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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1941

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Greek Day Sunday’s Tennis Tournament

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 2

An American Tennis Tournament will be held at Lysterfight on Sunday, and there is already every indication that the day will he a great success…

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Cricket Cement Lining Workers v. Old Timers-diggers

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 5

The above teams will play a return match on the Ferriertown ground on Sunday afternoon. The following players asked to be in attendance at 1.30…

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O'Farrell Cup Cricket Griffith to Play Narandera on

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 5

Sunday's match for the O'Farrell Cup will be against Griffith, and in some quarters it is being regarded as a vital match. Those who hold that…

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Greyhound Racing Honest Elsie Wins Heat and Final of Peters Bros. Novice Cup Melville Cinders and Ocnay Brilliant

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 6

There was a marked increase in the attendance at the Narandera Greyhound Racing Club's meeting on Wednesday night, the principal event…

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Bowls Junee Club

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 February 1941 · page 10

A rink from the South Wagga Club visited Junee on Thursday evening and engaged at night bowls a rink iron the Junee Club. The night was bitterly cold…

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Wagga Racing Next

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 February 1941 · page 10

The Waggs Greyhound Racing Club will conduct a meeting next Thursday night and [?]nations close on Monday at 10 p.m. Trials will be held on Monday night as…

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Wagga Golf Club Helps Spitfire Fund

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 February 1941 · page 6

A most successful party was held at the Wagga Golf Club house on Wednesday evening last, in aid of the Wagga Police and Citizens' Spitfire Fund, which resulted in…

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Football Rugby League J. Hughes at Gundagai

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 February 1941 · page 6

An ex-New South Wales representative player. J. Hushes, who in 1926 was regarded as one of Die best full-backs in Australia. is now fettled in Gundagai…

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Coursing

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 17 February 1941 · page 3

The Gundagai coursing meeting which was to have been held on Saturday night, was abandoned. The next meeting will be race night…

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Bowls

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 17 February 1941 · page 3

Thursday night was definitely cold and only eight players participated in the games. Visitors were present including Mrs Cleland, Miss Carey…

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Swimming Batlow Carnival

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 17 February 1941 · page 3

Again small fields; but excellent racing at Batlow yesterday. What has happened to the swimmers is hard to say. Deniliquin,…

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Boxing Moran v GOLDSPINK

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 February 1941 · page 6

At Tumbarumba recently, George Motan, of the R.A.A.F. school, Wagga, who fought a draw with Rex Regan at Wagga last year, met Reg Goldspink in a bout which…

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Sporting Greyhound Racing

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 17 February 1941 · page 4

Owing to Insufficient nominations, Gundagai Coursing Club was unable to race on Saturday night, and the committee has arranged a big…

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Cricket Hogan Gold Cup Competition Jugiong Defeat Tumblong

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 17 February 1941 · page 3

At Tumblong yesterday, Jugiong defeated Tumblong by 103 runs to 38. A feature of the match was the…

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Football

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 18 February 1941 · page 4

A footballer of outstanding ability, J. Hughes, who in 1926 was regarded as one of the best full-bucks in Australia, is now…

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Golf Temora Club

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1941 · page 6

At the annual meeting of the, Temora Golf Club last week, Dr. Baden Cooke was re-elected president for the third term. His annual report revealel…

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Tennis Railway Night Tournament

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1941 · page 3

The Railway Tennis Club commenced their night tournament on 9th February, and Judging by the large crowds which attend every play night…

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Tennis Club Annual Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1941 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Narandera Tennis Club was held in the C.W.A. room on Friday last, there being present Messrs. A. A…

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Boxing Shields Defeats Clarke Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1941 · page 2

In the main contest at the Rush-cutter's Bay stadium to-night Johnny Shields (10.8), of the R.A.A.F and formerly of Victoria knocked out…

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Greyhound Racing Cowra Nominations for To-night

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1941 · page 6

Graded Flying, 300 yards, 1st heat: Don-will, Ber's Best, Jilly Snip, Bonnie Cahran; Wild Panther, Gay Companion, Bess O'Gowrie, Clinker Boy…

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