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Sport, 1949

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Rsl Tennis

The South Coast Register · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 2

A morning’s tennis has been arranged for the members of the Berry RSL, at the David Berry Hospital, on Sunday next…

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Football Trial Games

The Bega District News · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 8

Much of the first hard work for the district footballers has been overcome come getting soft muscles into action again for the season’s, football…

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Bowls Notes Diggers‘ Try Game with Success

The Bega District News · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 9

On Saturday last the members of the Bega Sub-branch of the R.S.S. & A.I.L.A. were guests of the Bowling Club. Few of them had previously held a bowl—…

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Football Coach Injured Nasty Wound Is Stitched

The Bega District News · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 2

During a determined rush by the rakish Eden centre, Basil Geraghty, the Bega captain-coach, Harry Williams, suffered a hard knock on the…

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Bowls

The South Coast Register · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 3

Although the [?] looked [?] a roll up, the afternoon proved ran [?] and bright the quite a new [?] their…

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Bowls Notes

The Bega District News · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 8

Competition games are making slow progress. Several forfeits have been necessary owing to the inability of contestants to attend when required…

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Bega Golf Club Annual Meeting

The Bega District News · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 8

The annual meeting of the Bega Golf Club was held. In the School of Arts, on Thursday March. 31, 1949. The president, Mr. R. Bush, in his…

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Trial Football Shows Weakness Eden Beats Bega in Scraggy Game

The Bega District News · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 5

Possibly the weather had something to do with the uninspired display of the Bega Rovers in their match last Sunday when a trial was played…

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Tathra's Exciting Inter-house Clash School's Annual Athletic Sports

The Bega District News · Tuesday 12 April 1949 · page 5

Tathra School Sports, of 73 events, held last Wednesday, an occasion of sustained excitement until the final events, the Seagulls House, trailing during the earlier period, snatched victory by five points, in the inter-house contest…

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Bowls

The South Coast Register · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon three competitions were played—the final of the Association Singles, between N. Willis and O. Wait;…

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Football the Young Cup

The South Coast Register · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 2

Kiama, premiers for 1948, began the season for 1940 very promisingly by winning the knockout competition for the…

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Cricket Berry Fighting for Runs

The South Coast Register · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 2

The final of the Shoalhaven Cricket competition was continued on Saturday last, and at the end of the day Berry was seven…

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Bowls Notes 1948 Pairs Handicap Completed

The Bega District News · Tuesday 26 April 1949 · page 7

The long delayed final of the 1948 Paris Handicap played on Saturday last indicated the difficulties experienced by competition committee in…

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Move for Candelo Swimming Pool Site in Park Suggested

The Bega District News · Tuesday 26 April 1949 · page 1

The Candelo Progress Association members possibly, have seen the Candelo youngsters doing their level best to get some exercise from…

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Crowd Visits Dry River Annual Athletic and Trotting Meeting

The Bega District News · Tuesday 26 April 1949 · page 4

Dry River Athletic Club and Quaama district Trotting Club held their annual meeting on the Dry River Recreation Ground on Easter…

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Bowls

The South Coast Register · Thursday 28 April 1949 · page 4

Fourteen bowlers attended on Saturday afternoon for a social roll up, and included in this number was a member of the…

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Golf

The South Coast Register · Thursday 28 April 1949 · page 2

There will be plenty of variety for the members of the Berry Golf Club on Sunday next, when an 18 hole stroke handicap will…

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Football

The South Coast Register · Thursday 28 April 1949 · page 1

The South Court Competition commenced on Saturday last, with the first round of matches in first, reserve and junior…

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Cricket Nowra Services Win

The South Coast Register · Thursday 28 April 1949 · page 2

Nowra Services scored an easy win over Berry in the final of the Shoalhaven Cricket Competition. Berry made 139 and 165…

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Football Comp. Starts

The Bega District News · Friday 29 April 1949 · page 11

Last week-end saw the last of the Far South Coast Rughy League trial games, and the competition commenees on Sunday with six first…

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