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Sport, 1950

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Bowls

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 4

Yesterday the Cootamundra pennant teams took a bus and went for a most pleasant trip to see the dog, immortalised by…

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Tennis Team

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 6

Collins v Wagga Lawn, at Wagga Lawn, Wednesday night: P. Jobson (capt.), S. Jobson, E. Power, Mesdames Jobson,…

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Scotland Downs France at Rugby Union

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 6

LONDON, Sunday: Scotland defeated France eight points to five in a Rugby Union match at Murrayfield, Scotland,…

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This Week's Night Tennis Draw In Ladies' Competition

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 2

The draw for the ladles night tennis competition this week is: Thursday: Kittyhawks v Middies (Inst. 1), Countryside v Rovers…

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Both Junee Bowls Teams Beaten. Results of Pennant Games at Tumut

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 1

The Junee No. 1 and No. 2 pennant players were unable to sustain the good form of the previous week and both teams were…

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Tennis Team

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 6

RAILWAY v MURRAY ST. No. 2, at Murray Street. Saturday. Mesdames Mann (capt.), McDonald, O'Regan, Whiticker…

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Diggers' Cricket

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 2

The Lockhart Diggers' team visited Narrandera on Sunday last and engaged the Narrandera Diggers' team for the Riverina Diggers' Cup, and…

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Yass Golf Club on Sheep's Back

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 2

Yass Golf Club keeps a flock of 132 wethers as mobile mowers of the fairways. The project pays, because the other week the sheep were shorn…

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Stony Point Red Cross Tennis Party

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 4

The Stony Point Red Cross held their December meeting at Mrs. R. E. Barker's home in the form of a tennis party, which was much enjoyed…

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Junior Cricket Resumes Next

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 2

The junior cricket competition will resume on Saturday next after the Christmas break, and the draw is as follows: Magpies v. Waratahs,…

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Lockhart Races to Be Held in March

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 4

The Lockhart Jockey Club will hold their Annual Race Meeting on Tuesday, 7th March, at the Lockhart Racecourse…

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Diggers' Riverina Cricket Cup Comes To Lockhart

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 1

There was some justifiable excitement in local cricket circles on Sunday evening and Monday morning when the news filtered through that the Lockhart boys had won the Riverina Cup, from the Narrandera Diggers who have…

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Duleepsinhji to Return, But Not For Cricket

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 1

CANBERRA, Monday: Prince Duleepsinhji, who will become the new High Commissioner for India in Australia, is well-known…

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Australian Rules Football Narrandera Appoints Coach From Adelaide

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 2

The Narrandera Imperial Football Club had a large attendance of members at its annual meeting held on January 7…

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Lockhart Night Tennis Competition Results CRICKETERS v the Hollies

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 2

Won by Cricketers, 96 to 69, whose players are mentioned first in the appended scores: Gents.—B. Dowdle and C…

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Greyhound Racing Percy's Talk Lands Double Marathon to Fan Gloria

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 2

Outstanding performer at the N.G.R.C's. first meeting for 1950, held last Saturday night, was the Wagga dog, Percy's Talk, who landed a…

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Inspectors Appointed For the Junee Olympic Swimming Pool

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 8

Four bronze medallion holders, Messrs K. Chatto, F. Fulker, T. Murphy and H. Poole, and two ladles. Mrs. T. Murphy and Mrs…

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Tumbarumba Cricket Comp. Points Score

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 8

TUMBARUMBA, Tues.: Great interest is shown locally in the Saturday cricket competition, which was inaugurated last…

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Boxing Tournament

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 2

The promoter of the boxing tournament, to be held on Monday, January 30 (Mr. R. M. Quin) states that the Reg…

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Tennis

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 4

C. of E. team to play Country II, on Railway courts, next Friday night: R. Wells, T. Smith, W. Fuller, sen., (Capt.), W…

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