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Sport, 1954

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Bega Plays Mixed Football To Down To Down Cobargo Team

The Bega District News · Tuesday 1 June 1954 · page 7

The type of football played by the Bega and Cobargo Rugby League teams at Bega, on Sunday, was by normal standards a mixture of brilliant and poor football. Electrifying…

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Associates’ Golf Notes

The Bega District News · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 11

Very good scores were returned in the Bega Associates’ competitions during the last few weeks. Miss Jean Rixon played…

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Golf Match Won By Bega Team

The Bega District News · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 11

The Bega Golf Club’s team was successful in its match against the Candelo-Kamenka. Club, at Bega last Sunday, in the…

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Need Of Ethics In Football

The Bega District News · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 2

An uneasy start in the Rugby League football season in this part of the State must create some misgivings that bad…

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Junior Football To Start Again Here

The Bega District News · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 11

After a lapse of some years, the opportunity to play regular organised football will be given to the young lads of Bega, as a strong local committee has been formed in Bega to conduct…

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Metropolitan Golfers Play High Class Golf At Bega

The Bega District News · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 11

The local golf enthusiasts expected some pretty classy golf when a visit from a team of Sydney amateurs was set down for last Saturday on the Bega Club’s course, and those who…

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Exhibition Golf In Bega

The Bega District News · Tuesday 8 June 1954 · page 7

Billy McWilliam, one of Australia’s leading professional golfers, who is regarded as among the best tutors in the game, will…

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Football May Be Postponed

The Bega District News · Tuesday 8 June 1954 · page 7

A move is afoot to postpone the Far South Coast Rugby League competition matches next weekend as players from all clubs Will…

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Rain upsets The Junior Football

The Bega District News · Tuesday 8 June 1954 · page 7

Last Saturday morning, on the Bega Sportsground, the Junior Rugby League matches were played in an enthusiastic…

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Associates’ Golf

The Bega District News · Friday 11 June 1954 · page 9

With the rain which has fallen, the condition of the golf links has allowed the Associates to return to their normal scratch…

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Bega Golf Notes

The Bega District News · Friday 11 June 1954 · page 9

The first round of the McWilliams Wine Trophy competition was played last Sunday, and it would appear that the…

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Bemboka Lads In Boxing Exhibition

The Bega District News · Friday 11 June 1954 · page 2

Two tiny Bemboka lads, Keith and Kevin Cuzner, whose father Mr. Stan Cuzner, was the referee at the Bemboka boxing…

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Exodus To Test; Football Off

The Bega District News · Friday 11 June 1954 · page 9

So many players from clubs in Group 16 Rugby League are making the trip to Sydney over the coming weekend to see the First Test match between Great Britain and Australia,…

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Bega Golf Notes

The Bega District News · Friday 18 June 1954 · page 2

Last Saturday’s fourball best ball vers[?] par event was won by Perce Wills and dong Jones with the very good score of 8 up,…

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The Blind Play Bowls

The Bega District News · Friday 18 June 1954 · page 7

At the indoor rink at Paddington, -London, Mr. Alan Pidgeon (right) blows a whistle to guide a blind bowler on to the jack — the white ball seen in the foreground. Mr. Pigeon, a past-president of the Queensland Bowling Association of Australia has perfected a…

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Candelo-K’ruka Golf Notes

The Bega District News · Friday 18 June 1954 · page 9

On Sunday, June 6, a Far competition was held at the Candelo-Kameruka Club which resulted in a win far R. Britten who…

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Technique Used to Help Blind to Play Bowls

The Bega District News · Friday 18 June 1954 · page 5

The first British trials of the experiment in helping the blind to play bowls were held in London recently…

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Bega Forms Its Committee To Control Junior Football

The Bega District News · Friday 18 June 1954 · page 9

Junior football organisation in Bega was taken a step further cm Tuesday night, when Mr. Col Kermode was given a committee to assist him handle 140 boys, besides five Bega…

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Cobargo Golf

The Bega District News · Friday 25 June 1954 · page 3

The Cobargo Golf Club conducted member’s local handicap tournament on Saturday last, and after showing quite good form, Fred…

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Bega Associates Golf

The Bega District News · Friday 25 June 1954 · page 9

[?]am which visited Dele[?] [?] Sunday last, found the [?]m just a Little too good [?]ate associates won. 3…

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