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Sport, 1955

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Heavy Noms. For Tathra Races

The Bega District News · Wednesday 5 January 1955 · page 7

Nominations for the annual Tathra Cup meeting have reached record proportions, and should the weather be…

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Rep. District Cricket to Meet on

The Bega District News · Wednesday 5 January 1955 · page 6

Combined teams, representing the Southern and Northern Division of the Imlay Cricket Association, will meet on Sunday…

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Young Officials Show Talents At Local Races

The Bega District News · Friday 7 January 1955 · page 6

The older officials who handle the race meetings in this area have had many years of experience, and thus have gained first class knowledge and an aptitude for their particular…

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Racing Season Ends with Great Tathra Cup

The Bega District News · Tuesday 11 January 1955 · page 9

The racing season for 1955, on this section of the coast, closed last Saturday on the Bega Racecourse, when the Tathra Race Club held its annual meeting, which attracted a record…

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Northern Teams’ Cricket Win

The Bega District News · Friday 14 January 1955 · page 10

In two hard-fought matches, last Sunday, two teams from the Northern Division of the Imlay Cricket Competition, defeated…

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Brogo, Wyndham Cricket Wins

The Bega District News · Friday 21 January 1955 · page 2

Brogo had a win over Wolumla, at Wolumla, in the Imlay Cricket Competition last Sunday, the home team being able to muster only 88…

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Bega Cricket Teams

The Bega District News · Friday 28 January 1955 · page 11

The Bega Cricket Club's No. 1 team to play Candelo, at Bega, on Sunday next will comprise: Nicholls (capt.), Taylor, Sheumack,…

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Conference To Be Held On Swimming Pool

The Bega District News · Friday 28 January 1955 · page 12

A conference will be arranged between the Bega Municipal Council and the Bga Apex Club, to make the final decision as to the site the proposed town swimming pool for Bega…

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More Racing Men Disqualified

The Bega District News · Friday 4 February 1955 · page 2

The racehorse Wallington, his rider George Price, owner M. P. Horan, of Cooma, and E. K. Wallis who was in charge of…

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Wolumla Cricket Team Wins

The Bega District News · Friday 4 February 1955 · page 10

Wolumla cricket team beat Bega Now 2 last Sunday at Wolumla in a very low sewing game. The Wolumla team was sent in…

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Sunday’s Cricket Teams

The Bega District News · Friday 4 February 1955 · page 9

The leaders in the Imlay Cricket Competition, Brogo, will play Bega No. 2 team, at Bega, oh Sunday next, when the Brogo team will…

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Cricket Teams

The Bega District News · Friday 11 February 1955 · page 3

The Bega Cricket Club’s two teams will meet on the local ground on Sunday, and for this mighty struggle, the No. 1 team…

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Cobargo Tennis Develops

The Bega District News · Friday 11 February 1955 · page 11

The committee of the Cobargo Tennis Club, to keep interest and enthusiasm in the Club, has decided to run an inter-town…

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Bega and Brogo Teams Draw Dull Cricket Match

The Bega District News · Friday 11 February 1955 · page 11

At, Bega [?] Sunday, Bega No. 2 [?] the divisional leaders, [?] a game made uninterred [?] the tactics of…

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Football at Crossroads

The Bega District News · Tuesday 15 February 1955 · page 7

The Bega Rovers' Rugby League Football Club has made an application to be included in the southern sub-group of…

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Bowls Notes

The Bega District News · Friday 18 February 1955 · page 2

Playing conditions last Saturday were not all that they could have been for Bowls. Light rain began to fall when only about…

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Bega Cricket

The Bega District News · Friday 18 February 1955 · page 11

Bega No. 2 team to play Candelo at Candelo next Sunday is Warby, Chapman, McCabe, Norris, Gray, Harnett, Ubrihien, Lees,…

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Bega Cricket Teams

The Bega District News · Friday 25 February 1955 · page 2

The following players have been selected to represent Bega - No, against Brogo at the Bega Sportsground ground on Sunday, February 27…

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Cricket Win for Bega

The Bega District News · Friday 25 February 1955 · page 11

Bega II soundly beat Candelo, at Candelo last Sunday, the scores being 293 to 133. Bega's win was mainly due to a brilliant…

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Bega Bowls Notes

The Bega District News · Friday 4 March 1955 · page 11

A dozen or so championship and competition games have been concluded since my last report two weeks ago…

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