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Sport, 1944

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"To Golf or Not to Golf"

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 4

To golf or not to golf—that is the question. Whether 'tis better for each of us to stick his nose constantly into his task and thus to have the…

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Greyhound Racing

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 4

Herileaf defeated the Cootamundra dog Twin Silk by two lengths in a match race over 300 yards at Wagga on Saturday. When the two dogs went…

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Greyhound Racing Murrumburrah

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 4

The following are the nominations for the greyhound racing meeting to be held a Murrumburrah to-morrow, when the first race will start at 3.15…

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Bowls Wagga Players in City Pennants

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 March 1944 · page 6

In a memorable [?]me in the semifinal of the metropolitan pennants played at Kensington, between City and Bond[?] Bowling Clubs, three…

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Greyhound Racing Wagga Diggers' Club

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 March 1944 · page 6

Nominations for the Wagga Diggers' Club meeting to be held next Saturday will close to-morrow at 1 p.m…

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Newmarket Day Review of Racing Day of Days For Two Stables

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 March 1944 · page 6

On a day that was made for racing a very large crowd was present at Melbourne's premier racing track to witness the Newmarket Handicap and…

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Bowls Wagga Club

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 March 1944 · page 6

Matches played on the Wagga Bowling Club's green yesterday resulted: B championship—Stillman 25 d Anstice 19. Wednesday competition: T…

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BOWLS Board Wins Association Singles at Temora

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 9 March 1944 · page 1

The final of the Southern Slopes championships were decided at Te[?] mora on Sunday. The greens were very heavily sodden, due to a good…

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Cricket England v Australia Services Match at Lords

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 March 1944 · page 6

LONDON. Wed. — The first two[?]day cricket match between England and Australia since the outbreak of the war will be played between…

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Greyhound Racing Wagga Diggers Club Deputation From Owners Trainers Prize-money Raised to [?]

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 March 1944 · page 6

At a committee meeting of Wagga Diggers Greyhound [?] Club held last night a delegation [?] the Wagga Owners and Trainer[?]…

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Bowls

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 4

During the week several finals were played in the championship and B grad events. In the championship pairs W. Lindsay and W. Harrogan…

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Golf Notes

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 2

THE new committee of the Leeton- Yanco Golf Club, are doing everything possible to improve the local course and conditions…

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Bowls Wagga Club

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 4

Owing to weather conditions the big green at Wagga Club was not reopened for play yesterday. Weather permitting the green will be open this…

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Cricket

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 2
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Yanco team to play against Wamoon, Sunday next, at No. 1 cricket ground: J. Green, T. Saker, A. McCormack, E. Trethewey, J. Hehir, F…

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Boxing Elliott Defeats Colteaux

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thurs. — George Elliott. (11.0), who recently received a disputed decision over the Australian middle-weight champion. Tommy…

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Greyhound Racing Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 4

An eight-race programme has been arranged for the meeting to be conducted by the Wagga Diggers' Greyhound Racing Club at the Cricket…

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CORRESPONDENCE Appreciation of Swimming Pool (To the Editor.)

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 2

Sir: As a visitor to Cootamundra who has spent each afternoon of his leave at the Cootamundra swimming Pool, I cannot help but write this…

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Rugby League Country Conference to Be Held on March 26

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 4

The annual conference of the Country Rugby League of New South Wales will be held in Sydney on March 20. Last year the Country League spent…

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Cricket Wagga Competition Draw for Week-end

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 4

The following is the draw for the 18th round of matches to be played this week-end in the Wagga District and Services competition:—…

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