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Sport, 1949

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Australian Rules Football

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 2

SIR.—It is very unfortunate that the controversy on Australian Rules Football has cropped up. All sport-minded people…

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Tennis Tournament at Tarrabandra

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 8

An all day tennis tournament will be conducted on the Tarrabandra courts on Sunday next. Entries will be taken at the…

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Football Trains Definitely Available

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 8

Mr A. G. Enticknap, MLA has taken up the matter of the provision of football train with the railway authorities in Sydney…

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Mannus Wins Cricket Final

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 3

MANNUS WON THE GRAND FINAL OF THE SATURDAY CRICKET COMPETITION AT THE WEEK-END WHEN, ON THEIR OWN WICKET, THEY DEFEATED POSTAL BY [?] RUNS…

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Football— Training To-night (Thursday)

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 8

Players are reminded that training will be held on Anzac Park tonight (Thursday) at 7.30 p.m. For the next fortnight training…

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Tumbarumba Beaten in Opening Football Match

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 4

At the Showground ion Sunday Tamut defeated Tumbarumba in' two ntatches, the visiting first grade team…

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Preparing Anzac Park Oval for Football

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 8

Shire Overseer Bert Lenon is doing a grand job in preparing the Anzac Park oval for the 1949 football season…

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Saturday Cricket Competition Review of Season

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 2

The curtain was rang down on local cricket for the 1948-49 season on Sunday afternoon, but the show will not be…

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Football Special Meeting of Group 17 Clubs

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 4

A special meeting of Group 17 will be held at Leeton next Friday night. Delegates will consider the proposal to…

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A Page for All Local Sportsmen Coursing Splendid Nominations for Tomorrow Night

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 8

Nominations for to-morrow (Friday) night’s meeting of the Gundagai Coursing Club are even better than previous meetings, and a really…

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Football Tumbarumba Club Dissatisfied with New Zone Plan

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 1

After a meeting of Group 9 club delegates at Cootamuudra on Saturday had decided to reaffirm a decision to disregard…

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One-day Races at Hay on May 21

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 6

Hay Jockey Club Committee has decided to run a one-day meeting on Saturday May 21, instead of the proposed two-day…

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Back in Junee After 40 YEARS Helped Form First Golf Club

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 1

An interesting former Junee resident spent, portion of Saturday in Junee. Mr. Bridle, for some ears…

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The Turf Horse Racing in Britain Centenary of an Important Event

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 8

This yar’s horse racing season in Britain opened last week. By tradition it is inaugurated each year with races at Lincoln. The…

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Gundagai May Be Forced to Enter Group Nine Competition Clubs In Groups 13 and 17 Anxious to Accept Counter Proposal To Country Rugby League

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 8

GUNDAGAI MAY BE FORCED TO REMAIN IN GROUP NINE AS SENSATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN SOUTHERN NSW RUGBY LEAGUE DURING THE PAST FEW DAYS…

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Rugby League

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 2

Next Sunday, on No. 2 Oval, Leeton and Wamoon will play what will be the final trial game before the competition games…

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Bowls & Bowlers

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 2

Fort the last few weeks, bowlers have been forward with wonderful autumn weather—cloudless skies and warm sunshine. Last Sunday…

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Associates' Golf

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 5

On Saturday next, 9th April, an 18-hole stroke competition will be played. Partners will be arranged at the club house…

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Tennis Notes

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 2
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Narrandera was unable to accept Leeton's challenge for the Creegan Cup last Sunday, because sufficient courts were not…

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