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Sport, 1946

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Golf

The South Coast Register · Thursday 28 March 1946 · page 4

The contestants in the Distance Competition at the Berry Golf course on Saturday last were in particularly good form. Frank…

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Bowls (By Be-up)

The South Coast Register · Thursday 28 March 1946 · page 4

There were two pairs and one three bowl game on Saturday. There were other starters, also, but some of them later Joined the solo…

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Football the Young Cup

The South Coast Register · Thursday 28 March 1946 · page 4

Berry was beaten at Pyree by the locals after an interesting game by 5 to 3. It was mainly a forward game, but occasionally there were…

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BOWLS (By “The Scribe”)

The Shoalhaven and Nowra News · Wednesday 3 April 1946 · page 8

The Nowra Bees were buzzing around the heads of the A’s on Saturday, when practice matches were arranged to give them an…

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Tennis Courts At Showground Council Agrees to Recommendation

The Shoalhaven and Nowra News · Wednesday 3 April 1946 · page 12

No sport of any kind was played during church service hours, the Mayor, Aid. P. S. West, declared at the usual…

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Bowls

The South Coast Register · Thursday 4 April 1946 · page 1

On Saturday—the first in this year of bowls—found four rinks engaged—one three bowl game, and pairs played on the remaining three…

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Golf

The South Coast Register · Thursday 4 April 1946 · page 4

Jim Priddle successfully defended the Cock of the Walk badge on two occasions during last week-end, and thereby endorsed our contention…

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Football

The South Coast Register · Thursday 4 April 1946 · page 4

Berry will see its first football match on Saturday next, when the Magpies are at home to Nowra. Incidentally, the league selectors…

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Football

The Bega District News · Monday 8 April 1946 · page 3

On the sports ground yesterday Bega and Cobargo met in what was scheduled as a trial game. On the showing the visitors were a much…

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Cricket Final Match

The Shoalhaven and Nowra News · Wednesday 10 April 1946 · page 6

The second day’s play of the cricket final saw the Fortunes of the two teams fluctuate, firstly as Tomerong caught and passed…

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BOXING and WRESTLING McGuire and Steele Fight a Draw

The Shoalhaven and Nowra News · Wednesday 10 April 1946 · page 6

The No. 2 M.R.U. R.A.A.F. Welfare fare Committeet promoted a boxing and wrestling tournament in the School of Arts, Nowra, recently to…

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Football Country League Suffers — Country League Suffers

The Shoalhaven and Nowra News · Wednesday 10 April 1946 · page 6

Forty country Rugby Football players have been transferred from country to city teams this year…

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Bowls

The South Coast Register · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 6

Saturday at noon appeared anything but a bowler’s day; even at starting time the storm clouds ross; but passed on to the pleasure of…

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Golf

The South Coast Register · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 4

Jim Priddle continued on his winning way on Sunday last by withstanding a challenge by Curt Moy for the Cock o’ the Walk badge. He…

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Football

The South Coast Register · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 6

A meeting of the South Coast Rugby Football League was held at Berry on Monday night last, when the business was put through…

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Shoalhaven Cricket Neil Watt Flogs Nowra Bowlers

The South Coast Register · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 6

Hitting the first bail ho received for six. Neil Watt proceeded to hit the Nowra bowling in all directions and gave the best exhibition of…

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High Aunts and Short Passes a Resume of Football and Footballers

The Bega District News · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 2

The football “ice” was broken in Bega on Sunday last one of those “friendly” trial games, so they said. Cobargo and Bega locked horns…

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Cricket Final

The Shoalhaven and Nowra News · Wednesday 17 April 1946 · page 4

The Nowra team greatly enhanced its prospects of final victory on Saturday. Commencing play with 0-50—15 runs behind…

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Golf Club Annual Meeting

The Shoalhaven and Nowra News · Wednesday 17 April 1946 · page 10

Increased membership fees were suggested at the annual meeting of the Nowra Golf Club, held at the School of Arts on Thursday…

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Bowls

The South Coast Register · Thursday 18 April 1946 · page 4

The rain on Saturday afternoon put an end to the bowls being played on the Berry green, when three games were in progress…

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