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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1947

3,065 stories in Riverina's papers · page 9 of 154

State Cricket Assn. Team to Play at Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1947 · page 6

A New South Wales Cricket Association team is scheduled to play at Wagga at Easter. The association is sending four…

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Coursing Club May Not Function

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 27 January 1947 · page 8

The Gundagai Coursing Club has not had any reply from the . Chief Secretary's Dept in regard to their application for a rental of their…

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Tennis More About the Big Games

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 27 January 1947 · page 8

Play in the second tournament was commenced on Thursday last. Tennis of good standard was maintained throughout the whole evening…

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Football Harde&m'burrah Footballers Need New President Former Tumblong Man Resigns

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 27 January 1947 · page 8

Saying that, after six years of happy associations, he regretted resigning from the club, Mr W. Whiticker, formerly of Tumblong,…

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Kimovale Annexes District Cricket Minor Premiership Muttama, Coolac and Nangus Also Reach Semi Finals Three Centuries In Yesterday's Games Ron Bower's Outstanding Innings

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 27 January 1947 · page 8

For the second time in succession Kimovale are the minor cricket premiers for the Gundagaj district. The concluding frames of the Hogan Gold Cup competition were played yesterday and resulted in Kimovale, Maltama, Coolac and Nangus reaching the semi finals…

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Swimming Club Point-score Races Close Finishes

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 2

In the absence of the club handicapper, Mr. Archer Broughton, the Sunday morning point-score races for club members was…

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Road Block to Swimming Pool Swimming Club's Application Fails

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 1

The Tumut Swimming Club wrote to the Shire Council, asking that the matter of a road Mock to the swimming pool be left to their…

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Flagship of Regatta Short of Bunting

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday: Borrowed bunting was used to dress the masthead of the barque Pamir when it took its place as the flagship of the…

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Bowls Week-end Results

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 4

The local green was fully occupied I over tho long week-end, with rink games being conducted on both Saturday and Sunday afternoons, and a rink…

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Swimming Notes Last Sunday's Results

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 2

On Sunday last, 26th January, another successful morning's swimming was conducted by the local club. Results of races run are as…

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Batlow Football Club

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 1

At a meeting held on the 10th January it was decided by an overwhelming majority that the club this year should support a playing…

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Riverina Swimming Championships Leeton Allotted Carnival

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 2

A meeting of the Riverina Swimming Association was held at Narandera on Sunday. Delegates were present from Deniliquin, Griffith,…

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Swimming Cootamundra Swimmer Breaks S.-W. Record

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 4

Swimming in the 50-metres back-stroke champion of the South-West. Gordon Vesperman, of Cootamundra broke the existing record by 2 2/5 secs…

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Easy Bowls Win for Southern Slopes

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 6

Southern Slopes easily beat Riverina in an interassociation bowls tournament at Wagga and South Wagga Clubs' greens yesterday. Riverina teams were drawn from…

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Cup Races in March

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 6

SYDNEY, Monday: The Canterbury Cup and Rosehill Cup will be run in March. The former will be decided on…

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Boxing Riverina Championships Carrol and Greenwood Confident

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 4

With the championship belts now carrying the Riverina title, present-day holder's now have State recognition. The titles will be open to a large field…

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Competition Cricket Austin Cup

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 2

Another two Austin Cup matches were commenced on Saturday when the Diggers made [?] Val Turner [?] against the Colts, who have lost…

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Tennis New Champion Pails Defeats Bromwich

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 4

By defeating the holder, John Bromwich, in a five-set struggle, Dinny Palls created a tennis shock yesterday that, was perhaps greater than the…

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Imperial Football Club Enthusiastic Annual Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 1

There was a very large attendance at the annual meeting of the Imperial Football Club at the Commercial Hotel on Friday night, notwithstanding that…

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MR. S. J. FIELD Retiring From Racing

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Owing to ill-health, Mr. S. J. Field, owner of Persian Prince, Courtship, and Justintah, has decided to retire from racing, and…

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