Tennis Night Tennis Booming
Emphasis is on night tennis in Gundagai, and the local courts are very popular these hot nights. A well known player, Clem Horne,…
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Australian Bowls Carnival
MELBOURNE, Wed.: Three rounds of the Australian bowls singles championship were played to-day. From 1527 entries on 69…
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The pool was Gundagai’s happiest place over the holidays, and the hot days and nights brought the swimmers out, many of whom have been…
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South London Greyhound Race course Limited, who own the Wimbledon greyhound track, are celebrating a year of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →South Wagga Night Bowls, Jan. 9
Both greens at the South Wagga Bowling Club will be opened tor play at the week-end. Night bowls will commence on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bowls Club Singles Championship Leary Defeats Lewis—
In the first round of the singles championship J. Leary defeated Dr Lewis 31/14. Members are again reminded to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Football and So, Another Year
Its to ‘Football 1947’ that Stan Crowe and Jack Coulton toasted whilst Leo Tutty sang last Tuesday night. Enthusiasm in Gundagai is…
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SYDNEY. Wednesday: J. Gilchrist and Miss Pat Jones, interstate players, won the finals of the County of Cumberland tennis…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Diggers' Boxing Day Sports Combined Tumbarumba Rosewood Effort Interesting Events
The Tumbarumba and Rosewood Sub-branches of the R.S.L. combined in staging a sports carnival and gymkhana on the Tumbarumba…
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Results of last Sunday's club swims: Men's 50 metres handicap, R. Atkins (34 3-5) 1, G. Vesperman (29 2-5) 2, H. Lashmore (35) 3…
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The local club conducted full day rink competitions, on both Boxing Day and New Year's Day, and these proved to be most popular. The competitions…
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The Presbyterians held an interesting tournament on New Year's Day, in two divisions, with 12 pairs. In the final play-off Geof. Grown (a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boxing Day Races Successful Two-day Meeting Rain Mars Second Day
The Tumut Turf Club opened its two-days race meeting on Boxing, ay in hot, sultry weather. The trade was very hard owing to the continued dry weather. A change came over the scene for the second day on Saturday when heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Greyhound Racing. Cootamundra Fields for Tomorrow
Fields for the greyhound race meeting at Cootamundra to-morrow night are:— FLYING STAKE, 335yd, 3rd div,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tennis. Tom Brown Wins Easily at Manly
SYDNEY, Thursday: The American Davis Cup player, Tom Brown, easily won his first match in the Seaside championship at Manly…
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Cootamundra Cricket Association teams played five matches over the holiday period, and won four of them Against Young…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tumut Diggers' Races Nominations For Next
Ninety-five nominations, representing 61 horses. Lave been received for to Tumut Diggers' Race Clab meeting to be held oil Tumut…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Greyhound Racing Flyaway Jack Atones Red Gummer Takes Marathon
The Narandera Greyhound Racing Club conducted another successful meeting on Saturday evening last, a large crown being in attendance…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CRICKET Temora's Visit To Tumut Two Teams Chosen
As usual, Temora cricketers will make their annual trip to Tumut on Anniversary week-end. This year two Temora teams have been chosen from the 47…
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SYDNEY, Friday: It was no longer necessary for race meetings to be specially authorised, said the Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley)…
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