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Sport, 1938

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Items of News Popular Swimming Pool

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 January 1938 · page 4

The Cootamundra Olympic swimming pool is being well patronised this season…

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Fire on Tennis Courts

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 January 1938 · page 4

The prompt action of the Wagga Fire Brigade in extinguishing a blaze which consumed the club house and an adjoining shed at the Wagga Lily…

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Boxing Leto Thinks He Can K.o. Carroll

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 12 January 1938 · page 4

Italian-American Jimmy Leto does not disguise the fact that he expects to knock out the Australian welter champion in their fight at the Sports…

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Rugby League Runaway Win Australians in Prance Paris

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 January 1938 · page 8

The Australian Rugby League players to-dey scored a runaway victory over the Albi Club, winning by 47 points to three. Heavy rain produced…

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Tumbarumba Races Nominations Close To-night

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 January 1938 · page 8

Nominations for the Tumbarumba Cup meeting on Wednesday and Thursday, January 19 and 20, close to-night at 9 o'clock with…

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Football and S.P. Betting Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 12 January 1938 · page 1

Mr. H. R. Miller, secretary of the New South Wales Rugby League, said today that the playing of the sport for the sport's sake was being…

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Golf Von Nida Wins £500 Philippine Open Title Manila

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 January 1938 · page 8

With a par-shattering round of 69, von Nida, Queensland open golf champion, won the Philippine Islands open championship by two strokes, with a…

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S.P. Betting Interference with Cricket Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 January 1938 · page 8

Giving evidence before the Betting Commission to-day, the secretary of the Junior Cricket Union (Mr. Webb) said be had known games to be held…

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Races March 12 Wagga St. Patrick's Day Meeting Election of Officers

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 January 1938 · page 8

The annual meeting of the Wagga St. Patrick's Day Racing Club was held at the M.T.C. office on Monday evening, when there was a large…

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Correspondence (We do net necessarily endorse the views of our correspondents) Greyhound Racing (To the Editor "The Daily Advertiser")

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 January 1938 · page 3

Sir,—I wonder how much sincerity there is in the letters of your correspondents on the dog racing at the show ground. Let us analyse those letters…

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£242 Profit From Tumut Boxing Day Races

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 5

Considering the adverse weather conditions on December 27 and 28, the officials if the Tumut Turf Club should be most gratified with the…

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FOOTBALL Rugby League Stricter System for Injured Players

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 10

Cowra Rugby League has decided to be more strict in respect to players receiving medical attention. The treasurer (Mr. W. M'Leish), at…

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Swimming Splashes

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 5

Although the swimming pool in Holand Park, West Wyalong, was opened as recently as last October for the season 25,586 persons had…

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Racing

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 5

Mr. F. L. Baker has sold his half interest in Roi Sion, and is bringing his 2-year-old colt, Tupac (Rampion —Charmonte) to Tumut. In all…

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Tennis

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 3

Although not the recognised weather for tennis people do strange things at times, and Sunday saw a I large audience at the Hillston tennis…

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Dubbo Swimming Pool Patrons

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 3

Since the Dubbo Olympic pool opened for the 1937-38 season, attendances have totalled 47,590 and the takings £1735, more than twice as much as any…

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Tennis Gundagai Tennis Players! Country Week Games

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 5

Results of matches played in Sydney during the present country week tennis carnival:— St. Lawrence II. defeated…

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Boxing Henneberry—richards Bout Proposed Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 10

Fred Henneberry has been offered £750 by the Sports Ground promoters to meet Ron Richards, the title holder, for the middleweight championship of…

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Cricket Competition Resumes Next

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 5

All the teams compelling in the Hogan Gold Cup competition (with the exception of Gundagai) will be in action next Sunday, when the…

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Cricket Ex-students v. JUGIONG

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 4

On Sunday next, cars leaving at 9.45. Ex-Students: J. Weissel (capt.). J. P. Weissel, T. Murray, C. Loiterton, M. Murray, C. Lowe, A. Asquith, O…

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