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Sport, 1946

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Cricket Tumut Plains v, BOMBOWLEE

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 3

Bombowlee won the loss and sent Tumut Plains in to bat. N. Crampton and J. Drew opened for Bombowlee and bowled particularly well for a…

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CRICKET Leeton After Local Cups Next

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 2

With envious eyes on the Creet and Barker cups, Leeton cricketers will invade Narandera on Sunday next with two teams bent on…

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Cricket Tumut and Country Competition Tumut v. ADELONG

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 4

On Sunday Tumut were very lucky retain their unbeaten record when they played a very close draw with Adelong. Tumut's fielding was poor…

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Tumut Diggers' Races Very Successful Meeting J. Hegarty Rides Three Winners

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 2

Backed from evens to 5 to 1, the locally owned Monday Son won by three lengths the mile Spring Handicap, the principal event at the annual meeting of the recently reformed Tumut Diggers' Race Club on Wednesday afternoon…

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Transport Wanted For English Rugby Team

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 8

SYDNEY, Friday: Every effort is being made by the secretary of the New South Wales Rugby Football League (Mr. H. R. Miller) to…

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Golf Ferrier Holes in One

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 8

SAN FRANCISCO, Friday: The outstanding shot of the first round of the San Francisco open golf championship, in which 120…

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Cricket. State Team Trounces Services Barnes and Alley Score Centuries

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 8

SYDNEY, Friday: The brightest day's cricket seen in Sydney for many years was provided to-day by New South Wales…

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BOWLS No. 1 Pennants—

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 8

Gundagai visited Tumnt with three rinks in the second round. Leary, V. Carberry, Rose and Last were defeated by Stathis, Hoad…

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Swimming Learn to Swim Campaign

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 8

The Learn to Swim campaign will open in Gundagai on} Wednesday, February 6th and continue until February 13th…

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Boxing Gundagai Troupe Dowell at Tumut

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 8

Eight boxers from Gundagai under the direction and care of Messrs Len Collingridge and “Woody” Field participated in the boxing carnival…

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Boxing

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 3

Despite the heat of Saturday night, a large crowd put in an appearance at the boxing in O'Brien's Hall, Tumut. A team of…

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Bowls

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 4
Also in The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser

Inter-town Pennant matches were resumed on Sunday last with the Cootamundra No. 1 Pennant teams playing Junee at Junee. Junee No. 2…

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Tennis Felan to Rest

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday: A recurrence of the injury when the plane in which he was a member of the crew was forced down in the Bay…

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Swimming Noel Ryan Wins 880 Yards Championship

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 4

After an absence of three years from championship swimming, Noel Ryan, of Wagga, the veteran Olympic swimmer, staged a remarkable comeback…

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Greyhound Racing Meeting Next

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 4

The Cootamundra Coursing club will hold another meeting on Fisher Park on Saturday afternoon next. Nominations close tomorrow…

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State Swimming Championships Ryan in Final To-night

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 6

SYDNEY, Monday: Qualifying heats for the annual State swimming championships were held again to-night at the North Sydney…

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GOLF Ferrier Again Holes in One

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 6

SAN FRANCISCO, Monday: The Australian golfer, Jim Ferrier, scored a most sensational shot in the San Francisco…

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Lockhart Commoners Refuse Golf Club's Request

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 1

On Thursday evening, a record number of Lockhart Commoners met at the Memorial Hall, for the purpose of hearing the balance sheet…

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CRICKET Leeton Regains Creet Cup

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 3

AFTER five years, Leeton regained the Creet Cup and in a surprisingly easy fashion. For once fortune smiled on its…

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