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Sport, 1940

3,065 stories in Riverina's papers · page 21 of 154

Tennis Wagga Association Executive Meeting Tournament Admission Charges

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 February 1940 · page 10

Delegates from South Wagga, Wagga Lawn, Railway, Trail-street, Church of England, Half Holiday, St. Michael's, Mt. Erin. High School, "The Daily…

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Football Rugby League Country Groups Conference in March

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 February 1940 · page 3

Country groups have been requested by the New South Wales Country Rugby League to defer annual meetings until after the conference in…

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Bowls

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 19 February 1940 · page 4

Singles Championship— A. Lindley (25), d, D. H. Roberts (23). Rinks Championship—…

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Tennis Annual Meeting

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 19 February 1940 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Gundagai Tennis Club will be held on Thursday next, at the Club House at 8 p.m. All members are asked to be…

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Boxing Kimber Defeats Negus Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 February 1940 · page 3

Al Kimber (9.12½) Sydney, knocked out Wyn Negus (10.2½) in the eighth round of a 12-round bout at the Melbourne Stadium last night. He was…

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Bowls Country Carnival Opens To-day

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 February 1940 · page 5

The annual country carnival will open in Sydney to-day when hundreds of bowlers from all parts of New South Wales will assemble. Wagga…

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Tennis Night Play in Junee

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 February 1940 · page 2

Night tends has been booming in Junee for some months past, during which 12 teams of four men a side rod nine teams of women have taken…

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Tennis M'grath's Three Wins Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 February 1940 · page 5

Vivian M'Grath won three tennis championships at Killara yesterday—the singles and the doubles with D. Thompson, and the mixed doubles…

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No G.p.s. Cricket Next Sunday Arrangements Altered

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 19 February 1940 · page 2

The Cootamundla G.P.S. Old Boys team will be unable to visit Gundagai next Sunday. The match for the “Kimo” Cup…

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Children Locked in Cars While Parents Attend Races Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 February 1940 · page 2

Informed that some parents locked their children in their parked cars while they attended race meetings, the Minister for Internal Affairs (Mr. Parry)…

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The World of Sport Cricket Jugiong Minor Premiers Semi-Final Next

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 19 February 1940 · page 4

The Jugiong team are the minor premiers in the Hogan Gold Cup competition for 1939/40. The last games in the final…

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Greyhound Racing Conference in Sydney Clubs Ask for 52 Meetings Levy for Stewards Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 February 1940 · page 3

Greyhound racing clubs will ask the State Government to amend the Gaming and Betting Act so that 52 country meetings can be held yearly…

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Cricket Wagga Competitions Saturday's Play Lake Albert's Bid Blake Takes Six for Nine

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 February 1940 · page 5

The ninth round of matches in the Wagga competitions was started on Saturday. This round will conclude the two preliminary rounds of the…

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Summa Battle Races Smoke and Fire Covers Front Finns in Deep Dug-outs London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 February 1940 · page 1

A peat pall of smoke and fire to-day spread over the Summa front. Eye-witnesses report that the Finns holding the Mannerheim…

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Football When Tumut Did the Vulture Act And Picked The Eyes Out Of Two Competitions .Junee Seeking Buffer Group

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 19 February 1940 · page 4

The creation of a new group to act as a buffer between 9 and 13 has become the objective of the Junee Football…

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Tennis

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 20 February 1940 · page 3

Urangeline East Tennis Club journeyed to Osborne at the week-end, to meet Osborne players in friendly competition, the visitors winning by…

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Sporting Notes Boxing

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 20 February 1940 · page 3

A former Narandera boy, Don Melville, of Sydney, is getting up among the top-notch lightweights. In Melbourne recently Melville was too…

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Cricket

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 20 February 1940 · page 4

The Juglong team are the minor premiers in the Hogan Gold Cup Competition for 1939-40. The last games in the final round were played on…

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Tennis South Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 February 1940 · page 8

The annual general meeting of the South Wagga Tennis Club will be held on Wednesday, February 28, at the club house when the annual report…

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Boxing Challenge for Kelso Belt

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 February 1940 · page 8

Billy Purss has challenged Mick Robinson, holder of the Kelso Belt and lightweight champion of Riverina…

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