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Sport, 1939

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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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Greyhound Racing Cootamundra Meeting Wednesday Afternoon

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 6

The Cootamundra Coursing Club have decided to hold a meeting next Wednesday afternoon, March 22. The first race will commence at 3.30…

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Boxing Gundagai Boxer Had Fight Won. But Lost on a Foul

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 5

“Woddy” Field, the Gundagai bred boxer, who has been winning fame down the South Coast as he knocked opponents out of…

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Ring Events Were Excellent Thrills In Trotting Races

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 2

Considerable interest centered in the ring and sporting events. The most thrilling item on the long and varied…

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Hillston Athletic Club Committee Meeting

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

The Committee of the Hillston Athletic Club met at the Roxy Theatre on Sunday morning last when further arrangements and many…

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Leeton Regatta

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 4

More than ordinary district interest attaches to the decision of the Leeton Silver Jubilee Committee to stage a regatta on the main canal…

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Swimming

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 3

A pageant of swimming styles, from the Olympaid of 1960 to the advanced inethods of the present day. will be a novel feature of a specially…

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Golf

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 3

The. N.S.W. amateur golf championship's will be decided, in May, and the close championship in October. The Australian Open will be played…

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Tennis

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 3

A mixed American tennis tournament was held on the Railway Institute courts on 12th instant, and war won by T. Osmond and Mrs. R…

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Bowls Junee Club

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 2

In Wednesday's semi-final of the Scott Cup (A grade championship), Ray defeated Matheson 13-27. Ray will now meet Dr. Weaver in the…

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Darlington Point Swimming Carnival

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 7

Notwithstanding that before noon last Sunday the weather promised to be fine and everything seemed to be set for a pleasant afternoon's sport…

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"Lock's" Rugby League Notes

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 3

Righto! Would he centres, halves and locks. Official training for the 1939 season begins at the Cricket Ground on Tuesday night, March 28,…

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Football Notes

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 2

Mick Crowe, of Grenfell, has been appointed coach of the West Wyalong Football Club. Although several of the locals have…

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Golf Lockhart Club

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 2

The Lockhart Golf Club at its annual meeting elected the following office-bearers: Patron, Mr. R. S. Drummond; president, Mr. K. S. Drummond…

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TENNIS Leeton Club's Activities

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 8

WITH THE tennis season about to begin in the district, the Leeton Club have the courts well on the way for a successful season. Hard courts wil…

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BOWLS Southern Slopes Championship-- Eastern Division

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 1

The Pairs Championship was played on the Gundagai green on Sunday morning. Pairs consisted of Charlie Frost and C. Taylor, of…

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Boxing Victory for M'namee Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 4

Staging a fine recovery, after being down for a short count in the fourth round the Victorian, Jack M'Numee (11.4[?]) defeated Joe Smallwood, of…

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Tennis C. of E. American Tournament

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 2

A ladies' American tournament will be held at the Church of England tennis courts, Wagga, on March 21. All players are asked to be on the…

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Cricket Topics Fivebough v Country

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 2

LAST Saturday ended another round of the Cusack Competition, which is fast drawing to a finish…

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Combined High Schools Swimming Carnival 16 Records Broken Leeton School Wins Premiership

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 3

AMIDST the cheers of their school-mates the representatives from L.I.H.S. smashed record after record at the Combined High Schools Swimming Carnival on Wednesday, winning the South-West Premiership and setting a still higher standard for swimming by…

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