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Sport, 1941

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Berry Football Club General Meeting

The South Coast Register · Thursday 29 May 1941 · page 3

A general meeting of the Berry Football Club was held in the School of Arts on Monday night last, when a very enthusiastic attendance…

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Football South Coast Competition Commences

The South Coast Register · Thursday 29 May 1941 · page 3

The South Coast League’s competition commenced on Saturday last in very unpleasant weather. Both matches played on Saturday…

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Bowls. the Match That Didn’t Come Off

The Bega District News · Thursday 29 May 1941 · page 5

On Saturday morning last three teams of Bega bowlers were up before the stars were off to go to Nowra to try conclusions with the northern…

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Football

The Bega District News · Monday 2 June 1941 · page 2

On the sports ground yesterday; Bega had to put everything into the last half of the game to beat Wolumla 15 to 8. It was a very hard…

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Golf

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 4 June 1941 · page 8

The threatening weather on Saturday afternoon was evidently responsible for the poor attendance of associates at the links for the mixed…

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Nowra Amateur Swimming Club

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 4 June 1941 · page 10

Although the weather looked dark and forbidding, the members of the N.A.S.C. set out for their hike last Thursday. The destination was…

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BOWLS (By “Long Ed”)

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 4 June 1941 · page 12

Conditions were not very inviting on Saturday afternoon. Nevertheless a number of stalwarts turned up, and although the green was somewhat…

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Football Albion Park Too Good for Nowra

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 4 June 1941 · page 13

Albion Park put it all over Nowra on Saturday, at the Park, the final scores being 16 to 5. Nowra won the ball from most scrums during the…

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Bowls

The Bega District News · Thursday 5 June 1941 · page 1

The pairs competition was continued on Saturday, when Fitch and Allison defeated the two Arties, Cochrane and Uptin. At the tea interval…

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Golf Notes

The Bega District News · Thursday 5 June 1941 · page 3

Last Saturday the Golf Club held an [?] holes stroke handicap Appleby was rewarded for his keenness by winning the event with a…

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Shot in Chest Welt-known Boxing Showman

The South Coast Register · Thursday 5 June 1941 · page 4

That well-known touring boxing showman, Johnny Shields, was admitted to Collarenebri Hospital with a bullet wound in the chest. It…

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FOOTBALL. Gerringong Defeats Berry Game Spoilt by Rain

The South Coast Register · Thursday 5 June 1941 · page 3

The rain on Saturday spoilt the [?] at Berry, when the local team met Gerringong in the South Coast competition. Heavy rain fell…

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Football

The Bega District News · Monday 9 June 1941 · page 2

Bombala defeated Bega 12 to 6 at Bombala yesterday, Bermagui Junior footballers were defeated by the Bega “Ra[?]bows” by…

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Bowls

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 11 June 1941 · page 14

Saturday afternoon saw a good rollup of players for the commencement of the winter rinks competition, play being under almost ideal conditions…

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Nowra Amateur Swimming Club

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 11 June 1941 · page 13

At the gathering of members last Thursday night there were quite a number of new faces. This pleased the veterans immensely. Among these…

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Bowls

The Bega District News · Thursday 12 June 1941 · page 1

On Saturday afternoon the semi-final of the pairs, competition was played, Thew end Douglas defeating Collins and Musgrave 29 to 25. Trew…

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Associates’ Golf

The Bega District News · Thursday 12 June 1941 · page 2

Week-end competition, 12 holes Stableford par, was won by Miss Jenkins with 20 points, the runner-up being Mrs Goetz with 17…

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Bowls (By “Be Up”)

The South Coast Register · Thursday 12 June 1941 · page 3

Five rinks from Berry journeyed by thus to Port Kembla on Saturday and defeated the Steel Works representatives after a neck and…

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No Football Last

The South Coast Register · Thursday 12 June 1941 · page 3

Owing to the playing of Country v. City last Saturday, there were no games in the South Coast competition…

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Bowls

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 18 June 1941 · page 10

That the winter rinks competition is creating keen interest is evidenced by the fact that there was a large attendance of members on the local…

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