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Sport, 1943

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Tumut Racing Boxing Day Fixture Nets £179 Preparations for Cup Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 January 1943 · page 4

At a meeting of the committee of the Tumut Turf Club, the balance sheet in connection with the recent one-day Boxing Day…

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Coursing Men Willing to Assist Maintaining Park

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 13 January 1943 · page 3

A splendid gesture has been made by a number of men interested in coursing locally, who have offered to keep the oval in order…

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Cricket Remarkable Club Record

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 January 1943 · page 4

If Cliff Winning, Balmain first-grade captain, moves out of the district he will still be eligible to play with Balmain Cricket Club…

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Greyhound Racing Griffith Nominations Close To-morrow

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 January 1943 · page 4

Nominations, which are free, close at noon to-morrow for next Saturday's meeting of the Griffith Coursing Club. "The programme includes, Maiden Stake…

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Wagga Races Nominations Close on

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 January 1943 · page 4

Arrangements are well in hand for the Murrumbidgee Turf Club's patriotic race meeting on Wednesday, January 27. A comb-out…

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Bowls

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 14 January 1943 · page 6

On Wednesday eight players competed in a pairs handicap competition, the draw resulting:—H. B. Robertson and Robinson, scr; Reardon…

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Bowls South Wagga Club

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 January 1943 · page 6

Night bowls were held at the South Wagga Bowling Club for the first time this season on Tuesday night last. Although the weather was doubtful the…

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Bowls Junee Club

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1943 · page 4

The mid-week games of bowls at Junee resulted as follows:— Scott Cup (A grade championship): Matheson met Cameron the former…

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Cricket

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 15 January 1943 · page 3

L.I.H.S. and A.T.C. combined team to play Yanco on the latter's wicket next Sunday: Hanson, Howie, Crowe, Don and Doug. Dare, Barton, Dutton…

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Boxing Bennell Defeats Dundee

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Fighting with his right eye almost closed by a boil and nursing three other boils on his arms and chest. Hockey Bennell (10.3)…

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Bowls Competitions Advanced Further On Local Green

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 15 January 1943 · page 6

A. Matheson played J. Cameron in a Scott Cup game, and although it looked in the early stages as though the latter was…

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Greyhound Racing Wagga Nominations for To-morrow

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1943 · page 4

A meeting will be conducted by the Wagga Diggers' Greyhound Racing Club to-morrow afternoon, when the first race will start at 2.30 p.m. A…

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Greyhound Racing Albury Draw for To-morrow

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1943 · page 3

The following is the draw for the greyhound racing meeting at Albury to-morrow when the first race will start at 2.40 p.m.:…

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Patriotic Cricket Match Soldiers Club Challenges Wade Club

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 15 January 1943 · page 4

Did I read of Tommy Dunn being versatile in memoirs of the irrigation area? Well, get this! The same Tommy played bowls all Sunday…

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Swimming Champion for Wagga Happy After Sixth Title

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1943 · page 6

Noel Ryan and Mrs. Ryan embrace each other after the champion's sixth 220 yards swimming title—a…

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Wagga Races Nominations Close Mondax Might

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1943 · page 6

Owners and trainers art reminded that nominations for the patriotic nee meeting to be held at Wages on January 27 close on Monday night…

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Cricket Showground No. 1 v BRIGADE

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1943 · page 6

The Showground No. 1 v Brigade match, which was deferred from Saturday last, will be played on the Bolton Park ground to-morrow morning…

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Greyhound Racing WAGGA To-day's Programme Peter Tips Favored To Win Top Grade Race

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1943 · page 6

The Temora-owned Peter Tips should prove capable of winning the top-grade race at the Wagga Diggers' Greyhound Racing Club's meeting at…

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Bowls

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 18 January 1943 · page 4

Sunday was not an ideal day for[?] bowls, owing to a blastery west to south-west wind, on the cold side, but eight players turned up and played…

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Successful in Local Swimming Classes

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 18 January 1943 · page 1

Swimming certificates are to be presented to the following Gundagai children, who were successful in rests held on 15th January:—…

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