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Sport, 1947

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Bowls Southern Bowls Points Score

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 1

The southern Districts Bowling Association pennant competition point score is:-- WESTERN SECTION--No. 1 Pennant:…

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Tennis

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 6

Forest Hill v St. Michael's, at St. Michael's on Saturday at 7.30 p.m.: O. Banks (captain), T. King. W. Carr. D. Bardwell, W. Bardwell. R…

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Temora Pennant Bowls Fixtures

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 3

The fifth round of the pennant competitions conducted by the Southern Slopes District Bowling Association will be played next…

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Swimming Polo Team Chosen for Junee

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 4

The water polo, team to represent Cootamundra club at Junee tomorrow night was selected last night. They are:…

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Squatters in Tennis Clubhouse

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday: Under the direction of the Williamstown Communist Party a family of eight nave moved in and squatted in the…

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S.A. Wins Linton Tennis Cup

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday: South Australia won the Linton Tennis Cup for Juniors at White City to-day, winning the doubles after the…

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Young Swimming Prodigy Discovered At Vacational Classes Gratifying Results Achieved

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 2

AFTER a very successful ten days' course of swimming tuition for boys and girls of the Leeton intermediate High School…

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The Turf Summer Racing Season Ending Shire Stakes

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 3

With the end of the summer racing season approaching, the only big event remaining is the shire St[?] to be run over the C. Riding [?] on 1st…

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Sporting Notes BOXING Ron James Defeats Tommy Burns on Foul

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 2

The boxing contest between Rod James and Tommy Bums at the Sydney Stadium on Monday night had an unsatisfactory ending, James being…

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Tennis Teams for N.z. and South Africa

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday: Outstanding young tennis stare S. Sedgeman (Victoria) and G. Worthington (N.S.W.) are included in a…

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Leeton District Cricket Association O'Farrel Cup

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 3

PREPARATIONS are completed and the district team will play West Wyalong, weather permi[?]ting on Sunday next, on coir…

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Cricket O’farrell Cup Retained by West Wyalong

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 2

A Coolamon District Association team failed to wrest the O’Parrell Cup from West Wyalong last Sunday, but made a gallant attempt. Starting half an…

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Tumbarumba Races Beecham Wins Cup Treble to J. HEAGERTY

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 2

The Tumharumba Turf Club held a very successful one-day meeting on Wednesday. The main event was the…

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Tumut Traders' Association Formed Meeting Decides To Close For Races And Show

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 2

About 25 business people of Tumut met in the Shire Chambers on Wednesday night to discuss the altitude of business people to closing…

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Athletic Association Monthly Meeting of Committee

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 2

A meeting of the Narandera Athletic Association was held on Monday evening last, there being present Messrs. T. M. Woolnough (President),…

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Tilden, Ex-world Tennis Champion, Gaoled for 9 Months

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1947 · page 1

NEW YORK, Friday: For contributing to the delinquency of a 14-year-old boy, the former world tennis champion, William Tilden, has been sentenced to nine months' hard labor with a road gang…

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Swimming Splashes Wagga Carnival(Tidal Wave)

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 8

Most clubs were well represented Wagga's carnival held at Junee on Saturday last. The teams represented were Albury,…

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Albury Bowls

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 4

PENNANT: Albury Commercial Club d Albury Dark Blues 79-63; Albury Light Blues d Tallangatta 259-61…

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Bowls Cootamundra's Sensational Win

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 4

The local club's No. 1 pennant rinks that visited Tumut yesterday to participate in the third round of the No. 1 intertown pennant fixture had been…

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Bowls Gundagai Defeats Junee

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 8

Gundagai was successful in the No. 1 Pennant match aginst Junee yesterday, winning three rinks and drawing in the fourth…

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