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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1939

3,974 stories in Riverina's papers · page 40 of 199

O'Farrell Cup Cricket Narandera XI Going to Wagga on

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1939 · page 3

On Sunday next the Narandera Cricket Association's representatives will make their third and last attempt this season to win the O'Farrell Cup…

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Football a Slice of Group 9 or Additional Clubs Leeton's Proposals Knocked Out

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 14 March 1939 · page 4

A plan to tack Yenda, Barellan and Ardlethan on to Group 9 was ruled out of order at the annual meeting of Group 17…

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Wagga Golf Club Annual Meeting Held Mr. J. C. Hull Re-elected President Associates to Have Leader

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1939 · page 2

Mr. J. C. Hull was unanimously re-elected president of the Wagga Golf Club at its annual meeting held to the School of Arts last night…

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Tennis

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 4

At Philadelphia, Budge trounced Perry for the third time, 6-0, 6-4, 6-2. Only 1500 people saw the match…

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Death After Boxing

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 7

Twenty four hours after he had been defeated in an amateur boxing bout, Leslie Moore, aged 17 years, died in hospital at Gladstone (Q.). He was…

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Bowls Junee Club

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 8

Further play in the M'Kenzie Cup (consistency handicap) of the Junee Bowling Club resulted: Stanton (scr.) d Edwards (6), 50—46…

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Wagga Races

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 4

The Wagga St. Patrick's Day race meeting, to be held on Saturday next, promises to be one of the best held in the southern districts for some…

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Boxing Primo Carnera Marries Trieste

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 8

The former heavyweight boxer, Primo Camera, married Signorina Giuseppina Cavazzo, a 26-year-old tall, slim and blue-eyed blonde, who was…

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Cycling Wagga Club Races

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 2

The Wagga Cycle Club held races on the Bolton Park track on Sunday morning. The half mile event was won by V. Davys off 55 yards. Davys timed…

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Tennis Budge Too Good Philadelphia

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 3

Budge trounced Perry for the third time 6-0, 6-4, 6-2. Only 1500 people saw the match…

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Tennis French Davis Cup Team Paris

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 8

The French Davis Cup team is to be selected from Destremeau, Lesueur, Pellizza, Petra, Boleill and Ramillion. J. Brugnon will be non-playing…

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Picnic Racing a Big Season Ahead Four Popular Meetings

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 8

The picnic racing spirit appears to be in the air just at present. The Yass people are all "buoyed up with enthusiasm about their annual gold…

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Wagga Club to Resume Night Racing Meeting Likely on March 23

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 3

The Wagga Greyhound Racing Club is at present completing arrangements for the installation of an electric light plant at the Cricket Ground and it is…

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Bowls

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 4

Next Sunday is the last day of play at the Cootamundra rinks for several weeks. The new keeper and the greens committee are to do a thorough…

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Football

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 5

It looks as if the stimulus needed for football in this district will come from South Gundagai this season. The annual meeting of that club…

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Boxing MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 4

Experience and superior punching enabled "Tiger" Donnelly (7.11) of Sydney to score a decisive points win over Jackie Stewart (8.2 1/2), the…

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Golf Gundagai Golf Club Annual Meeting

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 5

Members of the Gundagai Golf Club met on Tuesday evening last when the club’s annual meeting was held…

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Golf Wagga Country Club

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 8

A special general meeting of the associates of the Wagga Country Golf Club will be held at the Commercial Hotel next Monday night to consider general…

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Newtown Tennis Club Annual Meeting

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Newtown Tennis Club was held on Wednesday night last, when by the good attendance and enthusiastic display…

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Tennis Church of England Club

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 6

The Church of England Tennis Club will hold its opening day on Saturday, March 25…

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