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Sport, 1939

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Dry River Athletic Club Sports 10th, April

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 3

Time flies--and the annual sports gathering held under the auspices of the Dry River Athletic Club on Easter Monday will…

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Golf

The Bega District News · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 2

After three months’ competition the summer cup was concluded, and Dick Hooke, putting in a good final run, managed to win the event C…

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Bowls

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 15

Start the game young and it will keep you young, or feeling young, at all events, as the following bowls news will show from last Friday's "Daily…

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Swimming Carnival

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 16

The committee of the Shoalhaven Amateur Swimming Club (the Sunrise Splashers), with all arrangements completed for the holding of a…

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S.c. Rugby Football League First Grade and Under 18 Competitions to Be Run

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 6

The first delegate meeting of the season of the South Coast Rugby League took place at Gerringong on Monday night last week, when the…

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Football on the Showground Warriors Ask Council to Reconsider Decision Conference Agreed To

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 12

Following the principle that ultimately brought success to Robert Bruce, the Scottish patriot, the Nowra Warrior Football Club made another…

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Golf

The Bega District News · Thursday 30 March 1939 · page 2

The official opening of the Bega course tor the season will take place on Sunday next, commencing at 9 a.m. with a 9 holes Stableford…

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Cricket

The Bega District News · Thursday 30 March 1939 · page 2

The following Bega team will travel to Narooma on Sunday, in quest of the Neon cup: Schneider, Heron, Walker, York, Snowdon, Howard,…

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Swimming Carnival at Nowra

The South Coast Register · Thursday 30 March 1939 · page 2

Rather than disappoint the visiting swimmers who had made the trip from Sydney and also Wollongong the previous night, the committee of…

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Sport. Easter Cricket

The Bega District News · Thursday 30 March 1939 · page 5

Don’t miss the Delegate v. Bega match on the sports ground, commencing on Easter Saturday, 8th April. A welcome Social will be…

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Bowls South Coast Rink—cham—pionship

The South Coast Register · Thursday 30 March 1939 · page 3

The semi-finals and final of the above will be decided on Saturday next, April 1, on the Nowra green, play to commence at 10 a.m. Berry…

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HON. E. S. SPOONER, M.L.A., Visits Gerringong Officially Opens Golf Club House and Swimming Baths — Functions Marred By Wet Weather — Mr. Spooner’s Interesting Address at Luncheon

The South Coast Register · Thursday 30 March 1939 · page 6

Saturday last will go down in the annals of Gerringong history, and will be marked as a decided step in the progress and advancement of the district. The Hon. E. S. Spooner, M.L.A., Minister for Works…

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Golf Club House Officially Opened by Mr. Spooner — Enjoyable Function

The South Coast Register · Thursday 30 March 1939 · page 6

The members and associate members of the Gerringong Golf Club selected a very impressive site indeed for the erection of their…

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Bowls

The Nowra Leader · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 8

Start the game young and it will keep you young, or feeling young, at all events, as the following bowls, news will show from last Friday's…

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The Swimming Carnival

The Nowra Leader · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 8

The weather conditions did not aid the Shoalhaven Amateur Swimming Club, and it was not to be wondered at that the committee was slightly…

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Football

The Nowra Leader · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 5

We hate to think it is true, but football on the South Coast, this year, appears to be in the doldrums. Gerringong was to meet Berry on…

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Golf Association. Illawarra Championships

The Nowra Leader · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 12

The Illawarra Golf Association's annual championship tournament took place on the Kiama links on Sunday last, and despite strong wind and light…

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Tennis Shoalhaven District Association

The Nowra Leader · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 1

The annual meeting of above was held in the School of Arts. Nowra, on Thursday last week. Although the weather was doubtful, the following…

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Golf

The Bega District News · Monday 3 April 1939 · page 2

Bega Golf Club opened its 1939 season yesterday, with a glorious sunny day, a big field, and conditions suitable for excellent and enjoyable…

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Bowls

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 5 April 1939 · page 6

The annual meeting of the Nowra Bowling Club will be held at the club house on Tuesday. April 11th, at 8 p.m. sharp, when the office-bearers…

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