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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1949

3,281 stories in Riverina's papers · page 26 of 165

Sport and Recreation Football Group Nine to Secede If Boundary Proposals Implemented

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 7 March 1949 · page 4

Group Nine will almost certainly secede from the Country Rugby league if, at its annual conference next week-end the…

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Swimming Tumut Swimming Club Children's Pool to Be Improved

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 5

At a meeting of the Committee of the Tumut Swimming Club held last Thursday night it was decided to carry out further…

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BOWLS Pennant Play

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 3

Pennant play wag continued on Sunday last, When the Narrandera Blues visited Wade Club, and Narrandera Reds were at home to…

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Women's Bowls Postponed

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 6

SYDNEY, Monday: Sectional play in the fours championships of the country women's interState bowls carnival was…

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Tennis Notes

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 4

On Friday night last the men were favored with a glorious night for the play-off for the fourth position in the men's…

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Younger Set Tennis

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 2

Wagga, Henty, Lockhart and Albury C.W.A. Younger Sets took part in competitive tennis at Albury during the weekend…

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Tennis Night Competitions

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 4

The preliminary final of the Milbrulong competition between St. Mary's and Brookdale, set down for last night, had to be postponed on…

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Rugby League Bourke to Coach Griffith

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 1

TOM Bourke has signed the contract and accepted the offer of the Griffith Rugby League Club to coach the club for the coming…

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Tumut Inter High School Combined Swimming Carnival at Cootamundra

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 5

On Friday, March 4, the Tumut High School visited Cootamundra for the swimming carnival and competed against Cootamundra, Junee…

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Boree Creek Football Club's Annual Meeting

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 1

A meeting of the Boree Creek Football Club was held on Saturday night. There was a good muster of members and intending members…

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£10,000 Double on Big Races

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 6

SYDNEY, Monday: A £10,000 double on the Fllipino-De La Salle combination was the only big double laid on the…

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St. Patrick's Day Races at Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 8

Nominations for the annual St. Patrick's Day races at Wagga, on Wednesday, March 16, closed yesterday…

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Australian Rules Football Whitton Club's Annual Meeting

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 2

THE president, Mr. E. Poynter presided at the well attended annual meeting of the Whitton Australian Rules Football Club…

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Football Cootamundra Plan Turned Down Delegates "Left Cold" on Competition Suggestion

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 4

When the Cootamundra Club submitted a motion to the annual Group Nine meeting on Sunday involving…

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Australian Rules Football Annual Meeting S.w.d.f.l To-night

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 4

The annual meeting of the S.W.D.P. League will be held on Tuesday evening next. In addition to the annual report and consideration of the…

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Football Group Nine Annual Meeting Boundaries Remain the Same Wagga Not Admitted Competition to Be Played in One Zone

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 5

All clubs were represented at the annual meeting of Group 9 held at Cootamundra on Sunday. The main business before the…

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Football Facts

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 4

Dave Parkinson has been appointed coach of Parkes footballers…

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St. Patrick's Day Races at Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 6

More than 70 horses have been nominated for the Wagga St. Patrick's Day Race Club's meeting at Wagga on Wednesday…

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Miller in Club Cricket for Manly

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Keith Miller, who missed selection in the Australian touring team, will play club cricket next Saturday…

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Fifteen Events For St. Joseph's Big Tennis Tournament

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 3

St. Joseph's Tennis Club has altered the date for the annual tournament which was to have been held during Easter, until the…

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