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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1946

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Tennis. Gilchrist Beaten at Manly

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Suffering from malaria and an injured back, J. Gilchrist was defeated 6/2, 6/4, by B. M'Carthy in the men's singles…

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Record Attendance at Boxing Day Races Two-day Meeting Netts £690 at the Gate Erin's Prattle Equals Course Record

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 4

The Committee of the Tumut Turf Club have every reason to be proud of the excellent Xmas races held on Boxing Day and the succeeding day. The attendance on the first day was estimated at over 2,000. Gate takings…

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Boxing. Patrick- Burns Title Fight Now on Feb. 2

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday: Originally scheduled for January 19, the date for the Australian welter-weight championship contest between Vic…

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Cricket Competition Starts Again on

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 4

The Merrin Cup Competition will resume on Sunday next, and the games set down for decision are: Catholic Club v. Stockinbingal, at…

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Competition Cricket Austin Cup Matches on

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 2

The Austin Cup cricket competition Match has been in recess during the was years, will be resumed tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon, when…

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Tumut District Cricket Association Second Round Commences On

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 2

Tumut v. Adelong at Tumut Showground. Bat low v. Gilmore at Batlow. Wyangle v. Gocup at Wyangle…

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Adelong Annual Races Record Attendance Club Handicap Won By Grand Coulee

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 1

Backed from even money to 7 to 4 on, Grand Coulee won the Adelong Club Handicap at the annual meeting of the club held on Tuesday. The meeting was a record one, gate takings amounting to £120. After many minor placings…

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Bowls Result of Championship Games

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 7 January 1946 · page 8

Game an the club pairs and singles championships, played over the week end resulted: Pairs Championship—…

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The World of Sport Swimming Adelong Carnival

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 7 January 1946 · page 8

The Adelong Club's annual carnival will be held on Australia Day, Monday, January 28th, Programmes will be available this week…

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Los Angeles Open Golf Tournament

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 January 1946 · page 4

LOS ANGELES. Sun.: Byron Nelson, with 140, is leading in the second round of the Los Angeles open golf tournament. Jim Ferrier and Snead…

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Restricted Races in the Country

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 7 January 1946 · page 8

Country racing clubs have a problem, a solution of which many think is material to the progress of the sport in the post-war…

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Rugby League Football Revival of Group 13

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 1

The annual meeting of the Far South Rugby League (Group 13) is to be held at the Royal Hotel, Wagga, on Sunday, February 3, when it is hoped that there…

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Bowls

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 4

There are many enthusiastic bowlers, but none more so than Jack Smart and Norman Pinkstone, who, despite disabilities were the stalwarts of their…

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BOXING Gundagai v. Tumut

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 3

Another fine boxing show will be staged in O'Brien's Hall, Tumut, next Saturday night when a team of boxers from Gundagai will do battle with a…

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Bowls. Wagga Club's Pennant Teams

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 6

Interest is now being taken in the selection of the teams to represent the Wagga club in the A and B grade pennant matches. The…

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Narandera Cricket Association

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 2

A meeting of the Narandera Cricket Association was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday last, there being present Messrs. D. Drover…

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BOWLS Grano's Team Wins Danger Shield

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 2

On Saturday last the second semifinal in the Danger shield competition was played between Grano's and Doyle's teams, and resulted in a…

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Greyhound Racing Lady Redwin Wins

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 4

The consistent Lady Redwin won the top-grade flying stake at the Cootamundra Coursing Club's meeting on Fisher Park on Saturday afternoon…

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Former Riverina Champions Compete in Local Swimming Events

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 2

THE Point Score races held at the Leeton Baths on Thursday-night last, had rather an auspicious opening. Despite the cool…

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Greyhound Racing Murrumburrah Fields For To-morrow

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 6

The following are the fields for the greyhound racing at Murrumburrah to-morrow when the first race starts at 3 p.m.:—…

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