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Sport, 1937

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Coursing Ban Lifted

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 14

The N.S.W. Trotting Club on Wednesday decided to exempt country greyhound racing clubs from the operation of Rule 70, which provides…

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Woman's Swimming Record

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 1

M[?]. Dorothy Green (W.A.) broke the Australian women's 330 yards swimming record at the Coogee [?]quararium on Thursday night, when…

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Swimming Noel Ryan Wins 880 EVENT

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 3

The New South Wales swimming championships took place at North Sydney baths on Wednesday night. Noel Ryan easily won the distance…

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Deaths After Swimming Woman and Girl Collapse

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 6

A woman and a girl collapsed and died in similar circumstances after swimming at South Melbourne and Hampton on Wednesday. The…

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Fast Swimming Noel Ryan Champion Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 1

Fast times were set at the National swimming events at North Sydney baths to-day. Miss D. Green, of Western…

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Racing Bans Removed Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 10

The ban recently imposed upon Villus, for unruliness at the barrier in the metropolitan area, was to-day lifted by the V.R.C. committee. The…

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Wagga Cricket Saturday Competition The Seventh Round

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 16

The seventh round of matches in the Wagga Cricket Association competition commenced to-day…

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Holiday Races At Wagga on Monday, February 1

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 14

Anniversary Day holiday this year will be celebrated on Monday, February 1, and the Murrumbidgee Turf Club will hold a race meeting at the…

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Anzac Holiday Races May Be Held Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 10

The Executive of the Returned Soldiers' League has informed the Government that it has no objection to the A.J.C. conducting a race meeting…

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Swimming

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 18 January 1937 · page 4

The swimming carnival at Balow yesterday was a great success. The special train which left Cootamundra carried 86 adults and 26 children; but…

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Bowls

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 18 January 1937 · page 3

Owing to some of the prominent country members being unable to be present, the match Bushies versus Townies was postponed. However, a…

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Cricket

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 18 January 1937 · page 4

The Cootamundra Buffalo Club went to Temora yesterday and played the Buffalo Club there a return match. The game was very evenly fought out…

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White Cricket Ball Proposed London

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 18 January 1937 · page 1

A revolutionary idea will shortly be employed by Lyttleton, captain of the Worcestershire Cricket Club. Inspired by the American use of the…

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Coursing Meetings on Late Shopping Nights Cost Yass Council £132 Maximum Demand Boosted

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 18 January 1937 · page 3

The Yass Municipal Council’s maximum demand for electricity in bulk from Burrinjuck last month was 163 k.v.a., an increase…

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Tennis Davis Cup Borotra Differs From Quist Paris

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 January 1937 · page 4

"I do not agree with Quist that England has a hopeless task to keep the Davis Cup without Perry," said Borotra. "I believe that Austin is good…

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Football in Britain Huge Crowd in Special Trains London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 January 1937 · page 6

A crowd of 60,000 people, including thousands of Welshmen and women, travelled in 28 special trains and hundreds of motor coaches to witness…

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Tennis Trophies Worth £250 Won by the Speer Family, of Murrumburrah

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 18 January 1937 · page 1

Members of the family of Mr. and Mrs. W. Speer, of Murrumburrah, have, during the past few years, been remarkably…

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Swimming

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1937 · page 4

In mentioning the successful Cootamundra swimmers at the Batlow carnival on Sunday. Miss Joyce Whitfield was omitted. Joyce won the 33…

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Bowls

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1937 · page 4

Last Sunday the same Junee team that was defeated at Temora met the visitors on their own area, the home side winning two rinks and losing one…

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Tumut Swimming Club

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 19 January 1937 · page 3

A meeting of the committee of the Tumut Swimming Club was held in O'Brien's Hall on Thursday night last. Those present were Messrs…

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