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Sport, 1954

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Former tennis star named

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 8

LONDON, Wed. (A.A.P.): Eskell Dundas Andrews, stockbroker, who was known to tennis fans as "Buster"…

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Tennis: Country Week Successes

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday—Country Week tennis was played at White City yesterday. In the women's matches results included:…

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Boxing Tournament at Humula on

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 3

In an effort to raise funds for the new Memorial Hall to be erected at Humula the Amateur Boxing Committee in that centre is staging a monster boxing tournament on Saturday night…

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Strong S. Af. cricket

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 7

CAPETOWN, Wed. (AAP): South Africa, which beat the New Zealand cricket tourists by four wins to one draw in…

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Discussion on Cricket Ground's Boundary

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 8

It it about time that the Wagga Cricket Association made tome definite decision at to what constitutes the boundary line at the Wagga Cricket Ground…

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Swimming: Gathercole Will Represent S.w.d.a.s.a

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 4

Terry Gathercole, of West Wyalong, N.S.W. State and country 200 yards breaststroke champion, and Australian record-holder for…

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Bowls — Singles Championship to Be Finalised This Week End

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 10

The club singles championship will be finalised this week end. On Saturday afternoon, N. Manton will play…

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FOOTBALL: District Items Tommy Ryan for Temora

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 4

Temora's new coach, international Tommy Ryan, conducted his first training session at the Recreation Ground on Tuesday…

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Bowls: Newcomers Surprise in Championship Playing Greens Continue to Improve

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 4

In a "B" grade championship pairs match on Sunday morning last those newcomers to the game, Peter Kirtby and John Manchee, confounded the critics by defeating Bill Northey and Tiny Roberts…

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Football Flashes Col Ratcliff to Coach West Wyalong

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 8

West Wyalong will have a local coach this year. Col Ratcliff, who for the past two seasons has played with Western Suburbs…

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Adelong District Cricket Association: Three Local Players in O'Farrell Cup Team

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 2

A team from the Adelong District Cricket Association will challenge for the O'Farrell Cup next Sunday, and three players from Tumbarumba have been chosen in the combined team. The players are G. Leahy, T. Blomley…

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Applications for Football Coach Members of the committee of the Tumbarumba ball dub will have their first meeting of the season next Monday night, when they will elect a coach to the local club for the 1954 season

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 8

To date the club has received applications from six players for the position of coach, but the president (Mr. R. M. Quin)…

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Cricket Notes

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 2

On Sunday a Leeton team will travel to Narrandera to play a match. Narrandera who won the Creel Cup last week from…

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Football Facts

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 4

There was quite a good roll-up at training last night when the Cootamundra Rugby League Football Club started the…

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Tomorrow's Boxing at Humula

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 5

Tomorrow night at Humula Wagga boxer Harold Piper will meet Herb Pittman, of Sydney over 12 rounds…

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Ardlethan Golf Meeting

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 8

At the annual meeing of the Ardlethan Golf Club, the following officers were elected for 1954 season…

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Leeton Tennis Club

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 2

The teams for the Wagga match have been increased to 8 men and 6 ladies in both teams and with a few replacements the…

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Dog Racing Club Unhappy

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 3

The Wagga Diggers' Greyhound Racing Club is unhappy about the Wagga City Council's decision not to gravel and seal an area around the betting ring and…

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Cricket on

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 4

Next Sunday's semi-final between Colts H. and Stockinbingal should be full of interest with the result in doubt right up to…

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Rugby Union Looks Ahead to Big Year

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 8

All Wagga Rugby Union clubs hare called their annual meeting well before the District Union's annual…

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