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Sport, 1937

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Wagga Cricket Ground Improvement Scheme

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 January 1937 · page 13

The Wagga Municipal Council on Thursday sight received a letter from the Murrumbidgee Turf Club advising that the club could not approve…

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Football Haydn Bunton Seeks New Team

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1937 · page 12

Interest among South Melbourne football supporters was aroused when an official of the club announced that Haydn Bunion, three times winner of…

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White Cricket Ball LONDON, Jan. 19

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 January 1937 · page 16

The proposal of the captain of Worcestershire county team (the Hon. C J. Lyttleton) that a white ball he used for cricket has aroused…

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Swimming Wagga Life Saving Club Hunter Cup Competition Chris. Bolger Memorial

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1937 · page 11

Competition for the Hunter Cup will be held among three teams drawn from the Wagga Beach Life Saving Club on February 17. This perhaps…

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Bowls with "Something About a Bowler" a Song for Players

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1937 · page 4

There was a time when I gargled my throat, sucked raw eggs, paced impatiently up and down the wings of the stage and coughed importantly at…

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Wagga Cricket Saturday Competition The Seventh Round

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 January 1937 · page 16

The seventh round of matches in the Wagga Association competition was concluded to-day…

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Greyhound Racing at Anniversary Night Meeting £100 Prize Money

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1937 · page 12

The Wagga Greyhound Racing Club announce that they will be conducting a big holiday meeting at the Cricket Ground on Anniversary night…

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TENNIS The Davis Cup U.S.A. Want Hard Courts Against Australia

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 January 1937 · page 12

A message from New York states that the United States Lawn Tennis Association may rale that the Davis Cup matches in America this year…

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Heart Diseases Leading Cause of Death Athletics Not to Blame

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1937 · page 11

Dr. A. R. Southwood, chairman of the Central Board of Health of Adelaide, in a paper to the medical science and national health section of the…

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Swimming Carnival Relay Races Popular

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 3

The first of the series of relay races, which nrc to be held at the Olympic pool every Friday night, took place last Friday night. They were a big…

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Bowls

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 3

The “A” and “B” pennant matches, Gundagai v., Cootamundra, were played on Sunday. Gundagai “A’s” playing at Cootamundra, and…

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Tennis

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 4

The Town Hall staff has a challenge from C.O.R., from the Associated Agents, and from Cohen's. The Town Hall has already beaten…

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Greyhound Racing

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 4

The adjourned annual meeting of the Cootamundra Coursing Club was held in the Assembly Room of the Town Hall last night…

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Cricket

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 4

The following will represent Cootamundra at Grenfell on Monday, February 1: R. Dodd, G.Allen, T. Murray, M. Murray, J. Weissel, K. Weissel, R. B…

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Cootamundra Races Mr. Sawyer's Horses

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 4

Mr. M. Sawyer has engaged boxes at foe Globe Hotel for five horses for the Cootamundra Turf Club's big cup meeting on February 10 and 11. They…

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Boxing Carroll and Blatch for U.s.a,? Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 5

Jack Carroll, the Australian welterweight champion, and Alf Blatch, Australian lightweight champion, may go to the United States in three months…

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Cricket District Team To Play Harikn-Murrumburrah

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 3

The district team to play Harden-Murrumburrah next Monday, February 1st, is as follows: — B. Franks (capt.), L. Franks, J. Purtell, F…

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Swimming

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 4

The Cootamundra Swimming Club's championship carnival, on February 3 (Wednesday) is creating tremendous interest among swimmers…

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Bowls

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 4

Mr. Harry Matuschka was the recipient of a handsome bowlers' bag at a function held at the bowling club on Sunday afternoon. Mr. Matuschka…

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Swimming Entries

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 2

Competitors are reminded that the entries for the Swimming Club's championship carnival close definitely at midnight to-morrow (Wednesday)…

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