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Sport, 1943

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Patriotic Races Successful M.T.C. Meeting Lancambre Wins Kapooka Handicap Dantry Annexes Air Force Flying

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 January 1943 · page 6

The Murrumbidgee Turf Club staged a race meeting at Wagga yesterday in warm sunshine and in the presence of a really good attendance. It is 12 months since the M.T.C. raced, their cup fixture…

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Bowls

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 29 January 1943 · page 4

J. Croker, D. Louche,, and A. Dobbie won the all-day rink competition at the Cootamundra green on Tuesday…

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Batlow Swimming Carnival

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 29 January 1943 · page 1

In beautiful weather the Batlow Swimming Club held its annual carnival on Sunday. Owing to the cool spell of the past couple of weeks, the…

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Cricket

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 29 January 1943 · page 2

Team selected to represent Yanco against Leeton, at Yanco, on Sunday next: R. Sligar, W. Barrow, J. Green, F. High, E. Dodds, W. Kefford, J…

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Wagga Patriotic Races

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 29 January 1943 · page 3

The Murrumbidgee Turf Club staged a race meeting at Wagga on Wednesday in warm sunshine and in the presence of a really…

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Boxing Bennell to Good for Colteaux

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 January 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—After being repeatedly cautioned for illegal punches, Tommy Clolteaux (11.5 1/2). Australian middleweight champion, was…

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Cricket Army T. Air Force at Wagga on

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 January 1943 · page 4

The Western Army team has notified the Wagga Association that it will not be able to visit Wagga until a fortnight's time to play the match…

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Balloting Plan Racing in Three Classes

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 January 1943 · page 6

The V.R.C. committee's plan to bring about ballot uniformity and to help in the elimination of surplus acceptors and the eventual…

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Greyhound Racing Wagga Waisey's Best Again Looks Best Bet

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 January 1943 · page 6

Having won at her last three starts, Waisey's Best again looks the best bet of the afternoon for the Wagga Diggers' Greyhound Race Club's…

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Bowls

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 1 February 1943 · page 4

Sunday was very hot and only ten players turned up, amongst them being Charlie Trost, a stranger to the green since Xmas, and George Rose,…

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Bowls Bowlers' Amateur Standing

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 February 1943 · page 4

The council of the New South Wales Bowling Association at a recent meeting disagreed with the Amateur Athletic Union's ruling…

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Swimming NEW 100 Yards Record

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 February 1943 · page 2

NEW YORK, Saturday.—Alan Ford, a Yale University student, to-day swarn 100 yards in 50 7-10 seconds at Newhaven, Connecticut, beating Johnnie…

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Cricket Air Force v. Army at Wagga Cricket Ground Dowd Takes Six Wickets

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 February 1943 · page 3

Air Force again defeated Army when these teams met at the Wagga Cricket Ground yesterday. Air Force batted first and scored 219 runs to which…

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Greyhound Racing Wagga Heroic Gunner Equals Hurdle Record Another for Waisey's Best

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 February 1943 · page 4

Giving a dashing exhibition of jumping, Heroic Gunner won the hurdle race at Wagga on Saturday afternoon and equalled the track…

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Barellan Boxing

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 2 February 1943 · page 3

EVERY red-blooded man—and lots of the alleged gentler sex too—dearly loves to see a fight That's the reason why every road…

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Boxing at Barellan

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 2 February 1943 · page 2

Several airmen from Narandera competed in a boxing tournament held at Barellan on 22th January, in aid of the Comforts Fund. Mr. Jack…

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Bowls South Wagga Club

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 February 1943 · page 4

On Thursday night last a North versus South Club match was played on the South Wagga Bowling Club's green, five full rinks…

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Received Proficiency Certificates for Swimming

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 2 February 1943 · page 2

Following the instruction received during the Learn to Swim Campaign held at the Leeton Baths last week, the following class members were…

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Cricket Material Wanted

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 2 February 1943 · page 3

The garrison troops at Yanco are seeking cricket material and would be pleased to secure some secondhand matting, six stitcher' balls, two…

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That Patriotic Cricket Match

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 2 February 1943 · page 2

It seems about as difficult to obtain correct information about the Wade Club and Soldiers' Club teams for the coming big event as it is to "get…

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