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Sport, 1938

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Cricket Gundagai’s Team for

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 5

The following team will represent Gundagai next Sunday at Back Station Creek. Cars leave the Royal Hotel at 10.30 a.m. sharp: —…

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Football Country League Decree Prepares State-wide Rule for All Groups

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 10

"At least 90 per cent, of protests appeals and disputes in country football result from the faulty rules and conditions governing the various…

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Tennis Australian Titles Budge and Mako Defeat Turnbull and Huxley Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 5

Producing their best doubles form, Budge and Mako easily defeated Turnbull and Huxley to-day in the men's doubles of the Australian…

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Cricket English Test Views "Australia Will be Nearly Invincible" LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 1

"We can be sure that the Australian cricketers will be nearly invincible. They will be especially strong in batting, and perhaps also will not…

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Cricket Test Team to Be Announced To-day Character to be Considered MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 11

The Australian Test team will be announced to-morrow by the Board of Control at its meeting In Melbourne. Sixteen players will be selected, and of…

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Tennis

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 4

In connection with the final of the Golf Club's mixed American tourney, stopped by the storm on Wednesday when each side had won a game, it…

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Cricket

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 4

The following team has been selected to represent Cootamundra West Railway v. Harden, at Harden, on Sunday: T. Murray, J. Carroll, A…

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Swimming Junior Point Score

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 5

OWING to the small number of starters in previous Saturday morning races, the Junior Point Score will be held at 2.30 p.m…

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Boxing Braddock Complicates Position

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 5

The success of J. J. Braddock. former champion, against Tommy Farr, has complicated the title position and certainly has thrown the Weishman…

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Tennis Challenge Accepted

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 7

"Dusty" Evans disputes the claims of the Hotel Leeton that they defeated the cannery. The win was only over the office staff. The cannery…

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Greyhound Racing Tonight's Meeting

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 5

The postponed meeting of the Cootamundra Coursing Club will be held on Fisher Park tonight. The Wagga champion, Bill's Money…

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Greyhound Racing Anniversary Night Meeting Interesting Racing and Close Finishes

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 1

At the Narandera Greyhound Racing Club's weekly meeting last Wednesday, night there was some excellent racing, and in several events…

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Bowls Southern Slopes Association Riverina Association

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 2

Southern Slopes Bowling Association defeated the Riverina Association in a match at Temora on Wednesday. Six teams In each…

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Adelong Golf Club Annual Meeting

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 1

The annual meeting of Adelong Golf Club was held on Monday evening last at Adelonia Theatre. The following officers were elected for…

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Greyhound Racing Meeting at Cootamundra

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 4

The postponed meeting of the Cootamundra Coursing Club will be held to-night. Wet weather caused a postponement of the meeting from…

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Narandera Swimming Carnival Neville Bloomfield Wins 440 Title

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 8

THREATENING clouds, which later burst with a torrential downpour of rain, again deprived the Narandera Swimming Club…

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Lame N.z. Girl Holds Record in Swimming

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 2

Walking with a limp as the result of infantile paralysis when a child, Miss Mona Leyden, New Zealand's quarter mile champion swimmer for…

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Cootamundra Races Nominations Close on

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 5

Owners and trainers are reminded that nominations for the Cootamundra Turf Club's big cup meeting, on February 9 and 10, close on Wednesday…

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Tumut Swimming Carnival Not Largely Attended Three Championships to Tumut Swimmers

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 2

The annual carnival of the Tumut Swimming Club was held at the pool on Wednesday. The attendance was poor, due largely to the…

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Bowls Sidney Carnival Wagga Players Defeated in Pairs Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 3

In the second sectional round of the pairs championship of the Australian bowls championship carnival to-day, P. Hutton and H. Mildren (South…

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