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Sport, 1949

3,281 stories in Riverina's papers · page 45 of 165

Junior Cricket

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 April 1949 · page 10

Wagga City Juniors by defeating Burt's XI over the last two Sundays, have won the junior under 15 cricket…

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Culcairn Football Club Meets

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 April 1949 · page 4

The following were present at a meeting of the Culcairn Football Club: Messrs. D. Cox (president), Glenn Schultz…

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Bowls

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 4

In the final of the South-Western slopes Bowling Association's singles at Cootamundra yesterday, J. McInnes (Tumut) d. F…

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Boxing Tonights Local Fights

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 4

The committee of the Cootamundra Citizens' Boys' Club continues to entertain the people of the town and district…

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Boxing To-night’s Bouts at Coota

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 8

Great interest has been aroused in the boxing contests set down for Cootamundra tonight (Monday) when five local men are billed to…

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Football Cootamundra Narrowly Defeats Gundagai

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 4

Cootamundra travelled to Gundngai on Sunday to play a return trial match with that team. The weather was perfect…

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Schoolboys Football Carnival for Gundagai

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 8

The Country Rugby League has arranged for a school boys football carnival to be played at Gundagai in August…

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Cricket Ex-coolac Boy’s Success

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 8

It will be of interest to many [?] our readers to hear that Bo[?] George, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harr[?] George, formerly of Coolac, now [?]…

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Bowls G. Leddy and C. Middleto[?] Win Semi Final of Club Pairs Championship

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 8

George Leddy and Col Middlet[?] won the semi final of the club pai[?] championship on Saturday afte[?] noon defeating Pat Sullivan [?]…

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Success of M.t.c. Meeting Presages Good Cup Races

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 6

The Murrumbidgee Turf Club's race meeting on Saturday was one of the best one day meetings held at Wagga for a long time. A crowd estimated at 2000 saw some first class racing…

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Junee Did Not Win Either Titles Play in Yesterday's Finals of Bowls at Temora

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 8

Although Junee was sitting pretty three quarter way through both matches, defeat was suffered in both the Association bowling…

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A Page for All Local Sportsmen Football Dispute Settled Group Nine Will Play in Zone Competition

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 8

Groups Nine and Seventeen have amalgamated for the purpose of conducting this year’s football competition, and thus oil has been…

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Gundagai Forwards Outplayed Cootamundra in Interesting Match Visitors Have Narrow Victory ----- 10 Points to 9 Local Side Will Be Power in Group Nine Football This Season

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 8

Opposed to the powerful C[?]otamundra team yesterday the Gundagai side gave every indication of developing into one of the strongest combinations in Group 9 this season. Coota won the narrowest of margins—10 points to 9. The game which was…

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Tarcutta's Easy Rugby Win

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 April 1949 · page 6

TARCUTTA, Mon: Tarcutta Rugby League team defeated Holbrook at Tarcutta yesterday by 24-3…

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Cricket Junior Cricket Final

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 12 April 1949 · page 4

The final between De La Salle "A" team and De La Salle "B" team resulted in a win far the A's by one innings and ninety…

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Tennis Notes

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 12 April 1949 · page 5

At the Tumut Tennis Association meeting on Saturday night it was decided to conduct a competition for "A" and "B" Grades. Teams are to…

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Football Facts

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 12 April 1949 · page 4

Draw for third grade competition, first round, commencing on Sunday, May 1. (Home team mentioned first):…

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Football Whisperings

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 12 April 1949 · page 4

The Yerong Creek knock-out competition will again be staged on the King's Birthday holiday. Proceeds will be divided between the Red…

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Carrathool Races

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 12 April 1949 · page 3

The Carrathool Jockey Club, registered A.J.C., Affiliated S.D.R.A., will hold a race meeting on Saturday, May 7. There will be six events with total…

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TENNIS Easter Tournament

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 12 April 1949 · page 1

Entries have closed for the Annual Tournament and visitors number about fifty and this is claimed to be a record. The…

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