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Sport, 1950

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Australia May Be Surprised by 'New Zealand's Cricket Strength

The Uralla Times · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 2

Australia may be shocked by the strength of New Zealand's cricket team when an Australian team visits New Zealand next month. The New Zealanders showed…

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Championship Bowls Progress

The Inverell Times · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 8

Since the last “Bowls Budget” much headway has been made in the NEDBA and Inverell Club championships…

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Bowls Programme For Week

The Inverell Times · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 8

Scheduled bowls matches are: Tuesday night, Jan. 17: Winners of match between Myers and Keith, and E. and G. Eddy to play…

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Cricket Teams

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 4

Dundee to play Glencoe at [?]ee. P. Burridge, L. W. Sloman, C. Davidson, D. Weir, R. Weir, H…

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Water Ballet For Swimming Club's Carnival?

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 2

The Armidale Amateur Swimming Club is to hold as evening swimming carnival at the Olympic Pool…

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Beaten in Tennis Final

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 4

Roy Floyd (Glen tones) and M. Holstein (Walcha) were defeated in the final of the boys' doubles championship by G. Swan…

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Change in World Golf Rules

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 6

LONDON : Almost all of the golf playing world outside the United States has bad a new set of rules since January [?]…

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Golf Competitions Under Ideal Summer Conditions

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 14

To-morrow a stableford willbe played in conjunction with the first of the split sixes knock-out competition…

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District Sport [“Times” Correspondents] Bundarra Cricket

The Inverell Times · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 8

Rain robbed Bundarra of a probable victory over Dalkeith cricket team at Bundarra last Sunday…

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Leaders in Cricket Compt. Meet To-morrow

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 4

Joint leaders in the cricket competition, Rovers and. Boys Club, will meet to-morrow in what may be the deciding…

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Annual Report of Tennis Secretary

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 4

"Our greatest achievement in the past year was the outright win of the Bergin Cup," stated the secretary of the Glen [?] District Tennis Association, Mr. A. Gray, in a [?] the annual meeting of Thursday…

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Mr. Max Smith President of Tennis Assoc

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 4

There was a small attendance at the annual meeting of the Glen Innes District Tennis As- sociation on Thursday night…

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Bowls Budget

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 6

Inverell pennant teams played at Inverell against Armidale on Sunday last and I feel that I am stating the…

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Cricket Books

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 6

This week-end A grade cricket matches will be played on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. B-grade matches…

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Bowls Teams to Play Inverell

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 4

The following teams will represent Glen Innes against Inverell at Glen Innes, Sunday, 22nd. Blue: Sloman, Sinfield, Headley,…

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Swimming Club and City Band to Run Carnival

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 15

A joint meeting of the Amateur Swimming Club committee and the City Band committee was held last night to…

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H. Dickinson in Good Golf Form

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 4

Hal. Dickinson continued to show good form to win the Golf Club's stroke handicap conducted at the week-end with a…

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Athletics in Armidale a Plea For Greater Interest

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 15

It is very disappointing to see the poor support given athletics by the men of this city. It seems that once the…

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Rugby League Group To Meet At Guyra

Guyra Argus · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 2

It is anticipated that the annual meeting of Group V will take place in Guyra on Sunday, February 26…

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Uralla Pair Defeated in Tennis Final

The Uralla Times · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 2

Before a crowd of 3500, Rex Hartwig and Bob Howe won the men's country doubles championship from the Bower…

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