Small Fields, Poor Racing
Despite initial prospects of plenty of racing, promised by the record nominations for the second day of the Bega Jockey Club’s Annual Carnival, fields were very small on…
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Picnic Races Of A New Type
The organisers of the Warragaburra Picnic Race Meeting, on January 16, claim they are preparing something…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hobson Yowrie Tennis C’Hampn
Sydney player K. Hobsod, retained his singles title by defeating Canberra player, Reg Bennett, in the three hard sets of the [?] at the County of Dampier Tennis…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A Little Drink After Cricket
When three Bega police officers entered the Wolumla Hotel, at 5.20 p.m., on Sunday, November 22, they found a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lively Cricket Expected In Imlay Comp
With the Imlay Cricket Competition at the half–way mark, it would appear that club supporters can anticipate plenty of good cricket when play re–commences on…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →“The News Light” Mayor, Mayoress See Tennis
The Mayor and Mayoress of Bega, Alderman and Mrs. Chas Ayres, together with Mr. and Mrs. Vol Goodwin, of Cooma, had a most enjoyable trip to Melbourne to see the Davis Cup Challenge Round. On the return journey, they…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cricket Leaders To Meet
The Imlay Cricket Competition leaders, Broga, will meet the Bega No. 1 team, one point behind the leaders, in the first…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Racing Booms In Cooma
The Cooma Race Club had a very successful meeting on the local course last Saturday week, fields being good after…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Picnic Races Rival Registered Meetings
There was better racing, consistently better fields, and more exciting finishes at the Bega A., P. and H. Society’s Picnic Race Meeting, at Messrs. Walf and E.H. Parbery’s…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →“The News Light” Film Record Of Picnic Races
Messrs. Alan Holgate and Les Cooper, of Ganmain, attended the picnic races on Saturday, and took a reel or two of coloured movies of what they found there. Besides catching a number of winners dashing past the post, they went the rounds of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bowls Notes
As is usual during the holiday Period, things have been very quiet on the howling front. However, the new green was opened…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cricket Teams
The Begs No. 1 cricket team, to play Pambula, at Pambula, on Sunday next will comprise the following players: B. Warby, N. Sercombe,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Moruya Club Expects Good Cup Racing
The Committee of the Moruya Race Club is very satisfied with the nominations for the two meetings to be held in that town…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Small Crowd Thrilled By Close Racing At Bega Trots
The relatively small crowd which attended the Bega Trotting Clubâs January meeting, on Saturday last, at the Bega Racecourse, saw some of the tightest and best finishes ever witnessed…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Support For Bega Swimming Pool
The Council of the Bega District Chamber of Commerce has resolved to support the construction of a swimming pool in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Holiday Cricket
Two cricket teams have been selected to play matches on Saturday and Monday next against a team from the N.S.W…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Towamba’s Win Creates Charges In Cricket Table
Towamba, with an outright win over Wolumla last Sunday, has taken the lead in the Imlay Cricket Competition, the fourth team to be at the top of the competition table in the last…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Cricket Teams
Bega’s No. 1 and No. 2 teams will meet in the next round of the Imlay Cricket Competition on Sunday next, on the Bega…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Rubber Used For Cricket Pitches
Offering a solution to the problem of cricket pitch surfaces, rubber is rapidly coming into favour with municipalities and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bowls Notes
The last two weekends have been very busy at the Bega Bowling Club. During the holiday weekend, Canberra bowlers…
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