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Sport, 1939

3,974 stories in Riverina's papers · page 18 of 199

Bowls Bowlers and Where They Play

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1939 · page 8

Another A pennant game was played on Wednesday last, this time against Henty, when Wagga won by the flimsy margin of 1 point…

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Bowls Griffith Win a & B Pennant Matches

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1939 · page 1

The Griffith teams won both pennant matches on Sunday last. The A pennant match, which was played at Griffith, was won by the…

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Boxing Henneberry to Meet "Red" Farmer Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1939 · page 8

Fred Henneberry and the Californina, "Red" Farmer were matched to-ay for a bout at the Sports Arena on February 17…

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Cycling Races on Sunday Next

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1939 · page 3

A well attended mooting of the local Cycle Club was held in Bill Conneli's cycle shop on Sunday last. Aid. T. Gordon occupied the chair…

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Greyhound Racing Cootamundra Nominations for To-morrow Night

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1939 · page 8

Novice Stake, sixth division, second heat: Terlinga Beauty, Captain Harry, Watch Again, Charles Did, Fine Flash, Brinda…

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Boxing Hall Defeats Loder Knockout in Tenth Round Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1939 · page 4

Punching consistently with both hands, Joe Hall (9.2) knocked out Tommy Loder (9.6) in the tenth round of a scheduled 12-round bout at the…

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Tennis Dams Cup Team Send Gilchrist and Long?

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1939 · page 8

Most Australian tennis enthusiasts are anxiously awaiting the decision of those responsible for the selection of the team to represent our country…

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Correspondence the Lockhart Tennis Club (To the Editor)

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1939 · page 1

Owing to the lack of facilities, tennis in Lockhart has been on the clown grade for the past two years. The tennis enthusiasts have been crying…

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Farmer Fatally Injured Struck Py Cricket Ball Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1939 · page 7

When struck over the heart by a cricket ball at Brigalow yesterday, Hubert M'Mahon, aged 37 years, dairy former, of Helenslea, collapsed, and…

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Greyhound Racing Increased Entries Again Splendid Variety Programme To-morrow (Wednesday) Night

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1939 · page 3

With Increased entries again, and a splendid variety programme, the Narandera Greyhound Racing Club's weekly meeting to be held to-morrow…

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Summing Up the Form for Tomorrow's Races Meeting Should Be Successful Very Even Fields

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 7 February 1939 · page 4

THE Cootamundra Turf Club's cup fixture tomorrow promises to be one of the best of recent years. The club has been favored with an excellent response from horse owners, and with large and well balanced fields, with interesting…

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Wagga Races £1100 for Gold Cup Meeting Hurdle Race Deleted Big Race Worth £450

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 7 February 1939 · page 3

At a meeting of the committee of the Murrumbidgee Turf Club on Friday, night last the framing of the programmes for the Easter aud Gold…

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Lockhart Night Tennis Courts Opened in a Storm Miss Warman and Mr. H. Bourke Annex the Prizes

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1939 · page 2

Lockhart again possesses night tennis courts, and undoubtedly they will prove an acquisition to the town. For the first night tennis courts we…

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Tennis

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 8 February 1939 · page 4

For the weekly night at the Golf Club's courts, last night, 26 attended, taxing the two courts which are electrically lighted. So many of them…

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Boxing Henneberry Defeats Smallwood Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 February 1939 · page 2

In a sensational 12-round contest Fred Henneberry (11.4 1/2) outpointed Joe Small wood (115), of America, at the Leichhardt Stadium to-night…

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Golf Professional From Wagga Engaged by Yass Club

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 February 1939 · page 8

The golf professional, Mr. A. B. Cation, who has been engaged by Yass Golf Club, has taken up duty and moved into the club house, where he…

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Cricket M.C.C. V. Rhodesia. Bulawayo

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 February 1939 · page 2

At lunch to-day the M.C.C. team had taken its score against Rhodesia to 307 for five wickets. Hutton scored 145, reaching the century in 126…

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The Yap of Bowls (With apologies to the late O. J. Dennis)

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 February 1939 · page 7

I've peeked In at the bowlers—lunny blokes; I've Ussen'd to their gags and 'oary jokes…

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Swimming

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 9 February 1939 · page 4

The following are the Cootamundra winners at the West Wyalong carnival last night. A. Hart, of Sydney, was among, the visitors, and broke the…

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Bowls

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 9 February 1939 · page 5

A start was made Tuesday night in the Electric Light Handicap. The players being Leo Ryan and Tom North v. D. Harris and H. Rober[?]on…

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