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Sport, 1943

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Swimming

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 5 March 1943 · page 1

On Sunday last, the much discussed match between the Yanco High School and the Can Shop at the Cannery, six aside, teams relay race was…

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Boxing Rivers Defeats Walker

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: Bobby Rivers (11.0) defeated Al Walker (11.5) on points over 12 rounds at the Leichhardt Stadium to-night. The bout…

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SPORTING Country Racing More Meetings Wanted

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday. — Views that the N.S. Wales counter districts should be given more race meetings were placed before the Chief Secretary (Mr…

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Melbourne Racing Balloting Anomalies Transport Ban

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1943 · page 4

As there were only 31 horses left in the Newmarket Handicap after first acceptances were declared on Tuesday to a certain extent it relieved…

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Cricket Challenge Match O'farrell Cup Team v Combined Services

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1943 · page 4

With the arrival back in Wagga of several well known ex-O'Farrell Cup players, a challenge has been issued to the Combined Services team, which…

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Boxing De Bele Defeats Contes

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 March 1943 · page 3

BRISBANE, Friday.—At the Brisbane Stadium to-night Bill de Beles (10.3 1/2) defeated Fred Contra (10.6) in the ninth round…

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Golf Wagga Country Club Annual Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 March 1943 · page 6

The Wagga Country Golf Club will hold its annual meeting on Monday, March 15, at 8 o'clock p.m., in the M.P. and A.A. office. The annual…

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Greyhound Racing Wagga Meeting on Saturday Next

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 March 1943 · page 6

The Wagga Diggers' Greyhound Racing Club will conduct a meeting on Saturday afternoon next for which the full programme is advertised in…

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Bowls

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 8 March 1943 · page 4

On Saturday evening at 6.30 p.m. Robinson and J. Carberry played off their match in the B grade championship singles—the green played well…

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Swimming Country Titles Several Records Broken

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 March 1943 · page 4

MATTLAND, Sat—Several records were broken or equalled at to day's country swimming championships. H. Mayo (Maitland) won the 100…

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Rugby League Code in High Schools Sought by N.s.w. League

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 March 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY, Saturday.—Eight metropolitan and 34 country high schools have been asked to adopt Rugby League football this season…

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Bowls

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 9 March 1943 · page 4

In a keenly contested game J.S. Williams won the singles championship of the cootamundra Bowling Club for the third time by defeating J…

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Tennis

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 9 March 1943 · page 4

A dozen players attended Saturday's reopening at the Golf Club's courts. Several of the courts will be marked for the expected crowd next…

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Tiny Tot's Swimming Performance

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 9 March 1943 · page 1

To assess the real worth of, the Kempsey swimming pool one had only to call at the baths, as the writer did, on Wednesday morning…

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Wagga Golf Club

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 March 1943 · page 2

Mr. H. Matterson was elected president at the annual meeting of the Wagga Golf Club last night. A full report of the meeting will…

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Griffith Racing on

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 March 1943 · page 4

Nominations close at 10 o'clock on Thursday morning for the greyhound racing meeting to be held at Griffith on Saturday next. The programme…

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Mock Cricket Match

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 March 1943 · page 2

Wirrabara, a South Australian county town with a population of 960, has raised £495 for Red cross in a month by means of a mock cricket…

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Bowls Bowling Here and There

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 March 1943 · page 4

The Doherty Cup match played between Wagga and South Wagga on Saturday last was the first of a series of three to be played during the…

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Cricket Sydney Club Records

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 March 1943 · page 4

Walter Walmsley seems certain to break Western Suburbs' batting and bowling records next Saturday. he needs only 10 runs and three wickets…

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Greyhound Racing Wagga Nominations Close To-morrow

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 March 1943 · page 4

Nominations close at 11.30 o'clock to-morrow morning for the greyhound racing meeting to be held at Wagga on Saturday afternoon next…

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