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Sport, 1944

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Wagga Races Splendid Nominations Fob Anniversary Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 January 1944 · page 4

At closing hour last night for nomination for the Murrumbidgee Turf Club's Anniversary meeting, the acting secretary. Mr. G. C. Pinkstone…

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Bowls Wagga Club

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 6

The first of the series in the Doherty Cup matches for the season, between South Wagga and Wagga Bowling Clubs is to be…

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Greyhound Racing Wagga Nominations

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 6

Nominations for the Wagga Diggers' Greyhound Racing Club's meeting to be conducted next Saturday afternoon close to-day at 1…

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Racing Review How They Fared at Mentone Crossey's Appeal Dismissed

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 6

The Naval Revue case closed on Friday when the VRC committee upheld the decision of the stipendiary stewards of January 8 in…

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Manrico to Return to Racing

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wed.: Used as a drover's hack since he left the race track two years ago Manrice is to make a comeback and will be trained for the…

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BOWLS [?]undagai Bowler Showed Victorians How to Do It—

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 5

Whilst on 'his recent annual holi[?]ys, Gundagai’s Post Master and [?]wling enthusiast, Jack Reardon [?] his home town, Euroa. He…

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Swimming Tuition Compulsory

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 7

The Minister for Education, Mr. Clive Evatt, has decided that learning to swim shall be compulsory for all children in the primary schools…

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Bowls Junee Club

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 4

Pairs competition matches played on the Junee Bowling Club's green resulted: Myers, Board (4 on) 33 d. Cleland, Christie (5 on) 20; Kelly,…

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Cricket

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 2

The Colts team to play Yanco ut Welfare Farm on Sunday: K. Young, F. McCarthy, K. Watson, R. Hughes, F. Bell, R. Synold, G. Hubbard,…

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Bowls Tumut Bowling Club

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 2

Results of Pairs Championship games played since last report:-- D. Herron and F. Longhurst defeated A. Webb and R. Buckley…

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Cricket Harden v. COOTAMUNDRA

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 4

The following will represent Cootamundra against Harden at Fisher Park on Sunday next, play to commence at 10.30 a.m.: J. Sheehan…

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Greyhound Racing Grain Trader's Brilliant Win

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 4

Revealing all his old brilliant speed, Grain Trader made the rest of the field look like pomeraniams when he won the main division of the Flying…

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Sporting Notes the Turf Racing Owner Charged

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 3

Sequel to the Port Adelaide Cup victory of the Melbourne racehorse, Saint Warden, is the serving of summons on his owner-trainer. John…

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Boxing Bottles Hurled at Brisbane Stadium

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 January 1944 · page 2

BRISBANE, Friday. At the Brisbane stadium to-night Tony Suerella, a US serviceman (10.4) outpointed Bill Hebberd, of NSW (10.4) in a…

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Cricket Nsw Xi. to Play Services

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 January 1944 · page 6

The following steam will represent NSW against Services at the Sydney Cricket Ground on January 29 and 31. W. J. O'Reilly…

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Racing Notes Amana W.f.a. Star Lawrence

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 January 1944 · page 6

Although he has bad a considerable rise in the weights, Anpapejo has gone on to well since his wins at Flemington that he certainly looks like…

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Bowls

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 24 January 1944 · page 1

There was a good roll up on Friday and Saturday night. A shower on Saturday night Interrupted play. On Sunday 18 players turned…

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Swimming State Title Retained by Sever

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 January 1944 · page 4

In a desperate finish, Ken Sever, brilliant young Singleton swimmer, retained his 440 yards State intermediate championship by a touch…

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Cricket Wagga Competition Week-end Matches

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 January 1944 · page 3

Army No. 3 forfeited to ITG in the Wagga District sind Services competition at the week-end…

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Greyhound Racing

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 4

Expick (3's on) returned to winning form at Wagga on Saturday, when he defeated the Cootamundra dog, High Total, and Wangaratta Boy in the…

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