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Sport, 1948

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Swimming Notes

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 2 March 1948 · page 3

The executive and committee of the Swimming Club are very appreciative of the public's most generous support to Sunday's carnival, thereby ensuring…

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Tennis

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 2 March 1948 · page 4

A "B" grade team from Yellowin Tennis Club played Tumut Plains "B" grade team on Sunday week last on Tumut Plains courts. A very close and…

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Tennis Annual Association Meeting

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 2 March 1948 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the Cootamundra and District Tennis Association, held on Friday evening the 16th., Bob Pannett was loudly applauded…

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Golf 18-Hole Golf Course for Coolac

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 2 March 1948 · page 4

The Coolac Golf Club has decided to constuct another nine holes on the course, bringing the total greens on the links to 18…

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Methodist Tennis Officials

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 March 1948 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the Wagga Methodist Tennis Club, it was revealed that there was much support for tennis in the…

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Football Tumut Football Club Training Begins To-night

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 2 March 1948 · page 5

Training for both the Tumut firsts and reserves for the 1948 season begins on the training ground to-night under the supervision of the newly-elected…

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Opening Of Tennis Season

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 2 March 1948 · page 2

There was a large attendance of players and visitors at the tennis courts on Saturday afternoon last, the occasion being the opening of the…

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BOXING Burns Wins Decision on Foul

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 2 March 1948 · page 4

At the Sydney Stadium last night Benny Evans, American welterweight, was disqualified for an alleged foul in the sixth round of his fight with…

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Rugby Premiers Presented With Blazers and Photographs

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 2 March 1948 · page 2

Wamoon Hall was not large enough to hold the record attendance that was present for the Premiership Dance, held on Friday night last, 27th…

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Narandera Tennis Club Annual Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 2 March 1948 · page 1

The annual meeting of the Narandera Tennis Club was held in the C.W.A. room on Friday evening last, when there was an attendance of…

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Australia's Blue Ribbon Football Team

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 2 March 1948 · page 5

Mr. J. W. McCutcheon, one-time mine host of the Wynyard Hotel, Tumut, who recently visited the old town after many years' absence, has forwarded us a copy of the "Blue Ribbon News," a small magazine published in September, 1914, in the interests of…

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Rugby League Group 17 Annual Meeting Efforts to Improve Standard

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 2 March 1948 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the Group 17 Rugby League was held at Griffith on Sunday last. Delegates were present from…

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Football Cootamundra Footballer Has Left for Manly

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 2 March 1948 · page 4

Nell McDonell, one of the most promising footballers to ever don a guernsey for Cootamundra has gone to Sydney, and will appear this season…

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Wheat Freighted on Fire Ships Racing to Help

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 2 March 1948 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday: The liner Atlantis and the freighter Rugeley have Joined with the American Liberty ship John Gorrie in a desperate race…

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Over 2,000 People at Swimming Carnival Temora Swimmers Win Four Riverina Championships

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 2 March 1948 · page 3

An outstanding success was achieved by the Narandera Swimming Club with its Riverina championship carnival at the Lake on Sunday last…

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Lockhart Jockey Club Alert for the Coming Races

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 2 March 1948 · page 4

Lockhart Jockey Club committee had a meeting on Monday and those present were very much encouraged by the promises of support given…

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Important Schools' Football Move State Championship May Be Organised

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 2 March 1948 · page 2

A recommendation is to be made to the annual meeting of the Country Rugby League, which is to be held in Sydney on March 6th, that a State…

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North Wagga Tennis Club' Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 March 1948 · page 6

The annual meeting of the North Wagga Tennis Club was held in the North Wagga public hall…

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Tennis

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 4 March 1948 · page 4
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Christ Church team to play Railway on Christ church courts, next Saturday, at 130 p.m. Ladies provide afternoon tea.: W. Fuller, sen.,…

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