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Sport, 1942

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Boxing Westbury Defeats Rivers

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.— Alan Westbury (112) defeated Bobby. Riven (10.13) on a technical knockout in the seventh round at the Sydney Stadium to-night…

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Cricket Chatter

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 3

Cricket teams are in desperate straits owing to call ups and enlistments in the Defence Forces. There has been no play during…

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Bowls Junee Club Scott Cup

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 6

Walster met J. Jones In the Scott competition In this game Jones won the first seven heads, leading 11-1. He continued to lead throughout, but at the 23rd head…

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Greyhound Racing Cootamundra Nominations for To-morrow

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 6

The Cootamundra Coursing Club will hold a meeting to-morrow afternoon The first race will start at 5.30 Nominations Novice Stake. 7th Grade Ulonga…

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Ascot's Big Day May Be 15 Races

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 6

MELBOURNE. Monday.— Unless the scratching pen is used extensively the programme at Ascot on Saturday will comprise at least 13 races, but the…

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Swimming

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 4

Jack WaLsh , son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Walsh, of Stookinbingal, put up a splendid'effort at Temora's Boxing Day Championship Carnival. He was…

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Greyhound Racing Wagga Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 4

Nominations dote at 5 p.m to-day for next Saturday's meeting of the Wagga Diggers' Greyhound Racing Club The first race will start at 2.15. Betting…

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Greyhound Racing Fandango Boy Appeals

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 4

The Cootamundra Coursing Club's first meeting under the altered conditions is to commence on Fisher Park at 5.30 this afternoon, and the last…

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Wagga Racing Anniversary Day Programme Issued

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 4

Prospects of Wagga becoming a pivot for southern district racing stem bright. The secretary of the Murrumbidgee Turf Club at Wagga. Mr Jack De Groot said…

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Cricket Match at Cricket Ground Change Suggested for Saturday on Account of Greyhound Race Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 4

The captain of "The Daily Advertiser" cricket team (Mr. K. D. Barker) has writ, ten to the Wagga Cricket Association asking that some day other than next…

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Mid-week Racing Regulations to Be Strictly Adhered to

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Declaring to-day that regulations prohibiting mid-week racing would be stri[?]lly adhered to the Premier (Mr. M'Kell) intimated that if any…

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Victoria Park Races to Be Held To-day

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley) to-day granted approval for Victoria Park races to be held to-morrow and Harold Park trotting meeting to…

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Rosehill Rain Badly Needed Races May Be Transferred

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY Tuesday.—Unless rain falls before January 17, Rosehill Race Club's fixture set down for that date may be transferred to another course…

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Bowls

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 8 January 1942 · page 2

Yesterday a pairs competition was held—seven pairs competing. Two cards were not handed in, and a full record of the play cannot be…

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Boxing World Welterweight [?]

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 January 1942 · page 6

NEW YORK, Tuesday (A.A.P.) world w[?] champion, [?] has agreed to meet the winner of [?] Robinson—[?] contest on [?]…

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Cricket

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 8 January 1942 · page 1

Play in the competition will be resumed on Sunday next, when Royal and Club are scheduled to meet. All available players are…

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Bowls South Wagga Club

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 January 1942 · page 6

Night bowls were played at South [?] on Tuesday night There wad a fair tendance and a very enjoyable [?] was spent. The games resulted as…

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Murrumburrah Racing Next

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 January 1942 · page 6

The Murrumburrah Coursing Club will conduct a greyhound racing meeting next Wednesday, when the first race will start at 5 p.m. Nominations close at 11 p.m…

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Cricket Match at Cricket Ground Late Start to Be Made

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 January 1942 · page 6

As a result of a conference yesterday between the captains of The Daily Advertiser and St. Andrew's teams, it was decided to finish the uncompleted match…

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Mid-week Racing Exemptions Only in Accordance with Regulations

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 January 1942 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wednesday—Referring to-day to the abolition of mid-week racing, the Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley) said that application for exemption will be dealt with…

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