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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1946

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SWIMMING Women Set New Records

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: Two State swimming records were broken at the N.S.W. Women's Amateur Championship Carnival at the…

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Greyhound Racing Cootamundra

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 3

Owing to insufficient nominations the meeting to be held at Cootamundra to-morrow has been cancelled…

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BOXING Louis-Conn Title Bout

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 3

NEW YORK, Thursday: Promoter Mike Jacobs has announced that the heavyweight title bout between Joe Louis and Billy…

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GOLF Byron Nelson Pulls Out

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 3

RICHMOND (Calif.), Thursday: Byron Nelson, winner of the last three big tourneys, to-day announced that he was withdrawing from…

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Greyhound Racing Cootamundra Meeting Abandoned

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 4

The Cootamundra Coursing Club's meeting, arranged for tomorrow afternoon, has been abandoned owing to insufficient nominations…

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Wagga Swimming [?]Ths Proposal Special Visitors to Meet Council

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 5

A special meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council will be held at [?] Town Hall to-night when the [?]ermen will confer with Mr. D…

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Claim From Shire Council Re Tumut Swimming Pool Illegal Occupation Alleged

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 2

As the result of a claim [?] against the Tumut Shire Council at its meeting on Wednesday by R. A. Lester & Paul, solicitors for…

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Greyhound Racing Wagga Dog Owners and Trainers' Association

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 6

The executive committee of the Wagga Dog Owners and Trainers' Association met at the Trades Hall on Wednesday night. The Diggers…

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Formation of Racing Council Unregistered Race Clubs "Whitewashed"

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 2

IN a definite step towards registration of all Race Clubs in this part of the State, the Far South West Racing Council was…

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Tumut Turf Club One-Day Meeting For Annual Races

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 2

In lien of the usual two-days' annual race meeting at Tumut next month a one-day meeting will be held, on Wednesday, February 20…

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Cricket Tumut and Country Competition Draw And Umpires For

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 2

Adelong v. Batlow at Adelong. Umpire L. Bell. Gocup v. Bombowlee at Gocup. Empire Brennan…

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Tumut Cycling And Athletic Club

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 1

In view of the fact that the above club are holding a series of events on February 10. if is advised that all intending competitions start a training…

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SWIMMING Two Wagga Men in To-night's Finals

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 19 January 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: P. Millgate (Parkes) caused a surprise in the heart of the final series of the State Swimming Championships…

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Gundagai Races on February 13

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 19 January 1946 · page 6

A meeting of the Gundagai Racing Club will be held on Wednesday, February 13. A programme of six races has been arranged and there…

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Barrier Trials at Wagga Races

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 19 January 1946 · page 6

Arrangements have been made for the erection of the five-strand barrier at the 1 1/4-mile barrier position for Monday between the hours of 6.30 a.m…

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Sale of Tickets for Next Month's Title Boxing Contest

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 19 January 1946 · page 6

Some of the hundreds who waited in a queue in Martin Place, Sydney, to purchase tickets for the Burns-Patrick championship fight on February 2, when booking opened at 8.45 a.m. All tickets were sold in 40 minutes…

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Rugby League Junee Player For South Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 January 1946 · page 5

J. Armstrong, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. Armstrong, of "Baltimore," Junee, was recently made a good offer to go to New Zealand to play…

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BOWLS Newly Formed Club at Urana

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 January 1946 · page 5

The president of the newly formed Urana Bowling Club, (Mr. J. J. Warren) is very keen to have, everything well under way so that…

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Swimming Beard's Shark Turn Too Much for Ryan

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 January 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday: Arthur Beard's use of the "shark" turn probably made the difference between victory and defeat in the…

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Damages Sought From Tumut Shire Swimming Pool Resumption Area

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 January 1946 · page 4

A claim has been lodged against Tumut Shire Council by solicitors acting for the Estate of the late Frederick Kinred in…

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