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Sport, 1946

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Legalised Country Totes Country Racing Official’s Suggestion

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 8

Mr O. M. Kelly, Handicapper to the Southern Districts Racing Assn. has suggested the State Government should legalise country totalisators…

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Cricket Gundagai’s Team to Play Kimovale

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 8

Gundagai’s team to play Kimovale on Anzac Park next Sunday will be as under. All Gundagai players are asked to be on the ground at 10.45…

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Boxing Disgraceful Exhibition of Refereeing last Night’s Bouts At Tumuf

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 8

One of the worst exhibitions of refereeing ever to be witnessed, occurred at Tumut yesterday evening, when Bill Bamford gave decisions…

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Golf Coolac Course Will Soon Be Ready Enthusiastic Meeting of Golfers

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 8

One of the best meetings ever to be held at Coolac, eventuated last Tuesday night, when it was decided to reform the Coolac club…

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The World of Sport Football League Meeting To-morrow Night

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 8

Committee members of the Gundagai Rugby League are reminded that a meeting will be held at the Gresl[?]am Hotel to-morow (Friday) night…

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Bowls Gundagai Bowlers Do Well in Sydney J. Leary Reaches Semi- Finals of Singles

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 8

Gundagai's representatives at NSW Bowling Country Week Championships held in Sydney this week, have done remarkably well…

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Swimming

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 4

Clearing out from the remaining competitors, champion swimmer, Noel Ryan, now of Wagga, won two of the Eastern Riverina Amateur swimming…

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Golf

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 4

What with the good rains and itchy feet, the committee hopes to be away to an early golfing season, it is whispered, around about 6th April. We…

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Tennis

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 4

Wednesday night's tennis at the Country Club's courts was attended by 35…

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BOXING Sands Defeats Walker

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: Giving away might, height and reach, Richie Sands (11.7) continued his winning way at Leichhardt Stadium to-night…

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Cycling Road Races

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 4

The committee of the Cootamundra Cycle Club decided last night to conduct a road race on Temora road on Sunday morning, commencing at 10…

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Greyhound Racing Tomorrow Night's Meeting

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 4

The Cootamundra Coursing Club has a programme of nine races for its meeting on Fisher Park tomorrow night…

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Tumut Rugby League Large Attendance At Annual Meeting

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 1

A very large gathering of members and intending members of the Tumut Football Club met at O'Brien's Hall on…

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Cootamundra Racing Diggers Seek Public Holiday

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 6

COOTAMUNDRA. Thursday: An application by the Cootamundra Diggers Race Club to have a public holiday for the municipality…

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Merrin Cricket Competition Railway's Chances

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 4

The Railway team is confident of defeating Dudauman in the second semi-final of the Merrin Cup Competition on Sunday on Fisher Park…

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Cricket Tumut and Country Competition Next Sunday's Matches Draw and Umpires

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 2

Tumut v. Batlow at Tumut Show, ground. Umpire W. [?] Bombowlee v. Sharp's Creek at Bombowlee. Umpire Whiting…

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Tumut Cycle And Athletic Club

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 2

The events set down for last Sunday were abandoned on account of rain but members will be in action next Sunday at 10 a.m.[?] it is up to the…

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Bowls. Country Week Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1946 · page 8

SYDNEY, Friday: J. Cummins (Hamilton) will contest the semi-final of Country Week bowls singles championship. To-day he defeated…

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Cootamundra Races Wednesday Date Granted

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1946 · page 8

COOTAMUNDRA Friday: The Cootamundra Diggers' Race Club secretary (Mr. Ted Williams) is in receipt of permission from the Chief…

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Wagga Swimming Baths

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 February 1946 · page 2

The decision of the Wagga Municipal Council on Friday night to seek a loan of £25,000 to build a swimming pool has…

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