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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1947

3,065 stories in Riverina's papers · page 14 of 154

Greyhound Racing Next Cootamundra Meeting

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 4

The Cootamundra Coursing Club will race again on Fisher Park next Wednesday night. Nominations close on Saturday night…

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Football Gundagai Rugby League Club Elects Officers for Year O'connell, to Coach

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 4

There was a record attendance of more than 60 footballers and supporters at the annual meeting of the Gundagai Rugby League Club…

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Tennis Teams

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 6

Book Book v Forest Hill at South Wagga courts at 7.45 p.m. on Saturday: M. Croker, F. Bailey, F. Post, F. Cotterill. R. Smith, J. Cotterill;…

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Swimming Tumut Carnival on

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 8

Gundagai swimmers will be going in full force to Tumut on Sunday next and the bus will leave Leon Newman's at 11 a.m…

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Gundagai Rugby Club Elects Officers For Year

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 6

There was a record attendance of more than 60 footballers and supporters at the annual meeting of the Gundagai Rugby League Club…

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Cricket Team for

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 2

The following team will represent Tumbarumba against Tooma on the local ground on Sunday, to commence at 10.30 a,m. sharp:--…

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Football Young to Secure Coach

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 8

A decision, to advertise in the Sydney Press for a playing, coach for the approaching football season was made at the annual meeting of…

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Batlow Football Club Seeks Coach

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 2

At a meeting of the Batlow Football Club on 10th inst. it was decided by an overwhelming majority that the dub should support a…

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SWIMMING Americans Praise Victorian Swimmer Local Carnival Next

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 4

John Marshall, 16-year-old Victorian swimming champion, who is regarded as the find of the season and the most outstanding swimmer in Australia, and…

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Betting Plunge Missed at Bendigo Races

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: A big betting plunge went astray in to-day's Maiden Handicap at Bendigo when Solly suffered a severe check…

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Cricket Semi Finals Commence on

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 8

Semi-finals of both First and Reserve Reserve Grade district cricket competitions will commence on Sunday. In the Hogan Gold Cup…

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Tennis Rosewood and District Competition Semi-finals Next

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 3

The semi-finals of the Rosewood and District Competition will be played next Saturday, when Glenroy and Rosewood will meet at…

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Cricket Rosewood Takes Lauder Cup Tumbarumba Easily Defeated

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 1

Rosewood lifted the Lauder Cup from Tumbarumba on Sunday, easily defeating the locals by an innings and 48 run[?]. The Rosewood…

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Bowls Pennant; Teams Selected for Sunday's Matches No. 1 at Gundagai—other Team at Cootamundra

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 8

Both the No 1 and No 3 Pennant teams will be in action on Sunday next. No 1 players at Gundagai, and No 3 at Cootamundra…

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Bowls

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 2

The fallowing No. 1 rinks will represent Tumut at Junee on Sunday-- H. I. Madden. A. J. Holmes. J. F. Lockeridge and R. H. Service: P. Ed…

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Swimming Notes

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 3

At the present time the committee of the Narandera Swimming Club are working hard to ensure that the Riverina championship carnival. to…

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Golf

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 4

The attention of all members of the Cootamundra Golf Club is drawn to the advertisement in this issue to the annual meeting…

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Swimming Griffith Here

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 2

A relay team of 16 swimmers and a water polo team from Griffith R.S.L. will Journey to Leeton to meet the local R.S.L. at the Leeton baths…

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Tomorrow Night's Swimming Carnival

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 2

In all a programme of 45 events will be run off at Cootamundra Amateur Swimming Club's carnival at the Olympic Pool tomorrow night…

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SWIMMING Marshall Wins Again Tomorrow Night's Cootamundra Carnival

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 4

John Marshall, the swimming "discovery" of the season, easily won the Australian 1500 metres title at the Australian Championships at Adelaide…

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