The Sheep Went Swimming N.Z. Drover's Strange Experience
Every creature on the earth, except the human being, seems naturally able to swim. This was brought home to a New Zealand drover near…
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S.a. Racing Ban Likely to Remain
ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—Relaying to a question by Mr. Moir (L.C.P.) the House of Assembly Mr. Playford, Premier, said it was unlikely that he…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tom Woodbridge Record Attendance At Tumut Races Sporting Gesture
On Wednesday night at the Royal Hotel, Tumut, members and supporters of the Tumut Turf Club assembled to do honour to Mr Tom…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →V.r.c. Entries Over 400 in Minor Races
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—When entries were taken yesterday for the minor events at the V.R.C. autumn meeting on Saturday. March 13, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cricket Match at Wagga on Sunday Next Temora v. WAGGA
The Wagga cricketing public will have another opportunity on Sunday next to witness several of the State's leading players in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rugby Union Cyril Towers Retires Twenty Years in Football
Cyril Towers, international player, who has been associated with the Randwick Club for 17 years, has retired…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Swimming Association Grant
SYDNEY, Thursday.—A supplementary grant of £200 to the N.S.W. Amateur Swimming Association, for the purpose of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cricket
Tennis Club team to be at P.O. 1.15 p.m. sunday next: Allen, Brooks, N. Clark. R. Clark, Gordon, Hancock, Hughes, Nolan, Seymour, Stevens,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boxing Bennell Outpoints Colteaux
SYDNEY. Thursday.—Fighting strongly. Hockey Bennell (10.3 [?] outpointed the middleweight. Tommy Colteaux (11.5 [?]) over 12…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bowls South Wagga Club
On Tuesday night last a match was contested between Wagga and South Wagga, six rinks from each club competing. Though not fully…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Night Bowls Prove Great Attraction
The Night Bowling Tournament which lasted during the months of December, January and February, concluded on Thursday night last…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Lucky Shot Wins Competition Bowls
R. P. Goodsir and W. J. Keast (7 on) just scrapped home against T. Wilson and G. Stanton (7 on) in the pairs handicap competition…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Greyhound Racing Wagga Diggers' Club Fields for To-morrow
A programme of seven races, including a match race between the two prominent performers, Walsey's Best and Peggy Junior…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Albury Races Autumn Meeting To-morrow Watto and Footmark Appeal
Because of his outstanding galloping ability on his borne track, the champion Footmark, is expected to add to his…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →R.A.A.F. Swimming Carnival Grand Programme Arranged for To-morrow (Saturday) Night Noel Ryan and Many Visiting Airmen Competing
A grand programme of swimming, diving, and novelty events has been arranged for the R.A.A.F. swimming carnival to be held at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bowls Junee Club
The evening bowls competition at Junee, which proved so popular over a period of 20 playing nights, concluded on Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wagga Golf Club Annual Meeting
The annual general meeting of members of the Wagga Golf Club wil] be held at the club house on Monday, March 8, at 8 p.m, when…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Greyhound Racing WAGGA Gumly Boy-Gay Georgina Likely Double To-day
Backers should not find it difficult to make up their minds to support Gumly Boy and Gay Georgina in their respective races…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bowls
On Thursday afternoon a match in the B grade championship singles was played between Bruce Turner and Beatty. Beatty got an early…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coursing Meetings in 1943
The Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley) has approved of the National Coursing Association's application for three coursing meetings this year…
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