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Sport, 1949

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Bowls Gundagai Well Represent-at Tumut Tournament

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 21 April 1949 · page 12

Gundagai was well represented at the Southern Slopes Easter tournament held at Tumut on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday last. At…

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Plans for More Tennis Courts in South Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 April 1949 · page 4

South Wagga Progress Association will ask Wagga City Council to assist in building tennis courts at Hopwood Park…

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CRICKET Old Boys v Yanco A.H.S.

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 21 April 1949 · page 12

The Old Boys v Yanco Agricultural High School cricket match, played at YAHC on Saturday April 9th resulted in a draw…

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A Page for All Local Sportsmen Flashes From the Football Field Seven Gundagai Players Selected for Country Week Trials

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 21 April 1949 · page 12

The first Country Week trial match will be played at Young on Sunday next and seven Gundagai players have been selected…

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Boxing

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 2

A programme of boxing bouts will be staged in Ganmain on Wednesday, 11th May and an addition attraction will be a…

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Bowls & Bowlers

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 2

Local bowlers have taken full advantage of the glorious autumn weather that has prevailed for the last month or so. The green has…

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Tennis

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 4

The Country Club winter tennis competition commences on Saturday week, not tomorrow, as previously stated…

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Golf Notes

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 2

Following are the results for the competitions held over the Easter Holidays. The weather was perfect for golf and some very good scores…

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BOWLS Successful Tournament

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 1

A very successful carnival was conducted on the Narrandera bowling green on Easter Monday. Fourteen teams competed, and…

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Bowls Diggers v the Rest Annual Bowls Match

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 4

The annual match, Diggers versus The Rest, which has been a feature of the Bowling Club each Anzac bay for many years,…

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Cricket

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 6

WAGGA CITY v Y.C.W. at North Wagga, Saturday and Sunday at 1.45 p.m. City: Murphy, Hogan, Weissel, Oliver…

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Tennis Notes

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 2

The Easter tournament this year attracted many more entries than last year and it was favoured with ideal weather; in fact it was the…

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Football Facts

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 4

Cootamundra First Grade team to play Harden-Murrumburrah, at Cootamundra on Sunday next: D. Wall, C. Walsh, J. Henniker,…

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Football Team

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 2

The following have been selected to present Coolamon Reserves, against Ganmain, at Ganmain, to[?] ‘Saturday’. Any player…

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Associates Golf Notes

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 2

Competition winners for the past week are as follows:— Wednesday, 13th April Flag Competition: Mrs. Pratt 95-23—72…

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Rugby League Griffith Defeats Leeton

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 2

Last Sunday Leeton travelled to Griffith and were defeated 12 pts. to 3. The game however, was a lot closer than the scores…

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Wagga District Bowls Final at Weekend

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 6

A. M. Bell (Wagga City) yesterday defeated H. Lynn (Lockhart) 34-14, at south Wagga green in the semi-final of the…

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Football Ganmain v. COOLAMON

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 2

The unexpected happened on Sunday last, when Coolamon, after their overwhelming defeat at the hands of Ganmain at Kindra…

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GOLF Matong Club's Opening Day

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 1

There was a large gathering of golfers and associates at the Matong Golf Club's opening on Sunday last. Visitors were present from Grong…

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Golf Notes (By “Divot Digger”)

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 2

The golf season is now getting well under way and there was a big roll up of enthusiasts on the local links during the Easter…

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