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Sport, 1949

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Cowra Football Coach Appointed

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 4

Cowra Rugby League has appointed a coach for the 1849 season. The man appointed is Keith…

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Football Yerong Creek Club

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 3

A meeting of the Yerong Creek Football Club was held on Monday week when Mr. H. Yates presided over an attendance of 32 members…

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Boxing Dave Sands Beaten American Too Clever

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday—The American, Tommy Yarosz (11.11) outpointed the Australian triple champion, Dave Sands (11.6)…

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Football Cootamundra Losing Promising Forward

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 4

The Cootamundra Football Club is losing promising forward Geoff. Mackay, who has shown good form in trial games…

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Collins 1 Wins Night Tennis Competition

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 6

Collins 1 team proved too strong for Collins 2 when the finals of the mixed A grade competition were played at Collins…

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Wagga Easter Cricket Tour Cancelled

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 6

A setback to the plans the Wagga Cricket Association had laid for an Easter trip to Queanbeyan and Goulburn has occurred. The association has been advised this week that…

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Golf Club's Season Opened Big Crowd Participates

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 2

For the opening of the 1949 season on Saturday last the Narrandera Golf Club was favoured by delightful autumn weather, and a big crowd of…

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Grong Golf Opening Big Attendance of Visitors

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 2

The Grong Grong Golf Club opened its 1949 season on Sunday afternoon in ideal weather. and there was a record attendance, including visitors…

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Australian Rules Football No More Knock Out Competitions

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the Riverina Council of the Victorian Country . Football League was held in…

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Letters to the Editor (We do not necessarily endorse the views of our correspondents.) Australian Rules Football (To the Editor, "The Daily Advertiser.")

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 2

SIR.—As a keen follower of Australian Rules in Wagga, it is with much concern I hear that Wagga and Ganmain clubs are…

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Swimming

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 April 1949 · page 4

Competing in the combined. High Schools girls' swimming carnival in Sydney, Meg. Kerry, of, Temora, won the back-stroke…

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Football Facts

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 April 1949 · page 4

Cootamundra First Grade team to play Gundagai, at Gundagai, on Sunday next: D. Wall, J. Crowe, K. full, R. Cohen, J…

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Sport and Recreation Golf

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 April 1949 · page 4

Just what happened to par over the week-end was a shamel! It must have been the weather. The gang was in such good form…

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Tennis Country Club Notes

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 April 1949 · page 4

Visit by Harden tennis team: On Sunday last a most enjoyable match took place between representatives from Harden Tennis…

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Seven Races Likely at Juvenile Trotting Classic in Junee

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 6 April 1949 · page 3

When the Junee Juvenile Stakes meeting is held on the local Trotting track on Saturday April 30th. next, there will be at least seven races on the programme, according to the indications of the moment. ,…

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Night Tennis in Final Stages Guards Have Narrow Escape With Railway

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 6 April 1949 · page 5

There was some excellent tennis in the semi-finals of the A grade night'tennis competition on Monday night last, when…

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Back in Junee After 40 YEARS Helped Form First Local Golf Club

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 6 April 1949 · page 3

An interesting former Junee resident spent portion of Saturday in town. He is Mr. Bridle, who for some…

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March Past and a New Division Added to Riverina Schoolboys' Football Carnival in Junee

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 6 April 1949 · page 6

THE COMMITTEE Of THE RIVERINA SCHOOLBOYS' FOOTBALL CARNIVAL CANNOT BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRAINED RELATIONS BETWEEN GROUP NINE AND THE COUNTRY RUGBY LEAGUE. AND THE…

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Golf Is Golf Dangerous?

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 8

Is golf a dangerous game for men who have passed middle age? Dr Clarence W. Lieb, an American specialist on the diseases of…

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Football Facts

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 4

Muttama team to play at Cootamundra on Sunday next: T. Miller, D. Hanlon, H. Briggs, C. Twyford, C. W. Hanlon, T…

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