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Sport, 1947

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Let Us Be in the Swim ! “Swimming Fools for 12 Country Towns”

The Bega District News · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 2

The following was taken from yesterday’s Sunday Sun, and gives some indication of the value placed on the modern swimming pools by…

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Swimming Club Meeting First Election of Officers

The Bega District News · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 2

The provisional committee of the proposed Bega District Swimming Club met last Tuesday evening and received a report on the progress of…

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Cricket

The South Coast Register · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 2

After a break, owing to the Berry and Nowra shows, the Shoalhaven Cricket Competition will be resumed on Saturday…

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Local & General Football

The South Coast Register · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 2

Many pace is to be asked to act a cough of the Grinning Football Club for the [?] season. The club waded him…

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Bega District Amateur Swimming Club Officers Elected

The Bega District News · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 2

The final stage in forming the swimming club was reached at the School of Arts last Tuesday night, when leading citizens and a large representation from the Tathra Surf Club attended a public meeting…

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Swimming Carnival Programme Being Drawn Up

The Bega District News · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 2

The carnival committee of the newly-formed Bega District Amateur Swimming Club met last Thursday afternoon…

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Golf

The South Coast Register · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 4

The secretary of the Berry Golf Club (Mr. Jack Higgins) has received a letter from the Porl Kembla Club, stating that…

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Cricket

The South Coast Register · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 2

Cricket in the She[?] District Competition res[?] Saturday last, after a for lapse on account of the…

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Cricket Cracks

The South Coast Register · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 4

Jack Higgins won the test at Nowra on Saturday for the first time this season. This is the fourth meeting of the two teams,…

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Swimming Pool Good But Keep Recreation Ground

The Bega District News · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 1

‘‘I would like to see Bega have its Olympic Pool as soon as possible,” declared Ald. [?] the Bega Municipal council meeting when he was moving a motion that the site of the pool be at the…

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Record Credit Balance Berry Football Club’s Sound Financial Position Kevin McDONELL to Be Asked to Again Act As Coach

The South Coast Register · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 2

At the annual meeting of the Berry Football Club, which was held in the School of Arts on Tuesday night last, the…

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Swimming Carnival

The Bega District News · Thursday 27 February 1947 · page 2

Final preparations are nearing completion at the Junction for the big swimming carnival ran Sunday. Entries for the swimming events are…

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Bega Rovers Football Club

The Bega District News · Thursday 27 February 1947 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Bega Rovers Football Club was held in the School of Arts last Tuesday evening. In the balance sheet reading it was…

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Sunday Football Competition Move Defeated at League Meeting

The South Coast Register · Thursday 27 February 1947 · page 1

The move, by the Albion Park Club, to alter the South Coast football competition from Saturday to Sunday was defeated…

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Cricket Berry’s Bad Beaten by Two Runs in Each Game

The South Coast Register · Thursday 27 February 1947 · page 4

Lady Luck frowned on Berry [?] on Saturday, when the [?] by Nowra Services by two runs (202 to 200)…

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Dry River Athletic Club Sports on Easter

The Bega District News · Thursday 27 February 1947 · page 1

The first sports and trotting races are to be held on the new Dry. River sports ground on Easter Monday, April 7. Dry River has been famous for years…

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Swimming Carnival at Junction

The Bega District News · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 2

Hundreds of people gathered at the Junction last Sunday afternoon to witness the official opening- of the Junction swimming pool, the centre of activity of the recently-formed Bega District Amateur Swimming Club…

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Cricket Bega v. Kameruka Draw

The Bega District News · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 2

Bega cricketers Journeyed to Kameruka last Sunday to play the local team. I. Roberts, Bega opening batsman, scored a forceful 83 before he retired…

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Bowls

The South Coast Register · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 2

The following will represent Berry in the last round of the A and B Pennants on Saturday, March 8, at Nowra, Transport…

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