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Sport, 1939

3,974 stories in Riverina's papers · page 2 of 199

Willanthry Sports Boxing Day Carnival Most Successful

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 1

The Annual Sports of the Willanthry Club held at the Weir on Boxing Day, in aid of funds of the Hillston Hospital, Far West Health…

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Greyhound Racing Next Saturday Night Another Big Crowd Expected

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 8

The vast improvement experienced in local coursing meetings will be continued on Saturday night next, whe aother big crowd is expected to…

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Tennis Vines Outclassed Budge's First Professional Match New York

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 7

Budge easily defeated Vines, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2, in the first mach of the former's professional career, before a record crowd of 17,000 at the Madison…

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Cootamundra Races Meeting on February 8 Division Racing

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 3

Division racing, which proved a success at the Tumut races during the holidays, is to be a feature of the Cootamundra Turf Club's one-day…

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Tennis

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 6

Grand Hotel v Droughty's at Half Holiday No. 2 court on Monday night at 7.30 Grand Hotel: A. Dunn, N. Beer, A. Misson, F. Wild…

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Bowls Tumut Bowling Club

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 1

Despite the beat over the holidays there was an unusually large attendance every day and night on the Tumut greens. Visitors from Queens…

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Association Cricket

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 3

The Sparre Cup and Crawford Cup competitions will resume this week-end. Owing to Fisher Park Wicket No. 2…

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Tennis Team Entertained

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 2

The "Stars'" tennis team, who won the second grade night tennis competition by defeating the Grong Grong team by fire games, were…

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Tennis Social at Dudauman

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 2

On Monday 2nd, Mr. and Mrs. Ryals entertained their friends at the opening of the tennis court. An all-day tournament was won by Edna…

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Half Holiday Tennis Club

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 3

Another very enjoyable evening was the unanimous opinion of all who attended the Half Holiday Tennis Club courts on Wednesday night. There was…

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Bowls Without Bias New Year Tournament

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 4

THE question of whether a successful three days tournament could be run off in the absence of most of the star players—on holidays—was…

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Swimming Leeton Lad's Success at North Sydney Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 6

N. Bloomfield, Leeton, was the only country competitor to registered a win in the qualifying heats of the State championships over various distances…

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Three Horses for Five Races

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 7

Only three horses competed at a race meeting at Wanganella on Monday. They were Mundiwa, Carbungie and Lady Pinnacle. A fourth was…

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Motor Cycle Races Australian Titles Change

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 8
Also in Cootamundra Herald

The Australian T.T. motor cycle races were held at Lobethal, South Australia, on 26th December, and were witnessed by about 20,000…

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Annual Races Four Divisions Second Day

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 1

The following programme was adopted for the annual meeting to be held in February:--- FIRST DAY…

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Disqualifications Sequel to a Coursing Clash Harold Park-wollongong Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 6

The first major development following the clash of meetings of greyhound racing at Wollongong and Harold Park last Saturday night is the action…

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Greyhound Racing Puts Association on Feet Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 6

In three years, Gosford Agricultural and Citrus Association, which controls greyhound racing n the town, has changed a £750 bank overdraft into a…

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Adelong Races Concluding Day Royal Present Wins Handicap

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 3

The Adelong Jockey Club concluded their annual meeting on Tuesday in fine but warm weather. The track had again been watered, making the…

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Rural Electricity Extensions Line to Country Golf Club Consultant's Recommendation

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 3

Wagga Municipal Council, at its meeting last night, was advised that the works committee had received a lengthy report from the council's…

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