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Sport, 1944

1,766 stories in Riverina's papers · page 20 of 89

Greyhound Racing Murrumburrah Fields for To-morrow

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 April 1944 · page 6

A programme of eight races has been arranged for the greyhound racing meeting to be held at Murrumburrah to-morrow afternoon. The…

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Easter Monday Races Good Fields Assured

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 4 April 1944 · page 2

ENCOURAGED by splendid nominations, the promise of delightful Easter weather, and the experience gained at previous…

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Lockhart Races Nominations Close To-morrow

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 April 1944 · page 6

Owner and trainers interested in un-registrated racing are advised that nominations for the Lockhart Patriotic Race Club's inaugural meeting on…

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Bowls Narandera Club

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 April 1944 · page 2

Matches played recently on the Narandera bowling green resulted:— C singles: A. L. Bennett d K. Hayes, 31-7…

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Rugby League Junior Competition Meeting Last Night

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 April 1944 · page 2

The Wagga Junior Rugby League held its annual meeting last night when there was an attendance of 27 Players and supporters. The meeting…

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Cricket Gundagai A.t.c. Defeats Town

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 April 1944 · page 4

With only a little more than an hour left for play. Gundagai R.A.A.F. Air Training Corps set Town the almost impossible task…

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Moonee Valley Backers Do Well General Review of Racing

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 April 1944 · page 4

The race meeting at Moonee Valley on Saturday was a charity one in which proceeds went to four of Melbourne's leading hospitals. The…

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Boxing

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 5

LOS ANGELES, Wed. (AAP).— Manuel Ortiz retained the world bantamweight boxing championship, easily defeating Tony Olivera on…

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Bowls

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 4
Also in The Gundagai Independent

Owing to "mower" trouble, match play was restricted during the weekend, So that the handicap matches may be finalised before the end of the…

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Golf

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 4
Also in Coolamon-Ganmain Review

Despite the dry weather, a large crowd attended the official opening of Junee Golf Club, when a most enjoyable afternoon was spent…

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Tennis Kildare Club

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 6

The opening of the Kildare Tennis Club will take place on Easier Monday, and members and intending members as well as members of…

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Tennis Collins Club

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 2

The official opening of the [?] Tennis Club will be held next Sunday afternoon. Members and increasing members are invited to attend…

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Bowls Wagga Club Yesterday's Results

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 6

The results of rink games played at the Wagga Bowling Club yesterday were as follows: Hill, Nathan R A Evans. Oates 27 d Gissing. Nixon…

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Japs Racing Against Time

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 1

NEW DELHI, Wednesday: The Japs are racing against time to establish a line between Imperial and Kohima before the monsoon, which due in six…

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Ganmain Golf Club Annual Meeting

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Ganmain Golf Club wast held m the Literary Institute on Monday, 27th March. Those present were: Messrs. R. Wood…

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Cricket Coolamon v “Old Buffers”

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 2

In a return match against Old Buffers, last Sunday in wind and dust, Coolamon reversed the previous scores, winning by 2.9 to 152. Gould and Willis gave Old…

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Easter Monday Races Six First-class Gallops

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 2

THE Prisoners of War Fund Race Meeting to be conducted by the Mugs Club on Easter Monday next, April 10, the third race…

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Leeton Races Splendid Entries for Easter

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 4

The Easter Monday race meeting at Leeton organised by The Mugs' Club, has attracted a splendid list of nominations and indications point to a…

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