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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1944

1,766 stories in Riverina's papers · page 7 of 89

Tumut Races Nominations Close on

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 6

Owners and trainers are reminded that nominations for the Tumut Turf Club's annual race meeting on Wednesday and Thursday. February…

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Racing Notes Autumn Horses Preparing Amana Fit Again

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 6

Although horses from D. S. M'Cor-mick's stable that would have started at short prices have been scratched on the day C racing in recent weeks…

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Bowls

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 6

There was a good turn-up of me[?] on Friday and Saturday nig[?] and some excellent play was sho[?] Boyton Wins Cock ’o Walk—…

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Rugby Warwickshire Defeats Anzac Team

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday (AAP): in a Rugby match yesterday Warwickshire defeated a Combined N.Z. and Australian Air Forces team by 17 points…

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Greyhound Racing Wagga Saturday's Racing Double to J. Downing

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 4

Wagga owner-trainer, J. Downing, continued his run of success when he won a double at the Wagga Diggers' Greyhound Racing Club's meeting on…

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Tumut Races Nominations Close To-night

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 4

Nominations for the Tumut races on Wednesday and Thursday, February 16 and 17, close to-night with the secretary, Mr. Roley…

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Reds Exterminate 100,000 Nazi Troops Gundagai Swimming Carnival(tidal Wave)

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 1

Gundagai ran another one of its successful swimming yesterday. Although the day. cloudy and a strong wind was…

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Bowls

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 4

In the pairs' championship on Sunday the title holders, J. Maguire and R. Gibson were defeated 31-19 by H. L. Kinsey and J. S. Williams. The…

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Greyhound Racing

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 4

The Cootamundra dog, Eddie's Son, won the second heat of the Diggers' Stake at Wagga on Saturday, starting favorite at 7/4, and defeating Bunkum…

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No Boxing in Berlin

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 2

A sidelight on the effect the devastating air raids have had on Berlin is thrown by cabled newt from London which quotes the…

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Bowls Tumut Bowling Club

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the committee of the above club was held in the club rooms last Friday night, February 4. Mr. Ern…

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Greyhound Racing Murrumburrah Fields for To-morrow

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 4

Splendid nominations have been received for the greyhound racing meeting to be held at Murrumburrah to-morrow. The first race will start at…

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Great Little Men of the Boxing Ring Wilde, Driscoll, Griffo and Nelson

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 4

One day in 1913, Mr."Peggy", Bettinson, celebrated ruler of the National Sporting Club in Covent Garden, London, was faced by one of the…

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Well-known Ex-Tumut Racing Man Fined Illegal Transport of Two Racehorses by Rail

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 4

Richard Peter Cruise, a well-known Sydney racing identity, was fined £10 on each of two charges in the Special Federal…

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Greyhound Racing Wagga Nominations

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 February 1944 · page 6

Nominations for the next meeting of the Wagga Diggers' Greyhound Racing Club, to be held this Saturday afternoon, close…

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Boxing ARMSTRONG d Hanbury in Usa

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 February 1944 · page 6

WASHINGTON, Mon. (AAP).—Henry Armstrong (139 lb) knocked out Lou Hanbury (137 lb) in the third round of a ten-round bout…

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Bowls

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 8

On Wednesday ten players turned up in time for the draw—eight players played the usual pairs competition and the other two a match in…

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Swimming

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 4

K. Starr, of Cootamundra, won the men's springboard dive at the Gundagai Life Saving Club's annual carnival on Sunday last…

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Golf Notes

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 3

In a few weeks time the 1944 golf season will be upon us and judging by the enthusiasm being shown by the new committee the…

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Boxing Dundee Defeats Bowen

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.: After taking heavy punishment in the final session, Jimmy Dundee (10.4) ran out an easy winner on points over Cliff Bowen (10.12)…

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