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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1945

2,198 stories in Riverina's papers · page 20 of 110

Boxing Services Championship Won By Hillier On Points From Kimball

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 March 1945 · page 6

The Army representative, Hillier, defeated Kimball (R.A.A.F.) in the heavyweight championship of the Services at Wagga last…

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Cricket Wagga Competition Second Semi-final on

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 March 1945 · page 6

As a result of their convincine win over Uranquinty last Sunday. Army 4 has now earned the right contest the final of the W[?]…

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Coolamon Cricket Association Final Ganmain Seniors v Ganmain Juniors

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

When play was resumed on Sunday, the position was Juniors had made 177, and Seniors 161, m their fast innings, and Seniors had lost 3 wickets for 39,…

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Bowls Wagga Club Haml Ton's Splendid Recovery

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 March 1945 · page 8

After being led 17/3 by Jeffrey at the end of 12 ends, Ernie Hamilton recovered to win 32/30 in a round of the A grade singles championship…

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Bowls No Limit to State Championship Entries

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 March 1945 · page 2

The council at the Now South Wales Bowling Association decided on Thursday night that the principle of unrestricted entries…

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Tennis All Englland Championships. Speculation Seats

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 March 1945 · page 8

LONDON, Friday: speculators at a London auction mart paid £23 sterling for a seat for the next All England championships at Wimbleton. They…

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Country Racing Mid-week Meetings Unlikely in Victoria

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 March 1945 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Friday: State Government's opposition to midweek racing in post-war years is understood to embrace country…

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Melbourne Racing Great Victory Transfers to City Golden Glimpse Shaping Well

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 March 1945 · page 8

Nowadays hones from Dea M. Cornick's stable are always on the tips of everyone's tongue for Jumping races, and they invariably win or go…

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Bowls B Grade Singles

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 26 March 1945 · page 3

In the B grade singles match played on the Narandera bowling green on Sunday A. Bennett defeated F. Mc-Gowen 81—18…

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86,613 Golf Strokes

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 26 March 1945 · page 2

W. R. Chamberlain, of Ramsbury, Wilts, now 82. and his old friend, George New, challanged each other to a round of golf on August 22,1922…

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Wagga Racing Pigeon Club

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 March 1945 · page 2

The Wagga Racing Pigeon Club held their first race from Henty, an air line distance of 40 miles, on Sunday last, when six…

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BOWLS Gundagai Falls To Lift Challenge

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 26 March 1945 · page 5

Cup From Tumut— Three rinks from Gundagai went to Tumut on Sunday and endeavoured to wrest the Challenge Cup from the…

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Cricket Wagga Competition Wagga Enter Final

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 March 1945 · page 2

By defeating Forest Hill in the second semi-final yesterday by 188 runs to 58. Wagga will now play Army 4 in the final of the Wagga…

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Greyhound Racing Cornet's Return Wins Top-grade Sprint

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 March 1945 · page 4

Starting second favorite at twin one, Corney's Return defeated the five to one chance. Witty Smiles, in the top grade sprint race at the…

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Boxing Webber Throws in the Towel Big Fight Only Goes Four Rounds

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 26 March 1945 · page 5

The big boxing contest staged in the Gundagai Theatre last Friday, ended somewhat sensationally when, at the end of the fourth…

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Boxing

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 March 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday: The Queensland lightweight champion, Harry Roe (9,12¾) was outpointed by Bobby Fuller (9.9½) over 12 rounds…

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Bowls

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 27 March 1945 · page 4
Also in The Tumut and Adelong Times

Owing to the necessity for preparing the green for the Easter tournament, there will be no play on Good Friday. The Easter tournament will be held…

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Golf Notes

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 27 March 1945 · page 3

The final working bee was held on the golf course on Sunday last and everything is in first class order for opening day which is Sunday, April…

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Bowls Junee Club

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 March 1945 · page 6

Week-end bowls at Junee resulted as follows: Coates, Miller jnr., Lee, Whittaker 21 d Hiscock enr., Grimmond, Harris, Reid 16; Brideoake…

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