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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1944

1,766 stories in Riverina's papers · page 28 of 89

Cricket

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 12 May 1944 · page 3

The following are selected to represent Coolamon in a match against Ganmain, at Kindra Park, on Sunday next at 11 a.m…

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Boxing WARD d. DUNDEE

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 May 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.: In a very uninteresting [?] Tommy Ward (10.11) defeated Jimmy Dandee (10.5) in a technical knockout in the sixth…

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Sporting Greyhound Racing Minda Gay Wins

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 12 May 1944 · page 4

From a racing point of view, the Cootamundra coursing club's meeting on Fisher Park on Wednesday was the best the club has held for some time…

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Racing Notes

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 May 1944 · page 8

Although Kinder Chick failed last Saturday, it should not be long before he is returned a winner. The Kinder Scout colt showed a lot of…

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Golf Wagga Club

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 May 1944 · page 8

This afternoon an 18 hole stableford competition will be held for Wagga Golf Club members and members of the services. For associates…

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Wagga Racing Next

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 May 1944 · page 8

The Wagga Diggers' Greyhound Racing Club will conduct a meeting on Saturday next, for which nominations close on Thursday at 1 p.m…

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Bowls Wagga Club O'reilly-chitts Win

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 May 1944 · page 8

Les O'Reilly and R. Chitts yesterday defeated V. E. Lawrence and W. W. Anstice to the final of the A and B pairs competition, by 17 to 13 at the…

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Wagga Races Profit on Cup Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 May 1944 · page 8

At a meeting of the Murrumbidgee Turf Club Committee on Thursday night, the balance sheet in connection…

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Football Rugby League Sydney Competition Saturday's Results

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 May 1944 · page 4

Matches played to the Sydney Rugby League competition on Saturday resulted:— Newtown 26 defeated South…

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Bowls

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 15 May 1944 · page 2

Sunday, which was dull and overcast, saw some important matches decided, the green was on the slow side but played well…

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Bowls Wagga Club B Championship Won by R. Chitts

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 May 1944 · page 4

Splendid bowls was played in the final of the B grade championship at the Wagga Club at the week-end when R. Chitts defeated W. S. Hill…

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Golf Notes

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 16 May 1944 · page 2

GOLF at the week-end produced some very excellent form on the part of some of the players in both Saturday's and…

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Bowls Junee Club

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 May 1944 · page 6

Sunday was the last of the three monthly challenge days of the Junee Bowling dub. In a challenge match Hiscock, Walter, Cameron, Bell 26…

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Cricket Passing of an Enthusiastic

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 May 1944 · page 6

Cricketers of the old school with [?] member the cricket enthusiast, Ge[?] Thompson, who recently passed [?] at Cootamundra. In the palmy [?]…

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Football A.t.c. Has Impressive Win

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 16 May 1944 · page 4

Greatly improving on their form of the previous Sunday, cootomundra Flight of 44 Squndron A.T.C. defeated the lighter Gundngai team by 28 points…

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Football Rugby League Temora Airmen d Forest Hill Exciting Match

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 May 1944 · page 6

Exciting football was witnessed at the Temora recreation ground last Saturday, when a team of airmen from Forest Hill played…

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Golf Country Club

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 May 1944 · page 6

The competition at the Lake Albert links of the Wagga Country Golf Club to-day will be an open four-ball-best-ball v par…

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Wagga Golf Club Card Party

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 May 1944 · page 4

The committees of the Wagga Golf Club has arranged a card party to be held at the clubhouse on Friday night next. Flag bridge…

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School Football Interest at Albury Assistance From Country League

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 May 1944 · page 6

A very live interest in the Rugby League code by the Albury schools was revealed when representatives of the Country Rugby League visited…

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Bowls

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 18 May 1944 · page 1

Wednesday was dull and overcast—the green was on the slow side, but played well. Fourteen players were present…

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