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Sport, 1947

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Cricket Rovers and Wyangle Tie for Final Rovers First On Percentages Batlow and Tumut Plains in Minor Places

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 5

By only playing a draw with Tumut Plains in the last of the home-and-home series on Sunday Wyangle, who have been leading, allowed Rovers to draw level and a checkup up on the percentages gave the Rovers the lead…

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Rotary Valve Racing Car Design

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 March 1947 · page 5

AMONGST the special high-speed motor cars being constructed in Great Britain to challenge contenders in the…

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CORRESPONDENCE (To the Editor.) Tennis

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 5 March 1947 · page 2

Sir: The object of this letter is to tell tennis players generally something about the Cootamundra Tennis Association and its place in tennis affairs…

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Greyhound Racing Next Meeting on Fisher Park

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 5 March 1947 · page 2

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

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Cootamundra Diggers' Races Meeting on Wednesday, Mar. 26

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 5 March 1947 · page 2

Nominations for the cootamundra Diggers' Race club's meeting, on Wednesday, March 26, close on Monday, March 17…

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Cootamundra Picnic Races To be Held on May 7

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 5 March 1947 · page 2

After the club being in recess since the 1941, the Cootamundra Picnic Races will be held again on Wednesday, May 7…

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Cricket Fifth Test England All Out for 186 McCool's Five Wickets Australia Wanted 192 At Lunch

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 5 March 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: When play continued in the Fifth Test match at the Sydney Cricket Ground today England was dismissed, for 186, McCool…

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Golf

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 4

A working bee will be held on the links on Sunday next, at 9.30 a.m. A full attendance is requested as the opening day has been fixed for March…

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Bowls Notes

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 6

PENNANT games are now assuming a more interesting stage. The Wagga City "A" team have…

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Swimming Combined Schools Carnival Tomorrow

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 4

The combined high schools carnival at Cootamundra pool tomorrow will be well worth seeing, starting at 1.30. Schools from Cootamundra, Junee,…

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Rugby League GROUP 13 REFEREES

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 6

The Group 13 Reterees' Association will control appointments for all first-grade and reserve-grade matches in the Group this year…

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Show Races

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 2

Although nominations do not close until tonight, indications this morning were that good nominations are expected for the…

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Football Delegates Meeting

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 8

On Monday night next a meeting of all delegates of the various district’s clubs will be held at the Gresham Hotel. It is important…

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Greyhound Racing Murrumburrah Results

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 4

The Maiden Stake, 500 yds., had to be abandoned last night when the only three starters failed, to chase the hare. The favorite Autumn Tip, 2/1 on,…

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Cricket Teams for

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 2

The following team will defend the Lauder Cup against Rosewood on the local ground on Sunday:--C. Cottam, P…

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Football Temora Club Selects Coach Tonight

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 4

Temora Rugby teague Football Club is to meet tonight to select a coach for the coming season. Four applications have been…

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Newcastle Racing Stir; Horse Missing at Start

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday: Last BowL owned by the chairman of the Newcastle Jockey Club (Mr. T. L. Fines) could not be found before the start of the Flying Welter Handicap at Newcastle races this afternoon. A…

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Tennis Tournament Draw Draw for To-night

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 8

Eric Smith and Marie Bourke; Dusty, Bruce and Mrs Reardon; Bill Ryan and Iris French; Fred Cracknell and Jean Oliver ; Leo Moses &…

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Football News Tumbarumba Club's Annual Meeting on

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 2

Tumbarumba footballers will make a start on the season's activities on Sunday, when the annual meeting of the Club will be held…

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Cricket Sunday’s Big Match Will Benefit Hospital

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 8

The match, Diggers versus The Rest, to be played on Anzac Park Sunday next will benefit the district hospital…

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