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Sport, 1938

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O'Farrell Cup Cricket Next Sunday's Big Match at Wagga

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 2

Widespread interest is being taken in the O'Farrell Cup match to be played at Wagga on Sunday next between the Narandera and Albury…

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Cootamundra Races, Feb. 9. and 10. Nominations Close on Feb. 2 TURF

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 5

Yaringa, who came from Western Australia some months ago to Melbourne with a good reputation, has seen the last of the racecourse. The…

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Tumbarumba Races Beauscreet Wins the Tumbarumba Cup Amateur to Forecourt Double Court's Good Day

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 2

Finishing gamely under punishment, Beauscreet narrowly won the Tumbsrumba Cup on Wednesday from Mystic Star,…

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Athletics Junee Anniversary Day Sports

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 5

All roads and railway lines will lead to Junee on Anniversary Day, when the annual Anniversary Day sports will be held…

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Bowls Wagga Club

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 22 January 1938 · page 3

Saturday rink competition games on Wagga Club green to-day resulted:- Barrand, Duggin, Buckman and…

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Swimming Tumut Carnival Next

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 January 1938 · page 10

The Tumut Swimming Club's annual carnival will be held at the popular swimming pool on the Tumut River next Wednesday (Anniversary…

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Picnic Racing Canberra Joins Select Group

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 January 1938 · page 10

Canberra has formed its Picnic Race Club, thereby Joining, the select group, including Wagga, Cootamundra, Cowra, Yass and Young, which. hold highly…

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Boxing CARROLL v. Leto in Melbourne Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 January 1938 · page 10

A return contest between Jack Carroll and Jimmy Leto will take place in Melbourne, probably on February 22. Carroll will have a few days' holiday…

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Greyhound Racing Greyhound Trials New Regulations Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 January 1938 · page 8

According to regulations gazetted to-day governing greyhound racing, the number of days in the year upon which trials will be held on licensed courses…

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TENNIS Davis Cup Nineteen Nations Enter New York

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 22 January 1938 · page 2

The United States Lawn Tennis Association announced to-day that nineteen nations had filed entries in the Davis Cup competition. Three…

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Broadcast Of Races Appeal Not Allowed London, Jany. 21

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 22 January 1938 · page 14

The London Privy Council has refused the Victoria Park Racing Club leave to appeal against the decision of the High Court of Australia,…

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Wounding of Youth Cricket Ground Overseer Acquitted Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 January 1938 · page 8

At the Central Police Court, William Stuart, aged 70 years, overseer at the Sydney Cricket Ground, was acquitted on a charge of maliciously wounding…

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Wagga Races On Wednesday Next Good Nominations for Anniversary Meeting

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 22 January 1938 · page 16

There has been a spell from racing at Wagga for some time, but the racing season is to open with a meeting on Anniversary Day, the…

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Shield Cricket N.S.W. v VICTORIA Bad Wicket Affects Scores

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 22 January 1938 · page 3

In the Sheffield Shield match commenced yesterday between N. S. Wales and Victoria, the former batted first. Scoring was slow,…

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Swimming

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 24 January 1938 · page 4

Arthur O'Connor, Australian diving champion and Dong Roberts, ex-State champion swimmer, are at present in Cootamundra and they are enjoying…

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Bowls

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 24 January 1938 · page 4

In the single-handed bowls title of Australia on Friday, N. Pinkstone (Cootamundra) was defeated by Green (Qld.) 21-7. R. F. Gibson…

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Football Australian Rugby Team Wins in France Paris

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 January 1938 · page 8

The Australian footballers defeated Cotesbasque at Bayonne by 33 to eight…

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Professional Football

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 24 January 1938 · page 3

Should Maher Cup players be paid? The controversial question faced Cowra Rugby League committee at its initial meeting…

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Wagga Races

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 January 1938 · page 4

The Murrumbidgee Turf Club will stage its Anniversary Day race meeting on the popular Wagga racecourse on Wednesday next. Wednesday being…

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Boxing Vaughan Has Earned Chance

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 24 January 1938 · page 4

Queenslander Tommy Vaughan, like most Australians, has had to fight hard for recognition. Vaughan meets the colored American, Tom Chester, at…

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