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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1944

1,766 stories in Riverina's papers · page 10 of 89

Wagga St. Patrick's Day Racing Club

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 4

A meeting of the committees of the Wagga St Patrick's Day Racing dub will be held at the MTC office to-morrow night at 8 o'clock…

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Greyhound Racing Murrumburrah Draw for To-morrow

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 4

The following are the nominations for the greyhound races to be held at Murrumburrah to-morrow. The first race will be run at 3.15 p.m…

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Cricket R.a.a.[?] v.TOWN

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 4

The following will represent Town against the R.A.A.F. on Sunday next on Fisher Park, match to commence at 1 p.m.: J. Sheehan (capt.) R. Ward…

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Tennis St. Michael's Club

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 4

The annual general meeting of St. Michael's Tennis Club will be held at the Club House next Sunday at 8.30 p.m. All members and intending…

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Greyhound Racing Wagga Diggers' Club

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 4

Nominations close to-day for the Wagga Diggers' greyhound meeting to be held next Saturday afternoon…

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Cricket Former Junee Players Do Well

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 4

Two ex-Junee cricketers who played in the shield competitions in Prewar days with the Colts' club, E. Burns and R Chicken, played with…

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Greyhound Racing Wagga Owners and Trainers Instruction to Members

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 3

By advertisement in this issue the Wagga Dog Owners and Trainers' Association advises members that at a meeting held last night it was decided…

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Tumbarumba-wagga Races on March 8 and 15

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 4

Forthcoming race meeting of interest to southern racegoers are to be held at Tumbarumba and Wagga on March 8 and 15. respectively. The…

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Bowls

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 5

On Wednesday a pairs competition was played, the draw resulting: Reardon and Jamleson, Mahoney and Sullivan, Rose and Smith, Robinson and…

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Golf Water Hazard Beats "Billy"

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 6

The deputy UAP leader (Mr. W. M Hughes), an inveterate golfer despite his age, was forced to make a strategic withdrawal from the Canberra…

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Melbourne Racing Vatc Meeting on

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Wed.: The VATC meeting (Futurity Handicap Day) will be concluded at Flemington on Saturday next…

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Unregistered Racing Lockhart Frames Big Programme Enthusiastic Committee

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 6

It is some considerable time since an unregistered race club has launched out with such an attractive programme as that framed by the…

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Cricket Wagga Competitions Draw for Week-end

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 6

The draw for matches to be played at the week-end in the Wagga District and Services competitions is as follows:—…

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Swimming

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 4

Swimmers of Murrumburrah and Tumut schools were in Cootamundra today for the triangular competition with the Cootamundra I.H.S. at the…

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Bowls

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 4

Two matches played during the week-end were particularly interesting for the close scoring and changes of fortune in the games…

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Football

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 4

There is every probability that a schoolboys' football carnival, on similar lines to that of last year, will be organised in Junee during the…

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Bowls Wagga Club

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 4

The following are results of matches played at the Wagga Club yesterday:— A Championship: 'Donough 25 d Dalgleish 16; Oates 25 d O'Reilly 10;…

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Cricket

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 4

Wagga v Bridging at Bridging on Sunday at 1.45 pm. Wagga: E. Weissel, S. De Mestre, K. Campbell E. Galvin, R. Jenkins, F. Jenkins. J…

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Boxing Elliott Defeats Colteaux

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thurs.— Giving away 9[?]lb, George Ellic[?]tt defeated Tom Colteaux on points over 12 rounds at Leichhardt Stadium to-night…

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Swimming Service Championships Two Wins to Pre-war Title Holder

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday Night: Bombardier Jack Watson. Victorian 440 yds., 880 yds., and mile champion before the war, to-night won two army…

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