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Sport, 1949

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Tennis Notes

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 1

LAST week-end was one of the best week-end's tennis for some time. Cliff Beaupeurt kept things moving and…

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Leeton Soldiers Club Column BOWLS

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 2

Competitions at the week-end were well attended, the green being full to capacity on Saturday. Mr. Dunn's rink, consisting of himself, Fred…

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400 Expected to Pass Swimming Tests

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 2

Nearly 400 children are expected to pass their swimming tests at the bathing beach today. The learn-to-swim committee…

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TENNIS Cootamundra Visits Batlow

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 2

A tennis team from Cootamundra visited Batlow on Sunday, and a very pleasant day was spent on the courts. Some 50 sets were played, 25 being…

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Swimming Leeton Club Going to Griffith Carnival

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 6

Leeton River swimmers will travel to the Riverina Championship Carnival at Griffith on Monday next the Australia Day holiday, by the south-west…

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CRICKET Tumut District Cricket Association No Play on

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 2

Owing to next week-end being Australia Day week-end, there will the no piny in the Tumut Association Competition The Rovers' Club…

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Junee Night Tennis Competition Important Meeting of the Association

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 7

An important meeting of the Junee and District Tennis Association is to be held to-night. Anions the matters to be…

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Narrandera Race Club Programme for Next Races on 30th April

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 1

At a meeting of the committee of the Narrandera Race Club at the Royal Mail Hotel on Tuesday evening last there were present Messrs…

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Cricket Tumut and District Cricket Competition

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Monday 31 January 1949 · page 1

Despite bright cricket in the Tumut competition matches, and inter-district matches being arranged as well as trophies being…

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Cootamundra Wins Pennant Bowls Final

Daily Advertiser · Monday 31 January 1949 · page 6

Cootamundra defeated Junee yesterday to the final of the Southern Slopes No. 2 pennants bowls. The match was…

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Near-drowning Accident At Tumut Swimming Pool

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Monday 31 January 1949 · page 2

A near-drowning accident occurred at the Tumut Swimming Pool on Friday afternoon last, when Allan Lieschke, 20, a farm…

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Adelong District Cricket Association

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Monday 31 January 1949 · page 1

Much interest is now being shown in Adelong District Cricket Competition, as in most cases the road to victory is going to be very hard…

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Visiting Teams Play Cricket in Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Monday 31 January 1949 · page 6

Sydney branch of the offices of the Overseas Telecommunication Commission defeated the Melbourne offices in a cricket…

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Country Athletics Titles

Daily Advertiser · Monday 31 January 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday: Myer Park Club won the open championship points score in the country athletic championships…

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Football

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 4

The Cootamundra Football Club's annual meeting will be held at the Railway institute on Friday night, February 11…

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Sport and Recreation Swimming Records Broken at Local Swimming Carnival

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 4

A crowd of more than 1000 people at Saturday night's Cootamandra Amateur Swimming Club Carnival at the…

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Yanco Swimming Baths Hot Evening Attraction

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 3

The assistant health inspector of the Leeton Shire Council (Mr. H. H. Agnew) reported having carried out an inspection of the Yanco baths on…

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Bowls Cootamundra Wins No. 2 Pennant

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 4

Cootamundra easily won the final of the Southern Slopes Bowling Association's No. 2 pennant competition, when their…

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New Swimming Baths Considered by Council Tiles and Chlorinated Water

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 4

AT the meeting of the Leeton Shire Council on Thursday night, the condition of the Leeton Swimming Baths and the need for construction of a new and modern pool was discussed. It was agreed that a new pool would have to he constructed as soon as the finance and…

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Swimming Carnival on February 27 Leeton Club Seeks Appearance of Diver

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 2

SUNDAY, February 27, is the date allotted for the Riverina Championship Carnival to be held in the Leeton Baths, and…

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