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Sport, 1944

1,766 stories in Riverina's papers · page 30 of 89

Bowls Wagga Club Week-end Matches

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 May 1944 · page 6

Owing to rain yesterday play in the final of the Pairs championship at the Wagga Club had to be abandoned about half-way…

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Rugby League Junior Competition Rovers Defeat Magpies

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 May 1944 · page 6

In a most exciting match Rovers defeated Magpies in the opening game of the Wagga Junior Rugby League's…

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Football Tumut Defeat Local A.t.[?]

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 22 May 1944 · page 6

In a fast moving game at Tu[?] yesterday the local A.T.C. side [?] defeated narrowly by the Tu[?] XIII—9 points to 8…

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Cricket R.a.a.f. Defeats R.a.f. at Lords

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 May 1944 · page 6

LONDON, Sunday. (A.A.P.).—Winning the toss and going in against tie R.A.F. XI. at Lords yesterday, before a crowd of…

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Golf Notes

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 23 May 1944 · page 3

AT the beginning of the 1944 golf season, quite a lot was printed In these columns about the excellent condition of the Leeton golf…

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Football Bing Boys Win Again

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 23 May 1944 · page 4

The Cootamundra Bing Boys won their, third successive game on Sunday, when, on Fisher Pork, they defeated Jimee by 18 points to 11…

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Tennis Young Anglicans' Club

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 May 1944 · page 6

On Monday the first meeting of the Young Anglicans' Tennis Club was held. The Ven. Archdeacon S. J. West presided and it was…

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Golf Wagga Club Mixed Foursomes

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 May 1944 · page 6

Next Sunday the Wagga Golf Club will hold an 18-hole mixed foursomes event for trophies donated by Paull's Pty. Ltd., for…

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Racing Review Fatality at Flemington Cape Hero and Winterset Take Jumping Double

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 May 1944 · page 6

The Williamstown Racing Club was most fortunate to its choice of weather far its May meeting. Held at Flemington on Saturday,…

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Bowls Wagga Club

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 May 1944 · page 6

Matches played at the Wagga Club yesterday resulted: Roff and Castles 21 defeated Stinson and Read 14; W. J. Hamilton and Braines 21 defeated…

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BOWLS No Play Yesterday—

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 25 May 1944 · page 4

The decent rain has given th[?] green a good soaking, and on th[?] advice of the green director (M[?] George Rose) it was decided th[?]…

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Albury Football Decision

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 May 1944 · page 2

The Albury Municipal Council last night refused to grant permission for an Army football team to play a civilian learn from South Melbourne. This…

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Albury Races Programme for June 10

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 May 1944 · page 6

The Albury Racing Club will hold its next race meeting on Saturday, June 10, and an attractive programme has been arranged for the fixture. It…

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Bowls

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 26 May 1944 · page 4

Matches in the handicap events played during the week resulted as follows: 'Pairs, E. Alnsworth and M. Maxwell defeated H. Kinsey and R…

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Golf

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 26 May 1944 · page 4

Another successful working bee was held last, Sunday, and the course is now in excellent condition. All the greens have been resanded, and the…

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Rugby League Junior Competition

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 26 May 1944 · page 3

The first round of the junior football competition will be played next Sunday, Wamoon playing the All Training Corps at Wamoon and…

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£851 Lost at Races

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 26 May 1944 · page 2

Sums totalling £851, which a soldier misappropriated from the commonwealth, were last in racecourse betting within four months…

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Greyhound Racing Sporting Champ Adds to Fine Record

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 26 May 1944 · page 4

Sporting Champ won his fourth successive top grade Flying Stake on the Fisher Park track at the Cootamundra Coursing club's meeting on…

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Football Rugby League Goulburn Revival Head Bodies' Interest

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 May 1944 · page 8

Both the New South W[?] Rugby League and the Rugby League have interest themselves in an effort to re[?]…

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Racing Notes

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 May 1944 · page 8

Racehorses these days are not usually given long names. The tendency of the times is to shorten the name of a horse, in fact, there…

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