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Sport, 1952

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Football Season to Commence Earlier Competition To Start April 6th New Group Nine Officers Elected at Annual Meeting

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 25 February 1952 · page 8

THE 1952 football season will commence much earlier than in previous years, and at the annual meeting of Group Nine held at Cootamundra yesterday, it was decided that the Group Competition will start on April 6th, and the first…

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Boxing

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 26 February 1952 · page 4

With the big night right at hand at Stockinbingai, some side-lights on the contestants may not be amiss…

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Bowls

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 26 February 1952 · page 4

Lockhart Club President, H. W. Hodgson and treasurer, W. McPaul, received a warm welcome at the green on Saturday…

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Lockhart's Swimming Pool

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 26 February 1952 · page 3

At the last meeting of the Lockhart Urban Committee, Shire Engineer Prichard reported:…

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Football

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 26 February 1952 · page 4

Wally Towers, Barmedman's big centre, will be playing with Gundagai this year. Wal, who originally hails from…

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Bowls Pennant Matches

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 26 February 1952 · page 2

Following are the results last Sunday's play:—No. 1 PENNANT Leeton Soldiers d. Barellan…

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Notes on bowls

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 February 1952 · page 6

Handy to know: When the lack has been moved off the centre-line it will be necessary to reduce the green…

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Rugby League Supporters' Fine Effort

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 26 February 1952 · page 1

Last Sunday, nineteen players and supporters of the Lockhart Rugby League Club demonstrated their keen enthusiasm by…

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Leeton Tennis Club

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 26 February 1952 · page 2

The Sunday morning competition commenced last Sunday and all the players participating were very pleased with the…

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Schoolboys' Football Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 February 1952 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Wagga Australian Rules Schoolboys' League was held in the Council chambers. A…

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Union football makes move

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 February 1952 · page 6

The annual general meeting of the Wagga City Rugby Union football dub will be held tomorrow night. It will be the first official move by the code for the approaching season…

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New Bristol powered racing car

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 February 1952 · page 4

The growing reputation of the "Bristol" 2-litre power unit is one of the world's finest automobile engines is…

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New Thrills at Bike Races

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 February 1952 · page 6

The introduction of a new type of event—the Continental 500 metre sprint—drew keen support from Wagga Cycle Club members at their…

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Cricket Sunday's Semi-final Match

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 26 February 1952 · page 4

Considerable interest was aroused in the first semi-final which took place at Fisher Fork on Sunday last, when…

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Change over of Leeton Rugby Club Officials at Annual Meeting

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 26 February 1952 · page 3

At the annual meeting of the Leeton Rugby League Football Club, in the Band Hall, last Thursday night, the…

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Cycling Zone meeting draws up road racing programme

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 26 February 1952 · page 2

At the meeting of the Riverina Zone League of N.S.W. Wheelmen, at Leeton Masonic Hall last…

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Australian Rules Football Eight teams for South-West Competition Grong Grong-matong United

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 26 February 1952 · page 2

A full complement of delegates to the South West District Football League was present at the Annual…

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Football

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 27 February 1952 · page 4

Newcomers to the Gundagai teams this year are Kevin Reid, who last year played, with Picton, and Brian Whiting, who is…

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New Golf Rules

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 February 1952 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A statement issued today by the N.S.W. Golf Association announced that the new rules…

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Recreation Sport and Bowls

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 27 February 1952 · page 4

First of all, about Country Week. Every one I have seen of the 16 chaps who went down from Cootamundra agrees that…

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