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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1937

4,538 stories in Riverina's papers · page 19 of 227

Wednesday's Races and the Post Office

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 8 February 1937 · page 2

Holiday arrangements next Wednesday at the Cootamundra P.O.: Open from 9 a.m. to noon only. All usual business well be conducted…

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Golf R. Hanes Turns Professional Brilliant Wagga Player

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 February 1937 · page 6

Ron Hanes, champion of the Wagga Country Golf Club, has decided to turn professional this season. He recently accepted an offer from the…

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Big Crowd Attend Local Swimming Carrnival an Interesting Programme Well Handled

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 8 February 1937 · page 3

The Gundagai Swimming Carnival, held yesterday, was one of the most successful yet held by the club. A large crowd…

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Greyhound Racing Big Meeting on Wednesday and Thursday Nights

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 8 February 1937 · page 4

The Cootamundra Coursing Club is holding a big meeting on Fisher Park on Wednesday and Thursday nights of this week…

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Women's Cricket £115 to Send Player to England Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 February 1937 · page 6

The chairman or the Brisbane Amateur Turf Club (Mr. T. M. Ahern) to-day guaranteed the £115 necessary to enable Kath Smith, Queensland's…

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Cricket Wagga Competitions Saturday's Play Ladysmith and Lake Albert Lead South Wagga and Wagga Tie

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 February 1937 · page 4

The matches in the Wagga competitions on Saturday saw some very exciting cricket. The A grade match between South Wagga and Wagga…

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Swimming Tumut Swimming Club

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 5

The secretary of the Tumut Swimming Club (Mr. A. Bates) has beep in communication with the secretary of the New South Wales A.S.A. re…

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Bowls Wagga Club

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 8

Results of games played on the Wagga Bowling Club's green last Saturday were as follow:— Lugsdin, Pendrick, Sly,…

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Greyhound Racing

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 4

For the Cootamundra Coursing Club's monster two-night meeting, to-morrow night (Wednesday) and Thursday, record nominations have been…

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Table Tennis

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 8

A table tennis championship tournament of the best two out of three sets will be held at St. Joseph's school grounds, beginning on Monday next,…

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Football Etiquette

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 7

No matter what the provocation, a footballer must keep his feelings within bounds. He is not entitled, for instance, to kick the ball deliberately into…

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Swimming Leeton Carnival Riverina Championships

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 8

The Leeton Amateur swimming Club Will hold its annual Riverina championship carnival next Sunday at the Leeton Olympic Pool. There are seven…

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Cricket Telegrams

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 3

Figures released in Adelaide by the Superintendent of posts and telegraphs, Mr. Kennedy, reveal that the 13 telegraphists who handled press…

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Tennis Kookaburra Club

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 6

The annual meeting of the Kookaburra Club will be held on February 11 at 71 Fox-street…

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Swimming Championships Leeton Baths, Next

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 3

AN interesting programme of events is promised for Sunday afternoon next, at the Leeton Baths for the annual Riverina…

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Greyhound Racing Cootamundra Nominations

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 8

The following are the nominations for the Cootamundra Coursing Clubs two-night meeting to be held on Wednesday and Thursday. One hundred…

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The Zone Cricket

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 2

The zone cricket, inaugurated this season by the Riverina Cricket Council, were brought to a conclusion with the matches played at Wagga…

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Lockhart Cricket Club

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 4

The Lockhart Club held a committee meeting on Thursday night last, when Mr. Ft. Thibou was elected hon. secretary, Messrs. Doel, J…

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Football the Rock Club

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 8

At a meeting of the committee of The Rock Football club held on February it was decided to again hold the annual sports carnival on Easter…

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State Cricket Team Announced

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 2

The State team to play England on Saturday on the Cricket Ground was announced this afternoon, the team will consist of McCabe, Oldfield…

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