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Sport, 1949

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Bega Golf Fixture Mixed Foursome Draw

The Bega District News · Friday 29 April 1949 · page 8

The Bega Golf Club has arranged for a mixed foursomes event for Sunday, to be played on the Bega links. Play will be over 18 holes and will start…

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Something Wrong With Our Football

The Bega District News · Friday 29 April 1949 · page 1

As a keen lover of clean sport, and having an idea of fostering the enthusiasm of the younger players for the game of rugby league football, I earnestly ask…

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Golf in Bermagui Opening of Reconstructed Links

The Bega District News · Friday 29 April 1949 · page 2

After a lapse of some eight years, the Etumagal Golf Links eitusted is an ideal setting in the centre of the village, were opented in glorious seaside…

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Brilliant Tennis At Bega Tournament Players From Many Districts Attend

The Bega District News · Friday 29 April 1949 · page 4

Bega was the Centre of all tennis interest in this part of the State during Easter, when players from many district centres and Sydney visited here for the annual open tournament…

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Bowls

The South Coast Register · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 4

On Saturday afternoon, besides the usual bowls games, a special general meeting was held to consider the advisability…

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Golf

The South Coast Register · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 4

The best rollup of members for many a long day attended the Berry golf course for competition play on Sunday last,…

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Inter-club Tennis

The Bega District News · Friday 6 May 1949 · page 9

District inter-club tennis rounds were played last Saturday. Results: B. Grade: Candelo defeated Bega white, 5 sets. 42 games to 4 sets 39…

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Patchy Football In Inter-Group Match Group 19 Win Poor Game

The Bega District News · Tuesday 10 May 1949 · page 7

Few players in the inter-Group elimination game, played at Bega, on Sunday, showed the brand o£ inspiration expected of players basically on trial-fair interstate selections Croup 19 (Mona[?]) scored 16 points…

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Bowls

The South Coast Register · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 1

Despite the inclement weather conditions on Saturday the finalists in the club pairs’ championship played to schedule, and…

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Golf

The South Coast Register · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 1

The Competition, a Choice 9 Holes, provided a keen contest among the members, at the Berry golf course, on Sunday last,…

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Lo[?] No Bowls This Saton[?]

The South Coast Register · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 2

Because the green has been top-dressed, the winter rinks of the Berry Bowling Club will not commence on Saturday; in fact,…

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Interleague Football South Coast Outplays Illawarra

The South Coast Register · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 1

Contrary to general opinion, especially up North, South Coast downed Illawarra, at Kiama, on Saturday last, the scores…

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Tathra Tennis Club Annual Meeting Held

The Bega District News · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 9

A fair gathering of members attended the annual meeting of the Tathra Eenis Club, which was held on Wednesday of last week…

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Reserve Grade Football Bermagui Meets Bega

The Bega District News · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 9

Bega Dover's' first grade team has drawn a bye for Sunday, but the reserve grade team plays Bermagui reserves at Bega at 3.15 p.m…

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Other Football Results

The Bega District News · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 7

Bemboka and Wolumla played a rugged patchy game, at Bemboka, on Sunday, with the latter running out winners by 5 to 2…

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Tathra Throws Eden Spirited Rugby League

The Bega District News · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 7

Tathra, on. Sunday, at home beat Eden 8 to nil, after a remarkable display of determined rugby league…

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Junior Football Classes Start Next

The Bega District News · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 7

Junior football coaching will start on Saturday at 2 p.m. on the Bega Recreation Ground. All juniors, and young players not…

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Bowls

The South Coast Register · Thursday 19 May 1949 · page 4

The Berry bowling green was top-dressed last week, so that no games were played during the week-end…

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Golf

The South Coast Register · Thursday 19 May 1949 · page 4

We told you so ! Kevin Wiggins, living up to our prediction, had an easy win in use Cecil Pat Competition, at the Berry…

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Tennis

The South Coast Register · Thursday 19 May 1949 · page 2

Berry Presbyterians were beaten by Pyree, 5 sets to 4, in Saturday’s Shoalhaven Tennis Competition…

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