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Sport, 1945

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Wagga Club Racing Next

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 March 1945 · page 4

Nominations are invited for the meeting to be conducted next Saturday afternoon by the Wagga Diggers' Greyhound Racing Club and will close…

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Member Wants Ban on Racing

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 5 March 1945 · page 5

Declaring that more money was spent on racehorses than on children’s education, the deputy leader of the Opposition (Mr Harrison)…

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Cricket Coolac’s Close Call

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 5 March 1945 · page 5

The Coolac XI had to fight hard to avert defeat yesterday, in the Cooper Cup match. Nangus dismissed the strong batting team for 137 runs…

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Boxing

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 6 March 1945 · page 2

Boxing fans will be out in force on Show night (Wednesday, 7th March) when the Sportsground Committee will stage their most important bout to date…

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Swimming Big Carnival Here on

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 6 March 1945 · page 4

Followers of swimming will have a feast of the sport here next Friday, when seven schools will compete in a carnival at the Cootamundra Olmpic…

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Tennis Wagga Lily Club

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 March 1945 · page 6

The annual meeting of the Wagga Lily Tennis Club will be held at the club house next Sunday at 2.30 p.m. All members and…

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BOWLS Charles Tilbury Wins Singles Championship

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 6 March 1945 · page 3

Chief interest on the Narandera bowling green on Sunday last centred in the match for the final of the singlet championship between Charles…

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Bowls Narandera Club

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 March 1945 · page 3

In the final of the singles championship of the Narandera Bowling Club Chas. Tilbury defeated Jack Grano 31-26. The game was keenly…

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Melbourne Racing Flemington Racing Reviewed Three Wheeler's Surprise

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 March 1945 · page 4

Saturday was an interesting day at Flemington. The weather was warm and the attendance large, but backers would not fare so well. On "paper"…

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Bowls

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 8

Wednesday was a perfect day for bowls—sunny and with a light breeze Eight members played a pairs hand icap competition. The draw resulted:…

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Golf Wagga Associates

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 8

The annual meeting of the associates of the Wagga Golf Club will be held on Wednesday night next at 8 o'clock at the club…

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Cricket Oberne Defeat Ladysmith

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 8

On Sunday, Ladysmith visited Tarcutta and played Oberne, When the latter won easily. Oberne made 198 (H. Boyton 113), while…

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Cricket Junee to Play Coolac

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 8

Given fine weather a keen game of cricket should result at Coolac on Sunday when Junee will endeavour to wrest the Cooper Cup from the Coolac…

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Holbrook Races Nominations Close on

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 8

Alter a lapse of some few years, racing will be resumed at Holbrook on Wednesday March 21, on the occasion of the Holbrook-Racing Club's…

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Top-priced Yearlings to Be Prepared for Racing in Sidney Wagga Man's Selection

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 8

Both the Law Maker-Romaine colt and the Enfield-Little Sister filly purchased at Monday's Melbourne yearling sales for 3000 guineas and 2800…

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Boxing BENNELL d. BOWEN

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: Hockey Bennell (10.10[?]) easily out-pointed the holder. Cliff Bowen ' (11.5) over 15 rounds tonight for the…

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Rugby League Wagga Junior Competition

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the Wagga Junior Rugby League, to be held on Monday night, one of the matters for discussion will be the establishment…

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Wagga Country Golf Club

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 2

The annual meeting of members of the Wagga Country Golf Club will be held at the M.P. and A.A. rooms on Thursday, March 23, at 8 p.m…

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Rotors' Football Club Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 4

A meeting of the Rovers Club will be held at the Christian Brothers' High School to-night at 8 o'clock when all members and intending…

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Cricket Coolamon v MARRAR

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 1

In the return match, Coolamon v M mar, played at Coolamon on Sunday last, resulted in a win for the home team. B. Curtis (41), J, Butler (37 n.o)…

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