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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1941

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Cricket Pastoral Cut Burrandana to Play

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 8

Burrandana will play Temora for the Pastoral Cup at Temora on sunday week and in view of that engagement a practice match will be played…

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Rugby League Keeping Up Morale View of N.s.w. Secretary

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 8

Mr. H. R. Miller, secretary of the New South Wales Rugby League, at the 33rd annual meeting of the Balmain Rugby League Club on Tuesday night said that…

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Swimming Banks Win "Water Rats" Trophy Storekeepers First Holders Of O. G.-Washington Cup

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 2

ANOTHER large attendance was present at the Baths last night, when again several exciting team relays, challenge races and…

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O'Farrell Cup Cricket Coolamon to Play Here Next

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 5

Having recovered from their thrilling match against Temora last weekend, the Narandera team wilt on Sunday next play Coolamon, which is…

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Broadcasting of Races House ToP Used at Mornington Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 8

Although the Momington Race Club has prohibited the broadcasting of its meetings, a commercial radio station was to-day. able to disseminate information to listeners…

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Greyhound Racing Ocnay Turns Tables on Honest Elsie Flying to Lord Gilmore and Moonawber

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 5

The Yanco day Ocnay fully demonstrated what a really good thing he was beaten in the final of the Peters Bros.' Novice Cup on…

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Bowls Wagga Club Competition Progress

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1941 · page 8

The Riverina district championships an progressing very slowly. So far only four matches have been completed in the singles and two in the pairs. In the singles…

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Racing and Trotting at Young on March 26

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1941 · page 8

A race and trotting meeting in aid of the Young District Hospital. Sacred Heart Hospital, and Young Ambulance, will be held at the Young Racecourse on Wednesday…

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Football Rugby League Maher Cup Vital Change Suggested

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 March 1941 · page 6

The transfer of the Maher Cup matches from Wednesday to Sunday and to cut out the competition will be suggested to Group 9 by the Temora Rugby League Football…

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Bowls Wagga Club

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 March 1941 · page 6

Matches played at the week-end on the Wagga Bowline Club's green resulted:- Stiliman, Hale, Pendrick, 28. defeated Reynolds Hunter. Healey, 20; Stone, Halloran,…

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Greyhound Racing Meeting Abandoned

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 March 1941 · page 4

Owing to insufficient entries the Narandera Greyhound Racing Club has abandoned its meeting which was to have been held on Wednesday night…

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A Cricket Match

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 March 1941 · page 3

Old Lady: Can you give me "The Cricket on the Hearth"? New Assistant: I don't Think we have it in stock, but I can show you table…

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BOWLS Welcome to Country Week Reps.—

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 3 March 1941 · page 3

On Thursday night there was a good roll up of players. Pairs play was decided on and at 10 a.m. when the players adjourned to the club…

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Boxing Championship Bout Declared "No Contest" Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 March 1941 · page 6

The contest between Eddie Miller (8.5½) and Rollo Hinton (8.0) for the bantam­weight championship of Australia was de­clared "no contest" in the fifth round at…

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Football Maher Cup Vital Change Suggested

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 3 March 1941 · page 3

The transfer of the Maher Cup matches from Wednesday to Sunday and to cut out the competition will be suggested to Group Nine by the…

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Cricket Wagga Competition Second Grade Matches Position in Semi-Finals

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 March 1941 · page 6

Although Wagga-Newtown and St. An­drew's started their same in the Wagga second-grade competition on Saturday, play was abandoned after a few minutes owing…

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Athletics Australian Record Equalle Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 March 1941 · page 6

Joyce Walker equalled Clarice Kennedy's Australian record in winning the women's State quarter-mile footrunning title in 60 seconds yesterday. Her time, however, was…

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Rugby League Football Vital Change in Maher Cup Matches Suggested

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 2

The transfer of the Maher Cup mulches from Wednesday to Sunday and to cut out the competition will be…

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Boxing Bennell Retains Title Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 2

Hockey Bennell (10.4) retained the Australian welterweight championship tonight when he defeated the challenger, Jimmy Dundee (9.Hi) on a…

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Swimming New Novelty for Thursday Night's Carnival

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 2

IN addition to the Challenge Relay Races between any local team of ten, each swimmer to cover 27 1/2 yards, the committee…

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