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Sport, 1939

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Rugby League GROUP 13 Annual Meeting

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 March 1939 · page 7

The annual meeting of Group 13 Rugby League was held at Holbrook on Sunday, when eight clubs were…

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Boxing Alabama Kid Reduces Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 March 1939 · page 4

Alabama Kid took off six pounds this morning for his contest to-night with "Red" Farmer. Earlier in the week Farmer declared that the bout…

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Junee Intermediate High School Notes Swimming Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 March 1939 · page 2

The swimming carnival which was to have been held this week-end has been postponed till Saturday afternoon, March 11. This was made…

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Rugby League Country Clubs' Protest . SYDNEY

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 March 1939 · page 14

J. Seiffert, Goulburn delegate, addressing the Country League conference to-day, said that the Country Rugby League had stretched its…

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Golf Clubs Preparing Rain Benefit

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 March 1939 · page 8

The good rains will be appreciated by golfers, and the season will commence early with conditions better than for some years past. The dry…

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Tumut Races Two Protests Upheld

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 March 1939 · page 8

The Tumut Diggers Race Club held a successful inaugural meeting on Wednesday. After the running of the Diggers'…

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Local and General Half Holiday Tennis Club

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 March 1939 · page 6

The annual meeting of the Holiday Tennis Club will be held on Tuesday night next, at 8 p.m. at the Clubhouse, when members and…

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Lesray Superior Benefit Coursing Meeting in Aid of War Veterans'home

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 March 1939 · page 9

Owing to the heavy rain the benefit meeting arranged by the Wagga Greyhound Coursing Club for Monday night could not be held. Owing to…

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Boxing Alabama Kid v. "Red" Farmer Contest a Fiasco Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 March 1939 · page 6

After 1[?] minutes of the tenth round had passed the contest between the two Americans, "Red" Farmer and Alabama Kid, at the Sports Arena…

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Trotting At Races M.T.C. Action Resented

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 March 1939 · page 8

Recently when an application was made for the inclusion of a trotting event on the St. Patrick's Day Race programme, the Committee of the…

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Wigan Football Team Leeton Hopes for Visit Leeton

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 March 1939 · page 4

Leeton Rugby League Club has made application through Group 17 to be included in the itinerary of the Wigan team during is New South Wales tour…

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Risks Of The Game Appeal in Golf Injury Upheld London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 March 1939 · page 2

When the northern Ireland Appeal Court upheld the Cliftonville Golf Club's' appeal against an award of £1,500 to Albert Potter for the loss…

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Greyhound Racing

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 6 March 1939 · page 4

'The Temora Club plumpton is ready for racing. All that is required is hares. A drive was to be held at Mr. Hughes' property at Dirnaseer…

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Cricket

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 6 March 1939 · page 4

The final of the Hogan Gold Cup competition (Juglong v. Coolac) will commence next Sunday, at Gundagai…

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Swimming Cootamundra Wins Again

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 6 March 1939 · page 4

For the second year in succession tho Cootamundra Swimming Club has proved Its superiority over other clubs in the South-Western District…

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Football Country Rugby League Annual Conference Goulburn Delegate Outspoken Far-reaching Proposals Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 March 1939 · page 6

A spirited attack on the Country Rugby League was made by a Group 8 (Goulburn) delegate. Mr. J. Seiffert, at the opening session of the Country…

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Coursing Gundagai Club’s Next Meeting

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 6 March 1939 · page 4

The next meeting of the Gundagai Coursing Club will be held on Saturday afternoon next. Entries close on Wednesday afternoon next…

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Bowls Turner and Reardon Win—

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 6 March 1939 · page 4

The final of the Club Pairs Championship was played on Thursday afternoon. Lindsay Turner and J. M. Reardon winning by seven points…

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Tennis Annual Meeting

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 6 March 1939 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Gundagai Tennis Club will be held at the Club House on Thursday evening next, when a good roll up of…

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Boxing Armstrong Defeats Pacho Havana

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 March 1939 · page 4

Henry Armstrong scored a technical knockout against Bobby Pacho (Mexico) in the fourth round of a scheduled 15 rounds bout, thus retaining the…

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