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Sport, 1946

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Golf Coolac Meeting

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 18 February 1946 · page 8

Golf enthusiasts are reminded that the meeting to decide whether or not Coolac Golf Club will be reformed, is to be held to-morrow (Tuesday)…

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BOWLS Wagga Defeats Henty

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 February 1946 · page 5

Wagga md Henty rinks met on Saturday in the pennants competition and Wagga won all matches. On the Wagga Bowling Club's…

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Cricket All Competition Games Abandoned

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 18 February 1946 · page 8

Yesterday‘s Hogan Gold Cup matches were “washed out” and play in all games was abandoned. As a result of this, all games will…

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Football South Gundagai Club to Reform

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 18 February 1946 · page 8

A meeting will be held at South Gundagai next Thursday night for the purpose of reforming the South Gundagai Club…

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Boxing

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 19 February 1946 · page 2

The eagerly-awaited fight between Jimmy Roddy (our district lightweight champion) and Sammy Harvey (leading amateur boxer, of Sydney)…

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Bowls

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1946 · page 3

Owing to Sunday last being wet, the pennant matches against Leeton were unable to be played, and consequently the special train was…

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Sporting Bowls

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 19 February 1946 · page 4

Wet weather did not allow of bowls being played on Sunday, and the threat of rain, coupled with the fact, that a number of members are in…

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Melbourne Racing Gossip

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1946 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Monday: After completing a programme of weight-for-age races the champion mare night, may be retired to the stud…

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Boxing. Westbury Seeks Return Bout

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1946 · page 6

SYDNEY, Monday: The Australian middleweight champion, Alan Westbury, of Newcastle, wants a return bout with the Victorian, Jack…

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Cricket Saturday Competition

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 19 February 1946 · page 3

Wamoon batting first on a wicket unevenly faced at one end, began well with Siely hooking strongly. However when McCarthy took an…

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PUBLIC-HOLIDAY For Diggers' Races

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 19 February 1946 · page 4

At last night's meeting of the Municipal council it was asked that a public holiday be declared on Wednesday, March 27, the date of the next…

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Greyhound Racing Murrumburrah Nominations For To-morrow

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1946 · page 6

The following are the nominations for the meeting of the Murrumburrah Coursing Club to be held to-morrow night, the first race…

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Merrin Cricket Competition Rain Prevents Play

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 19 February 1946 · page 4

Rain prevented any piny of the second semi-final of the Mcrrin Citp Competition on Sunday last. The Railway were to have played…

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Interesting Racing at Caulfield Oakleigh Plate Full of Thrills

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1946 · page 6

It was a good day's racing at Caulfield on Saturday, when the V.A.T.C. staged the first day of its autumn carnival. Attractions were…

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Two Swimming Pools Urged for Wagga's Needs Sports Ground Committee Unanimous On Matter

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1946 · page 2

The unanimous opinion of a largely-attended meeting of the Wagga Sports Ground Development Committee last night was that two swimming pools are essential for Wagga. After long discussion it was…

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Tumut Annual Races Visiting Horses Prominent Form Resume and Selections

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 19 February 1946 · page 3

Tumut Turf Club should eclipse all attendance records with their annual meeting on Wednesday. Large teams of visiting horses from the…

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Greyhound Racing Gundagai Club Reformed

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 February 1946 · page 6

Gundagai Coursing Club, which oeased operations during the war years, will soon be a going concern again. Mr. Bruce Margin is the…

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Havoc Out of Melbourne Races

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 February 1946 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: The brilliant two-year-old colt. Havoc, will not start at the Melbourne autumn races, said trainer B. R. Payten…

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Wagga Races Diggers' Meeting in March Cancelled

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 February 1946 · page 6

In response to the usual application to race on March 6. the secrotary of the Wagga Diggers' Race Club (Mr. George Pinkstone) is in…

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Coursing Easter Meeting Will Re-commence Racing in Gundagai

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 8

Gundagai Coursing Club is hopeful that a monster greyhound coursing meeting at Easter will be the start of the club’s meetings, after three…

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