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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1939

3,974 stories in Riverina's papers · page 5 of 199

Swimming Leeton Candidate Wins N.s.w. Junior Title

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 8

Neville Bloomfield, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Bloomfield, of Leeton, has gained the honor of the New South Wales junior swimming…

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Tennis Budge Defeats Vines Pittsburg

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 2

In a professional exhibition match here to-day Budge defeated Vines 8-6, 3-6, 12-10. An Irishman wanted to take his…

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Tumbarumba Races Nominations Close To-night

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 8

Nominations for the Tumbarumba Turf Club's cup meeting on Wednesday and Thursday, January 18 and 19, close to-night at 9 o'clock…

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Tennis Professional Players to Coach [?] Juniors Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 5

Following suggestions at the annual conference of the New South Wales Lawn Tennis Association, [?] being form[?] to provide the [?]…

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Athletics Footrace at Bolton Pare To-night

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 8

A 100 yards' footrace will be held in conjunction with the cycling at Bolton Park tonight at 6.15. David Copland and Co. Ltd. have donated a…

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Swimming Pool Lights Off at 9 P.M. Public Deprived of a Rare Pleasure

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 5

These hot nights, not only the local people, but the travelling public have been deprived of a rare pleasure by the lights at the swimming area…

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GOLF N. Von Nida Ill Advised to Leave East Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 8

Because of illness, N von Nida. the brilliant Australian professional golfer, who successfully defended his own championship of the Philippine Islands…

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Huge Increase in World Population Western Races Well Behind

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 2

In the 24 years between 1913 and 1937, the population of the world, despite the losses of the Great War, increased by the huge total of…

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Swimming Coach

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 2

Mr. Clem Bloomfield, swimming couch, has still a few vacancies in his Saturday morning class at Leeton pool. Pupils taught to swim, also…

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Bowls Pennant Matches

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 1

Tumut "A" Pennant teams played Coolamundra "A" team at Cootamundra on Sunday last and went down by 2 points which, considering…

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Cricket Umpires

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 3

Players and spectators were treated to something different in the match against Narandera on New Year's Day, in the way a match, such as Cup…

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Bowls Cootamundba "A" at Gundagai

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 3

"A", grade' players selected to play at Gundagai on Sunday are: J. Kidd, H. Wilson, J. Maguire. H. Pinkstone; R. K. Richards, F…

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Narandera's Riverina Championship Carnival Next Sunday Swimming

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 3

NARANDERA'S Riverina championship carnival will be held on Sunday. The following will represent…

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Swimming Championship Carnival Sunday Next, 15th JANUARY

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 7

On Sunday next, 15th January, the Narandera Swimming Club's championship carnival will be held at the Lake, commencing at 2 p.m…

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Boxing Rain in Sydney Prevents Contest Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 6

The contest between Gus Lesnevitch and the Alabama Kid. which was to have been held at the Sports Ground to-night, was postponed until…

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Towong Races Bush Fires Cause Postponement

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 6

The Towong Cup meeting set down for to-day and to-morrow has been postponed until to-morrow and Monday wring to bush fires…

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Creet Cup Match On Sunday CRICKET

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 5

On Sunday Hay will field a strong team in an endeavor to lift the Creet Cup from Leeton, the holders. The majority of the team will arrive…

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Junior Quarter-mile State Championship Swimming Neville Bloomfield a Close Second

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 6

THE Leeton junior champion, Neville Bloomfield, was just beaten by a touch for the Junior Quarter mile State Championship…

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Cootamundra Coursing Club Special General Meeting Ald. W. B. Ward Resigns Presidentship

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 3

A special general meeting of the Cootamundra Coursing Club was held in the Lodge Room Town Hall last night for the purpose of electing…

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Cricket Sheffield Shield Sooth Australia Leads on Points

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 6

In gaining an outright win against Queensland, South Australia has brought its total Sheffield Shield points to 16. It has won three matches…

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