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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1943

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Greyhound Racing Wagga Trials

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 March 1943 · page 3

Greyhound trials will be conducted at the Wagga Cricket Ground by the Wagga Diggers' Greyhound Racing Club on Thursday afternoon from 5.30…

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Wagga Races To-morrow

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 March 1943 · page 2

The annual race meeting of the Wagga St. Patrick's Day Racing Club will be held to-morrow afternoon. Horseowners have been…

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Greyhound Racing Murrumburrah Nominations for To-morrow

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 March 1943 · page 4

The following are the nominations for the greyhound racing meeting to be held at Murrumburrah to-morrow when the first race will start at 3.30…

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School Sports N.I.H.S. Pupils Compete at S.W. Swimming Carnival

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 23 March 1943 · page 2

Pupils of the Narandera, Yanco, Leeton and Griffith schools competed in the south-western district public schools ninth annual swimming…

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Wagga Races St. Patrick's Day Meeting To-morrow Murrumba and Damocles

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 March 1943 · page 4

Murrumba and Damocles may win the principal doable—the Shamrock Flying Handicap and St. Patrick's Handicap—at Wagga to-morrow…

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Bowls Narandera Club

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 March 1943 · page 6

Playing in heats of the Narandera Bowling Club's pairs championship at the week-end, L. Sherriff and P. C. Pearson d. V…

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Greyhound Racing MURRUMBURRAH

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 March 1943 · page 6

The champion country dog. O[?] Comrade, is to be a competitor [?] the greyhound racing meeting [?] Murrumburrah this afternoon…

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No Races on Easter

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 March 1943 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The holding of race meetings on Easter Monday, April 26, will not be considered by the Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley). He said he…

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Swimming Instructor a Visit to Wagga Many Good Swimmers Encountered

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 March 1943 · page 6

I arrived in Wagga on Tuesday, March 16, and my object was to teach all and sundry to swim, and those that could swim to swim…

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Golf Wartime Play Favored in U.s.a

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 March 1943 · page 6

NEW YOKK, Tuesday.—The president of the American Profess[?] Golfers' Association (Mr. E. Dul[?] in a special interview told Ma[?]…

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Football Wagga Competitions Meeting to Discuss Prospects

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 March 1943 · page 6

A meeting is to be held at the Wagga Town Hall to-morrow night to discuss the coming football season's prospects in Wagga when it…

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Athletics World's Vault Record

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 March 1943 · page 6

NEW YORK, Tuesday.—At Chicago Athletic Club's meeting Warmerdam set a new world's [?] vault record of 15ft. 8 1/2in…

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Bowls

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 25 March 1943 · page 6

On Wednesday only four member turned up. Leary and Davey played a paid match with Mahoney and Robinson…

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Races at Victoria Park

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 March 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The first race meeting to be held by Victoria Park Race Club since its transfer to non-proprietary basis is set down for May…

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Football Association Formed Australian Rules and Rugby Competitions to Be Played

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 March 1943 · page 5

At a largely attended meeting at the Wagga Town Hall last night it was decided to form the Wagga District and Services Football…

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Golf Notes

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 26 March 1943 · page 3

The Leeton Yanco Golf Course is being put in playing order in readiness for the 1943 season, opening day on 11th April. Good work was…

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Boxing Leichhardt Contests

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 March 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Two 12-rounds contests were staged at the Leich-hardt Stadium to-night. Results:— Jimmy Dundee (10.2 3/4) defeated Len…

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Bowls Wagga Club Committee Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1943 · page 6

At the committee meeting held at the Wagga Club's pavilion on Wednesday night the two new committeemen (Messrs. H. C…

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Greyhound Racing Cootamundra Club

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1943 · page 6

The programme for next Wednesday afternoon's meeting of the Cootamundra Coursing club is advertised in this issue. It will be the final…

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Football Blair for Western Suburbs

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1943 · page 6

A ("Smacker") Blair bn been appointed coach of Western Suburbs (Sydney) Rugby League team. Blair was selected from a number of…

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