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Sport, 1943

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Bowls Junee Club

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 January 1943 · page 4

Evening tournament games at Junee resulted as follows: Edwards, Blackwell. Hiscock, A. Thomas 25 d Seymour, Clelland, Bennetts, Bell 15…

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Greyhound Racing Cootamundra Nominations Close To-morrow

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 January 1943 · page 4

Nominations close to-morrow for the meeting of the Cootamundra Coursing Club which is to be held on Wednesday next. The programme includes…

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Tennis American Tournament at South Wagga Courts

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 January 1943 · page 4

Members of the services and tennis players of Wagga and district are invited to take part in an American tennis tournament which is to be played…

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Cricket Army v Air Force at Wagga To-morrow

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 January 1943 · page 4

C. Pepper. K. Gulliver and V. Trumper, who played for Army v N.S.W. Association In Sydney last week-end, are to play for Army in…

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Football Rugby League Founded Code in Wagga Mr. Herb Dennis Revisits Town

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 January 1943 · page 4

Former Wagga residents who are at present visiting Wagga are Mr. and Mrs. Herb Dennis of Annandale, Sydney. Mr. Dennis was in business as a…

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Bowls Wagga Club

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 January 1943 · page 4

With the first Saturday play of the New Year, the Wagga Bowling Club will open its Saturday competition. Members should bear In mind that…

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Cricket Arms v Air Force at Cricket Ground To-day

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 January 1943 · page 4

Some very bright cricket should be witnessed at the Cricket Ground this afternoon when teams representing the Army and Air Force will meet. The…

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Greyhound Racing Cootamundra Nominations Close To-day

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 January 1943 · page 4

Nominations close to-day for the meeting at the Cootamundra Coursing Club which it to be held on Wednesday next. The programme includes…

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Vacation Swimming School

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 January 1943 · page 2

The swimming school conducted by the Department of Education will commence this morning, and all pupils who have enrolled are…

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Bowls South Wagga Club

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 January 1943 · page 4

Although the weather of late has been too warm to suit the tastes of most bowlere, attendances at the South Wagga Bowling Club's green have been…

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Greyhound Racing Wagga Next Saturday's Programme

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 January 1943 · page 4

The Wagga Diggers' Greyhound Racing club will conduct a meeting next Saturdsy when graded, races will be run over 300 500 and…

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Cricket Air Force d. ARMY C. Hay Takes Six Wickets Trumper Assists in Army Defeat

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 January 1943 · page 4

Particularly fine bowling by the ex-Broken Hill all-rounder, Colin Hay. was responsible for Air Force Inflicting a crushing defeat on Army at…

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Perce Payne’s Double at Tumut Races Easy Win For Breezy Boy And Don Carlos Former Charge, Reception, Wins in Melbourne

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 4 January 1943 · page 4

Well known Gundagai trainer, Mr Percy Paine, won two of the events at the Tumut races on Boxing day, when both Breezy Boy,…

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Swimming Classes More Than 500 Pupils at Wagga Bathing Beach

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1943 · page 2

Considerably more than 500 boys and girls were being taught to swim at the Wagga Bathing Beach yesterday morning when the swimming classes of…

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Greyhound Racing Cootamundra Club Nominations for To-morrow

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1943 · page 4

The Cootamundra Coursing Club will hold a race meeting to-morrow afternoon, starting at 3 o'clock. Following are the nominations:—…

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Swimming Classes at Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 January 1943 · page 2

The rain over the week-end has made the waters of the Murrumbidgee River very muddy and conditions yesterday were not quite…

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Greyhound Racing Flying Skipton to Spell

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 January 1943 · page 4

The Wagga trainer, Mr. A. Pulver, has sent Flying Skipton to his owner, Mr. Jack Riley, at Tumut, for a well-earned spell. Flying…

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Cricket Stuart M'glynn Former Wagga Star Strang's Bowling Recalled

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 January 1943 · page 4

Memories of Wagga cricket of about a decade ago are recalled with Stuart M'Glynn's appearance with the Randwick first grade team in Sydney this…

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Bowls

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 1

On Wednesday four pairs played a handicap competition the draw resulting: Leary and Sheehan scr; Reardon and Green scr.; Robertson…

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A Find at Tumut Races Truth is Stranger Than Fiction

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 1

Two well known Wagga sportsmen vouch for the accuracy of this 'remarkable happening of a few years ago…

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