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Sport, 1950

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CRICKET Tumut and District Cricket Association Tumut Plains Defeated

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 14 February 1950 · page 2

Tumut Plains, the leaders in the competition, suffered their first defeat for the season when they were beaten by Gilmore on…

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Exhibition by visiting players on Yanco night tennis courts

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 14 February 1950 · page 2

The new Yanco night tennis courts were officially opened last Friday night, the celebrations included an exhibition by visiting…

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Group 17 and Group 9 representatives to discuss inter-group competitions Rugby League

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 14 February 1950 · page 3

Two representatives of Group 17 executive, Mr. A. Gittings and Mr. E. Hall, will discuss the, forthcoming season's games with representatives…

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Motors and Motoring Notes Britain's New Racing Car Bristles With Interesting Features

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 February 1950 · page 4

Some details have just arrived from England of the new racing car with which Great Britain hopes to establish a lead in the important European racing events during the next few seasons. KNOWN as the B.R.M…

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Football Junee Wants Important Alteration in Method of Drawing Maher Cup Matches

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 14 February 1950 · page 2

Important suggestions which are to be made by the Junee Rugby League Club to the forthcoming meeting of Group Nine include:…

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Tennis Teams

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 6

ST. MICHAELS v COLLINS, at Half Holiday on Sunday at 9.15 a.m. M. McCormack (capt.). K. Kenneally, C. Waters,…

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Planning for Gundagai’s 1950 Football Season Enthusiastic Annual Meeting Of The Gundagai Rugby League

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 8

THE 1950 football season in Gundagai has got away to a good start, for on Monday evening last the annual meeting of the Gundagai League was exceptionally well attended, and the sixty odd persons present were most enthusiastic, and the keenness manifest augurs well…

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Cricket Teams

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 6

Council v Technical College at Bolton Park No. 1 on Sunday Pitman, Hall, Clear, McCabe, Ceely, Sparke, Palframan,…

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Bowls- Draw for District Championshps

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 8

The following is the draw for the district championship matches: Sunday March 5: (1) Gundagai v Tumut at Cootamundra…

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Tennis Country Club Notes

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 4

Quarterly Tournaments: The singles events in the quarterly tournments conducted last Sunday morning, were well…

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Annual Meeting of Golf Club

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 6

With the prospect of an outstanding season ahead, members of the Tumbarumba golf club will hold the annual meeting at…

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Tennis-annual Meeting of Town Club

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 8

The annual meeting of the town club will be held at the Club House to-night (Thursday) at 8 p.m. Batlow Match:…

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Selecting a Football Coach for Gundagai

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 8

Seven applications have been recevied for the position of playing coach to the Gundagai Rugby League for the 1950 season…

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Day of Incidents at Gosford Racing Club Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 4

GOSFORD, Wednesday: A spectacular three-horse fall, after which two jockeys were taken to hospital, and an ugly demonstration against the judge, were two of the highlights at Gosford racecourse…

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Cricket Umpires for the Week-end Saturday Sparre Cup

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 4

Wallendbeen, J. Allbutt and H. Leary. Fisher Park P. Coughlan and A. Boyce…

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Bowls

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 1

It was very nice to see our old friend, Len Johnstone on Sunday afternoon last and having a look around. We all hope it won’t be…

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Leeton Swimming Club

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 6

On Sunday last the Leeton Club chartered a special bus for local swimmers who took part in the Narrandera Carnival…

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Narrandera swimming carnival

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 4

A large crowd who contributed approximately £100 for programmes attended the Narrandera Swimming Club's…

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Football

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 2

At its annual meeting Tumbarumba Football Club decided to adverlise for a playing-coach for 1950 season. With a galaxy of young…

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BOWLS Tumut Bowling Club

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 2

Teams in the No. 1 Pennant final who were defeated last Sunday by West Wyalong at Cootamundra: Nev. Beegling, T. Saunders, M…

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