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Sport, 1939

3,974 stories in Riverina's papers · page 33 of 199

Indoor Tennis New York

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 March 1939 · page 4

Wayne Sabin won the national indoor tennis title, defeating Frank Bowden, of New York, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3, 6-3. It was Sabin's sixth consecutive victory…

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Boxing Westbury Defeats Bennell at Newcastle Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 March 1939 · page 7

The Australian champion, Hockey Bennell (10.2 [?]) was defeated on a technical knockout in the fifth round by Alan Westbury (10.6 [?]) at the…

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Football Lethargy in Local Football Circles Can Maher Cup Side Be Got Together

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 6 March 1939 · page 4

Football patrons throughout the Gundagai district must have read with keen regret the non-attendance of any local club delegate at the…

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Golf Ferrier Shines in Rain Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 March 1939 · page 5

Remarkable golf was played by Jim Ferrier in the rain at Manly yesterday when he went around in 70, two under par…

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Wagga Races Nominations Close on

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 March 1939 · page 8

By advertisement in this issue the Wagga St. Patrick's Day Racing Club draws attention to the programme for its annual race meeting to be held on…

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Football Junee Should Field a Strong Thirteen

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 6 March 1939 · page 4

New footballers who we said to be available are Stan Oxley, formerly of Naranderr, who played with Illabo last year; H. Mason, an ex-St. George…

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Tennis New Municipal Courts Opened by the Mayor

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 6 March 1939 · page 4

The six new municipal tennis courts, with their, near pavillion, on Fisher Park, were officially opened on Saturday afternoon, in delightful weather,…

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The World of Sport Golf Annual Meeting Next Week

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 6 March 1939 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Gundagai Golf Club will be held on Tuesday of next week. Recently the committee held a meeting to finalise last…

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Sunday Football Opposition From Dubbo Churches Dubbo

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 March 1939 · page 4

A move has been made to prevent Sunday football on the Dubbo showground. The Rev. D. F. Almond, Methodist…

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Tennis Catholic Carnival for Wagga St. Michael's Annual Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 March 1939 · page 6

The annual meeting of St. Michael's Tennis Club was held in their club house on Thursday night. There was a record attendance and members are…

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Many Fixtures Postponed Rain in Sydney No First-grade Cricket Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 March 1939 · page 5

Rain "washed out" many sporting events scheduled for to-day and to-night. Fixtures postponed were:—…

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Tennis Night Finals Completed Copland's, Trail-street and Bank of N.S.W. Win

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 March 1939 · page 7

After most interesting rounds, the night tennis competition was brought to a close at Half Holiday courts, and in each instance the minor premiers…

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CRICKET Wagga Competitions Saturday's Play Harradine Scores 128 Collingullie Safe in Second Grade

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 March 1939 · page 7

The first and reserve grade divisions of the Wagga competitions entered on their last full round on Saturday, while this round will complete the second…

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Rugby League Preparations

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 1

LIKE some of the players "Lock" gets away for an early "training run"—over his typewriter keys. Although he managed to escape the…

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Cricket

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 4

In an exciting game on Sunday a Nangus team defeated Back Station Creek by 9 runs, and took the Cooper Cup home to the village…

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Swimming Junior Point Score

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 6

The large number of junior swimmers who attended the baths on Saturday morning for the point score races were disappointed when they…

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"Ducking" in Swimming Pools

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

The practice of "ducking" bathers in the Junee swimming pool is to be stopped by the Council. Recently several swimmers were suspended…

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Football Notes

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 2

With the good downpour of rain last week thoughts have now turned to football and already several of the Tumut team have started light…

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Bowls a Pennant Match

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

In the last match of the A pennants, No. 2 section, Griffith defeated Narandera at Griffith, on Sunday last by a margin of eight points. Griffith…

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Bankers' Club Annual Swimming Carnival

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

The year's sporting activities of the Narandera Bankers' Club was brought to a close last Saturday, when the annual swimming carnival…

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