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Sport, 1952

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Tennis

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 18 February 1952 · page 4

With the "B" Grade night tennis competition drawing, to the closing stage, all teams were flat out on Friday night last, and…

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Football

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 18 February 1952 · page 4

Frank Swan, of Queensland, a five-eighth, who can play centre or full-back, has been appointed player-coach of the Temora…

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Bowls Country Week Bowls Local Team Loses First Round

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 18 February 1952 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—In the Country Week bowls four, round No. 1, today, Pinkerton (Camden) beat Boyd (Cootamundra)…

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Cricket-yesterday’s Cricket Matches Abandoned

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 18 February 1952 · page 8

Owing to yesterday being the Commonwealth's official day of mourning for His late Majesty King George VI, all…

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Boxing—the Stranger Could Fight

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 18 February 1952 · page 8

One of the greatest manager teams in of boxing came together by accident…

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Thompson's Great Golf Win

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 18 February 1952 · page 1
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JOHANNESBURG, Monday—Australian and New Zealand open golf champion. Peter Thompson, snatched a great…

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Great Golf in U.s

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 February 1952 · page 6

SAN ANTONIO. Sunday (A.A.P.) : Australian born golfer, Jim Ferrier, with under par rounds of 70 and 69 is…

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Champions in Big Golf Tourney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 February 1952 · page 4

A record field of 164 has entered for the 1952 McWilliam's Wines £2,500 Golf Tournament to be staged at…

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Bowls—night Competition Wednesday and Thursday Next

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 18 February 1952 · page 8

A pairs competition extending over two nights, will be held on Wednesday and Thursday next. All members…

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Englishmen do well in Asian tennis

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 February 1952 · page 6

COLOMBO, Sunday' Australian Frank Sedgman and American Straight Clark yes­terday defeated Britain's Tony…

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Tennis—annual Meeting of Town Club

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 18 February 1952 · page 8

The annual meeting of the Gundagai Town Tennis Club will be held on Monday next February 25th…

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Australians in Big Cricket in Ceylon

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 February 1952 · page 6

COLOMBO, Sun. (A.A.P.): Australian Test all-rounder, Keith Miller, and Ceylon's leading batsmen, Gunesekara,…

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Charlie Corby Standing on Cricket Scaffold

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 18 February 1952 · page 7

The following pertinent cricket comment appeared in the Temora "Independent" last week regarding a…

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Lightning Stuns 50 People at Cricket Match

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 February 1952 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Sunday: A flash of [?] temporarily paralysed nearly 50 people North Essendon cricket match yesterday, The lightning struck a tree…

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Hackett's 8 for 48 in Wagga Cricket

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 February 1952 · page 6

H. Hackett's eight for 48 off eight overs was a feature in a dramatic match in Wagga competition cricket on Saturday. Agricultural College in the reserve grade competition. he…

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Rugby League in Group Nine Likely to Be on Highers Standard Than Ever During 1952

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 18 February 1952 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Junee [?] Large to be held in the Palais de [?] to-morrow [?] day) night and it is to be he ped that there will be a the responses of players and supporters…

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Cricket Council May Be Enlarged Junee Likely to Loss Combined Zone Game

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 18 February 1952 · page 5

In an effort to inculcate greater interest into the Riverine Cricket Council, it is proposed to give consideration…

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Any Advantage in First Day's Play of Cricket Final May Be to St. Joseph's

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 18 February 1952 · page 6

THE FIRST DAY'S PLAY IN THE FINAL OF THE JUNEE AND DISTRICT FIRST GRADE COMPETITION ENDED WITH LOW SCORES AND THE MATCH PROBABLY IN FAVOUR OF ST…

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Swimming

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 19 February 1952 · page 4

The Cootamundra swimmers journeyed to Temora on Saturday night to compete at the annual carnival…

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