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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1944

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Cootamundra Coursing Club

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 January 1944 · page 6

Nominations for the Cootamundra Coursing Club's meeting to be conducted on Wednesday, January 5, close to-day…

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Racing at Albury

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 January 1944 · page 6

The Albury and District Hospital Race Club will hold a meeting on Saturday, January 29. There will be five events, and…

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Great Swimming Carnival on Wagga Beach To-day

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 January 1944 · page 3

Extensive preparations have been under way for the big swimming carnival to be held to-day at the Wagga beach to celebrate New…

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Greyhound Racing WAGGA To-day's Programme Class Dogs Engaged

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 January 1944 · page 6

Many high-class dogs are engaged at the Wagga Diggers' Greyhound Racing Club's meeting to be held at the Cricket…

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Melbourne Racing Mid-summer Meetings Promising Two-Year-Olds

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 January 1944 · page 6

Anpapejo won so easily at his last start over hurdles that punters are anxiously awaiting his next appearance in public. It matters little how…

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Bowls South Wagga Club

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 January 1944 · page 4

The following matches were played over the holidays on the South Wagga Bowling Club's green: Progressive rinks were won by Brown…

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Swimming Carnival Huge Holiday Crowd at Wagga Beach Keen Competition In Splendid New Year Day Programme

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 January 1944 · page 4

Apparently the decision to hold a swimming carnival on a grand scale in aid of the Wagga Base Hospital special appeal for funds for new buildings and equipment struck the right note for the residents of Wagga and district, for it is…

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Racing at Caulfield

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 January 1944 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday: It is unlikely that the VATC will have full control of Caulfield racecourse until February 1. This is despite an…

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Racing Review V.r.c. New Year Meeting Kintore-mac Rob

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 January 1944 · page 4

It was positively hot on Saturday, and the attendance was smaller than the Boxing Day meeting. However, the VRC should not be disappointed…

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BOWLS Tumut Bowling Club Results of Play on Sunday, January 2. Championship Pairs, First Round

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 4 January 1944 · page 2

J. Holmes and R. Service defeated T. Quirk and J. McInnes, 27—14. Other Games—Social…

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Cricket

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 2

Country team to play Garrison for Warby Cup on Sunday, January 9. Please notify captain if not available: A. Stokes (capt), J. Lowrie,…

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Items of News Swimming Classes Resumed

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 2

After the holiday interruptions the swimming classes at the Wagga Bathing Beach were resumed yesterday morning when 521 children attended…

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Greyhound Racing Wagga Nominations

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 4

Nominations close to-day at 7 p.m. for the meeting of the Wagga Diggers' Greyhound Racing Club to be held on Saturday afternoon next…

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Cricket Wagga Interest in Nsw-services Match

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 4

Ken Gulliver, "Jock" Livingston, and Vic Trumper, who were the outstanding performers for the Combined Services team against the NSW XI in…

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Bowls

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 1

Holiday Games— Many enjoyable games were played during the holiday period, several visitors…

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Bowls Visitor to Manly Club

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 4

Mr. R. J. Cunningham, formerly of Wagga, who has taken up his residence at Manly, received a pleasant surprise when he walked on to the…

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Adelong Swimming Carnival Gundagai Competitors Do Well

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 1

A record crowd attended the Adelong Swimming Carnival on Monday last The pool and the surroundings were at their best, the water being…

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Racing Dates Concession to Country Clubs

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday: As the result of a recent amendment to the Commonwealth racing restrictions each State is permitted to grant, as a…

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People Swimming in Bathurst Reservoir Council Liberates Half a Million Gallons

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 7

About 500,000 gallons of water was liberated from the Lambert–st. reservoir at Bathurst recently. This action was taken when it…

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Adelong Swimming Carnival

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 3

Monday, 3rd January, was Adelong Swimming Club's big effort, and 100-percent. success it proved to be. A very…

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