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Sport, 1948

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Adelong Races Postponed

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 6

Because of the very heavy rain since early yesterday morning, the Adelong Jockey Club's New Year's Day race…

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BOWLS Tumut Bowling Club Holiday and Week-end Play

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 4

With made-to-order weather prevaiting attendance figures showed an upward trend during the holidays and last week-end…

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Football Popular With R.A.A.F. Men in Japan

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 5

With the advent of cooler weather, football has become the most popular sport among members of the R.A.A.F. component of the British…

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Tumut's Boxing Day Race Meeting Big Crowd Attend Both Days Poor Fields In Various Events Doubles To Flisk Milne and Double Thorn

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 1

The Tumut Turf Club was favored with glorious weather for their two-day Boxing Day Carnival held last Friday and Saturday. Considering the large amount of rain that fell during December, the track was in good order for the racing, but for some unknown…

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Professional Tennis

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1948 · page 6

DAYTON, (Ohio), Friday: A crowd of 2267—the largest ever to watch an indoor tennis match here—last night saw Dinny Pails…

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Kembla Races Postponed

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1948 · page 6

SYDNEY, Friday: Heavy rain has caused the postponement of Kembla Grange race meeting set down for tomorrow…

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Adelong Races Abandoned

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1948 · page 6

The Adelong races which were postponed from Thursday till today have now been abandoned. This belated decision vas arrived…

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Umpires to Play Cricket Tomorrow

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1948 · page 6

Wagga umpires have a free week-end tomorrow and arrangements have been made for the umpires to play Lake Albert at Lake Albert…

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Wickets for Week-end Cricket

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1948 · page 6

Allocation of wickets for cricket games this week-end is:— Today: Council, "Advertiser." Sunday: Council, Tech college;…

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Still No Trace of Two Racing Yachts

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1948 · page 2

BURNIE (Tas.). Friday: There is still no trace of the Wanderer, the Launceston yacht, and the Aloha, competitors in the Sydney-Hobart…

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Football Wallabies Beat England

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 5 January 1948 · page 4

Australia's Rugby Union team beat England 11 to nil in the fourth and final teat match of the tour. The Wallabies scored three tries,…

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Los Angeles Open Golf Title

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 January 1948 · page 2

LOS ANGELES. Sunday: Von Nida. with a total of 145, finished with six others, seven strokes behind the leader, Ben Hogan. at the…

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The Turf Adelong Races Abandoned

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 5 January 1948 · page 8

The Adelong races which were postponed from Thursday till Saturday last, were abandoned. This decision was arrived at after…

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N.Z. Rugby League Team Beaten 15 to Nil

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 5 January 1948 · page 4

PARIS, MONDAY: The New Zealand Rugby League team was beaten 15 to nil by the Pyreness-Langucdoc team. The match gave some indication…

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TENNIS Night Tournament Draw for Tuesday Night

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 5 January 1948 · page 8

Norm Limbery, Tom Buckley, Keith Flynn, Len Brotherton, Leo Moses, Mrs Manning, Mrs Owen, Mr Smith, Mrs Tout and Mrs Buckley…

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Greyhound Races Postponed Because of Rain

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 January 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday: Rain caused postponement of all greyhound fixtures set down for yesterday. The new dates for metropolitan and country meetings are:—…

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Three Titles to Miss D. Whittaker in S.A. Tennis

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 January 1948 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Sunday: C. Brink played brilliantly to defeat E. Moylan In the South Australian Tennis Championship on Saturday…

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Temora Liquor Case Is Dismissed Important Charge Against Golf Club Secretary

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 5 January 1948 · page 2

Wide interest was taken in the recent arrest of a well known Temora resident, William Edward Jasprizza, who was later…

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Bowls Hogan and Koch to Play Singles Final Great Interest in Important Match

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 5 January 1948 · page 8

The semi-finals in the club singles championship were played yesterday. Don Koch won narrowly George Rose, whilst “Kelly”…

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Football Ron O’connell to Play with Manly This Season

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 5 January 1948 · page 8

Ron O’Connell, who was playing coach at Gundagai during the past two seasons, will don the jersey for the Manly team next season…

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