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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1953

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Collingullie Football

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 6

Collingullie Football Club will hold its annual meeting next Friday at 8 p.m. As business of an urgent nature…

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Leeton Tennis Club

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 2

Another successful American tournament was played on the town courts last Sunday. There were four divisions of men and…

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Swimming Carnival Leeton Baths, Sunday Next

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 1

On Sunday afternoon next, 15th February, the Leeton District Amateur Swimming Club will conduct its 17th Annual Carnival featuring seven Riverina Championship events. The first event will start at 1.45…

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Sport and Recreation Swimming Swdasa Fixtures

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 4

Following is the official list of carnivals and championship events to be held in the district this season:…

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Australian Rules Football Yanco Hopes to Field First Grade Team in South West

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 2

At the annual meeting of Yanco National Football Club Held on Friday. February 6, the following office-bearers…

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Swimming Swdasa Fixtures

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 4

Following is the official list of carnivals and championship events to be held in the district this season:…

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Football

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 4

Cootamundra gets, the go-by! All group games are being played at out of the way places this year…

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Regatta at Lake Albert Achieved Objectives

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 2

The chairman of the Regatta committee (Mr. E. L. Dunn) presented his report of the regatta held on Lake Albert recently to a meeting of Wagga Apex at the Red Crow but last…

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Holbrook Races

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 10

Nominations will close this afternoon for the Holbrook Racing Club's cup meeting on Tuesday. February 24. The…

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Tennis Coaching Classes Start on

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 5

A number Of workers have put in playing order the court at the rear of the Fire Brigade and an children who have…

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S.a. Top Cricket State

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 10

SYDNEY, Tuesday: South Australia today virtually won the Sheffield Shield competition when it defeated…

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Big Moves in Wagga Cricket

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 8

The president of Wagga Cricket Association (Mr. K. Davis), has stated that arrangements were being…

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Plans for Junee Tennis Journey. Coaching Classes to Open Next

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 2

The committee of the Tennis Association has decided to commence the fourth Junee and District…

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Junk Cycle Club Events Results of Races Held at Week-end

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 3

The Junee Cycle Club held its week-end races on Sunday last. Owing to the track being wot no races were held on…

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Boree Creek News Cricket

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 12 February 1953 · page 2

A feature of last Saturday's results in the local cricket competition was the Boree Creek team's ability, to play a draw with Tootool, the…

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Football Club President's Annual Report

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 12 February 1953 · page 3

At last week's annual meeting of the Tumbarumba football club the president (Mr. R. M. Quin) submitted the following…

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Wagga's cricket team for

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 February 1953 · page 8

The following team will represent Wage a Association against Holbrook at Henty on Sunday: I. McDonald (capt.),…

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Tennis Notes Club’s Annual Picnic Day—

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 12 February 1953 · page 8

All people making the trip to Batlow on Sunday next are advised that the bus will be leaving from Castrissions at 8.30…

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Grong News Local Cricket Competition

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 12 February 1953 · page 4

Recently a local cricket competition was formed with a view to providing recreation for "the boys" on Sundays…

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Attempt to Rehabilitate Football in the Riverina Group Nine Is Key To Success

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 12 February 1953 · page 8

The request by the Country Rugby League to Group Nine to take over the administration of the breakaway clubs in the Riverina is actually a determined bid by the controlling body to rehabilitate football in the South, and the key to…

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