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Sport, 1949

3,281 stories in Riverina's papers · page 24 of 165

Bowls Club Championships

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 8

Club championship matches can now be resumed and pairs and fours games should be finalised at the earliest possible date. Next Sunday…

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Tumbarumba Tennis Team

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 2

Tumbarumba to play Taradale at Taradale on Sunday: G. W. Evans (c.), W. McPherson, S. O'Shea, K. Le Cerf, R…

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Swimming Teams for Saturday Night's Carnival

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 4

Details are now available of the Wagga swimmers, taking part in the Cootamundra swimming carnival on Saturday night…

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Football Six Applications for Gundagai’s Football Coach

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 8

Six applications have been received by the Gundagai Rugby League for the position of playing coach for the 1949 season…

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Coomsley Cricket Team

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 8

Coomsley to play Hardy's Mill at the Showground: P. McPherson, F. Selleck, D. Crawford, R. Stevenson, F. Cuskey, D…

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Joe Louis Retires Boxing World in Confusion

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 6

NEW YORK, Wednesday: An announcement by Joe Louis yesterday that he is giving up the world's heavyweight boxing championship—his second resignation in a year—has thrown the entire boxing world…

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Football Bourke to Coach Griffith

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 4

The Griffith Rugby League Club has completed negotiations for Balmain footballer, Tom Bourke, to coach Griffith club…

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Wagga Tennis Association to Review Rules

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 2

After two protests had been dismissed by the Wagga Tennis Association last night, a committee was appointed to go into the rules and constitution of the Wagga Tennis Association…

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Cricket Australian Team for S. Africa

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 4

The omission of Keith Miller from the Australian cricket team to tour South Africa is the greatest sporting bombshell dropped…

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Tennis Annual Meeting of the South Gundagai Club

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 8

The annual meeting of the South Gundagai Tennis Club was held last evening, when the following office bearers were elected:…

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Boxing Reg Webber Outclasses P. ADAIR T.K.O. Verdict At Cootamundra

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 8

In the main bout at Cootamundra on Monday night, R. Webber (10.7) of Gundagai, won on a TKO in the second round from P. Adair (10.6)…

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Ambulance Benefits as Result of Sunday's Charity Cricket Match

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 3

DISPLAYING ONE OF THE GREATEST VARIETIES OF SHOTS EVER SEEN ON A CRICKET FIELD, INCLUDING JABS, FRENCH CUTS, CHOPS AND SLICES, "THE BAR BACKERS" DEFEATED TUMBARUMBA FIRST GRADE…

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Rugby League Football Large Attendance at Annual Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 1

There was an attendance of about 50 residents and football enthusiasts at the Criterion Hall on Monday evening last, the occasion being the…

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Tennis Notes

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 4

LAST Sunday another Ameri-can Tournament was held on the town grass courts. Al-though the weather was most…

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Wagga Tennis Finals

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 6

The finals of the Wagga Tennis Association's women's and men's competitions will be played this weekend…

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St. Joseph's Tennis Club

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 5

Over 40 enthusiasts attended a meeting on Monday night last to re-form St. Joseph's Catholic Tennis Club. The meeting unanimously…

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Sporting Notes BOXING Joe Loire Resigns Title

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 2

According to a New York cable, Joe Louis has announced at Miami his formal resignation as world heavyweight champion…

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Two Records Broken At Leeton High Swimming Carnival

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 2

TWO swimming records were broken last Wednesday, at the Leeton High School swimming carnival They were the 55…

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Cricket Milbralong Teams Visit

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 2

Comps. Nearing Completion SATURDAY 1st GRADE, March 5-12 A.T.C. v Yanco, No. 1. Methodist v L.S.C., No. 2…

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Winchendon Vale Cricket Association

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 4

In the above competition, Rannock East defeated Bectric and Mimosa defeated Winchendon Vale, on Saturday last. Scores are…

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