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Sport, 1939

3,974 stories in Riverina's papers · page 34 of 199

Batlow Golf Club

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

The annual general meeting of Batlow Golf Club took place of Thursday evening last. Mr. O. J. Butz presided over a good…

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Boxing Hall Defeats Moreno Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 4

Henry Moreno (8.12£), who was having his first fight in Sydney, was narrowly defeated on points by the Australian, Joe Hall (9.1 1/2) in a 12-round…

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Bowls Junee Club Week-end Matches

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 8

Bowls were played all day on Sunday at Junee. In the pairs matches in the morning Williams and Mammott (Cootamundra) d Reardon and L…

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V.r.c. Races

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 2

The important V.R.C. autumn races will be advanced another day when the St. Leger Stakes will be run. Racing as is usual at…

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Strong Support from City Rowers Regatta Promises to Be Big Hit

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 6

THE enthusiastic way in which Leeton's Celebration Regatta has been taken up by the New South Wales Rowing…

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CRICKET Cannery Win Re-play

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 2

THE match Cannery v Corbie Hill, was the centre of attraction for cricket fans, it being a replay occasioned by rain on…

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Golf Brisbane Championships Altered Dates Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 7

In order that J. B. Ferrier and other prominent players may participate the executive of the Queensland Golf Council to-day decided to postpone the…

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Social and Tennis Tournament 2Wg Women's Club

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 4

AT an enthusiastic meeting of the Leeton 2WG Women's Club on Wednesday last in the Band Hall, it was decided that the same hall…

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Swimming Wagga Team Visits Leeton Successful in Water Polo and Relay

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 3

Last Sunday the Wagga dub sent a water polo team to Leeton in quest of the Wagga Ambulance Water Polo Cup and were successful, the final…

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Anticipations for To-day's Races at Flemington

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

Northcote Handicap.—DISDAIN 1, Early Bird 2, Trendel 3. March Nursery.—ROYAL SCEPTRE 1, Meteorical 2, Free Leg 3…

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Tennis Men's Night Competition All Finals to Minor Premiers

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 2

Before a big gallery of spectators at the Half Holiday courts the night competition for men was brought to a successful close after a most interesting…

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Rugby League N.S.W. Body Annual Meeting Held Profit of £1097 SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 7

The annual report of the New South Wales Rugby League presented at the annual meeting to-night showed a profit of £1097 made last season…

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Rugby League Rumored Rift Denied Country League and New South Wales League Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 8

Although he admitted that in certain matters appertaining to the administration of the Rugby League football code in New South Wales, there…

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Boxing Friday Nights Fiasco Charity Bout Arranged Well-known Referee Resigns Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 3

The American light heavyweight boxers, "Red" Farmer and Alabama Kid, who figured in the "no fight" decision at the Sports Arena on Friday…

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Aussie Rules Football Move to Form South-west Sunday Competition

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 5

Australian Rules football clubs between Junee and Griffith have been requested to hold their annual meetings before March 15…

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Cowra Jockey Club Experiment Acceptances Before Races a Progressive Club

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 8

Starting with their Easter meeting, Cowra Jockey Club will introduce the system of declaring acceptances before the race books are…

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"Crook" Tactics in Tug-o'-war Fun at Whitton Picnic Cricket

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 2

DICKY MORRIS, complete with a nurse's outfit provided the star turn in the big challenge match at Whitton on Sunday,…

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Cricket O'farrell Cup Much-travelled Trophy in Last Two Seasons

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 8

There was a period in the history of the O'Farrell Cup when Wagga, Holbrook, Narandera and West Wyalong combinations held the trophy for such…

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Greyhound Racing 83 Dogs Engaged Here To-morrow (Wednesday) Night Should Be a Bumper Meeting

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

Eighty-three dogs have been nominated for the Narandera Greyhound Racing Club's meeting to be held tomorrow (Wednesday) evening. The…

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Genesis in 1810 History of Racing in N.S.W. First Course At Hyde Park

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 6

Racing, which plays such a big part in Australian social life to-day, had its beginnings in the very early days of the Colony's history. Although hack racing was held in 1803 at "Killarney," near…

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