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Sport, 1944

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The Racing Tin Stream at Last

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 May 1944 · page 6

Tin Stream's win in the Maiden Plate was well deserved and a fitting reward for his very consistent running at recent meetings, but it must…

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Racing at Wagga Diggers' Club Cup Meeting Malekula Wins the Cup Stage Law Takes Flying Handicap

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 May 1944 · page 6

When the Wang Diggers' Race Club put on a cup race meeting in the autumn of 1942 they scored an outstanding success. Sportsmen will recall the circumstances under which that meeting was held. It was in the year in which the…

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Swimming

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 4

Recognising the importance of modern swimming baths to the inland towns, the Government has made available a grant to enable Young…

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Football Rugby League Junior League Soldier Presents Trophy

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 6

Junior Rugby League footballers in Wagga will be pleased to learn that Staff/Sgt. Jim Harmon has presented a trophy for the most unselfish player…

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Bowls

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 4

The match committee requests, that competitors in the handicap events should make a special effort to play all matches in the next few weeks as…

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Golf

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 4
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A very successful working bee was held on the golf course last Sunday. There was a good roll-up and all present worked with great enthusiasm…

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Tennis

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 4

Tennis is to be resumed on the railway courts next Sunday afternoon, where a meeting, at 3, is to reform the Club…

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Golf Notes

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 2

GOLF on Wednesday was again of a high standard, as will be seen by the scores below. The consistant Leo Nolan shared in…

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Bowls Junee Club

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 6

On Wednesday afternoon the Junee Bowling Club put on a new venture. In conjunction with a rink tournament over 21 heads,…

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Boxing Petersen Defeats Green

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: Ken Petersen (11.0) of Queensland, outpointed Red Green (11.2) over 12 rounds at the Leichhardt Stadium…

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Boxing Petersen Defeats Green

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday: Ken Peterson (11.0), of Queensland, outpointed Red Green (11.2) over 12 rounds at the Leichhardt Stadium…

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Football Games Here on

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 4

The Bing Boys will meet a Junee team on Fisher Park on Sunday next. Last Sunday the Blng Boys' Visited Junee, and won 15 to 14…

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Golf Tournament for Red Cross Successful Effort on Narandera Links

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 5

As was briefly mentioned in last Tuesday's "Argus," the Red Cross golf tournament held on the Narandera links on Saturday last was a…

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Football Rugby League Junior Competition Opens To-morrow Magpies V Rovers

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 May 1944 · page 10

The competition being conducted by the Wagga Junior Rugby League will open at the Wagga Cricket Ground to-morrow afternoon when Magpie…

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Racing Notes

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 May 1944 · page 10

It was generally considered that Gay Invader was much above himself in condition in his last race, and when he meets a hurdle field of a similar…

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Bowls Culcairn Club's Championship

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 May 1944 · page 10

In the final of the Culcairn Bowling Club championship P. Holmes beat W. Schultz 31 to 26. This is the second occasion on…

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Lewisham Races

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 May 1944 · page 10

A very well attended meeting of the Wagga Lewisham Hospital Racine Club was held last night at the MTC office when arrangements were…

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Greyhound Racing COOTAMUNDRA

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 May 1944 · page 9

The cootamundra Coursing Club will hold a meeting next Wednesday, for which nominations close to-day with the…

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Bowls

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 22 May 1944 · page 5

[?]ay morning was bright and [?]and McInerney, Mahoney, [?] and Boyton had a game of [?]ency, which McInerney won…

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