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Sport, 1950

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Competition Cricket Howell Cup Competition

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 2

The Howell Cup cricket competition will be resumed on Sunday when the Ganmain team will visit Narrandera to play the colth team…

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BOWLS Tumut Bowling Club SATURDAY'S (Christmas Eve) FLAY Social Games--

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 5

Constance, Tom Dent (Mascot) and Fred Lloyd (Leeton) defeated Ibbotson, Quinn, and N. C. Beegling 32--23: Rohrmann. Peden and…

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Darlington Point Diggers' Races Successful Inaugural Meeting Woodman Wins Handicap

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 6

The recently-formed Darlington Point Diggers' Race Club held a very successful inaugural meeting on the New Year's Day holiday…

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Cricket Scores in Junee Temperature. Several Hundreds Recorded Over Holiday Period

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 5

Although it has been hot in Junee since Christmas, the town and district has not experienced the heat wave conditions…

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Sensational Start Of Trotting Races High-class Programme on New Year's Day

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 8

The New Year's Day meeting of the Leeton Trotting Club at the Showground on Monday opened sensationally when a collision occurred between two of the competitors in the first race on the programme, one of the horses crashing to the…

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Noted Horse Trainer Trainer [?] in Sydney. George Price Wen Most of Australia's Races

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY; George Price, one of Australia's leading race horse trainers a few years ago, died in hospital this morning after a long…

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The Turf—£370 Profit on Tumut Boxing Day Races

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 9

The secretary (Mir J. Elder) disclosed at a meeting of the committee of the Tumut Turf Club that a profit of £368 was made on the…

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Swimming—enrolment of 96 at Gundagai Swimming Class

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 2

The Education Department’s swimming school, which commenced at Gundagai on Monday last, has attracted an enrolment…

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Sport and Recreation Bowls

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 4

Tumut were successful in both one and two divisions of the pennant series at Cootamundra yesterday. The results are as…

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TENNIS— Commitee Meeting

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 5

The committee meeting has been postponed until next Monday night, owing to another public meeting being held tonight. The meeting will…

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Tennis—gundagai Team at Country Week

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 2

Four local players are competiting in the Country Week tennis tournamentt in Sydney. The local contingent comprises Norm Lymbery, Athol…

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Cricket—how They Fared with Larwood

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 9

THE following details of Australian performances against the English fast bowler, Larwood, have been compiled by a Melbourne…

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Draw for Junee Ladies' Night Tennis Competition This Week

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 1

Tho draw for the ladies' night tennis competitition this week is: Thursday: Ramblers v Bluebirds (St. Joseph's 1), Countryside v…

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CRICKET Junee Beaten in O'Farrell Cup Match

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 4

Wagga won another O'Farrell Cup match yesterday when they defeated Junee with three wickets in hand. Junee, batting…

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Swimming

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 4

The first South-Western districts' carnival of the 1949-50 ?season was held at West Wyalong on Saturday night last…

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Bowls

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 4

On Saturday, 7th, the handicap pairs final was played, Cooper and Steel defeating Schlodder and Kinsey, 30-27, The…

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Vacational Swimming Classes Teachers' Report

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 6

The Vacational Swimming Class, which was conducted at the Leeton Swimming Baths, concluded on Friday last…

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Pennant Bowls Lockhart Narrowly Defeated

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 2

Three "Wagga Reds" rinks, from the City Club, visited Lockhart, on Sunday, in the A grade pennants contest. After the…

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BOXING Local Boy Accepts Riverina Champion's Challenge

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 1

Mr. Bill Butler stated on Friday that the local hoy Terry Johnson is wiring to accept a challenge that has been thrown out…

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FOOTBALL Kevin Hansen for Griffith

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday—Star Rugby League forward, Kevin Hansen, will leave Western Suburbs Club to go to Griffith…

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