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JIMMMY SHARMAN VISITS HOME TOWNIn his weekly column In the Sporting Globe. Melbourne. Mr. Jimmy Shnrmnn, Junr.. had this •n nay nbout his visit to Narran-dern at show time:It's onlv natural wtten you go back lo the old home town you always look forward to seeing old friends and any town Improvements.I've Just spent n few days Jn Narrandera. where I was bom and spent most of my childhood.11 This town has always beensport-minded, but this year they have been among the wooden spooners, particularly with their Aussie Rules team.*1 But as 8.W.D.PL, secretary , Doug Roach said: They are near-ly all youngsters in the team and ., will develop into a great team next , I year.” Time will tell., \ Narrandera has one of the best ■ natural swimming pools In Aus-, trnlla—The Lake—and one of I the most unusual racecourse. Unusual In this respect—the commlt-. tee don’t believe In waste. Being ( wheat and wool country, several of } ihe ‘squatter* committee figured It was sheer waste for the centre of ‘ the course to be vacant. So they , cot to work and made it product-f Ive. On a share basis with the course caretnker. they cultivated the whole of the centre, taking in about 45 acres, and sowed wheat.It makes the course very plcture-esque and at the same time brings in well-earned cash.When I travelled through Motong. a small town near Nar-randera. I pulled up and had a pre yam to a few old mates, who. by '. their looks, were badly In need of r an A.PC. powder. 1When I remarked about their ' momlng-after-the-night- before “ look” ihey told be they had beenBlW1for:RlvMucrliladrlnltheArclnaWbsen\stllBilleriigu*yeawaiChi8t»V usu con vlci ladV pre the Mr In1a f a IGrlIon10 a ‘smoko’ for one of the Mat- creCuncMereawirencrterwhihfteaong Aussie Rules players by the names of Jones. A presentation had been made to him by the club for his great services. He sul: hadn’t missed n game In 10 years? I F There arc so many of the the d ' Jones hoys who have been the £ back-bone of the Mntong team ley| for so many years. I Just can’tI recall this chap’s name. Anyhow, congratulations—it’s a really great recordi You have often heard of the say:nig. Hay. Hell or BooliRal?, I haven’t been to the other two places yet, but I was in Hay a few weeks ago for their annual show. It was our first visit to the; be town. I found an old friend of; n0 mine I had sought for many i ti0 years. He was Alan McPhee lt;a da. Narrandera boy. Most of you) ‘ readers have never heard of him?Well If you had been interested in horse-breaking or rough-ridinn in the 20’s you certainly would haveAlan was one of the most versatile riders this country ever produced Por many years he was one of Australia’s leading show riders. You couldn't count the blue ribbons he won in high toi Jumps and hunts following the Th circuit. Alan'B proudest moment avi was In 1B27. He was picked as Br the sole Australian representative dei for the world's buckjumplng C. championship In America. Al- W1 though he didn't win the title he gu‘ did Justice to himself and let the ’ Mr world know of Australian riders' capabilities. These days Alan manages a property at Oxley.L1enMeof
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Leeton Murrumbidgee Irrigator
Leeton, New South Wales, AU
Tue, Oct 12, 1954
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