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Sport, 1946

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Tennis. Championship Final Mrs. Balton and Miss Fitch to Meet

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 January 1946 · page 6

ADELAIDE, Friday: Mrs. Bolton continued to-day in her championship form and with stinging, pacy drives to the…

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Cricket Poor Scoring in N.S.W. v S.A. MATCH Lindwall, Alley and Klose Shine

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 January 1946 · page 6

SYDNEY, Friday: Only two New South Wales cricketers—Lindwall and Alley—enhanced their reputations in the match…

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SWIMMING Working Bee At Pool

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 28 January 1946 · page 8

Members of the Gundagai Swimming Club are asked to join in a working bee to be held at the pool next Wednesday afternoon at 3 p.m…

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No Cricket Next

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 28 January 1946 · page 8

Following on the request of the Gundagai Swimming Club, the Gundagai Cricket Association has decided to put the matches back…

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Bowls Gundagai Defeat Tumut in No. 2 Pennant Fixture

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 28 January 1946 · page 8

On Sunday the postponed match with Tumut was played, the rinks being: Leddy, Jones, Margin and Smith…

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Started in Five Races—won the Fifth

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 28 January 1946 · page 8

The Tumut Turf Club can claim [?]me records, states Mr T. A. Wood ridge. In the first place the steel [?]ey racehorse “Irish Bird Catcher”…

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The World of Sport Smith Brothers Make Centuries Intense Interest In Cricket Competition. Three Teams Struggle for Fourth Place

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 28 January 1946 · page 8

Yesterday the Smith brothers, Jim and Jack, took the day’s honors in the Hogan Gold Cup competition. Both boys passed the century in a thrilling game against Coolac. Jugiong's victory over Muttama was a major upset, and now Nangus, Jugiong and Muttama are…

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Bowls

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 29 January 1946 · page 4

Ideal conditions attracted excellent attendances to the local green over the week-end, and the opportunity was taken of extending welcomes to…

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BOWLS Pennant Games

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1946 · page 3

Pennant games we resumed on Sunday after being cancelled during the war years. In the first game of the series…

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Greyhound Racing Next Saturday Night

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 29 January 1946 · page 4

The Cootamundra Coursing Club will hold a meeting under the electric light next Saturday night. Nominations close tomorrow night…

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Swimming Club Re-formed After Five Years' Recess

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1946 · page 1

The Narandera Swimming and Life Saving Club, which went into recess early in 1940 owing to the war, was re-formed at a meeting which was…

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Cricket Railway Rovers at Wallendbeen

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 29 January 1946 · page 4

The Railway Rovers were beaten outright at Wallendbeen on Sunday. The visitors made 84, and the home team replied with 183. The Rovers…

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Merrin Cricket Competition Dudauman Minor Premiers Murty's Century

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 29 January 1946 · page 4

By playing a draw with the catholic Club on the turf wicket on Fisher Park, on Sunday, Dudauman became minor premiers in the Merrin Cup…

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Greyhound Racing Griffith Coursing Club

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1946 · page 6

At a meeting last Friday, it was decided to purchase a new starting-box similar to those used on metropolitan tracks, to replace the present…

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BOXING Featherweight Title Contest Postponed

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1946 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: The Australian featherweight title fight, between Micky Francis and Micky Carr, which was set down for the…

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BOWLS South Wagga Pennant Teams

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1946 · page 6

South Wagga's A teams will play Henty at Wagga on Saturday: the Riverina pennants and the B. grade teams from South Wagga will travel…

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Racing on Sydney Harbor

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1946 · page 1

With big spinnakers spread in a brisk nor'-easter, Marjorie leads Spindrift and Mistake on the run down wind in the 18-footers' League Anniversary Handicap on Sydney Harbor…

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Dog Racing May Cease in City

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1946 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Metropolitan Greyhound Breeders, Owners and Trainers' Association is at loggerheads with the…

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Tennis. Championship Doubles Retained by Holders

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1946 · page 6

ADELAIDE, Tuesday: Colin Long and Mrs Bolton retained the Australian mixed doubles championship when they…

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BOWLS Urana Club

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 31 January 1946 · page 6

J. J. Warren, S. R. Nixon, M. Wilshire and G T. Lampe represented the Urana Bowling Club at the official opening of the…

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