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Sport, 1945

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Adelong Want Bowling Green and Tennis Courts Deputation To Tumut Shire Council

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 22 January 1945 · page 5

A deputation from the Adelong Progress Association waited on the Tumut Shire Council at its meeting on Wednesday in an endeavour…

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Bowls

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 23 January 1945 · page 2
Also in Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser, Cootamundra Herald

Results of games played on the Tumut green over Sunday last were as follows:—Pairs Championship, 2nd Round Nev. Beegling, Hoad 28 v- Walsh,…

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Cricket Bats, Tennis Racquets and Broom Handles From Tumut Willow

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 23 January 1945 · page 1

Mr. G. E. S. McDonnell, of Newtown, Tumut, who has recently supplied 60,000 billets from local and Victorian willow for the manufacture of cricket…

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Boxing Finals on

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 23 January 1945 · page 2

After battling around since late November, the Amateur Championship Tourney approaches its climax on Saturday, January 27, in O'Brien's Hall,…

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Bowls South Wagga Club

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1945 · page 6

Several matches in the Riverina championships were played during the week, and the defeats of Andrews and Telfer by Wetten and Rechka…

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Cricket Another Noble

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1945 · page 5

Ray Noble, son of the former Australian Test captain, the late M. A. Noble, scored 126 for Melbourne against Prahran in the…

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Adelong Cricket Club

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 23 January 1945 · page 3

After representations made from the Adelong-Cricket Club to the Tumut Shire Council their request has been granted and the Shire has undertaken…

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Greyhound Racing Albury Appeal Upheld

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 23 January 1945 · page 4

The Southern District Greyhound Racing Appeals Board (Messrs. R. Barr (chairman), J. Smart, and W. G. Gill) sat to adjudicate on an appeal by W…

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Cricket Bethungra in Finals

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 23 January 1945 · page 4

With the defeat of Junee Ralway by Bethungra in Sunday's-round of the Junee competition, the three tenons to contest the finals seem to have been…

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Wagga Races Anniversary Meeting To-morrow Big Fields and Interesting Racing Expected Stage Law & Sinapis a Likely Double

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1945 · page 6

Stage Law in the Flying Handicap and Sinapis in the Improvers' Handicap are selected as two of the most likely to win at Wagga to-morrow. Both are particularly fit and well suited by the distances of their respective races…

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Vacational Swimming Classes Commences at Leeton Excellent Progress Reported

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 23 January 1945 · page 3

VACATIONAL swimming classes for children, which commenced at the baths on Monday of last week, have been well patronised…

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Greyhound Racing Murrumburrah Fields for To-morrow

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1945 · page 5

The nominations for the greyhound racing meeting at Murrumburrah to-morrow commencing at 3.15 p.m. are as follows:—…

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Country Racing Strong Deputation to Prime Minister

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 23 January 1945 · page 3

Secretary of the Cowrn Jockey Club (Mr. Nord Ryall) is pleased with the response received from various country clubs to the appeal for a deputation to…

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Cootamundra Cricket Competition Sedger Scores Third Century

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 23 January 1945 · page 4

The defeat of the Catholic Club by the Ramblers on the first innings has caused a great deal of interest in next Sunday's deferred game between the…

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District Hospital Monthly Meeting Hospital Subsidy Increase Site For Tennis Court

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 23 January 1945 · page 3

AT the monthly meeting of the Leeton District Hospital the Board members agreed to a site for new tennis courts for the…

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Inter-District Cricket Tumut Narrowly Defeated by Wagga R.A.A.F.

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 23 January 1945 · page 3

At Tumut on Sunday in a splendid match, notable for accurate bowling and low scoring, Wagga Air Force team, led by Victorian representative cricketer…

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Tennis Australia and U.s.a. May Be Powers

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 4

NEW YORK, Tues.: The United States and Australia will be powers in the post-war tennis world, the American Davis Cup player (Capt. Walter…

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Melbourne Notes Review of Moonee Valley Racing Promise Me—A National Hope

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 4

It was not a nice day at Moonee Valley—the luck was decidedly with the bookmakers. Four outsiders won races, while three first favorites got…

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