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Sport, 1949

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South African Cricket

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 6

PIETERMARITZBURG, Tues.: Commencing their second innings 133 runs behind, Natal had scored 0/14 at stumps yesterday,…

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Table Tennis Association For Wagga?

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 6

On Thursday night a meeting will be held to form a Table Tennis Association in Wagga. The meeting is being…

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West Indies' Cricket Win

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 6

COLOMBO, Tuesday: West Indies yesterday won the First Test, against Ceylon, by an innings and 22 runs…

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Women's Cricket Test Drawn

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Australian women cricketers won the "Ashes" for the first time by drawing with England in the Third Test match, which concluded at Sydney Cricket Ground today…

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Wagga Rugby League to Pay £400 for Coach

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 6

Wagga Rugby League is prepared to pay more than £400, in addition to a job, to obtain the services of a coach for a Wagga representative team this season…

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Tennis Night Play Country Club Tournaments

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 4

The commencing dates for the quarterly tournaments have been fixed as follows: Sunday, February 27…

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Football Pieme to Coach Junee R.l

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 4

Cliff Pleme has accepted the position of coach of Junee Rugby League Club. Aged 24, he is going to Junee…

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Turf Tumut's Esteemed Racing Secretary Retires After 40 Years' Service

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 4

There was a large crowd present when a presentation was made to Mr. R. L. Blakeney by the Tumut Turf Club as a mark…

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Heavy Scoring in 2nd. Grade Cricket. Commercial and Railway In Good Positions Early

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 2

Prior to the commencement of the local semi-finals there were many good judges of the summer game who believed that the…

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Bowls

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 4

The following players have been selected to represent Cootamundra in the No. 3 pennant final of Southern Slopes Association…

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Cricket

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 4

Umpires for the Week-end Appointments for Sunday: Nicholson Park, J.Lambeth and K. Fox…

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Country Bowls Carnival Postponed

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday .. Country week bowls matches in singles and pairs, set down for today, have been postponed because of…

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Cricket Notes

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 8

THE game at Mannus on Saturday was a chapter of accidents and one player said he had never seen so much blood on…

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Coursing Big Fields for Tomorrow Night

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 12

Big fields are certain for to-morrow (Friday) night’s meeting of the Gundagai Coursing Club, and the hon. sec. (Mr H. Etherington)…

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Table Tennis Meeting Tonight

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 6

A meeting to form a table tennis association in Wagga will be held at the Empire Hail to-night at 8 o'clock…

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Saturday Cricket Competition

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 4

THE SURPRISE OF LAST WEEK'S GAMES IN THE SATURDAY AFTERNOON CRICKET COMPETITION MATCHES WAS THE DEFEAT OF THE JOINT COMPETITION LEADERS. POSTAL WHO WENT UNDER TO…

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Boxing Locals Featured in Special Bill

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 12

At Cootamundra on Monday night next a special feature of the Boxing Tournament will be the six rounds contest between Reg…

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Former Sydney Player to Coach Leeton Rugby Club

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 8

LEETON, Wednesday: Former South Sydney first grade player, Les Brown, will coach Leeton Rugby League Club during the coming season. Leeton Club secretary (Mr. Perce Fromholtz)…

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Football Adjungbilly Football Club Reformed Will Enter Team in Bourke Shield Competition

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 12

At a well attended meeting held at Adjungbilly last Sunday the local Rugby Leage Football Club was reformed…

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Tennis Night Play Country Club Tournaments

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 4

The commencing dates for the quarterly tournaments have been fixed as follows: Sunday, February 27…

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