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Sport, 1951

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Imperial Football Club Largely Attended Annual Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 1

In sweltering heat, the annual meeting of the Narrandera Imperial Football Club was held at the Star Hotel on Friday evening last, and…

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Further Night Tennis News Handicaps Revised, Draw Altered

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 8

An alteration has been made to the night tennis draw for this week. The match Brightlea v Spitfires,…

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Bowls— Gundagai No. 1 Team in Drawn Game Makes Tumut Winners of Pennant Section

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 8

In the most remarkable finish ever recorded in the eastern section of the Southern Slopes Pennant…

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Sport and Recreation Turf S.D.R.A. Racing Premierships For 1950-'51

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 4

Former Sydney jockey, "Pat" Delaney, who is now residing at Wagga, has hit the front in the Southern District Racing…

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Interest Mounting In District Cricket Competition Keen Fight for Premiership Honors Batsmen Flay Bowling In Yesterday’s Games

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 8

INTEREST in the Gundagai District Cricket competition has reached an all time high and every team is fighting keenly to reach the top of the competition ladder. With the premiership honors awarded to the team…

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Tennis

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 8

St., Fiacre's, courts were opened on the 7th instant, somewhat later than usual owing to the committee having the courts top-dressed…

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Swimming School Best Ever

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 2

Mr. L. Beatty, deputy principal of Leeton High School, who was in charge of the Vacational Swimming School, which concluded at the Leeton…

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Leeton Tennis Club

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 2

The committee has decided to commence the American Tournament next Sunday at 12.45 instead of an all-day tournament…

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Presentation of Tennis Trophies

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 2

The presentation of tennis trophies won by players in the association championships and competition for 1950, along with…

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Swimming Gundagai Boy Second in State Championships

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 4

In the under 14 years, 55 yds. backstroke championship, at the North Sydney Olympic Pool last Saturday, MarK McGuire, of…

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N.S.W. Country Swimming Championships Over 300 swimmers competing at Narrandera on January 27 and 29

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 2

Three hundred visiting swimmers and officials from Murwillumbah, Wollongong, Port Kembla, Parkes, Muswellbrook, Kyogle, Maitland, Newcastle Men's Premier Club, Newcastle Ladies' Premier Club, Coonamble, Gilgandra, Inverell,…

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Tennis

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 4

Church of England I to play Church of England II, on Railway courts, on Friday night: Messrs. W. Fuller, sen., L. James,…

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Tennis Washed Out

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 8

SYDNEY, Tues.: Rain washed out play in the Linton and Wilson Cup tennis at White City today…

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Jubilee Boxing Tournament at Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.: Mr. Hughle Dwyer, promoter of the Newcastle Stadium, is organising a Jubilee boxing tournament at the…

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Bowls Teams NO. 3 PENNANTS

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 8

The following have been selected to represent The Rock v. Wagga City, at The Rock, next Sunday: V. Jaeger, G…

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Good Field in Big Golf

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 8

LOB ANGELES, Tuesday (A.A.P.): Jim Perrler, Henry Ransom, Jack Burke and Lloyd: Mangrum will be princinal…

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Cricket Writers Slate Umpiring in Tasmania

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 8

LONDON, Tuesday (A.A.P.): Cricket writers of seven British newspapers criticised Australian umpiring on the second day of…

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Football H.-murrumburrah Wants Two Zones in Group Nine

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 4

Harden-Murrumburrah Football Club wants to revert to the two zone system which operated in Group Nine in 1949. It appears…

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Keen Competition for Twelve Committee Positions at Annual Meeting of Junee Golf Club

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 8

WHEN NEARLY ONE HUNDRED MEMBERS OF THE JUNEE GOLF CLUB ATTENDED THE ANNUAL MEETING LAST NIGHT, COMPETITION WAS INTENSELY KEEN FOR POSITIONS ON THE COMMITTEE, AND THERE WERE 21…

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Good Performances in 2nd Grade Cricket Alteration to Draw for Sunday's Senior Grade

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 6

Leaders in the second grade competition, Wantabadgery, had a comfortable win over illabo in the last round…

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