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Sport, 1942

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Bowls Junee Club

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1942 · page 6

Following are the results of the club games played at Junee:— Hiscock, Seymour, Christie, 17, defeated Commins, Bell, Eager, 10…

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Racing Dates Clash Meetings Announced

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1942 · page 6

SYDNEY. Thursday.—The dates on which there will be clash race meetings in Sydney and those on which the former "pony" race clubs will race on Saturdays without…

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Junee Council Fortnightly Meeting Popularity of Swimming Pool

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1942 · page 3

The Mayor (Ald. W. J. Hobbin) presided over the fortnightly meeting of the Junee Municipal Council on Tuesday night, the only absentee alderman…

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Griffith Dog Racing On Wednesday Afternoons

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 16 January 1942 · page 2

The Griffith Greyhound Coursing Club has decided to hold its meetings in future on Wednesday afternoon. A recent regulation has restricted…

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Greyhound Racing Owners and Trainers Association Formed

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1942 · page 1

The meeting of dog owners and trainers held in the Band's room on Tuesday night for the purpose of considering ways and…

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Wentworth Park Meeting Reduced to 11 Races

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1942 · page 6

SYDNEY. Thursday.—The mechanical coursing meeting set down for Saturday at Wentworth Park, was to-day reduced from 19 to 11 events by the N.C.A…

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Cowra Races Nominations Close To-morrow Night

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1942 · page 6

The Cowra Jockey Club will hold its Anniversary race meeting on Monday. January 26 (public holiday) and the following programme has been arranged…

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Cricket Wagga Competitions Saturday Division Close Two Points Separate Three Teams Lake Albert's Lead Reduced

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1942 · page 6

One full round has been completed in the Saturday division of the competitions being conducted by the Wagga association and the position is…

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Bowls Wagga Club

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 January 1942 · page 6

A spoon competition will be played a the Wagga Bowling Club's green this afternoon on the basis of progressive rings Members are requested to be in attendance…

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Cootamundra. Racing Next

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 January 1942 · page 6

Nominations close to-day for the meeting of the Cootamundra Cuorsing Club to be held next Wednesday when racing will commence at 5.30 p.m. Nominations for…

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Greyhound Racing Wentworth Park Nominations for To-day

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 January 1942 · page 6

The amended programme for Wentworth Park greyhound meeting to-day substitutes two new graded races, the Glebe and Fifield Stakes, in place of the eight heats…

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Swimming

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 19 January 1942 · page 4

There was a lange attendance at the Cootamundra Olympic Pool during the week-end. Misses Rose Douglas, Jean Carter…

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Bowls

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 19 January 1942 · page 4
Also in The Gundagai Independent

An all day tournament will be held on the Cootamundra green next Monday (Anniversary Day). Nominations close with the match committee next…

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Boxing Robinson Defeats Zivic

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 January 1942 · page 4

NEW YORK Saturday (A.A.P.).—Ray robinson (10.1) continued his unbeaten record when he scored a technical knockout over Fritzie Zivic (10.8) in the tenth…

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Vacational Swimming Cusses. Youngsters Readily Absorb Lessons

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 19 January 1942 · page 1

After a ten day course nearly 100 Junee children have been taught to swim. They passed the necessary tests after the tuition by Miss to…

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CRICKET Wagga Competitions Opening of Sixth Rounds Whittaker 83 n.o., Newton 66 n.o. Gooden Takes 9 WICKETS

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 January 1942 · page 4

The sixth rounds of matches in the Saturday and Sunday competitions being conducted by the Wagga Cricket Association opened at the week-end…

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Bowls Junee Games

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 6

The following games were played at the Junee Bowling Club's green: Goods[?] Hepper. Levy, Taylor 23 d Blackwe[?] Arden, Seymour. Miller 19; Comm[?]…

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Vacational Swimming Class Many Children Learned to Swim

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 3

MR. Evans again conducted a vacational swimming class at the Leeton Baths and succeeded in teaching many children to swim…

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Cricket Junee Match Postponed

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 6

The A grade cricket competition played between Town and Colts teams, which is to be played on Sunday was postponed owing to the death of Mrs. Edwards…

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