Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Sport, all years

Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1948

3,108 stories in Riverina's papers · page 8 of 156

Fined After Scene at Wagga Races

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 2

A man who was charged at the Wagga Court yesterday with using indecent language, said he was arrested when be was trying to…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Temora Cricket To Be Resumed at Weekend

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 6

After an adjournment of two months, both Saturday and Sunday cricket competitions will be resumed in Temora this weekend…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Road Block to Swimming Pool to Be Removed Cars May Park Just Inside Area

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 1

At the Tumut Shire [?] meeting on Wednesday a Idler was received from the Tumut Swimming club [?] that the road black at the…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Tumut District Cricket Association Temora Here at Week-end

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 3

A party cf 20 cricketers will arrive in Tumut in to-morrow evening and will play a match against a Tumut team on the turf wicket on Sunday, and…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Bowls Teams for Week-end

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 January 1948 · page 5

Owing to several players being unavailable, several changes in the Wagga City Club's teams for the Toby Bell match against South…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Wagga Cricket Plans

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 January 1948 · page 5

Wagga cricketers will probably have their busiest weekend so far: this season over the long weekend; this week…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Cricket Fixture Cancelled

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 January 1948 · page 8

Because of the refusal of the transport authorities to permit the running of a special bus to Albury the match between the combined…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Interstate Cricket Match in Wagga Tomorrow

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 January 1948 · page 8

The first interstate cricket match between representatives of Beam Wireless in Sydney and Melbourne will be played at Wagga tomorrow…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Brown Extends John Bromwich in Aust. Tennis Title

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 January 1948 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Friday: Hard-hitting Geoff Brown almost caused a major upset in the Australian Men's Singles Championship at…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Leading Teams Again Successful in Pennant Bowls

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 4

All leading teams won their matches in the second round of the A and B grade pennants played in the Eastern Zone of the Riverina Association on Saturday. WAGGA CITY Blues and South…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Morse Code "Talks" on Inter-city Cricket at Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 2

Cricket enthusiasts of the Melbourne and Sydney offices of the Overseas Telecommunications Commission were so keen to anticipate the result of a cricket match between the two offices that they discussed the match by morse…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Sporting Notes CRICKET Bradman, 201, Makes New Record

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 27 January 1948 · page 3

Still another record has been added to the number already held by Don Bradman, On Friday.in scoring 201 in the fourth Test against India he…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

R.A.A.F. Wins Competition Cricket Match

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 January 1948 · page 5

A first grade match started a fortnight ago between R.A.A.F. and Riverina Distributors was completed yesterday when R.A.A.F…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Greyhound Racing Homocan and My Goldie Win Main Events Five Favourites Successful

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 27 January 1948 · page 3

Racing was particularly good at the Narandera Greyhound Racing Club's meeting on Saturday night, when a programme) of seven events…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Our Open Column Our Maher Cup Football Team (To the Editor)

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 27 January 1948 · page 4

SIR,—As one of the many followers of football, who spent many an enjoyable 1047 Saturday afternoon watching our "knights of the pigskin" rising to great…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Country Athletic Championships

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 27 January 1948 · page 5

For the first time, Stale athletic country championships are to be held. Mr. Basil Dickinson, of Bathurst,…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Anniversary Regatta

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 1

Mustang leading from Packerdoo in the Alfred G. Milson Memorial Cup race for yachts on Monday…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Boxing Former Junee Boy Is Prominent

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 4

Former Junee boy, Bill Eggleton, who made a name for himself in the boxing world during his term with, the R.A.A.F., has been fighting at the…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Police to Stop Wyong Races Today

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 8

GOSFORD, Tuesday: Wyong: and Gosford police were instructed : late this afternoon to stop the Wyong Turf Club from holding…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Bowls

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 4

In the No. 1 Pennant the following players have been selected to represent the Cootamundra Kurrajongs against Tumut, on Sunday next, at…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →