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Sport, 1939

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Albury Racing Meeting on March 4

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 10

The Albury Racing Club will hold its next race meeting on Saturday, March 4. An attractive programme of six events has been arranged…

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Swimming Hiss E. De Lacy for Sydney Perth

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 10

The Western Australian Olympic swimmer, Miss Evelyn de Lacy, left Fremantle yesterday in the Kanimbla for Sydney, where she will settle…

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Boxing Chinese-american Wins in Sidney Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 6

Kot Kong Young (8.61), Chinese-American bantamweight, making his first appearance in Australia, defeated Joe Berwick (8.3) on a technical…

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Wagga Cricket "A" Grade Fastest Century

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 14

E. Bay playing with Wagga City against Gregadoo at the racecourse to-day scored 146 in 155 minutes, including 100 in 55 minutes, which…

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Golf Conners v. Von Nida £50 Aside Match Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 10

O. Conners, Victorian professional golf champion, has accepted N. von Nida's challenge for a £50 aside match in Melbourne…

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BOWLS Riverina "B" Pennants Wagga and Bolto N Par K Play Off

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 14

In Riverina "B" pennants, Bolton |Park won over Wagga on both rinks this afternoon,. with an aggregate of 43 to 38. This involves a play-off…

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Cricket Wagga Competitions Eighth Round Ends To-day South Wagga's Hard Task Great Players of the Past

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 10

The eighth round of matches in the Wagga competitions will be concluded to-day, the position of the games being:—…

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Swimming

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 13 February 1939 · page 4

The Western Australian Olympic swimmer. Miss Evelyn de Lacy, left Fremantle for Sydney, where she will settle permanently…

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Boxing

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 13 February 1939 · page 4

Joe Valesco (8.13½) defeated "Snowy" Clark (9.0) at Newcastle stadium on Saturday night, on a k.o. in the 7th round…

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Bowls

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 13 February 1939 · page 3

Further progress was made during the week in the Electric Light Handicap. Thursday night saw two heats off…

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Bowls Final of B Pennant

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 February 1939 · page 4

The final of the B pennant between Wagga and Bolton Park, will be played on Wednesday at the Wagga green. The Wagga team will be selected to-day…

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Football Playing Football Coach Young Moving In The Matter

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 13 February 1939 · page 3

The committee of the Young Rugby Football League, at a meeting during the week, decided to call applications for a…

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Boxing VALESCO v. Clark Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 February 1939 · page 6

Joe Valesco (8.13 1/2) defeated "Snowy Clark (9.0) at the Stadium last night on a knock-out in the seventh round…

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Cycling Wagga Club Races

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 February 1939 · page 4

Half-mile and mile races were held by the Wagga Cycle Club yesterday morning. Nominations were fair in spite of the hot conditions…

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Woman Tennis Player Injured Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 February 1939 · page 5

When Dr. Arthur Wilson was called to an accident outside his home in Toorak-road, South Yarra, last night, he found that the victim was his…

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Swimming Nakama Defeats Biddulph Miss Norton Wins 220 Yards Title Hobart

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 February 1939 · page 6

Hawaiian swimmer, K. Nakams, again proved master of Robin Biddulph to-day, beating the New South Wales youth by about five yards in…

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Cricket O'farrell Cup Retained by Junee

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 13 February 1939 · page 4

Scoring 236 runs to 177, Junee retained the O'Farrell cup against Griffith at Junee yesterday. The challengers were in an excellent position…

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ATHLETICS N.S.W. Championships Victorian Wins 220 Yards Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 February 1939 · page 6

A abode was caused when Brian Dunn, State 100 yards champion, failed to fill a place in the New South Wales 220 yards title final to-day at…

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CRICKET Competitions End of Eighth Bound Batsmen Score Freely B. BEER 150. E. BAY 146, 8. SLY 123 C. Smith (Collingullie) Takes Seven for Six Bt. Andrews Defeats South Wagga by One Run

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 February 1939 · page 4

Many fine individual scores marked the last day's play in the eighth round Of the Wagga competitions on Saturday. Keith Beer, captain of the Wagga…

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Golf

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the Temora Club 31 members: attended, and displayed keen interest in the election of officers, ballots being necessary for…

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