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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1944

1,766 stories in Riverina's papers · page 18 of 89

St. Patrick's Day Races Profit Exceeds £444

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 March 1944 · page 8

A meeting of the committee of the Wagga St. Patrick's Day Race Club was held to the M.T.C. office last night, with Mr. J. L. O'Reilly,…

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Greyhound Racing Wagga To-day's Fields Good Class Engaged

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 March 1944 · page 8

There will be an eight-race programme submitted by the Wagga Diggers' Greyhound Racing Club at its meeting at the Cricket Ground…

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Football Rugby Union South Wales Defeats Dominions

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 March 1944 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday. (A.A.P.)—At Swansea yesterday South Wales defeated a Dominions Rugby Union XV. by 42 points to…

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Bowls a Grade Championship—

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 27 March 1944 · page 6

Mclnerney proves he can stay and carry big weight. On Sunday he met the lightweight Geo. Boon, who, getting into his…

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Tennis Half Holiday Annual Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 March 1944 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Half Holiday Tennis Club will be held at the club's pavilion at 8 o'clock to-night. All members and intending…

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Wagga Racing Dates Approved for Diggers

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 March 1944 · page 4

The secretary of the Wagga Diggers' Race Club has been notified by the Chief Secretary's Department to the effect that approval is given to…

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Tennis

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 28 March 1944 · page 3

The Golf Club got two of its six courts going again at last week-end with ten players, and the number is expected to double next Saturday. The…

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Golf Notes

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 28 March 1944 · page 2

On Sunday last, all work on the course was completed and it is now ready for play on opening day, which is Sunday next, April 2…

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Greyhound Racing Tomorrow's Meeting

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 28 March 1944 · page 3

The Cootamundra Coursing Club has a programme of seven races for its meeting on Fisher Park tomorrow afternoon…

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Cricket R.a.a.f. Team Defeats Cootamundra

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 28 March 1944 · page 3

There was some heavy scoring on Fisher Park, on Sunday when a team from No. 10 E.F.T.S., R.A.A.F., defeated Cootamundra. Altogether, a total…

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Wagga Races M.T.C. Meeting Tomorrow Credit Balance and Farm Hand May Again Score

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 March 1944 · page 4

Because of their impressive performances at the recent Wagga meeting. Credit Balance and Farm Rand are selected to win their…

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FOOTBALL Rugby League Country Conference Held in Sydney Interest in Schools

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 March 1944 · page 6

The annual conference of representatives of the Country Rugby League was held in Sydney on Sunday last at the NSW League's Club. The…

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Wagga Races To-day

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 March 1944 · page 2

Not for some time past have southern district racegoers had such a splendid race programme arranged for them as that to be…

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Cricket Final Match Forest Hill v WAGGA

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 March 1944 · page 6

The final match of the Wagga District and Services competition will be played on the Cricket Ground on Sunday next. Play is to commence…

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Bowls Narandera Club

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 March 1944 · page 5

In the semi-final C singles of the Narandera Bowling Club A. Bennett 33 d B. Gore 24; and G. Ring d A. Kiesling 28…

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Rugby League Sydney Competition Opens on April 29

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 March 1944 · page 7

The Rugby League competition in Sydney will begin on April 29, and the first round will continue until June 10. On June 17 and July 1, the first…

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Albury Races Nominations Close To-night

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 March 1944 · page 7

Nominations for the Albury St. Patrick's Race Club's Easter Monday meeting dose to-night with the secretary, Mr. K. Weiss…

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M.T.C. Easter Meeting Gratifying Attendance and Fine Racing Twofold Wins Flying Handicap Dead Heat in Principal Event

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 March 1944 · page 7

The Easter meeting of the Murrumbidgee Turf Club was held yesterday in delightful sunny weather—ideal for racing, but indicative unfortunately of a very dry autumn. Practically no rain has fallen in Wagga since November last, and the…

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Bowls

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 31 March 1944 · page 4

Two new players, Lance Penny and Bert Day, were welcomed to the club, and it was with much pleasure we saw Rus. Cohen returning to the…

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Tennis

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 31 March 1944 · page 4

The official opening of the season at the Golf Club's courts is advertised for tomorrow afternoon…

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