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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1949

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Junee Rugby League May Play Maher Cup Matches Away Because of Ground Difficuluties

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 6

BECAUSE THE JUNEE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL HAS DECLINED TO GIVE THE JUNEE RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB THE RIGHTS TO WILLOW PARK FOR THE DURATION OF THE MAHER CUP'S STAY IN JUNEE [?]…

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Cricket Merrin Cup Final Should Be Grand Game

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 4

Next Sunday's Merrin Cup final between Ex-Services (minor premiers) and C.Y.M.C.C. (last year's premiers) should be a very…

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Draw for Night Tennis Competition Many Deferred Matches to Complete Rounds

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 5

The following draw for the playing of deferred matches in the night tennis competition will complete the preliminary rounds:…

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S.W.D. Football League Competition to Commence on Sunday, 1st MAY

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 6

The annual meeting of the South-Western Districts Football League was held at the Star Hotel, Narandera, on Tuesday, 8th March, there being present Messrs. W. Miles (President), J…

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Currawarna District Cricket Association the Final Ganmurra v. Collingullie Match a the

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 4

This match was completed Sunday last, at Cottee, and resulted in a tie—372 runs each The game was very tense and…

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CRICKET Finals for All Grades Commence at Week-end Saturday First Grade

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 2

Ibis v Yanco, No. 1 oval. Saturday Second Grade Wamoon v Yanco High, No. 2 oval. Both games to be played outright…

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Wagga Golf Club Open for Members

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 19 March 1949 · page 8

The Wagga Golf Club's season will be unofficially opened this afternoon for members. Greens have been specially…

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Coursing Gundagai Races Next

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 21 March 1949 · page 8

The Gundagai Coursing Club will conduct a meeting on Anzac Park next Friday night. Entries close on Wednesday next…

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Griffith Junior Rugby League

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 March 1949 · page 3

At the annual meeting of Griffith Rugby League Junior Football Club it was decided to buy a new set of black and…

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Football—flashes From the Football Field Gundagai Rugby League Abides by Authority Group Nine Will Ignore Country League’s Ruling

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 21 March 1949 · page 8

Stating that their club would stand by authority the Gundagai Rugby League delegates at last Saturday’s Group Nine meeting…

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Results of Pennant Bowls

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 March 1949 · page 5

Wagga City Reds and South Wagga Blues played a draw, to-all, in a Wagga District Association No. 1 pennant match at…

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Bowls Final of Pairs Championship

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 21 March 1949 · page 4

N. Pinkstone and J. S, Williams yesterday won the final of the Cootamundra club's pairs championship, when they defeated F…

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Football Walsh Warmly Welcomed

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 21 March 1949 · page 4

Jack Walsh, Cootamundra's football coach for the 1949 season, received a rather remarkable welcome at a public…

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Tennis South Gundagai Tennis Courts Officially Opened Big Crowd Present At Ceremony

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 21 March 1949 · page 8

It was a colorful carnival at South Gundagai on Saturday night last, when the new tennis courts were officially opened by the Shire…

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Austn. Tennis Players in S. Africa

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 March 1949 · page 6

CAPETOWN, Sunday: Australian tennis players, in their first match of the South African tour turned in creditable…

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Hole in 1 at Country Golf Club

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 March 1949 · page 6

Miss Joan Donnelly holed out in one at the 140-yard 14th hole at the Wagga Country Golf…

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Boxing Reg Webber Unlucky at Canberra Referee Stops Fight In First Round

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 21 March 1949 · page 8

Reg Webber, of Gundagai, was the central figure in an unfortunate incident in a boxing contest at Canberra, on Saturday night…

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Group Nine President Critical of Country Rugby League When New Zoning Method Is Opposed

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 21 March 1949 · page 4

IN A BITTER DENUNCIATION OF THE TACTICS ADOPTED AT THE RECENT ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE NEW SOUTH WALES COUNTRY LEAGUE, MR. E. CHANDLER, PRESIDENT OF GROUP NINE, AND DELEGATE TO THE…

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Golf Opening Next Sunday Results of Week-end Play On Junee Course

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 21 March 1949 · page 3

With the official opening of the Club due to take place on next Sunday, golfers are starting to get keen on the royal and ancient…

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A Page for All Local Sportsmen Bowls—gundagai Wins Southern Slopes No. 1 PENNANT West Wyalong Beaten By Seven Points in Final

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 21 March 1949 · page 8

Defeating West Wyalong by seven points in the final of the Southern Slopes No 1 Pennant competition the Gundagai club yesterday fulfilled an ambition which members have harboured since the inception of the local club fifteen years ago. Never before had…

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