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Sport, 1948

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Tumbarumba Football Club's Successful Season

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 11 March 1948 · page 4

ENTHUSIASM WAS THE KEYNOTE AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE TUMBARUMBA RUGBY LEAGUE FOOTBALL CLUB, HELD IN THE C.W.A. ROOM ON FRIDAY NIGHT, WHEN MORE THAN 25 PLAYERS AND SUPPORTERS WERE PRESENT…

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Football Club in Sound Financial Position

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 11 March 1948 · page 3

THE TUMBARUMBA RUGBY LEAGUE FOOTBALL CLUB IS IN AN EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD FINANCIAL POSITION, AS WAS DISCLOSED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING HELD ON FRIDAY NIGHT LAST…

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Bowls Church Defeats Hogan in Cock-o’-walk Challenge

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 11 March 1948 · page 8

On Tuesday afternoon club singles champion, “Kelly” Hogan challenged “Digger” Church for the Cock-o’-Walk badge; but he proved…

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Country Golf Club Greens to be Put in First Class Order

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 March 1948 · page 6

With the opening day only a little over a week off, the greens committee of the Wagga Country Golf Club is very busy getting the course in first class condition…

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Doings in the World of Sport Cricket District Team to Visit Adelong

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 11 March 1948 · page 8

A Gundagai district eleven will visit Adelong on Easter Monday…

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Flashes From the Football Field Local Coaches Appointed by Gundagai League Fresh Applications To Be Called

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 11 March 1948 · page 8

Fresh applications are to be called for the position of playing coach for the 1948 season. At the league meeting on Monday night, two…

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Bowls

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 4
Also in Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser

The following players have been selected for the No. 3 pennant matches on Sunday: Ramblers: Coombes, Kingston,…

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Swimming Notes

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 2

On Sunday next the Leeton Club will be holding the final swimming carnival of the season. Riverina champions and place-getters in the…

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Swimming Enthusiasm Wanes

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 3

When the cool summer suddenly changed to a heat wave there was a boom in swimming and the local baths were hardly large enough to…

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Football

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 2

Cliff Davis who broke his ankle playing tennis last Sunday week will be an absentee from the Tumut team for the greater part of this season…

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Golf Notes

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 2

THE official opening of the 1948 Golf season will take place on Easter Saturday. A mixed foursome has been set…

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Junior Cricket

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 2

The draw for Saturday morning next is as follows: Junior Colts v. Kangaroos, brewery: Tigers v. Magpies, park…

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CRICKET Tumut District Cricket Association Final on

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 1

The final of the Tumut District Cricket Association's Competition will commence on Sunday when Batlow and Rovers meet on the turf…

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Next Sunday's Swimming Carnival Sunraysia V Riverina

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 3

ON Sunday next a party of 20 swimmers from the Sunraysia district will visit Leeton to take part in an inter-district…

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Tennis Cootamundra Scores Decisive Win Over Batlow

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 6

Cootamudra avenged is severe defeat at Batlow, when they beat the Batlow team by 48 sets to 14, at Cootamudra last Sunday…

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Football Clash of Coach Appointment at Gundagai

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 4

Fresh applications are to be called for the position of playing coach at Gundagal. Two local coaches, Messrs. Leo ("king") Tutty and Jim…

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Diggers Races Opening Meeting on March 20

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 2

ENTRIES closed last night for the Yanco Diggers' Race Club meeting, to be held on the Leeton Racecourse to-morrow…

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No Special Races Yet for King's Visit

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday: The Australian Jockey Club has not yet discussed any special race meeting at Randwick for the…

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Competition Cricket Howell Cup Concluding Round on

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 2

The concluding round of Howell Cup cricket competition matches prior to the final will be played on Sunday next as follows: Colts II v…

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