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Sport, 1946

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Coolamon Cricket Association the Semi-finals

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 8 March 1946 · page 2

All semi-finals commenced on Sunday last tinder excellent conditions, At Coolamon. Ganmain Spitfires had a day in the…

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Greyhound Racing Grand Coin Case Notice of Appeal

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 8 March 1946 · page 4

J. Miers (bookmaker) and R. Laughlin (clerk) have given notice of appeal to the Greyhound Racing Control Board…

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Cricket Tumut and Country Competition Management Committee Meeting

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 8 March 1946 · page 1

At a meeting held on Saturday night it was decided that the second four reams should play off in B-Grade semifinals. The draw will depend on next…

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Sporting Cootamundra Diggers' Races 300 Gallons of Beer Allocated

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 8 March 1946 · page 4

The Customs Department has allocated 300 gallons of beer for the Cootamundra Diggers' Races on Wednesday, March 27…

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Australian Rules Football S.W.D.F.L. Meets Next Week

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 8 March 1946 · page 2

Mr. J. Smith, secretary of the S.W.D.F. League, and also of the Riverina Football Council, states that the annual meeting of the S.W.D.F.L…

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Athletics. Schoolboy's Record Attempt Fails

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 March 1946 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday. In a special attempt at Sydney Cricket Ground to-day, the schoolboy champion sprinter, John Treloar,…

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Rugby League Wagga Training

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 March 1946 · page 7

Floodlighting arrangements for the Wagga Cricket Ground were completed by the Wagga Rugby League during the week and there…

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Cricket. Brown's Stylish 137 IN N.Z.

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 March 1946 · page 8

AUCKLAND Friday: With eight wickets town for 415, the Australian cricketers are in a strong position against Canterbury. The…

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Griffith Boxing

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 March 1946 · page 4

On Friday night in the packed Rio Theatre at Griffith, an excellent match was staged between Stuart Mallon (13.4) U.S…

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Swimming Gundagai Club Meeting

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 11 March 1946 · page 8

Members of the Gundagai Swimming Swimming Club are advised that a meeting will be held at the Commercial Bank Friday evening at 7.30 p.m. to…

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Boxing Heaney-thorn Draw

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 March 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: Referee Joe Wallis made a popular decision at Sydney Stadium last night when he called a draw in the fight between…

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Shipping Space For Rugby Players

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 March 1946 · page 6

LONDON. Sunday (A.A.P.): Accommodation on a chip selling about April 30 has been made available for 36 players and two…

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Rugby League Trial Matches in Country

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 March 1946 · page 6

SYDNEY, Sunday: Country Rugby League centres are to press for fixtures against interstate teams this season, it was announced by…

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Coursing Bitter War Over Parkes Greyhound Club

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 11 March 1946 · page 8

There is a bitter war ranging at Parkes between dog owners & trainers and the local coursing club. The Control Board has withdrawn the…

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Boxing “Woody” Field Challenges “Chummy” Bell

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 11 March 1946 · page 8

“Woody Field, Gundagai’s well’ known exponent of fisticuffs, has issued a challenge to fight Cordon (“Chummy”) Bell, a local…

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Football Playing Coach for Gundagai

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 11 March 1946 · page 8

The Gundagai Rugby League, in their efforts to obtain a suitable playing coach for the Gundagai teams has, besides calling applications…

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Tennis Gundagai's Club Start for 1946

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 11 March 1946 · page 8

A large and well represented gathering attended the annual meeting of the Gundagai Tennis Club, and if enthusiasm counts for anything, the…

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Greyhound Racing New Committee Elected for Wagga Club

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 March 1946 · page 6

At a general meeting of members of the Wagga Greyhound Racing Club held at the Soldiers' Hall on…

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Bowls Koch and Carberry Win " PAIRS Rink and Singles Games Lost to Junee

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 11 March 1946 · page 8

In the Southern Slopes championship play, Gundagai met Junee at Cootamundra yesterday. The local team won-only one .or the…

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Swimming Pool For Gundagai? Holbrook Council Favors One As War Memorial Junee Pool a Revelation to Gundagai Visitors

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 11 March 1946 · page 1

The people of Gundagai must fight for the erection of a modern swimming pool. On Saturday last a party of local men visited Junee for the purpose of gathering information in regard to establishment of a pool at Gundagai as a war memorial. The Junee pool was a…

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