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Sport, 1945

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Greyhound Racing Wagga Diggers' Club

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 February 1945 · page 8

The Wagga Diggers' Greyhound Race Club will resume racing on Saturday next, and nominations are called for in this issue. Owners are…

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Tumut Racing Three Days This Month

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 February 1945 · page 8

That the Tumut Turf Club is to hold three days' racing this month will be welcome news to southern district owners and…

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Albury Racing Club Autumn Meeting on March 3

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 February 1945 · page 8

The Albury Racing Club will hold its autumn meeting on Saturday, March 3, when a large crowd is expected. The…

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Cricket Wagga Junior Competition Last Matches Before Finals

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 February 1945 · page 8

The last of the matches in the Wagga Junior Cricket Competition before the finals commence will take place to-morrow…

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Melbourne Racing Fine Fettle A Real Aristocrat Tranquil Star Works Well

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 February 1945 · page 8

Since narrowly defeated by Anpapejo on New Year's Day, Not Guilty has gone on in the right way and he will be definitely hard…

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Bowls

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 5 February 1945 · page 4

Sunday 4th inst. was a good day for bowling, being warmish, with a light breeze. Hogan Defeats Rose To Enter…

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Murray Street Tennis Club

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 February 1945 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Murray street Tennis Club will be held at the Wagga School of Arts on Wednesday, February 14…

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Rugby Union R.a.a.f. Play in Britain

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 February 1945 · page 4

LONDON, Sun. (A.A.P.): Northern Command beat R.A.A.F. and South African Services by 14 points to 11 in a Rugby Union match…

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Adelong Swimming Carnival

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

In weather made for swimming the Adelong Club held its annual carnival on Sunday week last. A large crowd was in attendance and a big…

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Bowls Handicap Games

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 6 February 1945 · page 4

Handicap games on the Cootamundra green over the week-end resulted: R. Williams d. E. Stanteford, 31-16. C. Hind d. A. P. Day, 31-21…

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Greyhound Racing

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 6 February 1945 · page 4

Speedy Whiz, a recent winner on the Cootamundra track, won at Maitland on Saturday. Bertha Marie was unplaced…

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Cricket Player's Death

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 February 1945 · page 2

C. S. Deverson, who visited Sydney with the South Australian Sheffield Shield side in the 1934-35 season, died suddenly in…

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Bowls Junee Club Week-end Games

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 February 1945 · page 2

Week-end games at the Junee club resulted as follows:— Myers Cup: Whittaker (5) 27 d Christie (2) 26. At the requisite 25…

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Sydney Racing Southern District Interest at Rosehill Melhero's Promise

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 February 1945 · page 6

SYDNEY, Mon.: Racing in Sydney continues to attract enormous crowds—rivalled only by the hundreds of thousands that go to…

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Bowls Southern Slopes Titles Temora Successes

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 4

On Sunday on a neutral ground (Cootamundra) Temora bowlers met rinks from Tumut Club. Temora winning the three games, the singles,…

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Cricket "Test" Matches in England This Season

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 3

England and Australia will play four, and possibly five. "test" matches in England this year. The matches will be the highlights of the…

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BOWLS Wednesday’s Play—

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 5

Wednesday was fine with a gusty northerly to north-easterly wind, which made accurate drawing difficult. Twelve players were in time for…

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Bowls South Wagga Club Riverina Championships

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 6

Further matches were played during the week by South Wagga Bowling Club members in the Riverina Championships. In the…

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Sydney Racing General News and Notes

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wednesday:—Barrier trials at Randwick have become most popular with owners and trainers and more especially when…

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No Races at Gundagai Next Week

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 8

The race meeting, which was to have been held next week has been cancelled. This decision was arrived at this…

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