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Sport, 1947

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South African Golf

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1947 · page 6

CAPETOWN, Thursday: By beating Sam Snead 6 and 5 over 18 holes. Bobby Locke gained the lead, seven matches to four, in their…

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Splendid Swimming at Griffith Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1947 · page 3

GRIFFITH, Thursday: The Griffith High School swimming carnival yesterday was won by Kendall House, with 96 points, from Lawson 69, Paterson 62½, and Wentworth 45½. MURRAY Macklin and Beth…

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Temora Sport. Rugby Coach Selected

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1947 · page 3

JACK STEPHENSON, a former Temora Maher Cup player, has been appointed temporary coach of the Temora Rugby…

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Rugby League Griffith Engage Coach

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 28 February 1947 · page 1

Griffith Rugby League Club has appointed Kevin Murphy as playing coach for the coming season. Murphy, who comes from the Balmain…

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Swimming Notes Narandera's Team for Griffith

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1947 · page 3

If you visit the pool one of these [?] nights and see a number of [?] fans dashing madly over distance to the first steps, don't…

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Cricket Association News

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 28 February 1947 · page 3

At the delegate meeting this week, the following decisions were made: Hire of Grounds—Affiliated teams to have priority. Unaffiliated teams…

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Coolamon Golf Club Annual Meeting

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 28 February 1947 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Coolamon Gulf Club was held on Tuesday week fact at the club bounce, Mr. J. F. Cooper, meeting president, presiding over a good…

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To Assist Golf Associates Hold Annual

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 28 February 1947 · page 4

Cootamundra Golf Club Associates held their annual meeting early this week. Associates' president Miss Leaver…

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Swimming Swim Carnival Anti-t.b. Fund Exciting and Humorous Incidents Will Be Witnessed

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 28 February 1947 · page 4

Tomorrow night's swim carnival at Cootamundra Olympic pool has one big object—to raise funds for an X-ray plant at Cootamundra district…

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Cricket Tumut Plains Clinch Puce in Final Pour Defeat Rovers by 3 Runs Gilmore's Big Score Against Tumut Town Out Of Final Four

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 28 February 1947 · page 2

By defeating Rovers by 3 runs last Sunday Tumut Plains assured themselves of a place in the final four of the Tumut District Cricket Competition, With only one match in the home-and-home series left to play, the four leading…

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Swimming Cootamundra Carnival To-night

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1947 · page 8

Wagga's unbeaten swimming relay team headed by the former Olympic star, Noel Ryan, will visit Cootamundra to-night to take part in a…

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Rugby League Reserve Grade Plans Attacked

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1947 · page 5

Kangaroo's Football Club president (Mr. Lindsay Carter) said at the annual meeting of the club last night that his club…

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N.z. Rugby Team Coming to Australia

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1947 · page 3

AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Friday: A New Zealand Rugby team will tour Australia, probably leaving the Dominion on June 4, according to…

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Wagga Golf Club Has Best Year Since 1931

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1947 · page 5

Last year wag the Wagga Golf Club's most successful since 1931, the treasurer (Mr. A. J. Templeton) said at the…

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Final Cricket Round To-day; Fight for Final Four

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1947 · page 5

With the final round of the Wagga first grade cricket competition commencing to-day, the four teams to play in the semi-finals are still uncertain. Wagga City and Newman's are certain of places, but…

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Swimming

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 3 March 1947 · page 8

Competing atf St. Patrick's College Goulburn sports last week, a former Gundagai lad Bernard Bell, lowered the long standing junior…

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Boxing South Gundagai Lad Gains Decision

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 3 March 1947 · page 8

The grudge fight between 'Sausage' Jamieson and Len Bowditch drew an interested crowd to the Legion boxing tent last Saturday…

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FOOTBALL Cootamundra Players Meet

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 3 March 1947 · page 3

Cootamundra footballers met at the club room yesterday morning, when Mr. L. Penny outlined the committee's policy for the year. He said that the…

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Swimming Rant Mars Swim Carnival Marshall's Style Impresses

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 3 March 1947 · page 3

Saturday night's carnival at Cootamundra, at which appeared John Marshall, Noel Ryan and Ron Boyd, was washed out by the rain…

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Wagga Tennis Secretary Retires; Son Elected

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 March 1947 · page 2

Wagga Lawn Tennis Club is in favor of the reintroduction of a Wagga and District Tennis Association, to conduct competitions at…

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