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Sport, 1952

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Junee District Tennis Association Night Tennis News

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 2

The secretary has received the N.S.W.L.T.A. registration cards for 1852. The captains of each team in the night…

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Country Tennis Titles

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: Three hundred and fifty adults, and over 100 juniors will take part in the N.S.W. Lawn Tennis…

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Well Over 2000 People Packed into Junee Swimming Pool for New Year's Eve Swimming Carnival

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 3

AN UNUSUALLY LARGE CROWD, ESTIMATED BETWEEN 2,200 AND 2,500 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE NEW YEAR'S EVE CARNIVAL AT THE OLYMPIC SWIMMING FOOL ORGANISED BY THE…

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Austin Cup Cricket

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 5

NARRANDERA, Saturday: The Austin Cup cricket competition was resumed today after the holiday break. The…

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Swimming Big. Carnival at Lake Next

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 3

Last Sunday morning there was an excellent roll-up of swimmers at Lake Talbot to participate in the Club's usual handicap events…

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Sport and Recreation Boxing Poor Attendance Mars Boxing Exhibition "Insult to Champion" Says Referee

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 4

"It was an insult to a contender for a world title, and a disgrace to the sporting public of Coutamundra that so few…

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Bund Men at Cricket

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 6

SYDNEY, Sunday: The first interstate blind cricket match which was held at Darlington (Sydney)…

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Wagga Competition Cricket Hurricane Scoring-dramatic Collapse

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 6

Country Colts scored 369 runs for an afternoon's batting in the Wagga Cricket Association's competition on Saturday. The big total was made in a third-grade match against Presbyterians. In a hurricane innings E. Koetz contributed 151…

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Results of Races Decided by Junee Cycle Club

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 8

The holiday [?] held by, the Junes Cycle club resulted in a well deserved [?] for W. Hubbard Off 65 seconds. B…

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District Cricket COMPETITION—Completion Of First Round Coolac Wanderers Head Points Score Table

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 8

YESTERDAY saw the completion of the first round of the Gundagai District Cricket competition, with Coolac Wanderers leading the field, two points ahead of the town team, Bidgee…

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Ardlethan Bowls

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 8

Ardlethan were defeated in both No. 1 and No. 2 pennants played on Sunday. West Wyalong won the No. 1 pennant,…

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Bowls at Lockhart

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 2

Boxing Day saw eight teams of three players join in the special competition of three matches of 12 ends. Play was keen and the…

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Night Tennis Comp

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 2

The above competition will be resumed again this week after the Christmas break. In the Gorey Cup comp…

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Leeton Tennis Club

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 3

Last Saturday afternoon in the absence of the president, Mr. Lemaire made a presentation to Mr. Brian Regan before he…

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90 Attend School Vacation Swimming Classes

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 2

Over 90 children attended the School Vacation Swimming Classes which commenced at the Leeton swimming baths yesterday…

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Good racing expected at Gundagai

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 8

A particularly good nomination has been received for the Gundagai Racing Club's meeting tomorrow and the six race programme is as attractive as any arranged at Gundagai for a long…

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Griffith Swimming Baths Work Starts on New Pool I

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 1

Work commenced on Friday morning last on the Griffith swimming pool project. Mr. J. N. Sedgwick, manager…

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Sth. West Wins Well at Country Tennis

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 8

SYDNEY, Monday: In the Country Week tennis carnival today the South West team played very well when it beat South Coast setless. WOMEN'S B DIVISION…

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Keen cricket by Q'land and S.A.

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Monday: The Queensland v South Australia Sheffield Shield match has proved a very interesting contest with South Australia now favored to take a first innings win…

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Bowls

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1952 · page 4

Well, here we are back again with the New Year well on its way, and looking forward to a really good 1952…

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