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Sport, 1952

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Amateur golf c'ship at Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1952 · page 6

A regional amateur golf championship will be played over 54 holes at Wagga Wagga Country Club during May. The dates tentatively fixed for this event are Saturday and Sunday May 24…

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Cricket Big Game on

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 25 January 1952 · page 4

The appearance of so many star players with the NSW team next Monday has created much interest in district…

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Sydney-melbourne Teams to Play Cricket Here

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1952 · page 2

Cricket teams from Sydney and Melbourne branches of the Overseas Telecommunications Commission will meet for the fifth successive year at the Wagga Cricket Ground on Sunday to play for the O.T.C. Shield. On Monday, a combined…

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Cricket Notes Leeton V Griffith Next

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 25 January 1952 · page 1

Last Sunday's inter-town match between Leeton and Weethalle was won on a forfeit by Leeton, the match being…

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Low Scoring in 2nd Grade Cricket Bow[?]s On Top in Outright Win

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 25 January 1952 · page 2

In an axtracrdinary match in the recond grade cricket compettion, Wantahadgery defeated Tilabo Dutright…

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Bowls at the Rock

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 January 1952 · page 8

The Rock No. 3 Pennant bowls team to play at South Wagga on Sunday: A. Parker W. Bowyer, C. Thompson, J…

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Special Races for Royalty

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 January 1952 · page 8

SYDNEY, Fri.: The A.J.C. will conduct a special "welcome" race meeting at Randwick on April 1 in honor of…

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City Player Coach for Rugby League

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 January 1952 · page 6

At the annual meeting of the Wagga Rugby League yesterday it was decided to boost the code by engaging a Sydney playing coach. An all-out effort is to be made to nut Wagga back on…

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Competition cricket Wagga Club's Best Performance

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 January 1952 · page 6

Facing a total of 225 Wagga scored the runs with the loss of six wickets to defeat Collingullie on Saturday in the Wagga first-grade cricket competition. Lake Albert's huge total of 418 was too much for South Wagga and…

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Wagga Tennis Association

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1952 · page 6

The summer competition is now up to the semi finals. In the A grade St. Michael's [?] leads from Collins, with St…

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Leeton Annual Easter Bowls Carnival

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 29 January 1952 · page 2

This year, for the first time, there will be an Easter Bowls Carnival at Leeton. This has been made possible by the most generous offer of Mr. Lindsay Black, Patron of the Riverina District Bowling Association, to donate the sum of £50 for…

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Imperial Football Club Annual Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1952 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Imperial Football Club was held at the Star Hotel on Friday evening last. Mr. K. Pine occupied the chair…

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3000 Thrill to Racing Motor Bikes

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1952 · page 6

Organised motor cycle racing in Wagga got away to a grand start yesterday when 3000 thrill-hungry fans saw the new North Wagga track get its baptism of speed and broadsides…

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Wagga Postal Institute Wins Cricket

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1952 · page 5

The Wagga Postal Institute won yesterday's cricket match against a combined Melbourne and Sydney team of…

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Record at country athletics

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1952 · page 6

SYDNEY, Monday: One record was broken and one equalled in the country athletics carnival at Erskineville…

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BOWLS (By "Toucher")

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 30 January 1952 · page 4

Did you hear about the Great Leader who very nearly became the Great Skipper? Yes, in Monday's tournament "Macarthur"…

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Junee District Tennis Association Night Tennis News

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 30 January 1952 · page 2

Points in the mens' competition are as follows: A Grade Men: Central 48, Comebacks 42, Bon Chance 37,…

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Aust. Still Top in Test Cricket

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1952 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Australia beat the West Indies by 202 runs in the fifth Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground today. Seven West Indian wickets fell in less than an hour after lunch for the side to be all out in its second innings for 213…

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Bowls

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 31 January 1952 · page 2

The following matches in the night bowls competition are set down for Tuesday next, 5th February: Dale's rink v. Forsyth's rink,…

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Towong Races Postponed

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 31 January 1952 · page 6

Bushfires have caused the Towong Turf Club to cancel its meeting set down for Saturday next…

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