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Sport, 1947

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Diggers' Race Meeting Successful Day's Racing Big Crowd And Good Fields

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 2

The Tumut Diggers conducted a very successful one- day's race meeting on the Tumut Racecourse on Wednesday. Over 1,000 people attended and the gate takings amounted to over £250. This proves that Wednesday racing is…

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Test Cricket Has Been Full of "Incidents" From its earliest days cricket has been noted for its "incidents."

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 January 1947 · page 2

Hardly a Test match passes without one or more extraordinary happenings. Sometimes they are covered by the…

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Tennis. Cootamundra Methodist Tennis Club

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 13 January 1947 · page 4

The challenge match between the C. of E. and, Methodist tennis clubs resulted in a victory for the Methodist team by 10 sets to 2. The scores were…

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Bowls Week-end Play

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 13 January 1947 · page 4

There was again a very good attendance at the local green over the weekend, with the standard of bowls excellent, although the boisterous wind of…

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Swimming Councillors to Meet Swimmers

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 13 January 1947 · page 8

The Gundagai Swimming Club has asked if the Shire would meet representatives from the club to discuss the whole question of the reserve…

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Tennis Courts to Be Constructed Council Decides To Act

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 13 January 1947 · page 8

The Gundagai Tennis Club look like possessing their new courts in the not too far distant future. The club’s quest for new courts…

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BOWLS Singles Handicap Competition on Saturday—

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 13 January 1947 · page 8

Six players took part in a singles handicap competition on Saturday afternoon, playing three rounds of ten ends. The winner was V…

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Shorting Cricket Randall and Fisher Score Centuries

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 13 January 1947 · page 4

Terry, Randall (Railway) and L. Fisher (C.Y.M.S.) each scored centuries in the Merrin Cup Competition yesterday…

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Swimming

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 14 January 1947 · page 2

The programmes for both Tumut and Adelong carnivals arc out. Adelong are to hold theirs on Monday, January 28, while Tumut will follow on Sunday,…

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Bowls

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 14 January 1947 · page 3

The first and second rounds of the Dangar shield competition were played on Saturday and Sunday, and next week-end the semi-finals and final will…

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Night Tennis

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 14 January 1947 · page 2

At the end of the first round of the competition, the point sore is: Graburn 12, Brookong 12, Lockhart White 10, Milbrulong 8, Osborne 6,…

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Vacational Swimming Classes at Leeton Baths

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 14 January 1947 · page 3

THE vacational swimming classes conducted at the Leeton Baths by Mr. N. Holt, of Sydney and Miss Lee, of Cobar, have…

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Tumut Turf Club Good Profit On Boxing Day Races Heavy Taxation and Rebate New Barriers Cost Over £300

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 14 January 1947 · page 2

At Thursday night's meeting of the Tumut Turf Club the Secretary submitted the cost of installing the four few Gray barriers on the…

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Rugby League Club Mr. A. McRae Farewelled

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 14 January 1947 · page 2

A largely attended meeting of the Narandera Rugby League Club was held in the old R.S.L. room on Friday last, Mr. A. McRae, president, being…

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Exhibition Tennis at U.S. Embassy

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 January 1947 · page 6

CANBERRA, Monday: Australians Lionel Brodie and Max Bonner today closely pressed the members of the American Davis Cup Squad…

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Horse Racing Here 50 Years Ago Some Reminiscences

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 14 January 1947 · page 1

As a former old Nurandera[?], it gave me much pleasure to read in the "Argus" of the successful race meeting last month, and which augurs…

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Cricket Notes O'farrel Cup Trial Game

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 14 January 1947 · page 3

THE trial game on Sunday, between Possibles and Probables, helped the selectors little. Apart from Alan McCormack, little…

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Competition Cricket Ross Jones' 108 for Country

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 14 January 1947 · page 3

Playing his first game this season with the Country team, Ross Jones complied 108 runs against Colts in the Austin Cup competition on…

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Annual Races Two-day Meeting £300 Prize Money

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 14 January 1947 · page 2

The club decided to hold a two-day meeting for their annual fixture on February 19th and 25th. There will be five races each day…

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Greyhound Racing Speedy Jerry Too Good for Phar Son Easy Win by In Order

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 14 January 1947 · page 3

The Narandera Gr[?]hound Racing Club's meeting on Saturday attracted a large crowd of pa[?], the main attraction being the [?] between…

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