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Sport, 1944

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BOWLS Tuesday’s Play—

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 27 April 1944 · page 8

On Tuesday afternoon, which was overcast, with a couple of spatters of rain during play. eighteen players were on the green…

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Rugby League Forest Hill Defeat Junee in Two Matches

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 April 1944 · page 4

Forest Hill took two teams to Junee on Sunday and won both matches. In the first match Forest Hill defeated Junee Juniors…

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TENNIS Gundagai Club Hold Annual Meeting [?]Mr Jack Bell Re-elected President

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 27 April 1944 · page 3

On Monday evening last the annual meeting of the Gundagai Tennis Club was held at the Club House The meeting, despite uninviting…

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Another Request to Be Made to Gundagai Shire Council Tennis Club Will Ask For New Courts To Be Erected

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 27 April 1944 · page 3

A request, similar to that made by the Gundagai Bowling Club, is to be submitted to the Gundagai Shire Council by the committee…

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Bowls

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 28 April 1944 · page 4

Mr. Mitchell, of Petersham club has been a welcome visitor to the green during the past two weeks. Commenting on the splendid condition of…

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Golf

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 28 April 1944 · page 3

Owing to heavy rata during the early part of the afternoon, the official opening and Red Cross tournament were postponed until next Sunday,…

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Boxing BOWEN [?] COLTEAUX

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 April 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Although he was floored for nine seconds in the tenth round and for nine and six in the 11th round, Cll[?] Bowen (11.2) was…

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Cricket

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 28 April 1944 · page 3

A match took place on Sunday last, in most unpleasant weather between teams comprised of local lads and [?] —Seven girls on each side. J. Butler’s…

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Golf Wagga Club

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 April 1944 · page 4

To-day the associates of the Wagga Golf Club will play a 12-hole stroke event. Any new players will be welcomed and partners will be arranged…

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Railway Tennis Club

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 28 April 1944 · page 3

At the annual meeting of the Railway Institute Tennis Club, there was on election of officers. Mr. Gordon Fasslow was elected president; Mr. Cunnington…

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Football Bing Boys Reformed

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 28 April 1944 · page 4

At a meeting held last night it was decided to reform the well known Bing Boys' Football Club. Election of officers resulted:…

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Greyhound Racing Kevo Queen and Flat Out Win

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 28 April 1944 · page 4

Kevo-Queen and Flat Out, dead-heaters in a Flying Stake at Cootamundra a month ago, each won a race at the Cootamundra Coursing Club's…

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Flemington Races Floats Will Not Be Available

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 April 1944 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Thursday: Scratching: for Flemington races on Saturday are likely to be exceedingly heavy, following the intimation by owners of…

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Boxing

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 April 1944 · page 2

BRISBANE, Friday: At the Brisbane Stadium to-night Ron Heron, of Sydney (10.1), secured a decision over the Filipino, Rush…

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Racing Notes

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 April 1944 · page 8

Gay Invader had a run on the flat last Saturday when he ran extremely well in the handicap at Mentone until the turn. This should fit him for a…

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Rugby League Magpie Juniors

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 April 1944 · page 8

All players and intending players of the Magpie Juniors' team are asked to attend training at the Cricket Ground to-morrow morning at 10.30…

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Greyhound Racing Wagga To-day's Programme Class Dogs Engaged

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 April 1944 · page 8

Nine races will be contested at the meeting of the Wagga Diggers' Greyhound Racing Club to be held at the Cricket Ground this afternoon. The…

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BOWLS Visitors Here on Sunday—

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 1 May 1944 · page 6

Sunday was a perfect day for bowling, being bright and sunny, with no wind. The attendasce merited the day, there being forty eight…

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Bowls Doherty Cup Wagga Club Wins

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 May 1944 · page 3

Wagga defeated South Wagga in the last Doherty Cup match of the season which war played on the greens of both clubs on Saturday…

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Rugby League Sydney Competition Opened on

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 May 1944 · page 4

The Sydney Rugby League competition opened on Saturday when the best opening crowd in the history of the code was seen at the Sydney…

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