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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1944

1,766 stories in Riverina's papers · page 16 of 89

Wagga Races Nominations Close on

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1944 · page 8

Owners and trainers are remind[?] that nominations for the Murrumbidgee Turf Club's Wagga Ea[?] meeting on Wednesday, March [?]…

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Leeton Races Programme for Easter

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1944 · page 8

The attention of owners and trainers interested in unregistered racing is directed to the programme for the Leeton races on Easter Monday,…

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Golf Wagga Country Club Annual Meeting Attended by Record Numbers

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1944 · page 2

It was stated at the Wagga Country Golf Club's annual meeting held on Thursday night that the attendance was the biggest since the club's…

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Bowls

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 20 March 1944 · page 6

Yesterday eighteen players took part in matches on the local green which was a little heavy after a sharp shower at 9 a.m…

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Wagga Races Nominations Close To-night

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 March 1944 · page 4

Nominations for the Murrumbidgee Turf Club's Wagga Easter Meeting on Wednesday, March 29, close at 9 o'clock to-night with the…

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Wagga Golf Club Annual Meeting Tribute to Late Mr. H. H. Matterson

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 March 1944 · page 3

Members of the Wagga Golf Club who attended the annual meeting held on Friday at the club house stood for a minutes…

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Golf

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 21 March 1944 · page 4

The annual general meeting of the Cootamundra Golf Club, will be held at the Club House on Friday night, March 31…

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Greyhound Racing

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 21 March 1944 · page 4

Herlleaf, a winner on the cootamundra track, started an even money favorite, and won the 7th division of the Albury stake on Saturday…

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Combined South-western Schools Swimming Carnival

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 21 March 1944 · page 3

The combined Souht-Western High Schools tenth annual swimming carnival will be held at the Narandera Lake on Wednesday afternoon,…

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Golf Wagga Club Associates

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 March 1944 · page 6

The annual meeting of the associates of the Wagga Golf Club will be held at the Golf House on Friday, March 31. at 8 p.m…

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Griffith Racing Next

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 March 1944 · page 6

Nominations for the greyhound meeting to be held at Griffith on Saturday, close at noon on Thursday. Races will be conducted over 300 and…

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Greyhound Racing Murrumburrah Fields for To-morrow

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 March 1944 · page 6

The following are the nominations for the greyhound racing meeting to be held at Murrumburrah to-morrow, when the first race will start at 3.30…

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BOWLS G. Evans and F. C. Garner Win Pairs Championship

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 21 March 1944 · page 3

Flaying good bowls throughout Geo, Evans end Frank Garner defeated F. McGowen and E. Gaggioni in the pairs championship of the Narandera…

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Wagga Races Excellent Nominations for Easter Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 March 1944 · page 6

At closing hour last night for nominations for the Murrumbidgee Turf Club's Wagga Easter meeting on Wednesday, March 29, the secretary Mr…

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Rugby League Nsw League Annual Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 March 1944 · page 4

The value of [?] as a safety valve during these times of [?] was emphasised at the [?] meeting of the NSW Rugby League held in…

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Swimming Record 100 Yards Under 50 Seconds

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 March 1944 · page 1

NEW YORK, Monday.—Allan Ford, a Yale University student from Balbao, in the Panama Canal zone, established a world swimming record…

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Golf 11-Year-old Winner

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 March 1944 · page 4

J. Collings, jun., 11-year-old Victoria Park (Sydney) Golf Club member, won the stableford event on Saturday with 38 points. He plays…

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Tennis Half Holiday Annual Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 March 1944 · page 2

The Half Holiday Tennis Club will hold its annual general meeting at 8 o'clock at the club pavilion next Monday night. All members and…

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Cricket Gundagai Atc Defeats Vdc

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 March 1944 · page 4

With 8 wickets down and 5 runs behind VDC, ATC were in a critical position in a match played on Sunday between the Gundagai ATC and…

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Cowra Races Nominations Close To-morrow

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 March 1944 · page 4

Owners and trainers are reminded that nominations for the Cowra Jockey Club's Easter meeting on April 8 and 10 close to-morrow night with the…

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