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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1941

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Greyhound Racing Gundagai Flying to Wagga Celebration Lord Felix at Odds on

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 6

The Gundagal Coursing Club held a meeting on Saturday night Wagga dogs won four of the six events and also gained two seconds. Three of the winners from Wagga…

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Gundagai Club to Race in February Betting on Sydney Races on Course

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 2

At a meeting of the Gundagai Racing Club. held on Friday evening it was decided to hold the club’s annual race meeting on Wednesday 26th…

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Boxing Raynor No Match for Brander Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 2

Leg Brander (12.6) easily outpointed Max Raynor (12.10) in a 12 rounds bout at the Rushcutter Bay Stadium to-night Raynor, who was unable to counter Brander's…

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Bowls Tumut Bowling Club Sunday's Play Social Games

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 2

Butz, Connors, Longhurst and Kelly defeated Madden, Emery, Dunn and McInnes, 21—17. Keenan, Bellchambers and Stathis…

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Bowls Players and Where They Play What Constitutes a Skipper?

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 6

Last week three more pennant matches were played. South Wagga A v Henty A. Wagga A v Culcairn A and Wagga B v Henty B, the first being won by Henty…

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Tennis Wagga Association Competitions Men's Night Draw Revision

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 6

It has been found necessary to make two alterations in the draw for Thursday night's play in the Wagga Association's men's night competition, as it appeared in Saturday's…

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O'Farrell Cup Cricket Narandera Defeat Wyalong

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 3

For the third successive week-end the Narandera cricketers on Sunday last successfully defended the O'Farrell Cup the challenging team on…

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CRICKET Tumut and District Competition Results at a Glance

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 2

Batlow defeated C.Y.M.S. outright. Wyangle defeated Bombowlee outright…

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Wagga Memories Early Victorian and Riverina Racing Death of Mrs. Mary Bowler

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 6

The death on Saturday of Mrs. Mary Bowler, who was in her 98th year, was the severing of another link with the early days of Victorian and Riverina racing,…

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V.R.C. Racing Saturday's Form at Flemington Scaerlet Toi's Victory Promising Form Behind Him

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 6

Glorious weather greeted racegoers at Flemington on Saturday, when the V.A.T.C. staged its January meeting. The storm on Wednesday drenched the course, but the…

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Swimming

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 4

On Saturday, week the No. 1 Air Observer's School is sending a team of swimmers to Sydney to contest events at a combined Air Force…

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Tennis

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 4

Kevin Luff, Gundagai district player, and partner, Keviin Taylor, of Queanbeyan, won the country championship doubles at Rushcutters Bay…

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Swimming Children"s Course at Gundagai

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 8

About SO children have completed the ten days' swimming course organised by the Gundagai Swimming Club. The instructors were Mr. Jack Thompson, a…

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Mr. J. P. Sheedy Swimming Secretary Dies

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 4

Mr. J. P. Sheedy, secretary of the Amateur Swimming Association of Australia since 1934-35, died in Perth on Sunday at the age of 55 years. He…

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CRICKET Victoria v. Queensland

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 4

BRISBANE, Wednesday: Victoria made 460 (Sarovich, b Ellis 77; Ring, b Ellis 60; Baker, b Bendixon 4; Dudley, not out 0; sundries, 10)…

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"Oh, I Couldn't Play Tennis"

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 6

Said Mary to me this afternoon Dumb, that's what that girl is staying in a hot kitchen cooking Says she has to—can't keep food—can't…

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Tennis Gundagai Flayer's Success at Country Week

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 8

Kevin Luff, Gundagai district player, and partner Kevin Taylor, of Queanbeyan, won the country championship doubles at Rushcutters Bay on Friday last by…

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Albury Racing Loss of £259 on Year's Operations Albury

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 8

The annual meeting of the Albury Racing club, held last night, was presided over by the president (Mr. T. A. Horan)…

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Cricket O'farrell Cup Wagga's Team Chosen a Better Balanced Side

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 8

Following the poor showing by the Wagga side when playing for the O'Farrell Cup at Temora last month I was forced to criticise the selectors on the score that…

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St. Patrick's Day Racing Club to Race on March 19 Five Events Provided For MR. L. J. O'reilly President

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 2

The annual meeting of the St. Patrick's Day Racing Club was held at the office of the Murrumbidgee Turf Club last night, when Mr. J. Purcell, vice-president,…

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