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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1949

3,281 stories in Riverina's papers · page 41 of 165

Young Cricket Final

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 April 1949 · page 4

YOUNG, Sunday: Highlights of the second day's play in the final of the Young and District A grade competition at Young…

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Football Cootamundra Defeats Gundagai

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 4 April 1949 · page 4

Sunday's trial game at the Flat resulted in a convincing victory for Cootamundra at the expense of Gundagai. The final scores of…

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Football League Meeting Tonight

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 4 April 1949 · page 8

A meeting of the League committee will be held at 7.45 p.m. tonight. Players have been invited to…

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Junee Rugby League Taking No Chance with Money

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 4 April 1949 · page 1

After Group Nine decided to break away from the Country Rugby League, Mr. D. F. Locke said that…

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Half-holiday Tennis Club Opens Season

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 April 1949 · page 5

The official opening of the Half-Holiday Tennis Club's winter season on Saturday was attended by more than 100…

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Tennis Town Club Notes (By the Sec.)

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 4 April 1949 · page 8

Next Sunday there will be two matches against South Gundagai, the A’s at North and B’s at South. The A team will be L. Brotherton…

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N.Z. Cricket Team in England

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 April 1949 · page 6

LONDON, Sunday: The [?] New Zealand cricket tea[?] visit England since 1[?] in London yesterday…

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Rugby League Stir Over Group 9 DECISION League Sec.'s Threat

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 April 1949 · page 2

After a meeting of Group 9 club delegates at Cootamundra on Saturday had decided to reaffirm a decision to disregard the Country Rugby League's proposal to include certain Group 9 teams in Groups…

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Junee Players Will Have to Work Hard Temora Wins First Local Rugby Match

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 4 April 1949 · page 4

If yesterday's exhibition of football at Willow Park could be considered as a criterion of the standard of play to be expected in…

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Junee Pairs and Fours Win Good Performances in the Zone Bowls Finals

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 4 April 1949 · page 3

Although he admits that he has never played better bowls in his life, J. Christie (Junee) was beaten in the zone final of the…

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Flashes From the Football Field Gundagai Will Have an Excellent Team Pleasing Performance Against Cootamundra

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 4 April 1949 · page 8

Gundagai will field a really first class football side this year. This is clearly evident from the showing by the locals in their trial match…

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Gundagai Rugby League Disagrees with Group Nine Local Club Will Not Break Away From Country League Will Play in Riverina Competition

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 4 April 1949 · page 1

The Gundagai Rugby League Football Club was the only Group Nine club to vote against a proposition at a group meeting at Cootamundra last Saturday, which virtually means that all other clubs will break away from the Country Rugby League…

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Football

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 1

A meeting of the Boree Creek Football Club was held on Saturday night, and was well attended. At the opening of the meeting, the…

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Rugby League Football Group Nine Adamant "Will Not Play in Your Yard"

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 2

A combined meeting of Groups 9, 13 and 17 and five members of the Management Committee of the Country…

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Golf Notes

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 2

The opening day for the 1949 season was held on Saturday last, there being a very good roll up of members and associates, The course being in…

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Cricket

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 4

On Sunday last, Lockhart successfully defended the Duell Shield against Tootool, in the last match of the season. Unfortunately, the…

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Adelong Golf Associates

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 4

The following Associates were present at the first golf meeting for 1949 held at the Commercial Hotel, Adelong, on Tuesday evening, 22nd…

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Associates Golf Notes

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 2

The excellent golf played on Sunday by Mrs. Bailey and Miss Ryan should be an incentive to all associates to do likewise this season and…

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Sport and Recreation Tennis

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 4

On Friday night last a very big audience turned out to see the final of the men's night tennis, when Country I…

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Football Tumut Defeat Tumbarumba

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 2

Tumut met Tumbarumba at Tumbarumba in a trail match on Sunday and won by 8 points to nil…

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