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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1937

4,538 stories in Riverina's papers · page 24 of 227

Bowls

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 17 February 1937 · page 4

In the pairs handicap yesterday, E. C. Delohery and R. H. Sweeney (6), d. A. Gilmour and H. Last (6), 30-25…

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Golf Hagen and Kirkwood

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 February 1937 · page 5

Mr. A. Keene, who is looking alter the interests of the golfers, waiter Hagen and Joe Kirkwood, stated the other night that he had received a…

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Swimming Carnival at Albury Local Boy Beats Medica

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 February 1937 · page 3

The noted American swimmer. Jack Medica, thrilled a crowd of 2500 at the Albury municipal baths last night when a swimming carnival was held…

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Racing Grazier Dies Mr. Oliver Osborne of Coolac

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 17 February 1937 · page 3

Mr. Oliver Osborne, well-known grazier and racehorse owner of Coolac died in a private hospital at Potts Point yesterday…

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Tumut Races Weights and Selections for To-day

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 February 1937 · page 8

All arrangements for the opening of the Tumut Turf Club's Cup meeting to-day are complete and Indications. point to one of the most successful…

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Swimming

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 18 February 1937 · page 2

At the Riverina Championship Swimming Carnival held at Leeton on Sunday a number of Hillston representatives managed to get among the place…

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Greyhound Racing Wagga Meeting To-night Class Dogs Engaged Thrilling Races Expected

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 February 1937 · page 6

The inclusion of such class dogs as Syifty Nic, Waisey Font, Henty Boy, and Sacuta in the nominations for to-night's meeting of the wagga…

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Hillston Golf Club Annual Meeting

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 18 February 1937 · page 1

The annual meeting of the Hillston Golf Club was held in the Council Chambers on Friday night last. There were present Messrs. E. Graham, V…

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Cricket Gundagai Team for

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 18 February 1937 · page 5

The following team will represent Gundagai against Coolac next Saturday,: N. Barnett, W. Hawke, A. Hogan, V., B., P., and L. Carberry, E…

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Tennis Davis Cup Tie Mexico City

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 February 1937 · page 8

The Tennis Association announced that the Davis Cup tie between Australia and Mexico will be played here on April 30…

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Our Racing Letter A High-Class Field For Caulfield Futurity Stakes Many Notables to Contest Rich 7 Furlong Event

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 18 February 1937 · page 6

The highweight who came home best of all in the Oakleigh Plate at Caulfield on Saturday, was Regular Bachelor. He was last when the…

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Cricket N.S.W. Defeats England Lush's Amazing Bowling 13 Wickets Foe Match Average of 8.8 Runs per Wicket SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 February 1937 · page 3

Taking three wickets for four balls, Lush finished off England's second innings quickly at the Sydney Cricket Ground to-day, and…

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Swimming Notes

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 2

In the most keenly contested and exciting game of water polo this season the Narandera water polo team won the big. ambulance cup from…

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Leeton Swimming Club

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 7

Point score as usual to-night: 220 yards handicap, also 55 yards handicap…

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Racing Notes V.A.T.C. RACES 39th Caulfield Futurity Stakes

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 7

THE Futurity Stakes, which is run over seven furlongs, is an Important race, the conditions of which, are little understood by…

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Leeton—yanco Golf News

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 5

FURTHER Improvements have and are still being carried out on the course; the more important works being in the 10…

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Cricket Executive Meeting

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 8

THE fortnightly executive meeting of the association was held last Wednesday night. Arrangements for the visit of Hay…

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Golf Proposed New Club House

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 5

Mark Twain may or may not have been right, when be said that the Royal and Ancient game was a good walk spoilt, bat whether or no, the…

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Competition Cricket Austin Cup

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 2

The concluding match in the Austin Cup cricket competition will be commenced to-morrow (Saturday) afternoon, when the Town and the Country…

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Municipal Swimming Baths Proposal for Wagga Comprehensive Report by Engineer

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 2

In a comprehensive report, covering seven pages of typewritten matter, in which estimates of the various sections of the work were given in detail,…

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