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Sport, 1951

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Boxing— Sugar Ray Robinson’s the Boy!

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 8

A fabulous show is in st[?]re for Australians if world welter weight champion “Sugar Ray”…

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Country Swimming Championships Saturday and Monday 27th and 29th January

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 2

All of the best known country swimmers have indicated their intention of participating in the N.S. Wales country swimming…

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Sporting Notes the Turf Roschill Races Postponed Until

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 3

Heavy rain overnight caused a postponement of many Sydney sporting fixtures on Saturday, including the Rosehill races. The latter will be…

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Football— Bill Edwards and Nev. Hand to Coach Gundagai Teams This Year Reserves Just As Important as First Grade

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 8

The Gundagai Rugby League committee at a specially convened meeting held last Friday decided to…

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Athletics Jeanette Weissel Is Wagga's Olympic Prospect

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 4

Women's athletic officials believe Wagga may have an Olympic Games prospect in Jeanette Weissel. The 13-year-old…

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Lockhart Swimming Baths

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 1

A number of town and country people questioned some of the candidates for election' to the Shire Council respecting the…

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Football

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 4

The Gundagai Rugby League committee, at a specially convened meeting, decided to appoint coaches for both the first…

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Lockhart's Win at Bowls

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 4

Lockhart No. 3 Pennants' team A had a substantial win over Coolamon at Lockhart on Saturday, thanks mainly to the success of…

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Leeton Tennis Club

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 2

The American tournament played on Sunday afternoon, was completed soon after six o'clock which proved that with 10 courts n much bigger…

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Boxing Close Win for Carruthers

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 4

Bantamweight Jimmy Carruthers gained a narrow points win over Victorian featherweight Bluey Wilkins at Sydney…

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Big U.S. Golf

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 3

LONGREACH, (California), Monday: Ferrier, with an aggregate of 204, finished the third round of the Lakewood Open…

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Country Swimming Championships Narrandera Next Saturday and

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 2

Record entries have been received for the N.S.W. Amateur Swimming Association's Country Championships, which this…

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Hot Week-end Experienced in Leeton Swimming Baths Popular

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 2

High temperatures were recorded in Leeton over the week-end, a feature of the weather on Sunday being dry thunderstorms during…

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Cycling Keen Racing by Wagga Cycle Club

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 2

Racing was keen at the W[?] Cricket Ground on Sunday [?]e Cycle Club held four eve[?] The se[?]ior half mile prov[?]…

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Tennis

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 4

Town teams for Friday next: No. III v C. of E I, No. 3 court, Hunter, Hogan, Roberts Mesdames Hugo, Sullivan, Miss…

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Swimming Rough Water Polo Match

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 4

"Tempers became frayed and players mixed matters in the water polo match between Young and Cootamundra at Saturday…

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Boxing Ability, Not Race, Counts in America

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 4

World welterweight boxing champion, "Sugar" Ray Robinson, arriving here alter a four-week European tour, told…

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2nd Grade Cricket Not to Continue Two Marrar Teams Tie For Fourth Place

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 5

Secretary of the Junee Cricket, Association, Mr. J. Harris, has ascertained that the majority of the clubs in the second grade…

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Notes for Women Rotary Camp...National Fitness...A New Society...Business or Racing...Baby Health Centres...A Query... Rotary Camp

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 5

A few miles along the Tarcutta Road there is the sign of the cogged wheel—the emblem of Rotary…

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Bowls

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 6

Players in tho club championship are advised to play their games this, week-end if possible. Other matches set down are…

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