

At the [?] meeting of the Deepwater Golf Club the following were present Messrs. C. Polson, H. Kiokurch W. MoCotter…

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