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Sport, 1951

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Bowls & Bowlers

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 2

The second round of Pennant matches in the Wagga Association commenced last Sunday and the Coolamon No 1 teams met Wagga…

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Tennis

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 4

Town teams for Friday night: Town III v Scots Church, on No. III Town court: Hunter, Roberts, Hogan, Mesdames Sullivan,…

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Cricket

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 4

Rovers team to play Mitchells, on Albert Park, on Sunday next: G. Kelly. (Capt.), J. Hall, R. Crowe, R. Hulm, T…

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Bowls Teams for

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 4

The following teams will represent Cootamundra against Junee, at Cootamundra, on Sunday, in the last game of the…

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Cricket Teams

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 6

Turvey Park team to play Wagga City at Bolton Park Turf next Saturday: S. Sadleir (capt), N. Hedditch, P. Leahy, S. De…

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'Furphies' From the Soldiers' Club BOWLS

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 1

Judging by the small number of bowlers present at the week-end, it is quite evident that the holiday spirit still prevails…

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Ganmain News Bowls (By “Mat Line”)

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 2

Last Friday evening five rinks from Ariah Park paid a return visit and avenged their previous defeat by beating the…

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Football Clubs Commence to Stir

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 2

Whilst we still have a lot of hot weather ahead of us, and it will be many weeks, before players will be putting on their football boots, we…

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Final Day Win in Country Tennis

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday. Sixteen-year-old Australian-born Chinese Henry Fong and his club-mate R. King, of Inverell, won the…

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BOWLS Tumut Bowling Club Teams to Represent Tumut

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 2

The teams to represent Tumut against Gundagai at Tumut on Sunday next will be chosen from the following players: Dunstan, Young,…

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If the Russians Played Cricket!

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 2

It says much for the British character that, while so many serious things are happening in the world at large—and in our…

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Some Fine Trials For Rand wick Races Tomorrow

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday: Tea Towel, Titian and Buz[?]nark today ran outstanding trials in preparation for their races at Randwick on Saturday. TEA TOWEL, a runner In the…

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Adelong Races to Nett £350 to £400

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 4

A meeting of the Adelong Hospital Race Club was held at Curran's Tatt email's Hotel on Tuesday night when there was a…

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Junee and District Tennis Association Draw for Night Play During Coming Week

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 7

The drew for the Junee and District night competition from 15th. inst. to the 20th, is : Men's A Grade : Guards v…

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Junee and District Cricket Association. Coolamon’s Good Win Vic McCAIG Hat Trick Mick Carroll Century

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 4

Coolamon, one short, with several of their best gone to the Test, eliminated Town at Junee from hope of the fours last Sunday. A…

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N.s.w. Too Good for N.z. at Tennis

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: John Bromwich lost only two games to defeat New Zealand captain, Ron McKenzie, in the N.S.W. v N.Z…

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Newcastle Boxing

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Sunday: Clem Sands, 10.12 of Newcastle, knocked out Tommy Barber, 10.8 of Sydney, in the fourth…

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Swimming—swimming Reserve Lights to Be Restored This Month

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 8

The Gundagai Electrical Engineer (Mr J. W. Roebuck), has informed Cr Stan Crowe that he hopes to have night…

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Boxing Bouts for Next Thursday Night

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 4

The re-appearance of Johnny White, of Harden, will be a welcome one to Cootamundra fans. White will fight the main bout,…

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Sporting Notes BOXING Sands Wins a Dull Contest

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 3

Australian champion, Dave Sands, defeated Boy Brooks, of Singapore, on points at the Melbourne Stadium on Friday night. The contest was…

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