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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1945

2,198 stories in Riverina's papers · page 19 of 110

Post-war Racing Mid-week Racing Not Favored

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 March 1945 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: Post-war racing policy drawn up by the Victorian Government does not favor a return to mid-week racing; but…

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Bowls Wagga and Junee Players in Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 March 1945 · page 6

Two games of bowls were played by a South Wagga rink against Sydney rinks and w[?]e both won by the South Wagga rink. The…

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Boxing Wagga Tournament To-morrow Services Championship Mickey Miller to Appear

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 March 1945 · page 6

First-class boxing will be seen at the All Services Palais, Wagga, to-morrow night, when the Services Championship Tournament will be…

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BOWLS Wednesday’s Play—

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 22 March 1945 · page 4

Hot and sultry ; 12 players. Pairs handicap competition (two rounds of 12 ends). Draw : Mahoney and Boon scratch; Leary and G.Davey, ser.;…

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Diggers' Races

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 22 March 1945 · page 2

Next Wednesday the Returned Soldiers of Hillsion will conduct their first race meeting on the Hillston racecourse. From…

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Albury Races Nominations Close To-night

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 March 1945 · page 6

Nominations for the Albury St. Patrick's Racing Club's Caster Monday meeting close to-night with the secretary,…

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£100 Notes Tendered at Wagga Races

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 March 1945 · page 6

One well-known Junee punter at the Wagga races was tendered three £100 notes but demurred as to taking them. He eventually…

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Cricket Gundagai Team to Play Coolac

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 22 March 1945 · page 4

Gundagai’s team to play Coolac on Sunday next will be as follows. Cars leave the Gresham Hotel at 10 a.m. J. Newman, F. Lynch, E…

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Cricket Junee Competition St. Joseph's Enter Final

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 March 1945 · page 6

After four consecutive Sundays' play, St. Joseph's defeated Bethungra in the semi-final of the Junee and District Cricket…

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Bowls

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 23 March 1945 · page 1

Results of games played on the Tumut Bowling Green on Sunday last were as follows:-- Club Singles Championship:…

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Bowls Junee Club

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 March 1945 · page 6

Mid-week games of bowls at Junee resulted as follows:— Scott Cup, A grade championship: stanton 31 d Bennetts 21;…

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Boxing Conway Outpoints Wilkes

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 March 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.: The Queensland middleweight champion, Dal Conway (11.3¾), outpointed Stan Wilkes (10.7) after an interesting…

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Whitton Races

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 23 March 1945 · page 2

EVERYTHING is going smoothly for the races at the Whitton Racecourse an Wednesday next the 28th March…

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Tennis Easter Tournament

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 23 March 1945 · page 4

Proceeds from the men's and mixed doubles tournament to be conducted by Meagher's Tennis Club over the Easter Holidays are to go to the…

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Football Wagga Junior League

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 March 1945 · page 6

A meeting will be held at the Christian Brothers' High School on Sunday morning at 10 o'clock for the formation of a sub-junior…

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Greyhound Racing Two Cootamundra Meetings

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 23 March 1945 · page 4

The Cootamundra Coursing Club will hold a meeting on Fisher Park next Wednesday, and will race again on Easter Monday…

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Easter Races Splendid Nominations

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 23 March 1945 · page 2

THE Mugs Club Committee, which is organising the P.O.W. Race Meeting to be held at the new Leeton Racecourse on…

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Cricket at Coolamon Next

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 23 March 1945 · page 2

High class, cricket should be witnessed at Kindra Park next Saturday, when the West Wyalong Association will play a team from the Coolamon…

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Greyhound Racing Wagga Fields for To-morrow

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 March 1945 · page 6

A even-race programme has been arranged for the meeting to be conducted by the Wagga Diggers' Gr[?]hound Racing Club at…

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Cricket Match with Temora on

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 23 March 1945 · page 4

Much interest is being taken in the match between Temora R.A.A.F. and a Cootamundra association team on Sunday next…

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