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Sport, 1937

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Football Art of Goal Kicking

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 7

Jim Sullivan, England's famous fullback and captain, in an article on the last Australian tour in the London "News of the World," concludes with…

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Cricket Gundagai Team for

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 5

The following team will represent Gundagai against Nangus, in a match to be played on Anzac Park next Sunday: B., L.,. and V. Carberry, J…

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Tumut Races Nominations Close To-night

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 5
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Nominations for the Tumut Turf Club’s annual cup meeting on Wednesday and Thursday, February 17 and 18, close to-night with the…

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Tennis Exhibition by Bromwich Cancelled by Authorities Goulburn

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 8

John Bromwich, the Australian Davis Cup player, was to have given an exhibition at Goulburn last night but at the last moment the Australian…

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Cricket Canberra Match Englishmen 380 Southern Districts Open Badly CANBERRA

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 6

The English cricketers batted briskly this afternoon in their twoday, match against the Southern Districts of New South Wales. Wyatt,…

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Our Racing Letter Pamelus Is Not a Past-the Post Proposition for the Newmarket Handicap Oakleigh Plate Prospects for Next

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 7

Pamelus’ spring scraching for the Epsom and Metropolitan last October gave the bookmakers a fortune without risk of loss. But any fear that…

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Swimming Notes

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 2

The next Riverina championship carnival is to be held at Leeton on Sunday, and the Narandera Club will send a team to compete thereat. The…

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Leeton Swimming Club

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 5

Point score as usual to-night. 220 yards handicap and 55 yards handicap. There will also be a game of polo…

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Bowls Junee Club

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 8

In the Junee Club games Stanton and Leahy 28 d Matheson and Cummins 18; Keast, Ray, Cuttle, Reid 27 d Hiscock, Brien, Gannell, Myers 21;…

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Bowls Country Week Tournaments

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 2

Local bowlers, who intend to take part in the Country Week and State Championship competitions in Sydney are getting ready to journey to…

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Not Cricket

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 2

"I KNOW one chap who collects the contents of grease traps and takes it out to feed pigs. That's not cricket!" said…

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Swimming Carnival Next Sunday's Big Programme

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 1

THE annual Riverina Championship Swimming Carnival will be held at the- Leeton Baths on Sunday next, and promises to be…

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Barellan R. C. Tennis Courts

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 5

The tennis court in connection with the R.C. Church was officially opened by Mr. W. W. Black, president of the Bard Ian Urban Area Committee, on…

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Cricket Cusack Cup Competition

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 2

Play will be continued in the Cusack Cup Competition to-morrow between Ibis and Country, with the latter in a strong winning position…

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Competition Cricket Austin Cup

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 5

The Friendly Societies and Town teams will conclude their Austrin Cup match on the sports ground to-morrow (Saturday) afternoon. The position…

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Greyhound Racing Nine Race To-Night (Friday) on Sports Ground Keen Racing Assured

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 2

For the second time since the inception of greyhound racing here, the programme for the Narandera Athletic Association's fortnightly…

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Cootamundra Races a Great Success

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 4

The Cootamundra Turf Club's Cup meeting concluded yesterday, and will go down in local history as one of the best meetings that have ever been held…

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Tennis Perry Defeats Vines New York

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 8

Perry outmastered Vines to-day to defeat him 11-9, 2-6, 6-2, before 3000 spectators at Houston, Texas. Perry gradually wore vines down…

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The V.a.t.c. Races

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 2

AT Caulfield to-morrow, the Oakleigh Plate will be run, a fact which betokens the end of the summer meetings and the…

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