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Sport, 1947

3,065 stories in Riverina's papers · page 21 of 154

Cricket Rovers Fail to Dismiss Yaven Creek Fight For Final Places Second Four To Play For "B" Grade Premiership Three Batsmen Top Century

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 3

With only two rounds of matches now to be played in the home-and-home series, the fight for places in the final four of the Tumut District Cricket Competition becomes keener. Tumut, in an endeavor to pick up the leeway, tried for an…

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Swimming Riverina Swimming Championships

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 February 1947 · page 8

Excellent entries have been received for the Riverina swimming championships to be held et the Narandera Lake Pool on Sunday…

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Many Incidents in Bowls Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 February 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday: When play in the singles was held up to-day most interest was centred on the rink championships (fours) at the…

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Promoting Cricket Among Schoolboys

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 February 1947 · page 2

A Juvenile Cricket Association has been formed in Wagga to promote interest in the game among schoolboy cricketers. Officials of the new…

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Bowls

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 24 February 1947 · page 4

There was again a good attendance on the local green over the week-end, and some very interesting and closely contested games were played…

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Swimming Carnival Next

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 24 February 1947 · page 8

The Gundagai Swimming Club invites all its members to compete at next Saturday's, carnival sponsored by the Legion of Ex-Servicemen,…

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Bowls Gundagai Rink Eliminated

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 24 February 1947 · page 8

The Gundagai rink, comprising D. Koch, D. Church D. Tout and V. Carberry which reached the semi finals of the Country Week…

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Tennis Draw for Tonight

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 24 February 1947 · page 8

Reg Mcon and Val Moon; Frank Whiticker and Mrs Turner; Henry McGuire and Iris Trench; Bill Ryan and Jean Oliver; Leo Moses and Mrs…

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Boxing Fights Cancelled Bell Claims Title

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 24 February 1947 · page 4

A wire received last Friday, from "Curly", Davis, holder of the Riverina welter and middleweight championships, stated that he would have to…

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Scott, of Thirroul, Country Bowls Champion

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 February 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sunday: Former south coast goldminer, Billy Scott of Thirroul, yesterday won the country bowls singles championship when…

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Football Cup Football to Remain Gundagai's Motion Defeated at Group Meeting

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 24 February 1947 · page 4

Gundagai Football Club's motion for the abolition of trophy football—both Maher and Weissel Cups—was defeated at Group 9's annual…

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Swimming Marshall to Arrive in Cootamundra This Week

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 24 February 1947 · page 4

John Marshall, Australian 220, 440, 880 and one-mile National champion, will arrive in Cootamundra this week. Marshall will give an exhibition at…

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Holbrook Amateur Races, May 2

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 February 1947 · page 6

Holbrook Amateur Picnic Race Club will hold its first meeting since 1940 on May 2. All horses will be received into…

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Local Cricket Results in Brief

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 24 February 1947 · page 4

Owing to the fact that it was impossible for us to write detailed scores in time for this issue, we publish hereunder results in brief of games played…

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Flashes From the Football Field Group Nine Favors the Maher Cup Gundagai's Move Defeated

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 24 February 1947 · page 8

Gundagai Rugby League's move to have the Maher Cup scrapped was defeated at the annual meeting of Group Nine, held at Cootamundra…

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Final Of District Grade Cricket Competitions Kimovale in Good Position in Both Games Muttama Wickets Crash

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 24 February 1947 · page 8

Yesterday the final of both the first and reserve grade district cricket championships commenced between Kimovale and Muttama and the reserve final between Kimovale and Nangus…

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Tennis

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 4

The Australian Tennis Association picked for the Davis Cup team Bromwich, Pails, Long, and Geof. Brown. It will cost £4000 to send the team…

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Swimming Notes APPRECIATION

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 2

Well, Narandera has had its first post-war Riverina swimming carnival. The committee have asked me to thank the business men of the…

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Ardlethan Wants Swimming Pool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 2

A proposal that a swimming pool to cost £6000 be erected at Ardlethan wag enthusiastically adopted at a public meeting in the Ardlethan…

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Night Tennis

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 2

Scores to hand in last week's competition games indicate that Graburn (88 games) defeated Brookong (86), and Lockhart Whites (101 games)…

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