Match List


Below is a list of all 729  matches played.  It is based on one compiled by John Madigan in The Maher Cup and Tumut, and includes additions and corrections. Madigan credited Wal Galvin of Cootamundra for first publishing the list in the Group 9 Year Book of 1978.

The list includes:

  • all scores
  • crowd and/or gate takings,  if known
  • more than 2500 hypertext links to online full-text newspaper articles available via Trove. Further links are being added as more local newspapers are digitised.
  • references to reports and photos in the pages of the books in the bibliography.

Download the Teams and Scorers PDF file for complete team lists where known and the scorers in individual matches. If anyone can assist with scanned newspaper clippings and/or team photos I, and fellow Maher Cup researchers, would be most thankful.

neiljpollock@yahoo.com

Date Home Team Away Team Comments
Wednesday, 14 July 1920 Tumut 27 Gundagai 6 Also recorded as 26-6. My article, Rules as at 29 June 1920 ; Team lists in Tumut & Adelong Times ; Gundagai Times team list;  lists in Adelong & Tumut Express preview ;  Tumut & Adelong Times report ;  Adelong & Tumut Express report , Gundagai Times report , Cootamundra Herald mention ; Crowd about 500 ; “Union Days” and first team lists in Madigan,p.5-7.
Wednesday, 8 September 1920 Tumut 12 Gundagai 12 Gundagai Independent report ; Tumut & Adelong Times previewGundagai Times mention ; Adelong & Tumut Express report ; E.J. Maher played – Tumut & Adelong Times report
Wednesday, 22 September 1920 Tumut 6 Gundagai 5 Gundagai Independent report  , Tumut & Adelong Times report ; Gundagai Times mention
Wednesday, 3 August 1921 Tumut 5 Gundagai 0 “Rugby league Takes Over” (Madigan,p.7-10) ; First game under league rules. Gundagai players have mishaps on the way – started with ‘pickups’ from the crowd – bitterly cold & muddy.  Tumut Advocate report ;   Gundagai Independent report ; Gundagai Times report ; Tumut & Adelong Times report
Wednesday, 17 August 1921 Tumut 4 Gundagai 11 First trip taken by the Cup. Celebrations in Gundagai.  Adelong & Tumut Express report , Gundagai Times report , Tumut & Adelong Times report ; brief Gundagai Independent report ;  Cootamundra Herald report ; reminiscence from 1941 ;  team lists (Madigan, p.9)
Wednesday, 21 September 1921 Gundagai 12 Tumut 0 Advertisement ; Also recorded as 14-0. Gate about £15 ; “Record Crowd”. Probably the first protest – over the referee. Gundagai Times report , Gundagai Independent report – Maher in Tumut team ; Squabble between teams – Tumut Advocate ; Tumut 1921 team photo (Madigan, p.8)
Wednesday, 21 June 1922 Gundagai 12 Cootamundra 5 Advertisement ; Gate £16 ; Gundagai teamGundagai Independent report ; Gundagai Times report ;  incorrect claim that Weissel was in Coota’s team ; brief mention in Cootamundra Herald ; Coota unhappy with referee
Wednesday, 28 June 1922 Gundagai 18 Tumut 10 Gundagai Independent report , Gundagai Times report ; estimated plus 800 crowd; Gate £18/5/- ; Young Witness puts crowd at 1000
Wednesday, 12 July 1922 Gundagai 30 Cootamundra 2 Gundagai Times report -special train from Coota with 300+ – gate £32, crowd 1500+ ; Gundagai Independent report Cootamundra Herald report
Wednesday, 16 August 1922 Gundagai 6 Tumut 10 Advertisement for 2 August match ; Originally scheduled for 19 July and then 2 August – due to flooding ; Advertisement – Gents 1/- , Ladies & children over 16 6d , school children free ; Crowd about 1500 ; Gundagai Times report ;  Adelong & Tumut Express reportGundagai Independent report , Protest lodged by Gundagai (turned down) ; Tumut & Adelong Times report ; protest – Tumut & Adelong Times ; protest still an issue in Gundagai in September.
Wednesday, 23 August 1922 Tumut 11 Cootamundra 19 Coota first team with a Sydney coach – Phil Regan.  Gundagai Independent report , Adelong & Tumut Express report – crowd of 2000 , Cootamundra Herald report ;  Cootamundra alleges bad sportsmanship , Weissel in Coota team ; Tumut & Adelong Times report
Wednesday, 30 August 1922 Cootamundra 20 Tumut 5 Gate £58/15 in “open ground” ; Adelong & Tumut Express report – crowd of 3000/1500/over 2000 , Tumut & Adelong Times report ; Cootamundra Herald report ; also recorded as 18-5 ;
Wednesday, 6 September 1922 Cootamundra 29 Junee Rovers 3 ‘Voluntary contibutions’ of £30; Cootamundra Herald report ; brief Gundagai Independent report , Wagga Daily Advertiser report – Weissel as hero “Beaufort”. Also recorded as 30-3 and 35-3
Wednesday, 20 September 1922 Cootamundra 21 Gundagai 5 Gate £45 ; Crowd 1500 ; Gundagai Independent report ;  Gundagai Times report , Cootamundra Herald report ; Also recorded as 22-6
Wednesday, 27 September 1922 Cootamundra 21 Tumut 3 Gate£40+ ; Adelong & Tumut Express report , Cootamundra Herald report , Young Witness report ; Gundagai Independent report
Wednesday, 6 June 1923 Cootamundra 17 Tumut 8 Special train Ad. ; Seminal game – my report and links to others ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Tumut Advocate comments ; Adelong & Tumut Express report ;  Gundagai Independent report
Wednesday, 20 June 1923 Cootamundra 10 Gundagai 4 Gundagai Independent report, Gundagai Times report , Cootamundra Herald report and 2nd page ; Crowd close to 1000 ; both sides with ex-Sydney coaches, first with Sydney referee, Freestone brothers on opposite sides.
Wednesday, 27 June 1923 Cootamundra 19 Temora 3 430 people from Temora by train ; Cootamundra Herald report .
Wednesday, 18 July 1923 Cootamundra 2 Gundagai 0 Football Fever ;  Gundagai Independent report ; Cootamundra Herald report ;
Wednesday, 25 July 1923 Cootamundra 11 Tumut 7 Crowd about 4000 ; Adelong & Tumut Express report ; last minute intercept for Coota. ; Tumut & Adelong Times report ; Cootamundra Herald report
Wednesday, 8 August 1923 Cootamundra 15 West Wyalong 8  Wyalong Advocate report , Dick Vest captained WW. , holiday at WW ; Cootamundra Herald report
Wednesday, 15 August 1923 Cootamundra 19 Temora 3 Cootamundra Herald report ; Also recorded as 16-3
Wednesday, 22 August 1923 Cootamundra 40 Harden-Murrumburrah 2 Cootamundra Herald report ; Team name reported as Murrumburrah and Murrumburrah-Harden ; race meeting at Harden – came with 10 men – five from Yass ; Score also recorded as 42-2
Wednesday, 29 August 1923 Cootamundra 10 Gundagai 0 Admittance 11 1/2d ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Tumut & Adelong Times mention ; Gundagai Independent report ;  Gundagai Times comments
Wednesday, 5 September 1923 Cootamundra 10 Tumut 3 Adelong & Tumut Express report ; In Memorium from Tumut ; Tumut & Adelong Times report ; Cootamundra Herald report
Wednesday, 19 September 1923 Cootamundra 32 Wagga 0 Cootamundra Herald report ; Gundagai Independent brief report ; Wagga team ; Wagga Daily Express report;  brief Wagga Daily Advertiser reporter ; also recorded as 30-2
Wednesday, 26 September 1923 Cootamundra 13 Tumut 8 Maher Cup now ‘owned’ by Coota ;  Cootamundra Herald report ; Tumut & Adelong Times mention
Wednesday, 18 June 1924 Cootamundra 9 West Wyalong 2 Coota puts cup into play after winning it outright ; Gate £48/12/11;  Advertisement Wyalong Advocate report , Cootamundra Herald report
Wednesday, 25 June 1924 Cootamundra 7 Temora 10 Gate £52/7/10; Advertisement ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Sydney Morning Herald report ; Football Fever ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report – record crowd at Cootamundra. ;
Wednesday, 2 July 1924 Temora 6 Cootamundra 17 Crowd of 4000, 800 from Coota. Record for a country game (Sheehan, p.19);  Also given as 2500/£100 ; Cootamundra Herald report ;  Sydney Morning Herald report , Gundagai Independent report ; Wagga Daily Express report;  Report on celebrations ; Cootamundra celebrations
Tuesday, 29 July 1924 Cootamundra 15 Gundagai 15 Gate £58/18/3; Gundagai Independent reportGundagai Times report , further Gundagai Times report – “record crowd” , Cootamundra Herald report ; Mentioned in long Referee article ;
Wednesday, 6 August 1924 Cootamundra 6 Cowra 3 Gate £97/11/3 ; Advertisement ; Cootamundra Herald report
Wednesday, 13 August 1924 Cootamundra 7 Gundagai 0 Gate £61/1/3; Advertisement ; Gundagai Independent report ;  Gundagai Times report , very big crowd ; Cootamundra Herald report
Tuesday, 20 August 1924 Cootamundra 20 Temora 2 Gate £60/2/2; Cootamundra Herald report
Wednesday, 10 September 1924 Cootamundra 15 Cowra 5 Gate £47/6/11;  Advertisement ; Coota teamCootamundra Herald report ; Gundagai Independent report  ; also recorded as 17-5
Wednesday, 17 September 1924 Cootamundra 8 Junee 6 Gate £32/2/3;  Cootamundra Herald report ; Also recorded as 6-6
Wednesday, 10 June 1925 Cootamundra 16 Junee 3 Cootamundra Herald report
Wednesday, 17 June 1925 Cootamundra 5 Tumut 2 Cootamundra Herald report ;  Adelong Argus report
Wednesday, 24 June 1925 Cootamundra 17 Young 13 Crowd 1200 ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Wild and woolly scenes
Wednesday, 1 July 1925 Cootamundra 14 Temora 6 Gate £146, crowd 4500 ; Cootamundra Herald report Adelong Argus report1 ; Adelong Argus report2 ; record gate
Wednesday, 15 July 1925 Cootamundra 8 Tumut 7 Crowd about 2000 ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Mentioned in long Referee article of 1931 ; Adelong Argus report 
Wednesday, 29 July 1925 Cootamundra 10 Young 0 Crowd about 1500 ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Letter from Fred Cahill
Wednesday, 5 August 1925 Cootamundra 17 Temora 6 Advertisement ;  Gate £114, crowd about 2000 ; Cootamundra Herald report
Wednesday, 12 August 1925 Cootamundra 10 West Wyalong 19 Crowd about 1500; Cootamundra protests (Sheehan, p.19) Two WW players miss train (Campbell, p.14), Wyalong Advocate report , Cootamundra Herald report ;  Gundagai Independent report ; Cootamundra’s warning
Wednesday, 26 August 1925 West Wyalong 13 Young 5 Wyalong Advocate report
Wednesday, 2 September 1925 West Wyalong 11 Temora 5 Gate almost £50; Wyalong Advocate report
Wednesday, 9 September 1925 West Wyalong 7 Cootamundra 5 2000 crowd ; Wyalong Advocate report ; Cootamundra Herald report ; 4 Broad brothers in WW team (Campbell, p.45; Poetic report ,
Wednesday, 23 September 1925 West Wyalong 4 Cootamundra 6 AdvertisementWyalong Advocate report , Cootamundra Herald report ;  Gundagai Independent – 3000 crowd, 2/- admission ; dusty ground.  Brian O’Connor hurt and never played again.
Wednesday, 30 September 1925 Cootamundra 24 West Wyalong 7 Wyalong Advocate report , Cootamundra Herald report
Wednesday, 9 June 1926 Cootamundra 5 Young 0 Gate £87 ; Cootamundra Herald report  ; Gundagai Independent report
Wednesday, 16 June 1926 Cootamundra 44 Harden-Murrumburrah 0 Gate £40 ; crowd about 800 ; Cootamundra Herald report
Wednesday, 23 June 1926 Cootamundra 9 Gundagai 6 Crowd about 700, rainy ; Cootamundra Herald reportGundagai Independent report ; Clubs shake hands
Wednesday, 30 June 1926 Cootamundra 15 Temora 11 Crowd about 1,600 ; Cootamundra Herald report
Wednesday, 7 July 1926 Cootamundra 14 West Wyalong 5 Crowd about 1,100 ; Cootamundra Herald ReportWyalong Advocate report ; Cootamundra report in Advocate
Wednesday, 14 July 1926 Cootamundra 10 Gundagai 7 Gate £68 ; Gundagai Independent report , Cootamundra Herald report ;  allegation of bribes , more on bribery
Wednesday, 4 August 1926 Cootamundra 7 Young 6 Advertisement ; rainy & small crowd ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Coota’s 50th match ; Cootamundra’s Maher Cup record
Wednesday, 11 August 1926 Cootamundra 7 Canowindra 5 Crowd about 2,500 ; Cootamundra Herald report – billed as Maher Cup but technically not ; Gundagai Independent report
Wednesday, 25 August 1926 Cootamundra 12 Temora 15 £60, 1200 crowd ; The Sun reportCootamundra Herald report ; Gundagai Independent report  , Richmond River Herald report ;
Wednesday, 1 September 1926 Temora 13 West Wyalong 12 Wyalong Advocate report ; brief mention
Wednesday, 8 September 1926 Temora 26 Barmedman 5 Race meeting held prior to game (Sheehan, p.21) ; brief Tumut & Adelong Times report ;  Cootamundra Herald mention
Wednesday, 15 September 1926 Temora 10 Cootamundra 7 Crowd of 4000 , “wonderful gate” ; The Sun detailed report ;  Gundagai Independent report ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Coota unhappy with Young referee ; Junee protest ; more on protest ; Verdict against Junee ;  more on referees ; even more on referees ; report from Perth ; The Sun on referee question
Wednesday, 29 September 1926 Temora 6 Cootamundra 10 Gate about £160 ,3000 (410 by train from Cootamundra);Holiday for Maher Cup ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Five players sent off , Richmond River Herald report , Robertson Mail report , played in pouring rain ; The Sun report
Wednesday, 8 June 1927 Cootamundra 15 Junee 8 Gate £45 ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Weissel has gone to Temora & Coota starts to import players ;  Grenfell Record report , no string on Maher Cup
Wednesday, 15 June 1927 Cootamundra 6 Young 8 Gate about £120; Wild celebrations in Young;  Gundagai Independent report , Grenfell Record report , Cootamundra Herald report , brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Wednesday, 22 June 1927 Young 29 Harden-Murrumburrah 7 Also recorded as 27-6 and 27-9; Gate about £50 ; Cootamundra Herald report
Wednesday, 29 June 1927 Young 10 Cootamundra 17 Record crowd” various estimates – almost 4000 to an estimated 5000; over 800 came by train , Gate £220 mentionedWagga Daily Express previewCootamundra Herald report ; Wagga Daily Express reportGrenfell Record report , Wyalong Advocate report , The Sun reportMaher Cup chant
Wednesday, 6 July 1927 Cootamundra 20 Wagga 6 All shops close in Wagga ; Match preview ; Gate £144/9 ; crowd 3000/4000+ ; [Report of  £235/6 gate] ;  Cootamundra Herald report ;  Wagga Daily Advertiser report ;  Wyalong Advocate report , Gundagai Independent report ; The Sun report
Wednesday, 13 July 1927 Cootamundra 18 Temora 6 Gate £167/16 – record for Coota match ; crowd 3000+ ; Cootamundra Herald report ; The Sun preview;  Gundagai Independent report , report about Temora Coota differences , brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Wednesday, 20 July 1927 Cootamundra 8 Grenfell 3 Gate £102/16,6 ; crowd 2000, Grenfell Record report , Cootamundra Herald report ;  Gundagai Independent report ,
Wednesday, 27 July 1927 Cootamundra 9 Young 22 Gate £107 ; crowd about 2500 ; Cootamundra Herald reportGundagai Independent reportWagga Daily Express reportCootamundra post-mortem
Wednesday, 3 August 1927 Young 9 Barmedman 7 Crowd 1200 , Grenfell Record report ,  Gundagai Independent report , brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Wednesday, 10 August 1927 Young 6 Gundagai 7 Gundagai led by Chook Fraser.  Crowd 1200 , Gundagai Times report , Gundagai Independent report , Cootamundra Herald report ;  Young withdraws protest , reprint of Young report , Also recorded as 2-7,
Wednesday, 17 August 1927 Gundagai 10 Barmedman 5 Advertisement – 1/- ; Crowd 2000, Gate £70, Gundagai Independent report , Gundagai Times report , Gundagai 1927 team photo (Sheehan, p.22)
Wednesday, 24 August 1927 Gundagai 11 Grenfell 3 Crowd 1500, Gate £46 ,  Grenfell Record report , Gundagai Independent report ,
Wednesday, 31 August 1927 Gundagai 13 Wagga 3 Match preview ; Crowd 3000, Gate £94 +1000 children free, Gundagai Independent report , Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; The Sun reportGundagai team photopostmortemReport from 1941 ; another 1941 report ;  Report from 1945
Wednesday, 7 September 1927 Gundagai 17 Young 8 Advertisement – 1/-, cars 1/- ; Gate £52 , crowd 1500 ;  Gundagai Independent report,  Gundagai Times report , score also given as 17-7.
Wednesday, 14 September 1927 Gundagai 3 Cootamundra 3 Crowd 3500+, £107, Gundagai IndependentreportGundagai Times report , Cootamundra Herald report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report ;  unsatisfactory rules ; more on rules
Wednesday, 28 September 1927 Gundagai 6 Cootamundra 4 Advertisement ; Gate £130 ; Crowd of 4000 ; Bluey Freestone scored for Gundagai on final bell. Gundadai Independent report ; Why Coota lost ;  Tumut wanted last game , Coota’s Bung Rules. ; Gundagai v Balmain Ad. ; Gundagai beats Balmain
Wednesday, 6 June 1928 Gundagai 8 Cootamundra 13 Advertisement ; Crowd of over 4000/5000, 857 on train from Coota ; Gate £173 at 1/- ; Latchem Robinson – Coota ;  Cootamundra Herald report ;  Gundagai Times report ; Kingston & Freestone not released to play ; Gundagai Independent report ; Claim of biggest crowd
Wednesday, 13 June 1928 Cootamundra 50 Harden-Murrumburrah 3 Threat of forfeit , Cootamundra Herald report ;  Gundagai Independent report ,Gate  £65
Wednesday, 20 June 1928 Cootamundra 19 Gundagai 9 Crowd 3500 , Gate £173 (also given as £120) ,  Gundagai Independent report , Gundagai Times report , Cootamundra Herald report ; Barmedman withdraw
Wednesday, 4 July 1928 Cootamundra 16 Grenfell 2 Gate £65/17 , Grenfell Record Report , Cootamundra Herald report
Wednesday, 11 July 1928 Cootamundra 8 Junee 6 Gate £72/£73 , Cootamundra Herald report ;  Gundagai Times report ;  Money and Cootamore on this
Wednesday, 18 July 1928 Cootamundra 2 Wagga 12 Match preview ; Gate £136 , 700 from Wagga, Cootamundra Herald report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report ;  Wagga Daily Advertiser report2 ;   Gundagai Independent report , Gundagai Times report ; Wagga led by Caples. ; Tumut & Adelong Times report ; Young Chronicle report ;  Report from 1937
Wednesday, 25 July 1928 Wagga 18 Cowra 0 Advertisement ; Match preview; Gate £85, crowd 2000 ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; Cootamundra Herald report ; listed by Gundagai Independent as 15-0 , also listed as 10-0 ; Wagga 1928 team photo (Hughes,p.122)
Wednesday, 1 August 1928 Wagga 6 Junee 10 Match preview ; more preview ; Gate £111/9, crowd 3500/3900 ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Young Courier reportJunee celebrations ; Junee player bonus ; The Sun on celebrations; also listed as 6-13
Wednesday, 8 August 1928 Junee 27 Harden-Murrumburrah 3 Gate £75 , crowd 1000+ ; Cootamundra Herald report ; brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report ;   Tumut & Adelong Times report
Wednesday, 15 August 1928 Junee 3 Cootamundra 5 Crowd of 4500 to nearly 5000; gate £210/10/6 at 1/- , £179 in Gundagai Independent report, Match preview ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser reportReferee report ; Young Chronicle report
Wednesday, 22 August 1928 Cootamundra 10 Wagga 2 Gate £54/19 ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report ;  match on Wagga Show day ; bonus for Wagga players
Wednesday, 29 August 1928 Cootamundra 8 Canowindra 24 Canowindra wealthy footballers , holiday in Canowindra , £189/7 – £198 gate at 2/-,  Cootamundra Herald report ; Coota lodges appeal player outside ten mile limit – wins , Gundagai Independent report Tumut & Adelong Times report , Referee report , Young Chronicle report ; Canowindra’s Case , Appeal decision , Arrow report , Maher Cup Rules , Coota caricatured
Wednesday, 5 September 1928 Cootamundra 6 Gundagai 5 Gate £22/9 , only one days notice to play,  Gundagai Times report , Gundagai Independent report ; Cootamundra Herald report
Wednesday, 12 September 1928 Cootamundra 7 Junee 7 Gate £44 , Cootamundra Herald report
Wednesday, 19 September 1928 Cootamundra 25 Barmedman 12 Gate £21/19 ; Cootamundra Herald report ;  Cowra forfeited game due to Canowindra issue.
Wednesday, 26 September 1928 Cootamundra 11 Tumut 7 Gate £80/£78 ; Four players dismissed ; Cootamundra Herald report ;  Gundagai Independent report ; brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Wednesday, 5 June 1929 Cootamundra 17 Young 10 Draw to be played out ; Gate £88/4Cootamundra Herald report ; Young Chronicle report ; Coota illegally paying players (Sheehan, p.23) ; Gundagai Independent report
Wednesday, 12 June 1929 Cootamundra 13 Harden-Murrumburrah 3 Gate £54/18/6 ; Cootamundra Herald report1 ; Cootamundra Herald report2 ; Murrumburrah Signal report
Wednesday, 19 June 1929 Cootamundra 16 Gundagai 10 Gate £66/14/6 ; Gundagai Times report, Gundagai Independent report;  Cootamundra Herald report ; Wagga withdraws from Maher Cup ; Wagga’s withdrawal
Wednesday, 26 June 1929 Cootamundra 20 Barmedman 8 Gate £47/4 ; Cootamundra Herald report ;  Cootamundra Herald report2 ; Also incorrected recorded as 20-3
Wednesday, 3 July 1929 Cootamundra 5 Temora 12 Gate £66/7/6 ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Gundagai Independent report;  Sportsman reports Coota. coaching changes
Wednesday, 10 July 1929 Temora 22 Tumut 5 Crowd of 4350 paying adults and over 1000 children; Gate £217 (£205 + £12 for programs) ; “probably a record” ; Weissel “brilliant” ; Gundagai Times report ; Temora all amateur except Weissel ; Tumut & Adelong Times report ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report; Gundagai Independent report
Wednesday, 17 July 1929 Temora 2 Junee 7 Crowd of 3500 ; Gate £147/with cards £160 ; Junee led by Keith Ellis ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Wagga Daily Express reportThe Sun reportJunee men in interstate railway team; Public presentation to Eric Weissel at Temora
Wednesday, 24 July 1929 Junee 0 Cootamundra 3 Gate £200/£157(nett) , crowd 3000+ ; Junee objects and refuses to hand cup over ; Jack Watson scores on the bell ; Cootamundra Herald reportTumut & Adelong Times report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; Wagga Daily Express report;  Cootamundra ExoneratedGeneral complaints by Junee against Cootamundra and Maher Cup ; Gundagai Independent report
Wednesday, 31 July 1929 Cootamundra 10 Barmedman 8 Gate £54/2 ; Cootamundra Herald reportBarmedman objects against a Coota player ; Wagga Daily Advertiser reports protest ; more on protest ; Coota letter to NSWRL ; Barmedman view ; amicable settlement ; Sydney Truth on Who Owns The Maher Cup ; The Sun on Phillips case
Wednesday, 4 September 1929 Junee 2 Cootamundra 0 Gate £135 ; The Sun detailed reportCootamundra Herald report ; Gundagai Independent report; Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; Wagga Daily Express report;  Match ordered to be replayed ; Final decision ; Coota defies NSWRL ; Executive replaced ; Coota appeal ; idea to end the Maher Cup ; Police address players before game; Barmedman & Junee both claimed the Cup (Sheehan, p.23); first time gate money was divided between teams (Sheehan, p.24) ; eggs thrown at Coota ; Daily Telegraph on eggs; Tom Case kicked goal from half-way.
Wednesday, 11 September 1929 Junee 10 Barmedman 17 Gates £63/8 ; Crowd 2500 ; Gundagai Times report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser reportWagga Daily Advertiser notes ; Wagga Express reportCootamundra Herald report ; Young Chronicle report
Wednesday, 18 September 1929 Barmedman 22 Young 3 Gate £30 due to Temora Show, Cootamundra Herald report,  Brief report ; Also recorded as 24-3,  23-3 & 27-3.
Wednesday, 25 September 1929 Barmedman 20 Cootamundra 3 Gate £140 ; 2800 crowd, ground “nothing but a ploughed paddock”, “infested by rabbits” (Sheehan, p.24) ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; Young Chronicle report ;  Group 9 inter-club comp ideas defeated ; south-west comp launched in 1930 ; Group 9 meeting report
Wednesday, 4 June 1930 Barmedman 11 Cootamundra 7 Season preview ; Sportsman match preview ; 3000 crowd and £250/£240 gate at 2/- ; Big crowd left Coota ;  Cootamundra Herald report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser sidelights ; Albury Banner report ;  9 imports in the Coota team – lost and then sacked (Sheehan, p.26).  Also incorrectly recorded as 11-3.
Wednesday, 11 June 1930 Barmedman 3 Young 11 £100 gate ; brief Goulburn Post report ;  Young reception ; Young reception 2Burrowa News report ; brief Wagga Daily Advertiser reportscorers ; cup taken around for those players out of work [Young Witness]
Wednesday, 18 June 1930 Young 10 Gundagai 10 £160 gate @2/- children 1/-; crowd 3000 ; Photo of Young teamGrenfell Record report ; Gundagai Times report ; Gundagai Independent report ; Cootamundra Herald report ; brief SMH reportGospel according to the Maher cup
Wednesday, 25 June 1930 Young 5 Wagga 4 £153/4 gate ; Match preview ;  SMH report ; Wagga Daily Express report;  Wagga Daily Advertiser report ;  brief report ; protest dismissed ; Wagga won on protest ; wins appeal ;  10 mile peg incident ; appeals ; more from Cootamundra Herald
Wednesday, 2 July 1930 Wagga 8 Cootamundra 17 £156 gate ; Match previewCootamundra Herald report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; Wagga Daily Express report
Wednesday, 9 July 1930 Young 5 Cootamundra 14 Young gets verdict ; Young reinstated as holders ; cup in bank ; £224 gate; 2000 plus ; Cootamundra Herald report ‘  Grenfell Record report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Wednesday, 16 July 1930 Cootamundra 15 Tumut 12 £292/10 gate at 2/- (record to date); 3000 plus crowd; crowd give at almost 5000 including school children admitted for free ; Game preview ; Cootamundra Herald report ;  Gundagai Times report ; Gundagai Independent report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report ;  run dead attempt claim ; “one of the best games” ; like pre-depression times ;  Tumut debt problems ; Goulburn challenge
Wednesday, 23 July 1930 Cootamundra 34 West Wyalong 7 £65 gate ; Wyalong preview ;  Cootamundra Herald report1 ;  Cootamundra Herald report2 ; West Wyalong Advocate report
Wednesday, 30 July 1930 Cootamundra 12 Temora 8 £282/10 gate at 2/- ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Cootamundra Herald report2 ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; Gundagai Independent report ; Temora 1930 team photo (Hughes,p.121)
Wednesday, 13 August 1930 Cootamundra 20 Harden-Murrumburrah 12 Wet weather; lowest gate for some years £31/10 ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Cootamundra Herald report2 ; Galong players
Wednesday, 20 August 1930 Cootamundra 11 Junee 0 £163/8 gate , crowd 2500 ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Cootamundra Herald report2 ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report ;   Junee players demand a days wages to play (Sheehan, p.27) ; Temora’s new cup (later Weissel Cup)
Wednesday, 27 August 1930 Cootamundra 3 Tumut 0 £141/4 gate at 2/- ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Cootamundra Herald report 2 ;  Gundagai Independent report
Wednesday, 3 September 1930 Cootamundra 7 Junee 7 £69 gate ;  A particularly hard game ; Police at game ;  Cootamundra Herald report ; Cootamundra Herald report2 ; Wagga Daily Advertiser sidelights ; brief Wagga Express report
Wednesday, 17 September 1930 Cootamundra 10 Barmedman 13 Schedule rearranged ; £49 gate ; Cootamundra Herald report ; brief Wagga Express report ; Gundagai Independent report ;
Wednesday, 24 September 1930 Barmedman 9 Cootamundra 9 Match preview ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Young paper supports professionalism ; 1930 records
Wednesday, 3 June 1931 Barmedman 31 Cootamundra 7 Match preview ; Gate £112 ;  Cootamundra Herald report ; Referee report ; Mentioned in long Referee review article ;
Wednesday, 17 June 1931 Barmedman 31 Harden-Murrumburrah 3 £40/2/- gate ; Murrumburrah Signal report ;  Referee report ; Cootamundra Herald report
Wednesday, 24 June 1931 Barmedman 7 Cootamundra 2 Gate £13 ; small attendance in a  quagmire with many roads impassable; Cootamundra Herald report ; Referee report inc. Len Cooper issues.; decline of Cootamundra football ; Lesberg’s record
Wednesday, 8 July 1931 Barmedman 13 Wagga 5 Wagga Daily Advertiser reportCootamundra Herald report ; Wagga Express reportCooper case decision
Wednesday, 15 July 1931 Barmedman 11 Tumut 5 Gate £29 ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Short Referee report
Wednesday, 22 July 1931 Barmedman 2 Young 3 £54/15- /£78 gate ; Protest over eligibility of Kelly from Young ; dismissed ;  Cootamundra Herald report ; brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report ;  story that probably relates to this game. ; brawl at Barmedman
Wednesday, 29 July 1931 Young 47 Gundagai 9 £63 gate ; Also recorded as 48-6 and 37-9 ; brief Gundagai Times report ; brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Wednesday, 5 August 1931 Young 16 Junee 11 £100 gate, crowd 3000 ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Goulburn Post report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; SMH report ;  Junee teambrawl over Cup display ; Short Referee report – score as 21-11 ; brief Wagga Express report 
Wednesday, 12 August 1931 Young 19 West Wyalong 10 Tumut & Adelong Times brief report ; Cootamundra Herald brief report ;
Wednesday, 19 August 1931 Young 10 Temora 25 Almost £200 gate ; much crowd trouble; “the most savage Maher Cup” & “one of the most discussed” – (Sheehan, p.27-28) ; crowd rushes field ; Northern Star report ; Boorowa News report ; Cootamundra Herald report ; brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Wednesday, 26 August 1931 Temora 24 Young 10 £72 gate ; Police warning before game ; Cootamundra Herald report ; The Sun report
Wednesday, 2 September 1931 Temora 26 West Wyalong 5 Very low gate £18/10- ; brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report  ; The Sun half-time report ;
Wednesday, 9 September 1931 Temora 10 Tumut 12 Jubilation at Tumut ; Gate £39/£35 ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; Wagga Express report ; Temora win protest against 3 “ineligible” players (Sheehan, p.29) ; history of this dispute (Madigan, p.13-15) ; McGuire protest ; result ; Tumut’s view on dispute; after many appeals Tumut wins verdict in December ; Cup disappears ; bookmaker involved ; legal fight continues to 1932 ; Group 9 breaks from NSWRL (Madigan p.14) ; The Sun on dispute March 1932
Wednesday, 23 September 1931 Temora 17 Wagga 5 Match preview ; Gate £21/10 ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; Wagga postmortem; Wagga Express report ; The Sun halftime report
Wednesday, 30 September 1931 Temora 61 Cootamundra 12 Started very late, the  Coota bus broke down ; Young was to challenge (Madigan, p.15) ; Proposed Coota team ; Coota trouble getting a team together ; Brief Cootamundra Herald report ; brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Wednesday, 1 June 1932 Tumut 13 Cootamundra 12 Out of work city players attracted to country ; Referee season preview ; Coota to rebuild team ; Coota engage 6 imports ;  Cup handed over to Tumut ; also recorded as 15-2 ; gate £163/8/7, crowd 2000+ ; Referee report ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Gundagai Independent reportWagga Daily Advertiser report
Wednesday, 8 June 1932 Tumut 25 Harden-Murrumburrah 7 Advertisement ; Gate £72/7/-, crowd 700 ; also recorded as 22-7 ; Gundagai Independent reportReferee report ; Tumut & Adelong Time report 2
Wednesday, 15 June 1932 Tumut 7 Temora 3 Gate £98/6/4 , crowd 1000+ ; slippery conditions ; Referee report ; Gundagai Independent report ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Wednesday, 22 June 1932 Tumut 51 Gundagai 11 Cowra was to play this ; Gate £21/11/9 ; Advertisement – 2/- , cars ? ; school children free ; Gundagai Independent reportCootamundra Herald report ; brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Wednesday, 29 June 1932 Tumut 3 Cootamundra 3 Gate £131/4/6 @2/- ; Referee preview ; Tumut Times previewTumut Times report ; Cootamundra Herald report ;  Gundagai Independent report ; more Gundagai Independentbrief Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Wednesday, 6 July 1932 Tumut 24 West Wyalong 4 Gate £40/7/8 ; Gundagai Independent reportWagga Daily Advertiser report ; Cootamundra Herald report
Wednesday, 13 July 1932 Tumut 10 Barmedman 4 Gate takings £50/15/3 ; Gundagai Independent reportCootamundra Herald report ; dispute over when to play next game ; Group 9 breakaway ; Cup awarded to Young ; similar story ;  Group 9 breakaway ; Temora claim on Cup ;  Tumut defies Group 9 ; dispute conferencecompromise
Wednesday, 3 August 1932 Tumut 8 Young 5 New Maher Cup rules , gate £44/5/4 ; Gundagai Independent report ; Cootamundra Herald report
Wednesday, 10 August 1932 Tumut 2 Junee 5 Gate £64 ; Gundagai Independent reportWagga Daily Advertiser report ;
Wednesday, 17 August 1932 Junee 34 West Wyalong 4 Gate £40 ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Gundagai Independent reportaftermath ; also recorded as 34-2
Wednesday, 24 August 1932 Junee 12 Cootamundra 8 Also recorded as 12-5 ; Gate £63 ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Wednesday, 31 August 1932 Junee 13 Tumut 8 Gate £54 ; preview ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; Gundagai Independent reportCootamundra Herald report
Wednesday, 7 September 1932 Junee 22 Barmedman 5 Gate £25 ; previewCootamundra Herald report ; Gundagai Independent report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Wednesday, 14 September 1932 Junee 10 Temora 11 Gate £86 ; “Huge crowd” ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; Gundagai Independent report ; Coota forfeited final game and Young did not play.
Wednesday, 3 May 1933 Temora 36 Cootamundra 5 Issue of imports killing game ; small gate £20 , Weissel brilliant ; Cootamundra Herald report ; scorers
Friday, 10 May 1933 Temora 19 Tumut 7 Gate £27 ; Fair crowd ; SMH scores
Wednesday, 17 May 1933 Temora 21 West Wyalong 2 Gate £35/0/6  ; brief SMH report ; West Wyalong wins protest against Queensland player. , Vic Moses coaching WW. (Campbell,p/70-71) ; SMH article ; The Sun ;  Cootamundra Herald on protest ; appeal dismissed ; more detail on dismissal ; NSWRL approves appeal
Wednesday, 7 June 1933 West Wyalong 7 Young 0 Gate £83/12/6 ; Tough game ; SMH scores, gate ; SMH on protest ; move to end Maher Cup ; more on this
Wednesday, 21 June 1933 West Wyalong 5 Temora 5 NSWRL orders replay after Group 9 dismisses Temora’s appeal. ; Gate £115/8/6 ; 2000 to 3000 crowd , schedule disrupted by protracted WW v Temora dispute ; draw causes confusion and debate ; Sportsman says ridiculous ruling
Wednesday, 28 June 1933 West Wyalong 7 Temora 28 Played at Barmedman; Gate £190/7/6 ; scores ; ‘Plume” Hay flown to game ; 438 on train from Wyalong, 350 from Temora,  West Wyalong refused to hand Cup over (also Sheehan, p.31) Disputed by Campbell, p.71. ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Young pulls out of 12 July match.
Wednesday, 19 July 1933 Temora 27 Junee 3 Also listed as 37-3 and 24-3
Wednesday, 26 July 1933 Temora 12 Barmedman 2 “Rough and tumble game”. Tumut pulls out of 2 August game – expense of travel.  Harden previously forfeited ; Maher Cup spent force
Wednesday, 9 August 1933 Temora 15 West Wyalong 9 Gate £25 ; bitterly cold ; West Wyalong protests – further report – against referee appointment – match to be replayed (Campbell, p.71-72)
Wednesday, 23 August 1933 Temora 15 West Wyalong 19 At Barmedman. Also recorded as 12-17. ; Albury Banner brief report ; poor attendance £32/7 ; Decline in football crowds.
Wednesday, 2 May 1934 West Wyalong 14 Cootamundra 2 Gate £64 ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Gundagai Independent report ; Wyalong had protest ready for use if they lost.
Wednesday, 16 May 1934 West Wyalong 28 Junee 6 Gate £65 ; SMH report ; brief Cootamundra Herald report ; brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Wednesday, 30 May 1934 West Wyalong 33 Tumut 0 Gate £80 ; 3000 crowd ; announced teams ; Gundagai Independent report ;  brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; Tangle with Coota’s challenge
Wednesday, 13 June 1934 West Wyalong 10 Gundagai 6 Gate £84/19/6 ; Gundagai Independent report ; Brief Cootamundra Herald report ; Cootamundra suspended ;  Coota-Group 9 dispute
Wednesday, 27 June 1934 West Wyalong 4 Temora 15 Gate £129 / £137/11 ; SMH report ; Gundagai Independent reportbrief Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; brief Referee report
Wednesday, 4 July 1934 Temora 5 Cowra 0 Gate £34, rainy, SMH report
Wednesday, 11 July 1934 Temora 7 Young 12 One of the best games; Kearney, Rev Leggett, Rev Morrison, Weissel (Sheehan, p.31-32) ; Gundagai Independent reportletter from Ted Maher , Young Chronicle reportCootamundra Herald reportSMH report , Grenfell Record report
Wednesday, 18 July 1934 Young 19 Cootamundra 2 Gate £116/£125 ;  SMH report ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Young Chronicle report Gundagai Independent report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report ;  Coota protest against Rev Leggett ; fizzled out
Wednesday, 25 July 1934 Young 30 Gundagai 7 £65 gate, Gundagai Independent report ; Young Chronicle reportSMH report ; brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report ;  Temora protest
Wednesday, 1 August 1934 Young 23 Junee 2 Gate £60+ ; preview ; another preview ; Young Chronicle reportbrief Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; further brief report ; Also recorded as 23-3 and 22-3
Wednesday, 8 August 1934 Young 18 West Wyalong 15 Gate £94/17/6 ; preview ; Young Chronicle report ;  SMH report ; hard game ; Gundagai Independent report ; brief Cootamundra Herald report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report ;  Redraw Maher Cup dispute ; Group executive resigns
Thursday, 15 August 1934 Young 34 Cootamundra 7 Gate £30 (rain) ; previewYoung Witness report ; Young Chronicle reportbrief Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; Gundagai Independent report ;  Cootamundra “controls’ Maher Cup ; Coota suspended again ; Young wins appeal
Wednesday, 22 August 1934 Young 19 Cowra 2 Gate £38 ; preview ; Young Chronicle reportSMH report ; brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; Gundagai Independent report ; Young Show on 29 August – no further matches
Wednesday, 1 May 1935 Young 4 Cootamundra 7 Amended rules ; Gate £76 ; Cootamundra Herald report ; SMH report ; Young protests over draw
Wednesday, 8 May 1935 Cootamundra 14 Junee 6 Gate £40/4/6 ; Cootamundra Herald report
Wednesday, 15 May 1935 Cootamundra 5 Tumut 13 Cootamundra Herald reportCoota sacks imports ; Gundagai Independent reportWagga Daily Advertiser report ;  reception at Tumut ; contention that paid players ‘sold the game’.
Wednesday, 22 May 1935 Tumut 12 Temora 0 Maher Cup poetry ; £60 gate ; preview; teams ; Gundagai Independent reportWagga Daily Advertiser report ;  Wagga Express report ; Tumut’s all local 1935 team photo (Sheehan, p.29) and (Madigan, p.16) ;
Wednesday, 29 May 1935 Tumut 15 Gundagai 7 Preview ; gate £48/10 at 1/6 ; Gundagai Independent report ; Daily Advertiser report ;  brief report ; a report in poetry
Wednesday, 5 June 1935 Tumut 22 Junee 3 Preview ; gate £46/2 ; Gundagai Independent report ;  Wagga Daily Advertiser report ;  picture of Tumut team ; Group 9 meeting ;
Wednesday, 12 June 1935 Tumut 45 Grenfell 5 Preview ; Gate £43/10/- ; Gundagai Independent report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser reportGrenfell Record report  ; Young protest ; Cup goes missing ; Tumut & Gundagai fined
Wednesday, 19 June 1935 Tumut 10 Cootamundra 6 Gate £89 ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Gundagai Independent reportWagga Daily Advertiser report ; car accident ; another Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Wednesday, 26 June 1935 Tumut 36 Harden-Murrumburrah 10 Preview ; Murrumburrah Signal report ;  Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Wednesday, 3 July 1935 Tumut 14 Barmedman 3 Preview ; Gate £27/10/- ; Gundagai Independent report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Wednesday, 10 July 1935 Tumut 12 West Wyalong 5 Preview ; Wyalong team ; Gate £72 ; Gundagai Independent report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report  ; Albury Banner report
Wednesday, 17 July 1935 Tumut 12 Temora 3 Preview ; Gate £45/1 ; Gundagai Independent report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; Cootamundra Herald report
Wednesday, 24 July 1935 Tumut 5 Young 3  Tumut Times preview ; Gate £165 @1/6, crowd 3500Gundagai Independent report ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; Wagga Express report ; Murrumburrah Signal report ;  special plane ; Draw dispute ; Battle of the Maher Cup ; Tumut’s record
Wednesday, 31 July 1935 Tumut 12 West Wyalong 0 PreviewGundagai Independent report ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Wednesday, 7 August 1935 Tumut 15 Young 2 Preview (Wagga) ; Preview (Tumut) ; Gate £70/4 ;  Tumut Times report ; Gundagai Independent report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser reportCootamundra Herald report ; Sydney Truth report
Wednesday, 14 August 1935 Tumut 21 Cootamundra 9 Preview (Tumut) ; Kirk’s century ; Gate £38 ; dispute ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Gundagai Independent reportWagga Daily Advertiser report ; both teams censured
Wednesday, 21 August 1935 Tumut 3 Temora 10 Gate £49/£38 ; Gundagai Independent report ;   Wagga Daily Advertiser report ;  Albury Banner report ; brief Cootamundra Herald report ; Temora celebrations ;  Sept 10 Grudge Match ; photo of Tumut team which played in Sydney ; also  in (Madigan, p.18)
Wednesday, 28 August 1935 Temora 16 Cootamundra 5 Gate £60 ; Coota selection Cootamundra Herald report
Wednesday, 13 May 1936 Temora 20 West Wyalong 5 Coota out of Maher Cup ; Match and season preview ; Gate £37, small crowd ; The Sun report ;  SMH Report ; brief Cootamundra Herald report
Wednesday, 20 May 1936 Temora 17 Barmedman 10 Gate £24, small crowd ; preview ; The Sun reportAriah Park player problem 
Wednesday, 27 May 1936 Temora 44 Junee 2 Gate £24, small crowd ; preview ;  SMH Report , “spectacular” game
Wednesday, 10 June 1936 Temora 36 Young 7 Gate £43  ; preview; Sid Hall out; Young Chronicle report ;  The Sun report ; Murrumburrah Signal report ;   Harden withdrew from 3 June game
Wednesday, 17 June 1936 Temora 20 Tumut 7 Match preview ; Tumut team ; “Brilliant game”, large crowd – 500 from Tumut , 1500+ crowd, £108 gate ; The Sun report ;  Wagga Daily Advertiser reportAlbury Banner report ; Temora guernsey’s stolen ; Picture of Temora team in The Sun
Wednesday, 24 June 1936 Temora 0 Cowra 0 Gate about £10  ;  Six inches of water all over the ground ; Only Maher Cup scoreless game ; The Sun reportGrenfell players in Cowra team
Wednesday, 1 July 1936 Temora 11 Gundagai 0 Match preview ; Gate £43 ; The Sun report ;Albury Banner report
Wednesday, 8 July 1936 Temora 10 West Wyalong 10 Gate £83 ; preview; “The best Maher Cup match in years” – West Wyalong Advocate ; The Sun report Albury Banner report
Wednesday, 15 July 1936 Temora 18 Barmedman 5 Albury Banner scorers ; The Sun preview ; The Sun report
Wednesday, 22 July 1936 Temora 10 Tumut 12 Preview ; Gate £68 ; SMH report ; Midnight homecoming ; All luck says Temora ; Albury Banner scorers ;  The Sun report
Wednesday, 5 August 1936 Tumut 31 Bendick Murrell 3 Tallimba scheduled but withdrew ; Preview ; another preview;   Advertisement – 1/6, cars free ; Gate £23/9  ; Young Chronicle report;  Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; The Sun report ; Bendick Murrell team photo (Hughes, p.122)
Wednesday, 12 August 1936 Tumut 0 Temora 5 AdvertisementMatch preview ; The Sun preview ; The Sun report ; Gate £65
Wednesday, 19 August 1936 Temora 15 Cowra 10 Gate £31 ; The Sun reportBrief Albury Banner report ;  Bill Pinney of Temora attacked
Wednesday, 26 August 1936 Temora 12 Gundagai 11 Gate £26 ; The Sun reportAlbury Banner scorers ; Also recorded as 11-10
Wednesday, 2 September 1936 Temora 3 West Wyalong 0 Preview ; The Sun preview ; Gate £86 ; The Sun report ; Mentioned in Campbell, p.79 ; Temora’s season ;
Wednesday, 19 May 1937 Temora 0 Tumut 3 1937 mood ; season delay; match preview ; Gate £50 ; Canberra Times report , Cootamundra Herald report  , Tumut reception ; various newspaper comments ; Wagga Daily Advertiser reflections
Wednesday, 26 May 1937 Tumut 13 West Wyalong 2 Preview (Wagga) ; Preview (Tumut) ; Gate £98 ; One of the bitterest winter days ; “brilliant football” ; West Wyalong Advocate reportWagga Daily Advertiser report ;
Wednesday, 2 June 1937 Tumut 7 Gundagai 4 Advertisement ; “Splendid attendance” ; Gundagai’s effortsMcInerney to Coolamon
Wednesday, 9 June 1937 Tumut 2 Young 8 Advertisement – 1/6, cars 6d ; Gate £44/18/- ; Preview ; no tries ; driver of the special train from Young was Bill Lesberg ; reception at Young ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Wednesday, 16 June 1937 Young 34 Barmedman 8 Gate £88/12/- ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Wednesday, 23 June 1937 Young 18 Cootamundra 5 Gate £136 ; Tallimba scheduled but withdrew ; PreviewCootamundra Herald Report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report ;  Albury Banner report.
Wednesday, 30 June 1937 Young 7 Cowra 5 Preview ; Gate £106/8/- ; Cootamundra Herald report
Wednesday, 7 July 1937 Young 5 Cowra 14 Cowra lucky in draw ; Gate £181/11/6 ; First Cowra win ; Cootamundra Herald report  ; Cowra celebrations
Wednesday, 14 July 1937 Cowra 20 Cootamundra 13 Gate £179/3 ; Broadcast on 2GZ by Allan Ridley; also recorded as 20-10 & 20-11 ; William Maher kicks offGrenfell Record report ; Cootamundra Herald report 
Wednesday, 21 July 1937 Cowra 5 Temora 5 Depression broken? ; Temora team ; Gate £177 ;  Temora protests , more on protestdismissed ; Game shown at picture theatres ; Cootamundra Herald report ; protest
Wednesday, 28 July 1937 Cowra 12 West Wyalong 0 Preview; Gate about £150/£132 ; WW players in motor accident on the way, another report ; West Wyalong Advocate reportCootamundra Herald report
Wednesday, 4 August 1937 Cowra 23 Harden-Murrumburrah 8 Radio broadcasts discontinued ; Gate £60 ; Cootamundra Herald report ; brief SMH report ; Wednesday half holiday debate
Wednesday, 11 August 1937 Cowra 18 Barmedman 8 Incorrect info ; Gate£48/10/6 ; Rough game ; Four sent off
Wednesday, 18 August 1937 Cowra 2 Tumut 0 Preview ; Gate £101 ; Tumut and Gundagai dispute ; Lachlan Leader report ; Brief Wellington Times report
Wednesday, 25 August 1937 Cowra 6 Young 6 Sid Hall retires ; Gate  £112 ; SMH report ;  picture of Cowra team ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Maher Cup still coveted
Wednesday, 1 September 1937 Cowra 4 Barmedman 0 Gate £31/5 ; Played after heavy rain ; brief Cootamundra Herald report ; Wellington Times brief report ;  Extension to season ; Further extension article
Wednesday, 4 May 1938 Cowra 14 Tumut 3 2LF starts Cup broadcasts – line difficulties (Madigan,p.24) ; Weissel retires ; Preview ; Gate £50 ;  Cootamundra Herald report
Wednesday, 11 May 1938 Cowra 10 Harden-Murrumburrah 7 Gate £27 ; Grenfell Record report ; First live to air broadcast on 2LF (McCarthy, p13), (Madigan,p.24).
Wednesday, 18 May 1938 Cowra 5 West Wyalong 6 Gate £71 ; Cooper kicks goal from half-way ; West Wyalong Advocate report ; Cowra refuses to hand over the Cup, protest against Templeton brothers (Sheehan, p.31-32) (Campbell, p.82) ; Grenfell Record report ; Protest ; DeadlockDismissed ; more on protest ; fresh turn ; West Wyalong on protest ; Barmedman’s role ; Cowra’s view ; Temora’s view
Wednesday, 25 May 1938 West Wyalong 3 Young 9 Gate £136/8 ; Gundagai withdraws from draw ; Preview ; West Wyalong Advocate report ;  Fred & Baden Broad for WW father & son (also in Sheehan, p.33)
Wednesday, 1 June 1938 Young 21 Temora 6 Gate £121 ; Grenfell Record report
Wednesday, 8 June 1938 Young 11 Barmedman 7 Gate £53 ; Grenfell Record report
Wednesday, 15 June 1938 Young 34 Barmedman 11 Gate £72 ; also recorded as 25-11 ; brief Cootamundra Herald report
Wednesday, 22 June 1938 Young 10 Harden-Murrumburrah 4 Gate £66/1 ; Broadcasting affecting crowds ; brief Cootamundra Herald report ; more neatness required
Wednesday, 29 June 1938 Young 17 West Wyalong 0 Gate £80 ; both sides ‘brilliant” ; West Wyalong Advocate report
Wednesday, 6 July 1938 Young 10 Tumut 0 Gate £62 ; also recorded as 13-10 ; Grenfell Record report ; Daily Advertiser report ; brief Murrumburrah Signal report
Wednesday, 13 July 1938 Young 16 Grenfell 11 Preview ; £209 gate , crowd almost 3000 ; Grenfell Record report ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser reportbest gate in 9 years ; Grenfell 1938 team photo (Hughes, p.125)
Wednesday, 20 July 1938 Young 19 Temora 20 Gate £50 , rainy ; Dillon, teacher from Young, late (Sheehan, p.33) ; Grenfell Record report ; Cootamundra Herald report
Wednesday, 27 July 1938 Temora 2 Cowra 4 Gate £55/£60 ; Temora protests eligibility of Killaby for Cowra – wins & then looses on appeal ; Cup disfigured ; Suggestions for names on the cup. ; criticism of Mr English
Wednesday, 3 August 1938 Cowra 6 Young 21 Gate £131/12 ; Referee abandons game due to “Donnybrook” (Sheehan, p33-34) ; SMH report ; Grenfell Record report ; Game washup ; Referee alleges bribe attempt ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Bribery allegations ; Sydney Truth on bribery ; Bill Maizey victimised
Wednesday, 10 August 1938 Young 10 West Wyalong 9 Gate £52 ; West Wyalong Advocate report ;  Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; Young 1938 team photo (Hughes, p.124)
Wednesday, 17 August 1938 Young 8 Temora 6 Gate £65 ; Cootamundra Herald report
Wednesday, 24 August 1938 Young 8 Barmedman 2 Gate £19 ; Brief SMH report ; Brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; Also recorded as 8-6; in pouring rain.
Wednesday, 7 September 1938 Young 7 Grenfell 4 Preview ; Gate £89/£87 ; Grenfell Record report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Wednesday, 14 September 1938 Young 10 Harden-Murrumburrah 5 Gate £33 ; SMH report ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Wednesday, 3 May 1939 Young 3 Temora 3 Selected teams ; Gate £92/10 ; Young played under protest regarding referee ; Grenfell Record report Gundagai Independent report
Wednesday, 10 May 1939 Young 7 Grenfell 2 Gate £139 ; Grenfell Record reportGrenfell stacked team with imports ; SMH report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; Grenfell committee resigns
Wednesday, 17 May 1939 Young 11 Cowra 5 Gate £83 ; brief SMH report
Wednesday, 24 May 1939 Young 18 Cootamundra 2 Gate £90 ; football in Cootamundra ; match preview ; Cootamundra Herald report
Wednesday, 31 May 1939 Young 12 Tumut 5 Preview ; Gate £60 , drizzling rain ; Madigan of Tumut married after game at Young ; Cootamundra Herald report ; brief Murrumburrah Signal report
Wednesday, 7 June 1939 Young 4 West Wyalong 8 Gate £62 ; West Wyalong Advocate report; WW team all born & bred locals ; Cootamundra Herald report ;  Grenfell Record report ; Wyalong football poetry ; listener’s letter
Wednesday, 14 June 1939 West Wyalong 2 Barmedman 2 Gate £92 ; West Wyalong Advocate report;  Brief Grenfell Record report ; scorers ; first match broadcast at West Wyalong.
Wednesday, 21 June 1939 West Wyalong 15 Harden-Murrumburrah 2 Gate £80 ; West Wyalong Advocate report; Brief Cootamundra Herald report ; Harden protest ;  Replay ordered because of referee mix-up. ; But rescinded ; more
Wednesday, 28 June 1939 West Wyalong 8 Barmedman 0 Gate £75/£81 ; West Wyalong Advocate report;   Brief Cootamundra Herald report ; Brief SMH report
Wednesday, 5 July 1939 West Wyalong 4 Young 7 Gate £154 ; West Wyalong Advocate report; brief Cootamundra Herald report
Wednesday, 12 July 1939 Young 9 Harden-Murrumburrah 2 Gate about £60 ; Grenfell Record report ; brief Murrumburrah Signal report
Wednesday, 19 July 1939 Young 22 Cowra 8 Gate £82 ; Cootamundra Herald report
Wednesday, 26 July 1939 Young 25 Cootamundra 13 Gate £33 ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; also reported as 27-13
Wednesday, 9 August 1939 Young 13 Grenfell 9 Gate £146/15/- ; Game postponed from previous week – flooded ground. ; Grenfell team for 2 August gameGrenfell Record report ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Imports Grenfell vs Young ; following complaints about postponement – no postponements permitted from 1940.
Wednesday, 16 August 1939 Young 17 Temora 5 Gate £30 ; Cootamundra Herald report
Wednesday, 23 August 1939 Young 2 Tumut 5 Preview ; Gate only £20 ; Very slushy ; SMH report ; try in last minute ; Cootamundra Herald reportRichmond River Herald report ; Young Witness report  ; Cup handed over ; Tumut team marooned ; Poem from YoungYoung heroes entertained ; Young funds dispersed
Wednesday, 30 August 1939 Tumut 19 Cowra 5 Preview ; Gate £60+ ; Muddy, hills covered with snow ; Tumut 1940 team photo (Madigan, p.26) ; Wagga Daily Advertiser reportCootamundra Herald report
Wednesday, 6 September 1939 Tumut 12 Harden-Murrumburrah 2 Preview ; Gate £50 ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Wednesday, 13 September 1939 Tumut 19 Cootamundra 10 Advertisement ; Preview ; Tumut preview ; Gate £52 ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Group 9 report review of season
Wednesday, 1 May 1940 Tumut 42 Tullibigeal 0 Advertisement – 1/6, children 6d, cars free ; Gate £21 ; teamsWagga Daily Advertiser report ; Tullibigeal later won Weissel Cup in 1940 (Sheehan, p.41) ; Goulburn Post report ; Tullibigeal team (Hughes, p.119) ; brief Cootamundra Herald report
Wednesday, 8 May 1940 Tumut 5 West Wyalong 8 Advertisement – Adults 1/6, Children 6d ; Gate £42/9 ; preview ; WW preview;  West Wyalong Advocate report;  Cootamundra Herald report ; Tumut protest dismissed ; Protest detail ; more on protest ; and more ; match report and protest (Madigan, p.27-28)
Wednesday, 15 May 1940 West Wyalong 4 Cowra 7 Gate £81 ; West Wyalong Advocate report; Brief Cootamundra Herald report ; Result annulled after protest over registration of 3 Cowra players and ring-in claim ; more on protest ; players incensedreplay scheduled at Coota
Wednesday, 22 May 1940 West Wyalong 13 Barmedman 2 Gate £50 ; West Wyalong Advocate report; brief Cootamundra Herald report
Wednesday, 29 May 1940 West Wyalong 27 Cowra 7 Gate £73; played at Grenfell as result of protest two weeks before; West Wyalong Advocate report;  Grenfell Record report ;
Wednesday, 5 June 1940 West Wyalong 22 Barmedman 5 Gate £72West Wyalong Advocate report; Brief Cootamundra Herald report ; After match Barmedman disbands – many players enlisted.
Wednesday, 12 June 1940 West Wyalong 4 Harden-Murrumburrah 12 Gate £70 ; Harden’s first win ; letter of congratulations ;  West Wyalong Advocate report; Young Chronicle report ; HM team photo & report in McCarthy p15 ; brief Cootamundra Herald report
Wednesday, 19 June 1940 Harden-Murrumburrah 8 Young 12 Gate £160 ; Murrumburrah Signal report ; Young Chronicle report ; brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; protest
Wednesday, 26 June 1940 Young 8 Cootamundra 5 Gate £60 ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Young Chronicle report
Wednesday, 3 July 1940 Young 15 Gundagai 4 Gate £39 ; Young Chronicle report; brief Cootamundra Herald report
Wednesday, 10 July 1940 Young 8 Temora 0 Preview ; Gate £51/12/6 ; Rainy ; Young Chronicle report ; brief Cootamundra Herald reportMaher Cup draw dispute ; more on Draw dispute
Wednesday, 24 July 1940 Young 0 Harden-Murrumburrah 5 Gate £63 ; Murrumburrah Signal report ; Young Chronicle report ;  Cootamundra Herald report ; first newspaper report stating that no protest submitted  ; Hailstorm (McCarthy, p.16) .
Wednesday, 31 July 1940 Harden-Murrumburrah 9 Tumut 5 Gate £124 ; Murrumburrah Signal report ; Young Chronicle report ;  Cootamundra Herald report
Wednesday, 7 August 1940 Harden-Murrumburrah 11 West Wyalong 7 Gate £76 ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Murrumburrah Signal report ;  Brief West Wyalong Advocate report: Protest against  “incompetence” of referee Ibbotson of Tumut (McCarthy, p.16)
Wednesday, 14 August 1940 Harden-Murrumburrah 8 Cootamundra 10 Gate £95/3 ; Murrumburrah Signal report ;  Cootamundra Herald report ; Home again ;  Complaint from police sergeant ; response to sgt ;  Players called upCootamundra’s young team
Wednesday, 21 August 1940 Cootamundra 17 Temora 6 Gate £100/3 ; First match at Coota since 1935 ; Report that Temora team was “sold” (Sheehan, p.41-42) ; Cootamundra Herald report ; further report
Wednesday, 28 August 1940 Cootamundra 13 Gundagai 4 Gate £52/17/6 ; Cootamundra Herald report ; further report ;   willing to sell Maher Cup draw ; more on this
Wednesday, 4 September 1940 Cootamundra 19 Gundagai 0 Gate £52/8 ; Cootamundra Herald report ; further report ; review of season
Wednesday, 7 May 1941 Cootamundra 30 Junee 4 Maher Cup carrying on Cootamundra Herald report ; Brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report ;  Group 9 annual meeting ; Pressure to move games to Sunday ; Temora’s suggestion
Wednesday, 14 May 1941 Cootamundra 15 Young 11 Gate £67 ; Cootamundra Herald report  ; further report ; brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report ;  Albury Banner report
Wednesday, 21 May 1941 Cootamundra 2 Harden-Murrumburrah 2 Gate £100/1/6 ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Murrumburrah Signal report ;  brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; Brief report in McCarthy p16-17
Wednesday, 28 May 1941 Cootamundra 0 Temora 5 Cootamundra Herald report ; further report ; brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report ;  Tumut’s withdrawal
Wednesday, 4 June 1941 Temora 13 Cowra 5 Gate £37/11/6 ; Temora’s teamCootamundra Herald report ;  SMH report ; brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; collusion alledged
Wednesday, 11 June 1941 Temora 5 West Wyalong 12 West Wyalong Advocate report Brief Cootamundra Herald report ; brief Wagga Advertiser report
Wednesday, 18 June 1941 West Wyalong 8 Gundagai 0 Gate £63 ; West Wyalong Advocate report ;  Albury Banner report ; brief Cootamundra Herald report ; brief Wagga Daily Advocate report
Wednesday, 25 June 1941 West Wyalong 11 Cowra 0 Match preview ; West Wyalong Advocate report Brief Cootamundra Herald report
Wednesday, 2 July 1941 West Wyalong 15 Temora 9 Gate £48/12/6 ; West Wyalong Advocate report ;  Brief Cootamundra Herald report ; brief Wagga Advertiser report
Wednesday, 9 July 1941 West Wyalong 18 Cootamundra 2 Gate £34/16 ; West Wyalong Advocate report ;  Brief Cootamundra Herald report ; score also recorded incorrectly as 8-2
Wednesday, 16 July 1941 West Wyalong 20 Junee 4 Gate £22 ; Very poor attendance ; West Wyalong Advocate report ;  brief Cootamundra Herald report ; Junee team ; petrol rationing ; Group 9 comp to close
Wednesday, 23 July 1941 West Wyalong 3 Gundagai 4 Gate £29 ; Small crowd ; West Wyalong Advocate report ;  Albury Banner report ; brief Cootamundra Herald report
Wednesday, 30 July 1941 Gundagai 5 Harden-Murrumburrah 8 Gate £79 , biggest Gundagai crowd since 1928 ; Burrowa News report ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Wednesday, 6 August 1941 Harden-Murrumburrah 5 Young 12 Gate £92 ; Murrumburrah Signal report ;  brief Cootamundra Herald report ; brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Wednesday, 13 August 1941 Young 10 Harden-Murrumburrah 8 £63 ; Petrol rationing affecting crowds ; Murrumburrah Signal report ;  Goulburn Post report ; brief Cootamundra Herald report
Wednesday, 20 August 1941 Young 29 Cowra 9 Smallest crowd at Young for many years £28 ;  Junee withdraws ; also listed as 29-11
Wednesday, 10 September 1941 Young 38 Temora 13 WW forfeited – transport problems ; more on this ; Gate £21/14/6 ; also recorded as 28-13  ; train due to rationing ;  story about Maher Cup draw;
Wednesday, 6 June 1945 Young 13 Cowra 2 Maher Cup to be revived; Maher Cup back in play ; snippets from Cootamundra Herald ; Ungarie calls for recognition ; Gate £101/16/8 ; admittance still 1/6
Wednesday, 13 June 1945 Young 3 Cootamundra 2 Gate £33 ; very wet – game had to be played  ; Cootamundra Herald report
Thursday, 20 June 1945 Young 7 Harden-Murrumburrah 4 Gate £64 ; brief Cootamundra Herald report ; brief Murrumburrah Signal report
Wednesday, 27 June 1945 Young 6 Tumut 0 Gate £70/3 ; Also recorded as 3-0 ; Match preview ; Tumut team (Madigan,p.31) ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Murrumburrah Signal report 
Wednesday, 4 July 1945 Young 8 West Wyalong 3 Gate £69/19/9 ; Wyalong preview; West Wyalong Advocate report;  Wagga Daily Advertiser report ;  brief Cootamundra Herald report
Wednesday, 11 July 1945 Young 8 Barmedman 4 Gate £75 ; Cootamundra Herald report ; brief Wagga Daily Advertiser repport ; Cootamundra raises protest regarding the draw ;
Wednesday, 18 July 1945 Young 10 Junee 3 Gate £82 ; brief Tumut Times report ; brief Cootamundra Herald report ; brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Wednesday, 25 July 1945 Young 24 Gundagai 6 Gate £58/9 ; Cootamundra Herald report ; brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report ;  Gundagai protest ; dismissed
Wednesday, 1 August 1945 Young 8 Temora 3 Gate £39/£30/16 ; brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Wednesday, 8 August 1945 Young 10 Cootamundra 4 Gate £90/4/3 ; Cootamundra Herald report ; brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Wednesday, 15 August 1945 Young 31 Barmedman 3 Gate £124+ ; played on VP day
Wednesday, 22 August 1945 Young 22 Gundagai 6 Gate £33 ; Brief Cootamundra Herald report ; brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Wednesday, 29 August 1945 Young 0 Cowra 5 Gate £105 ; brief Cootamundra Herald report ; brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; Nine Cowra players selected from the big army camp there (Sheehan, p.42/Young Witness); problem for publican
Wednesday, 5 September 1945 Cowra 13 West Wyalong 7 Gate £102 ; Wyalong preview; West Wyalong Advocate report;  Very brief Cootamundra Herald report ; West Wyalong lodges protest ; Cowra 1948 team photo (Hughes, p.125)
Wednesday, 12 September 1945 Cowra 13 West Wyalong 10 Gate £90 ; Played at Young ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; score also recorded as 13-5.
Wednesday, 19 September 1945 Cowra 9 Tumut 0 Gate £53 ; Match preview ; Tumut team (Madigan,p.31)
Wednesday, 26 September 1945 Cowra 11 Harden-Murrumburrah 2 Gate £35 ;  End of Wednesday half-holiday
Wednesday, 1 May 1946 Cowra 9 Barmedman 3 Gate £90 ; brief Cootamundra Herald report
Wednesday, 8 May 1946 Cowra 15 Ungarie 5 Record 14 teams competing ; Gate £68 ; West Wyalong Advocate report; Ungarie team (Hughes, p.119)
Wednesday, 15 May 1946 Cowra 13 Harden-Murrumburrah 8 Gate £60 ;
Wednesday, 29 May 1946 Cowra 22 Junee 4 Gate £60/£45 ;Last Wednesday game
Saturday, 8 June 1946 Cowra 7 Cootamundra 6 First weekend game ; Gate £96 ; Cootamundra Herald report ; move by Gundagai to can the Maher Cup ; more
Saturday, 15 June 1946 Cowra 9 Gundagai 4 Gate £108/14 ;  Brief report ; another brief report
Saturday, 22 June 1946 Cowra 22 Temora 2 Brief report
Saturday, 29 June 1946 Cowra 13 West Wyalong 5 Gate £105, crowd 1,085 ;  Wyalong preview; 4 Broads in the WW team; West Wyalong Advocate reportCootamundra Daily Herald brief report ; Brief Murrumburrah Signal report
Saturday, 6 July 1946 Cowra 40 Binalong 8 Gate £80, crowd 843 ; Binalong team (Hughes, p.119) & (Ryan, p.93) ; also recorded as 46-0 ; O’Brien & McGuinness
Saturday, 13 July 1946 Cowra 2 Tumut 5 Gate £175, crowd 1,795Tumut & Adelong Times report ; gate ; Tumut team photo and report (Madigan, p.30 & 32)
Saturday, 20 July 1946 Tumut 7 Boorowa 2 Gate £65 ; Boorowa’s entry ; Storm, trees needed moving ; Tumut & Adelong Times reportBurrowa News report  ; Boorowa team photo (Ryan, p.36) ; Report (Ryan, p.40)
Saturday, 27 July 1946 Tumut 7 Young 5 Gate £155 ; Tumut & Adelong Times report ; brief Cootamundra Daily Herald report
Saturday, 3 August 1946 Tumut 8 Gibsonvale 2 Gate £120 ; Tumut & Adelong Times report ;  West Wyalong Advocate report; Gibsonvale team photo (Hughes,p.123) ; crash
Saturday, 10 August 1946 Tumut 2 Harden-Murrumburrah 2 Gate £140/£133 ; Tumut & Adelong Times report ; Murrumburrah Signal report ; Brief report & HM team photo in McCarthy p18. ; complaint against referee
Saturday, 17 August 1946 Tumut 10 Gibsonvale 3 Advertisement – 1/6, cars free + tax ; Gate £98 ; Tumut & Adelong Times report ; brief West Wyalong Advocate report
Saturday, 24 August 1946 Tumut 7 Cootamundra 2 Gate £150/£143 ; Tumut & Adelong Times report ; Cootamundra Daily Herald report ;
Saturday, 31 August 1946 Tumut 2 Gundagai 0 Gate £225 at 1/6 ; Tumut & Adelong Times report ;  Burrowa News report
Saturday, 7 September 1946 Tumut 18 West Wyalong 7 Gate £150/£120, crowd 1500 ; Wyalong selected teamTumut & Adelong Times report ; West Wyalong Advocate report; Tumut v Newtown match
Saturday, 3 May 1947 Tumut 2 Gundagai 0 Gate £250/£245/£241 ; Gate for challengers increased from 25% to 33%, Ted Maher kicked off (Madigan,p.33) ; Tumut & Adelong Times report ; Burrowa News report ;  Gundagai motion opposed ;
Saturday, 10 May 1947 Tumut 7 Young 9 Gate £244/12 ; at 2/- thus 2450 paying spectators ; Burrowa News report ; Tumut & Adelong Times report ; referee assaulted ; more1000 meet train
Saturday, 17 May 1947 Young 2 West Wyalong 14 Gate £175 at 1/6d, crowd about 2,000 ; protest by Young against 5 Mallee Plains players – upheld (Campbell, p.101) ; cup placed in a bank (Sheehan, p.43-44) ;  West Wyalong Advocate report1West Wyalong Advocate report2 ;  Burrowa News report ; Young refuses to hand cup over ; Wyalong supporters lifted £1400 in bets ; decision to YoungWest Wyalong Advocate on protest WW appeal grantedBarristers at appeal ; WW lose
Saturday, 24 May 1947 Young 8 Harden-Murrumburrah 2 Gate £134 ; Brief Cootamundra Daily Herald reportBrief report ; Protest by Harden dismissed ; Harden Nursery Rhyme ; Harden team and team photo (McCarthy,p.18)
Saturday, 31 May 1947 Young 7 Junee 14 Gate £146 ;  Junee team captained by Joe Jorgenson ; Tumut & Adelong Times report ; Brief Cootamundra Daily Herald report ;  accusation that Young controls Group 9 ; coal shortage
Saturday, 7 June 1947 Junee 7 Barmedman 8 Gate £164 ; First home ground defence by Junee since 1933 ; Teams ;  Tumut & Adelong Times report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; brief West Wyalong Advocate report
Saturday, 14 June 1947 Barmedman 2 Cootamundra 10 Crowd 3000+, Coota. lead by Herb Narvo. ; score also recorded as 2-12. ; Coota weights & ages ; WW preview ;  Cootamundra Herald report; West Wyalong Advocate report ;   Tumut & Adelong Times report ;  Coota train ; Growing move against Maher Cup ; Barmedman protest ; bus collision
Saturday, 21 June 1947 Cootamundra 4 Boorowa 5 Gate £268 , crowd nearly 3000 ; Team ;  Burrowa News report ; Cootamundra Daily Herald report ;  brief report ; Program, Burrowa  1947 team photos (Ryan, p.37-39 and cover, & p.44); poem about this match and report (Ryan, p.45-47) ; Group 9 meeting
Saturday, 28 June 1947 Boorowa 0 Cowra 10 Gate £132 ; Burrowa News report ; brief report ; brief Cootamundra Daily Herald report
Saturday, 5 July 1947 Cowra 2 Temora 7 Gate £84 ; McGuinness outstanding – Burrowa News report ; Brief Cootamundra Daily Herald report
Saturday, 12 July 1947 Temora 10 Mallee Plains 2 Gate £252 ; Mallee Plains team (Hughes,p.119) ; Wagga Daily Advertiser reportCootamundra Daily Herald report ; West Wyalong Advocate report
Saturday, 19 July 1947 Temora 13 Barmedman 7 Gate £235 ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Saturday, 26 July 1947 Temora 10 Junee 6 Jorgenson mystery ; Gate £20  Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; Jorgenson resignation ; Junee let down ; brief Cootamundra Daily Herald report
Saturday, 2 August 1947 Temora 5 Harden-Murrumburrah 5 Gate £200 ; Tumut & Adelong Times report ; Cootamundra Daily Herald report
Saturday, 9 August 1947 Temora 0 Tumut 15 Gate £170 ; Tumut & Adelong Times report ;  Bill Lawrence protests ; more on Bill Lawrence
Saturday, 16 August 1947 Tumut 21 Cootamundra 8 Over 1000 Coota supporters ; two trains ;  torrential rain before; probable record gate of £332/12 (also given as £343 at 2/- ; Tumut & Adelong Times report ; Cootamundra Daily Herald report ; report (Madigan,p.33 & 35)
Saturday, 23 August 1947 Tumut 15 Grenfell 0 Gate £80 ; Very muddy ; Tumut & Adelong Times report ; Grenfell Record report ;  Tumut needs new ground
Saturday, 30 August 1947 Tumut 18 Boorowa 2 Gate £135 ; Burrowa News report ; Tumut & Adelong Times report
Saturday, 6 September 1947 Tumut 15 Gundagai 4 Gate £175/2 ; Maher Cup receipts £3200 in 1947 ; Tumut & Adelong Times report ; Cootamundra Daily Herald report
Saturday, 1 May 1948 Tumut 10 Boorowa 9 Gate £161/£169 ; match preview ; Tumut & Adelong Times report ; Burrowa News report
Saturday, 8 May 1948 Tumut 12 Temora 2 Gate £123/6 ; Tumut & Adelong Times report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Saturday, 15 May 1948 Tumut 7 West Wyalong 11 Gate £183 ;  Match preview ; Tumut & Adelong Times report ; West Wyalong Advocate report ;  Wagga Daily Advertiser report ;  Three victory dances in West Wyalong (Campbell, p105) ; ear bitten off ; court case
Saturday, 22 May 1948 West Wyalong 18 Young 6 Gate Gate £200/17/1 ; 2000 crowd ; West Wyalong Advocate report Tumut & Adelong Times report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Saturday, 29 May 1948 West Wyalong 24 Cowra 5 West Wyalong preview ; Very wet field ; West Wyalong Advocate report ;  Tumut & Adelong Times report ; brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Saturday, 5 June 1948 West Wyalong 8 Junee 9 Two players sent to hospital ; West Wyalong Advocate report ;  Tumut & Adelong Times report ; brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Saturday, 12 June 1948 Junee 41 Grenfell 2 Tumut & Adelong Times report ; Aussie Rules game as curtain-raiser ; brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Saturday, 19 June 1948 Junee 0 Cootamundra 16 Gate £159 ; Crowd 1,400 ;  Teams ; Cootamundra Daily Herald report ;  Coota welcomed home ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Saturday, 26 June 1948 Cootamundra 18 Gundagai 7 Teams ;  Tumut & Adelong Times report ; Cootamundra Daily Herald report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; Bill Lesberg kicks off;  Cootamundra 1948 team photo (Hughes,p.124)
Saturday, 3 July 1948 Cootamundra 10 Harden-Murrumburrah 7 Gate £127/10 ; Cootamundra Daily Herald report  ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report ;  lighting restrictions
Saturday, 10 July 1948 Cootamundra 11 Barmedman 4 Gate £191 ; Cootamundra Daily Herald report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser reportTom Kirk for Barmedman ; Barmedman 1948 team photo (Hughes, p.126)
Saturday, 17 July 1948 Cootamundra 20 Young 8 Gate £173 ; Cootamundra Daily Herald report Teams ;  Tumut & Adelong Times report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Saturday, 24 July 1948 Cootamundra 14 Harden-Murrumburrah 0 Gate £157 ; Cootamundra Daily Herald report ;  Tumut & Adelong Times report ; brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Saturday, 31 July 1948 Cootamundra 9 West Wyalong 5 Gate £180/10 ; Cootamundra Daily Herald report ;  West Wyalong Advocate report ;  Tumut & Adelong Times report ; brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Saturday, 7 August 1948 Cootamundra 12 Tumut 6 Gate £188 ; Teams ; Cootamundra Daily Herald report ;  Tumut & Adelong Times report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report 
Saturday, 14 August 1948 Cootamundra 9 Boorowa 8 Gate £133 ; Teams  ; Cootamundra Daily Herald report ; Burrowa News report ; brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Saturday, 21 August 1948 Cootamundra 9 Barmedman 8 Gate £135 ; Cootamundra Daily Herald report Tumut & Adelong Times report ; brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Saturday, 28 August 1948 Cootamundra 24 Cowra 5 Gate £105 ; Cootamundra Daily Herald reportTumut & Adelong Times report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Saturday, 4 September 1948 Cootamundra 7 Junee 18 Gate £135 ; Cootamundra Daily Herald reportTeams ;  Tumut & Adelong Times report ; Junee bonus ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; Wagga wants to play for the cup
Saturday, 7 May 1949 Junee 2 Barmedman 13 Gate £150 ;  Wagga Daily Advertiser previewCootamundra Herald report ; soccer curtain-raiser ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Saturday, 14 May 1949 Barmedman 10 Young 13 Gate £130 , crowd 2000 ;  West Wyalong Advocate report Cootamundra Herald report
Saturday, 21 May 1949 Young 8 Temora 0 Gate £141 ; Temora teamCootamundra Herald reportbrief report
Saturday, 28 May 1949 Young 2 Tumut 9 Gate £143 ; Tumut & Adelong Times reportCootamundra Herald report ; the homecoming
Saturday, 4 June 1949 Tumut 14 Boorowa 9 Advertisement – 1/6 + tax ; Gate £185 ; match preview ; Tumut & Adelong Times report ; Burrowa News reportCootamundra Herald report ; Tumut 1949 team photo (Madigan,p.34)
Saturday, 11 June 1949 Tumut 9 Grenfell 5 Gate £132 at 1/6 plus tax ; Tumut & Adelong Times report ; Grenfell Record reportCootamundra Herald report
Saturday, 18 June 1949 Tumut 2 Harden-Murrumburrah 2 Gate £170 ; Advertisement ; Tumut & Adelong Times report
Saturday, 25 June 1949 Tumut 8 West Wyalong 10 Advertisement – 1/6 + tax ; Tumut & Adelong Times report ; West Wyalong Advocate reportCootamundra Herald report
Saturday, 2 July 1949 West Wyalong 10 Cowra 2 West Wyalong preview ; West Wyalong Advocate report ;  Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; Score only in Cootamundra Herald & Tumut & Adelong Times
Saturday, 9 July 1949 West Wyalong 15 Gundagai 7 Gate £100 ; West Wyalong previewWest Wyalong Advocate report ;  Tumut & Adelong Times report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser reportGundagai Independent view ; Gundagai team
Saturday, 16 July 1949 West Wyalong 5 Cootamundra 10 Gate £244 ;  match preview ; West Wyalong match preview ; “hardest Maher Cup game of all time” ; Cootamundra Herald report ; West Wyalong Advocate report Tumut & Adelong Times report
Saturday, 23 July 1949 Cootamundra 8 Grenfell 3 Gate £176 ; match preview ; match preview ; Grenfell Record report ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Tumut & Adelong Times report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Saturday, 30 July 1949 Cootamundra 7 West Wyalong 7 Gate £294 ; match preview ; Cootamundra Herald report ; West Wyalong Advocate report ;  Tumut & Adelong Times report
Saturday, 7 August 1949 Cootamundra 12 Temora 7 Gate £291 ;  Match preview ; Cootamundra Herald report ; brief report
Saturday, 14 August 1949 Cootamundra 12 Young 5 Gate £260 ;  Match preview ; Cootamundra Herald report ; brief report
Saturday, 21 August 1949 Cootamundra 10 Boorowa 6 Gate £98 ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Burrowa News report ;  brief report  ; youngest side
Saturday, 28 August 1949 Cootamundra 21 Gundagai 2 Gate £162 ;  Match preview ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Tumut & Adelong Times report
Saturday, 3 September 1949 Cootamundra 37 Tumut 5 Gate £225 ; Match preview ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Tumut & Adelong Times report
Saturday, 6 May 1950 Cootamundra 12 Harden-Murrumburrah 0 Match preview ; Gate £132 ; Cootamundra Daily Herald report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Saturday, 13 May 1950 Cootamundra 15 Grenfell 5 Match preview ; Gate £134 ;  Grenfell Record report ; four players sent off ; Cootamundra Daily Herald report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Saturday, 20 May 1950 Cootamundra 9 Barmedman 14 Match preview ; Gate £170 ; Drizzling rain ; Tumut & Adelong Times report ; Cootamundra Daily Herald report ; brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; brief West Wyalong Advocate report
Saturday, 27 May 1950 Barmedman 16 Cowra 3 Crowd about 1000 ; West Wyalong Advocate reportCootamundra Daily Herald report ; brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Saturday, 3 June 1950 Barmedman 5 Young 2 Gate £100 ; Crowd 1100 ; Tumut & Adelong Times report ; Cootamundra Daily Herald report ; brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Saturday, 10 June 1950 Barmedman 2 Tumut 2 Gate £113 ; “Playing oval was a mixture of glue pot & skating rink” (Sheehan, p.48) ; Tumut & Adelong Times report ; report (Madigan,p.37) ; brief report Wagga Daily Advertiser ; brief West Wyalong Advocate report
Saturday, 17 June 1950 Barmedman 8 Temora 11 Gate £171 ; Tumut & Adelong Times report
Saturday, 24 June 1950 Temora 7 Gundagai 8 Gate £186 ; Tumut & Adelong Times report ; report of a Gundagai independent report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser brief report ; celebrations at Gundagai
Saturday, 1 July 1950 Gundagai 7 West Wyalong 6 Gate £275 ; estimated 5000 with children [Gundagai Independent] ; Cec Fifield preview ; George Broad preview ; more from BroadWW selection issues ; West Wyalong Advocate report ;  Tumut & Adelong Times report ; Cootamundra Daily Herald report ; Spectator tries to tackle WW player
Saturday, 8 July 1950 Gundagai 8 Junee 17 Crowd 3000 ; Gate £245 ; Teams ; Wagga Daily Advertiser reportbrief report ; Cootamundra Daily Herald report
Saturday, 15 July 1950 Junee 24 Boorowa 7 Gate £150/4 ;  Match preview – no team list ; brief report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Saturday, 22 July 1950 Junee 13 Barmedman 8 Gate £150/6/8 ; PreviewTumut & Adelong Times report ; Cootamundra Daily Herald report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Saturday, 29 July 1950 Junee 19 Temora 11 Gate £169 ; Preview ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Saturday, 12 August 1950 Junee 17 Cowra 13 Gate £104 ; Preview ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; also recorded as 15-13.
Saturday, 19 August 1950 Junee 11 Grenfell 12 Gate £102 ; Preview ; ; Grenfell’s first win ; Grenfell Record report ; Cootamundra Daily Herald report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Saturday, 26 August 1950 Grenfell 6 Harden-Murrumburrah 0 Crowd 1500 ; Gate £165 ; Grenfell Record report ; brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; Harden team and photo (McCarthy,p.22)
Saturday, 9 September 1950 Grenfell 10 Gundagai 10 Postponed one week due to Grenfell Show ; Grenfell Record report ; Cootamundra Daily Herald report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Saturday, 16 September 1950 Grenfell 16 Boorowa 2 Grenfell Record report ; brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report charity matches
Saturday, 5 May 1951 Grenfell 5 West Wyalong 6 PreviewGrenfell Record report ; brief Cootamundra Daily Herald report ; brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Saturday, 12 May 1951 West Wyalong 23 Junee 8 Gate £228 ; West Wyalong Advocate report;  Very brief Cootamundra Herald report
Saturday, 19 May 1951 West Wyalong 5 Young 15 Gate £248 ; West Wyalong Advocate report;  Cootamundra Daily Herald report
Saturday, 26 May 1951 Young 2 Temora 6 Gate £283 @ 3/- ; Cootamundra Daily Herald report ; brief Wagga Daily Advertiser reportsuspensions ; judiciary decisions
Saturday, 2 June 1951 Temora 2 Barmedman 13 Gate £302 ; PreviewCootamundra Herald report ; brief West Wyalong Advocate report
Saturday, 9 June 1951 Barmedman 9 Cowra 5 Gate £160 ; PreviewBrief report ; brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; brief West Wyalong Advocate report ; Barmedman 1951 team photo (Sheehan, p.49)
Saturday, 16 June 1951 Barmedman 13 Gundagai 13 Gate £250 ; preview ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; Game”still talked about” – report (Sheehan, p.50) ; Two minutes silence for Ben Chifley’s death.
Saturday, 23 June 1951 Barmedman 23 Boorowa 2 Gate £90 ; Match preview ; brief report ; brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Saturday, 30 June 1951 Barmedman 11 Harden-Murrumburrah 2 Gate £150 ; Brief report ; another brief report
Saturday, 7 July 1951 Barmedman 5 Cootamundra 5 Second biggest gate to date £323 ; playing oval “like a swamp” – report (Sheehan, p.51) ; Match preview ; Cootamundra Herald report ; brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; high standard
Saturday, 14 July 1951 Barmedman 28 Tumut 13 Gate £110 ; West Wyalong Advocate report ;  Wagga Daily Advertiser reportbrief report
Saturday, 21 July 1951 Barmedman 6 Harden-Murrumburrah 2 Gate £80 ; West Wyalong Advocate report ;   Cootamundra Herald report ; brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; Harden team (McCarthy,p.22)
Saturday, 28 July 1951 Barmedman 6 Cowra 10 Gate £137 ; Preview ; West Wyalong Advocate report ;  Wagga Daily Advertiser reportbrief report
Saturday, 4 August 1951 Cowra 16 Tumut 12  mention
Saturday, 11 August 1951 Cowra 5 Gundagai 6 Preview ; Cowra crowd invaded field after referee Ibbotson ruled a goal kick missed. (Sheehan, p.79) ; Cootamundra Herald reportumpire attacked ; 400 attack referee ; Cowra view on Ibbotsondefence of Ibbotson ; apology ; sequel
Saturday, 18 August 1951 Gundagai 45 Boorowa 10 Gate £297 ; PreviewBoorowa News report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report ;  brief report
Saturday, 25 August 1951 Gundagai 16 Young 13 Record gate of £403/4/9 ; previewCootamundra Herald report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Saturday, 1 September 1951 Gundagai 17 Junee 4 Gate £403/1 ; previewCootamundra Herald report ; brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Saturday, 19 April 1952 Gundagai 36 Harden-Murrumburrah 2 Admission increased from 2/6 to 3/- (Madigan, p.38); Gate £240 ; previewCootamundra Herald report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; Gundagai 1952 team photo (Sheehan, p.55)
Saturday, 26 April 1952 Gundagai 30 Temora 12 Gate £313 ; Cootamundra Herald reportteams ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Saturday, 3 May 1952 Gundagai 26 Tumut 7 Crowd nearly 3,000 ; Gate £334 ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Saturday, 10 May 1952 Gundagai 21 Cootamundra 7 Crowd 3,700 adults ; 7000 mentioned ; Gate £615 – price now 3/6 (including entertainment tax) ; match preview ; previewCootamundra Herald report ; Wagga Daily Advertise report ;  excitement
Saturday, 17 May 1952 Gundagai 20 Boorowa 12 Gate £191 ; preview Boorowa News report ; Boorowa team photo (Ryan, p.71) ; Pat Sullivan on Maher Cup. Listen
Saturday, 24 May 1952 Gundagai 27 Junee 5 Gate £130 ;  Cootamundra Herald report ; brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; Kiwis play at Young
Saturday, 31 May 1952 Gundagai 17 Grenfell 0 Gate £110 ;  Wagga Daily Advertiser report ;  Brief report ; Weather so bad John O’Reilly has to broadcast from inside a car [Gundagai Independent]
Saturday, 7 June 1952 Gundagai 29 Young 12 Crowd of over 6000 [Gundagai Independent]; Gate £520 ; floods at Gundagai, spectators marooned (Sheehan, p.80-81) ; Cootamundra Herald on the flood ; SMH report ; Daily Telegraph reportWagga Daily Advertiser on flood
Saturday, 14 June 1952 Gundagai 38 West Wyalong 18 Preview ; West Wyalong Advocate report ;  Brief report
Saturday, 21 June 1952 Gundagai 27 Cowra 3 Gate £162 in flood conditions ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report ;  Cootamundra Herald report ; due to flooding played at Jackalass [Madigan,p.40]
Saturday, 28 June 1952 Gundagai 52 Barmedman 6 Gate £206 ; Gundagai Independent on BarmedmanCootamundra Herald report ; Wagga Daily Herald report
Saturday, 5 July 1952 Gundagai 10 West Wyalong 7 Gate £94 ; Played in hail and rain ; brief report ; brief West Wyalong Advocate report ; Wyalong all local players
Saturday, 12 July 1952 Gundagai 46 Junee 0 Gate £72 ; quagmire ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Saturday, 19 July 1952 Gundagai 14 Young 8 Preview ; Gate £353 ; Significant brawl – report (Sheehan, p.54) ; Cootamundra Herald report ; savage attack ; Young players lose all reason ‘ Young newspaper condones brawl ; Gundagai view on brawl ; war between newspapers ; Cowra Guardian comments
Saturday, 26 July 1952 Gundagai 33 Boorowa 12 Gate £199 ; Match preview ; ; Wagga Daily Advertiser match reportsidelights ; more sidelights
Saturday, 9 August 1952 Gundagai 41 Harden-Murrumburrah 3 Gate £82 ; Cootamundra Herald report
Saturday, 16 August 1952 Gundagai 24 Barmedman 10 Gate £165 ; mention
Saturday, 23 August 1952 Gundagai 10 Cootamundra 7 Crowd of 8000? claimed by Gundagai Independent – school children free ; record gate. £658 ; match preview ; another previewCootamundra Herald report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; played with broken leg
Saturday, 30 August 1952 Gundagai 26 Tumut 24 Gate £278 ; brief report ; brief report (Madigan, p.39)
Saturday, 6 September 1952 Gundagai 10 Temora 6 Crowd 3000 ; gate £360 ; previewbrief report ; referee criticised -‘player unconscious and could not force the ball’ ; open season for referees  ; Temora rejects referee
Saturday, 13 September 1952 Gundagai 12 Grenfell 17 Gate £196 ; Shock resultbrief report ; Gundagai splits £2000 between players ; Grenfell has no paid players and splits £1400 [Gundagai Independent] ; Gundagai’s record ;
Saturday, 20 September 1952 Grenfell 15 Cowra 6 Gate £156 ; mention 
Saturday, 11 April 1953 Grenfell 2 Cowra 4 Gate £307/14 ; Boorowa News report ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; Grenfell team photo (Hughes, p.126)
Saturday, 18 April 1953 Cowra 4 Boorowa 30 Gate £250 ; match preview ;  Boorowa News report ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; Report, program & Boorowa team photo (Ryan, p.73-75)
Saturday, 25 April 1953 Boorowa 8 Young 15 Anzac Day game ; Paid crowd 3,302 at 3/6 – gate £577 ; Boorowa News report ; Report & Boorowa team photo (Ryan, p.76-78) ; Maher Cup ban
Saturday, 16 May 1953 Young 8 Gundagai 29 Match preview ; Record gate £871 (at 3/-) – all time record gate ; correction on gate ; Cootamundra Herald report ; teams ; Boorowa News
Saturday, 30 May 1953 Gundagai 48 Barmedman 25 Gate £257 ; crowd 2000
Saturday, 6 June 1953 Gundagai 27 West Wyalong 4 Gate £442 ; West Wyalong Advocate report ;  Nun’s fight fire  ; Battye stood down
Saturday, 13 June 1953 Gundagai 9 Cootamundra 11 Gate £483/14 ; match preview ;  Cootamundra Herald report ; Gundagai Independent view
Saturday, 20 June 1953 Cootamundra 10 Harden-Murrumburrah 6 Gate £189 ; match previewCootamundra Herald report
Saturday, 27 June 1953 Cootamundra 51 Tumut 2 Gate £195 ; match previewCootamundra Herald report ;
Saturday, 4 July 1953 Cootamundra 22 Junee 0 Gate £390 ; match previewCootamundra Herald report ;
Saturday, 11 July 1953 Cootamundra 16 Temora 16 Gate £743/4/6 at 3/6 ; Match preview ; another preview Cootamundra Herald report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Saturday, 18 July 1953 Cootamundra 18 Grenfell 8 Gate £166/8/6 ; Match preview ; Cootamundra Herald Report
Saturday, 25 July 1953 Cootamundra 42 Harden-Murrumburrah 9 Gate £209 ; Match previewCootamundra Herald reportBoorowa News report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; Harden protests that Coota picked weak team; Coota fineddecision delay ; initial dismissalHarden appeals initial decisionAtom bomb hits Coota ; eventually upheld ; Gate receipt disputeCoota requests reopening Legal expenses appealNSWRL  decision Coota refuses to hand Cup over ;  WranglePlot thickensCup chained downDispute to be reopenedCoota cited ; Wrangle over
Saturday, 8 August 1953 Cootamundra 24 Tumut 11 Gate £98 ; game postponedCootamundra Herald report
Saturday, 15 August 1953 Cootamundra 13 Gundagai 12 Gate £714 ; Crowd of 5000 ; Preview ; teams ;  Cootamundra Herald report ;  Wagga Daily Advertiser report ;  Boorowa News report  ; poem ;
Saturday, 22 August 1953 Cootamundra 7 Temora 6 Gate £611/12/6 ; Match preview ; another preview Cootamundra Herald report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Saturday, 29 August 1953 Harden-Murrumburrah 8 Tumut 5 Gate £140 ; Harden had won drawn out protest (McCarthy,p.23) ; sensational history ;
Wednesday, 2 September 1953 Harden-Murrumburrah 9 Gundagai 7 Gate £80 ; Played on Wednesday ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report ;  SMH report ; Goulburn Evening Post report ;
Saturday, 5 September 1953 Harden-Murrumburrah 2 Temora 37 Gate £151/4 ; Also recorded as 2-39 ; teams ;  brief report1 ; brief report2 ; brief report3scorers
Saturday, 12 September 1953 Temora 30 West Wyalong 8 Gate £252/14 ; West Wyalong Advocate report ; Division at Wyalong ; Acting like children ; letter from WJ Crowe
Saturday, 19 September 1953 Temora 15 Barmedman 10 Gate £95/19 ; Cootamundra Herald report ; brief Wagga Daily Advertiser reportbrief report ; big Group 9 final crowd
Saturday, 26 September 1953 Temora 23 Boorowa 18 Gate £123 ; brief preview  ; Boorowa team photo (p.84)
Saturday, 3 October 1953 Temora 46 Junee 0 Gate £153 at 3/- ; Daily Telegraph report;  Brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report ; season too long
Saturday, 10 October 1953 Temora 11 Young 7 Gate £458/£438 ; preview ;  SMH report ; Daily Telegraph report;  brief Boorowa report ; brief Wagga Daily News report
Saturday, 3 April 1954 Temora 34 Boorowa 2 Gate £213 ; Crowd about 1400 ; Boorowa News report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report  ; Cup renovated
Saturday, 10 April 1954 Temora 53 Harden-Murrumburrah 2 Gate £129/1- ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report ;  brief report
Saturday, 17 April 1954 Temora 38 Grenfell 2 Gate £255/19 ; Crowd 1790;  Wagga Daily Advertiser report ;  brief report ; Grenfell sack coach Bill Horder soon after game
Saturday, 24 April 1954 Temora 28 Junee 4 Gate £233/5 ; Crowd about 1500 ; preview ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report ;  brief report ; scorers ; Harden’s woes ; picture of P.McGrath Temora ; another match picture
Saturday, 15 May 1954 Temora 15 West Wyalong 7 Gate £269 ; West Wyalong Advocate report ;  Brief Wagga Daily Advertiser report brief report
Saturday, 22 May 1954 Temora 4 Cootamundra 16 Gate £742/16 ; Crowd 5,500 ; Match preview ; Maher Cup Fever hits CootaCootamundra Herald report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report ;   Boorowa News report  ; Match sidelights ; pictures from Wagga Daily AdvertiserRiverina v England
Saturday, 29 May 1954 Cootamundra 31 Barmedman 12 Gate £257 ; Boorowa News report ; Cootamundra Herald reportPostponement of Coota v Young
Saturday, 12 June 1954 Cootamundra 13 Young 7 Referee knocked out; officials fights, gate £550 (Sheehan, p.56); Match preview ; Match preview2Cootamundra Herald report ;  Boorowa News report ; Kearney statement ;  Young blames Coota ;  Young president refutes reports ;  Timekeepers toasted ;
Saturday, 19 June 1954 Cootamundra 21 Gundagai 17 Gate £700/7/3 ; Crowd 6500 ;  Match preview ;  Cootamundra Herald report Boorowa News report ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report Wagga comments ;  more comments
Saturday, 26 June 1954 Cootamundra 23 Cowra 13 Gate £145/14 ; Crowd 1,500 ;  Match preview ; Cootamundra Herald report ; Cowra 1954 team photo (Hughes, p.122)
Saturday, 10 July 1954 Cootamundra 38 Cowra 14 Gate £150/11/9 ; Cootamundra Herald report
Saturday, 17 July 1954 Cootamundra 9 Young 8 Gate £453/16/3 ; Daily Telegraph – crowd of 5,000Match preview ;  Cootamundra Herald report ; Picture in Wagga Daily Advertiser ; Wagga Daily Advertiser report
Saturday, 24 July 1954 Cootamundra 32 Barmedman 13 Gate £140 ; Match previewCootamundra Herald report
Saturday, 31 July 1954 Cootamundra 48 West Wyalong 12 Gate £160/6 ; Crowd 1,400 ; Match previewCootamundra Herald report ; West Wyalong Advocate report
Saturday, 7 August 1954 Cootamundra 11 Temora 13 Gate £220/£240 ; Match previewCootamundra Herald report ; the play ; unsympathetic amboCoota unbeaten in 19 gamesReview of Coota’s seasonCoota point scorers for season ; Coota defeats Canterbury-Bankstown ; Cootamundra 1954 team photo (Sheehan, p.57)
Saturday, 14 August 1954 Temora 17 Grenfell 10 Gate almost £200 ; Brief report ; Temora teamscorers ; brief report
Saturday, 21 August 1954 Temora 22 Gundagai 7 Gate £460/10 ; Brief report  ; SMH report ; scorers
Saturday, 28 August 1954 Temora 4 Boorowa 8 Gate £160 ; Boorowa News report ; Report and betting scandal  (Ryan, p.94-96)
Saturday, 2 April 1955 Boorowa 12 Barmedman 17 Gate £215 ; Eric Weissel did the official kick-off – his son Bruce score nine of Boorowa’s points, includes Boorowa team photo (Ryan, p.104-105)
Saturday, 9 April 1955 Barmedman 72 Junee 3 Gate £150 ; Junee played almost all game with 11 as two players injured.
Saturday, 16 April 1955 Barmedman 14 West Wyalong 14 Gate £324/15 , crowd 2500
Saturday, 23 April 1955 Barmedman 18 Gundagai 12 Gate £171
Saturday, 30 April 1955 Barmedman 7 Cootamundra 6 Gate £237/12
Saturday, 7 May 1955 Barmedman 12 Grenfell 10 Gate £127
Saturday, 14 May 1955 Barmedman 10 Temora 16 Gate £420+, crowd 2700
Saturday, 21 May 1955 Temora 0 Young 21 Gate £699 ; crowd almost 5000 ; Dally Messenger attended the match ;  Temora protest against playing of Alan Hockley eventually upheld.
Saturday, 28 May 1955 Young 24 Tumut 0 Gate £194/5 ; Cup stolen from Great Eastern Hotel in Young and later found under a bridge (Campbell, p.131) ; Maher Cup disappears ; Temora comes to collect the Cup (Ellicott, p.74-76)
Saturday, 25 June 1955 Temora 21 Tumut 0 Gate £136 ; Crowd less than 1000 ; Young hands over Cup to Temora “badly battered (Sheehan, p.56) ; Tumut 1955 team photo (Madigan,p.42)
Saturday, 2 July 1955 Temora 11 Harden-Murrumburrah 2 Gate £250 ; 1700 crowd ; Harden team and photo (McCarthy, p.24-25)
Saturday, 9 July 1955 Temora 19 Tumut 12 Gate £91 ; crowd 600+
Saturday, 16 July 1955 Temora 0 Young 24 Gate £460 ; crowd 3000+
Saturday, 23 July 1955 Young 46 Grenfell 2 Gate £150
Saturday, 30 July 1955 Young 15 Boorowa 7 Gate £230
Saturday, 6 August 1955 Young 39 Harden-Murrumburrah 8
Saturday, 13 August 1955 Young 37 Gundagai 17
Saturday, 20 August 1955 Young 39 West Wyalong 9 Gate £300
Saturday, 27 August 1955 Young 29 Cootamundra 12 Gate £316, crowd 2,000.
Saturday, 3 September 1955 Young 32 Barmedman 7
Saturday, 7 April 1956 Young 23 Temora 10 Gate £301 ; Year of the big wet (Madigan,p.45)
Saturday, 21 April 1956 Young 29 Boorowa 10 Gate £230
Saturday, 28 April 1956 Young 21 Tumut 7
Saturday, 5 May 1956 Young 8 Gundagai 11 Gate £468 , crowd 3,500
Saturday, 26 May 1956 Gundagai 9 West Wyalong 17 Gate £229; report and WW team and photos (Campbell, p.133-134)
Saturday, 2 June 1956 West Wyalong 14 Cootamundra 11 Gate £327
Saturday, 9 June 1956 West Wyalong 23 Barmedman 5 WW & Temora played a rugby union curtain-raiser before game (Campbell, p.135).
Saturday, 16 June 1956 West Wyalong 22 Harden-Murrumburrah 4 Also recorded as 22-8 and 22-15 (McCarthy,p.25) ; Harden team (McCarthy, p.25).
Saturday, 23 June 1956 West Wyalong 36 Tumut 7 Gate £137
Saturday, 7 July 1956 West Wyalong 6 Cootamundra 6 Gate £186 ; postponed from previous week due to “road conditions” (Campbell, p.135)
Saturday, 14 July 1956 West Wyalong 26 Junee 4
Saturday, 21 July 1956 West Wyalong 30 Temora 8 Gate £255
Saturday, 28 July 1956 West Wyalong 15 Boorowa 7 Gate £188
Saturday, 11 August 1956 West Wyalong 39 Barmedman 10 Gate £130
Saturday, 18 August 1956 West Wyalong 20 Young 10 Gate £377 ; Claim of bribe by WW (Campbell, p.135)
Saturday, 1 September 1956 West Wyalong 15 Gundagai 20 Gate £199 ; Brief report (Campbell,p.136)
Saturday, 20 April 1957 Gundagai 20 Barmedman 3 Gate £185
Saturday, 27 April 1957 Gundagai 16 Harden-Murrumburrah 3
Saturday, 4 May 1957 Gundagai 19 Young 7 Gate £281
Saturday, 25 May 1957 Gundagai 12 Cootamundra 9 Gate £411
Saturday, 1 June 1957 Gundagai 15 Tumut 9 Gate £211 ; Controversy over Tumut colour change (Madigan, p.45)
Saturday, 8 June 1957 Gundagai 8 Temora 7 Gate £268 ; Temora 1957 team photo (Sheehan, p.63)
Saturday, 15 June 1957 Gundagai 7 West Wyalong 16 Gate £186/14/- ; Brief report and teams (Campbell, p.138)
Saturday, 22 June 1957 West Wyalong 19 Boorowa 10 Gate £226
Saturday, 29 June 1957 West Wyalong 30 Junee 5 Gate £106
Saturday, 6 July 1957 West Wyalong 7 Temora 7
Saturday, 13 July 1957 West Wyalong 7 Gundagai 0 Gate £268?
Saturday, 20 July 1957 West Wyalong 17 Cootamundra 11 Gate £252/0/9
Saturday, 27 July 1957 West Wyalong 9 Junee 13 Surprise win (SMH, 4.8.57. p.52); Photos of 2 WW Maher Cup teams (Campbell, p.138-139)
Saturday, 10 August 1957 Junee 0 Tumut 4 Report (Madigan,p.45 & 47)
Saturday, 17 August 1957 Tumut 10 Harden-Murrumburrah 6 Gate £328 ; Harden team and photo (McCarthy,p.25)
Saturday, 24 August 1957 Tumut 10 Young 6 Gate £250/3 ;Photo of play in this match (Madigan,p.46)
Saturday, 31 August 1957 Tumut 6 Barmedman 7 Gate £220
Saturday, 14 September 1957 Barmedman 7 Boorowa 20 Gate £99 ; Report, Boorowa team photo &  match program (Ryan, p.113-114); Boorowa team photo (Hughes,p.121).
Saturday, 12 April 1958 Boorowa 5 Harden-Murrumburrah 20 Gate £268 ;  Brief report and protest (McCarthy, p.27-28) ; see also (Ryan, p.117)
Saturday, 19 April 1958 Boorowa 10 Young 23 Small gate; Cup still held at Harden; Boorowa protest lost on appeal
Saturday, 24 May 1958 Harden-Murrumburrah 13 Young 13 Gate £367/14 ; Crowd 2,500 ; “Classic” match – long report, including teams photos & poems (McCarthy, p.28-34)
Saturday, 31 May 1958 Harden-Murrumburrah 23 Barmedman 6  Gate £216 ; Crowd 1,400
Saturday, 7 June 1958 Harden-Murrumburrah 8 Tumut 10 Tumut team (Madigan,p.48) , also recorded as 3-10.
Saturday, 14 June 1958 Tumut 8 West Wyalong 4
Saturday, 21 June 1958 Tumut 19 Cootamundra 24
Saturday, 28 June 1958 Cootamundra 10 Junee 8
Saturday, 5 July 1958 Cootamundra 12 Gundagai 11 Gate £362
Saturday, 19 July 1958 Cootamundra 6 Temora 24 Gate £355 ; crowd 2500
Saturday, 26 July 1958 Temora 8 Gundagai 3 Gate £280
Saturday, 2 August 1958 Temora 16 Barmedman 6 Gate £240
Saturday, 9 August 1958 Temora 25 Boorowa 5 Gate £175
Saturday, 16 August 1958 Temora 6 Junee 0 Gate £127
Saturday, 23 August 1958 Temora 5 West Wyalong 12 Gate £360
Saturday, 30 August 1958 West Wyalong 16 Tumut 5 Gate £180
Saturday, 6 September 1958 West Wyalong 19 Cootamundra 2 Gate £208
Saturday, 13 September 1958 West Wyalong 3 Harden-Murrumburrah 20 Match report & Harden team photo (McCarthy,p.35-37); Terry Gathercole kicked off.
Saturday, 20 September 1958 Harden-Murrumburrah 12 Young 7 Gate £264 ; Match report (McCarthy,p.37-38)
Saturday, 4 April 1959 Harden-Murrumburrah 17 West Wyalong 5 Gate £328 ; Protest by WW & match report (Campbell, p.145) ; Match report (McCarthy, p.40-41).
Saturday, 11 April 1959 Harden-Murrumburrah 10 Junee 4 Gate £224
Saturday, 18 April 1959 Harden-Murrumburrah 18 Temora 11 Gate £424, paying crowd 2,100
Saturday, 25 April 1959 Harden-Murrumburrah 12 Barmedman 0 Gate £288/12/-
Saturday, 30 May 1959 Harden-Murrumburrah 17 Cootamundra 8 Gate £372 ; news clipping 
Saturday, 6 June 1959 Harden-Murrumburrah 10 Gundagai 3 Gate £291
Saturday, 20 June 1959 Harden-Murrumburrah 14 Young 5 Gate £379/8 ; Crowd 2000 ; Match report (McCarthy, p.43-44)
Saturday, 27 June 1959 Harden-Murrumburrah 19 Tumut 9 Match report (McCarthy, p.45) ; Match program (McCarthy, p.47) ; “played on a quagmire” (SMH)
Saturday, 11 July 1959 Harden-Murrumburrah 44 Boorowa 12 Boorowa’s last game, report, match program (Ryan, p.117-118).
Saturday, 18 July 1959 Harden-Murrumburrah 19 Junee 10
Saturday, 25 July 1959 Harden-Murrumburrah 21 Barmedman 2 Gate £139
Saturday, 1 August 1959 Harden-Murrumburrah 13 Young 6 Match report (McCarthy,p.46)
Saturday, 8 August 1959 Harden-Murrumburrah 18 Cootamundra 2 Gate £254 ; Match report (McCarthy, p.49)
Saturday, 15 August 1959 Harden-Murrumburrah 13 Temora 5 Gate £244 ; Brief match report (McCarthy, p.48) ; Nevin breaks Kirks points record [HM Express]
Saturday, 22 August 1959 Harden-Murrumburrah 14 West Wyalong 5 Gate £208 ; Match abandoned 2 minutes before half-time due to West Wyalong partial walk-off. (Sheehan, p.60), (Campbell, p.147-148) ; Match report (McCarthy, p50-53) ; brief report (Madigan,p.49).
Saturday, 29 August 1959 Harden-Murrumburrah 36 Tumut 4 Report on Harden successful year (McCarthy, p.54-55).
Saturday, 2 April 1960 Harden-Murrumburrah 25 Gundagai 15 Gate £304/4 ; Match preview & report (McCarthy, p.58-60)
Saturday, 9 April 1960 Harden-Murrumburrah 10 Barmedman 5 Gate £214/12 or £241
Saturday, 23 April 1960 Harden-Murrumburrah 17 West Wyalong 10 Gate £317/8 ; brief report and WW team (Campbell, p.150-151)
Saturday, 30 April 1960 Harden-Murrumburrah 14 Grenfell 9 Gate £280
Saturday, 7 May 1960 Harden-Murrumburrah 6 Young 5 Gate £359/8 ; Harden breaks consecutive wins record; teams (McCarthy,p.61) ; Match program (McCarthy,p.47)
Saturday, 14 May 1960 Harden-Murrumburrah 12 Temora 2 Gate £163
Saturday, 21 May 1960 Harden-Murrumburrah 35 Cootamundra 8 Gate £253/4
Saturday, 28 May 1960 Harden-Murrumburrah 18 Tumut 17 Gate £460/12 ; 2,314 payers ; Match report and 2LF final minutes call – great finish (McCarthy, p.62-63) ; referee attacked by women (Sheehan, page 12-13) ; also reported in McCarthy, p.64 ; Brief report and photo of 1960 Tumut team (Madigan,p.50-52)
Saturday, 4 June 1960 Harden-Murrumburrah 17 Junee 2  Gate £182/12
Saturday, 11 June 1960 Harden-Murrumburrah 20 Grenfell 6  Gate £119/12
Saturday, 18 June 1960 Harden-Murrumburrah 7 Temora 3  Gate £391/16 ; John O’Reilly leaves 2LF for ABC
Saturday, 2 July 1960 Harden-Murrumburrah 4 Tumut 8 Gate £722/4 ; £745 at 4/- (McCarthy,p.65), £724 at 4/- (Madigan,p.51) ; Match report (McCarthy,p.64)
Saturday, 9 July 1960 Tumut 7 Cootamundra 0 Gate £431/4
Saturday, 16 July 1960 Tumut 8 West Wyalong 41 Gate £441 ; mention (Campbell, p.152)
Saturday, 23 July 1960 West Wyalong 15 Barmedman 8 Gate £399/12 ; Crowd 2500 ; 3 players sent off (Campbell, p.152)
Saturday, 30 July 1960 West Wyalong 14 Junee 9 Gate £218/12
Saturday, 6 August 1960 West Wyalong 14 Gundagai 3 Gate £243/18
Saturday, 13 August 1960 West Wyalong 2 Young 4 Gate £220 ; West Wyalong 1960 team photo (Campbell, p.153)
Saturday, 8 April 1961 Young 8 Tumut 11 Gate £462/12 – 4/- adults, 2/- children ; also listed as 9-11
Saturday, 15 April 1961 Tumut 16 Barmedman 8 Gate £349 ; brief report (Madigan,p.54)
Saturday, 22 April 1961 Tumut 5 Temora 7 Gate £419
Saturday, 29 April 1961 Temora 20 Junee 5 Gate £375 ;  1,775 paid
Saturday, 13 May 1961 Temora 29 West Wyalong 10 Gate £430/16
Saturday, 20 May 1961 Temora 5 Gundagai 25 Gate £435/4
Saturday, 27 May 1961 Gundagai 22 Cootamundra 7 Gate £372 ; Gundagai 1961 team photo (Sheehan, p.65)
Saturday, 3 June 1961 Gundagai 4 Harden-Murrumburrah 5 Gate £400/16
Saturday, 10 June 1961 Harden-Murrumburrah 11 Grenfell 5 Gate £304
Saturday, 17 June 1961 Harden-Murrumburrah 21 Tumut 2 Gate £286/8 ; Match program (McCarthy, p.66)
Saturday, 1 July 1961 Harden-Murrumburrah 20 Young 2 Gate £330/4
Saturday, 8 July 1961 Harden-Murrumburrah 0 Gundagai 28 Gate £292/8
Saturday, 15 July 1961 Gundagai 11 Junee 3 Gate £333 ; brief report
Saturday, 22 July 1961 Gundagai 12 Temora 7 Gate £288/10
Saturday, 29 July 1961 Gundagai 14 West Wyalong 7 Gate £288/12
Saturday, 5 August 1961 Gundagai 9 Cootamundra 7 Gate £228
Saturday, 12 August 1961 Gundagai 19 Barmedman 8 Gate £304/16
Saturday, 19 August 1961 Gundagai 39 Grenfell 6 Gate £268/16
Saturday, 31 March 1962 Gundagai 16 Grenfell 8 Replacement rule in place ; Gate £233
Saturday, 7 April 1962 Gundagai 14 Tumut 7 Gate £339 at 4/-  ;  10 Tumut players went on strike (Sheehan, p.84) and (Madigan,p.54-55).
Saturday, 21 April 1962 Gundagai 8 West Wyalong 23 Gate £264 ; Gundagai wins protest against West Wyalong playing Scriven (Campbell, p.160).
Saturday, 28 April 1962 Gundagai 8 Young 10 Gate £128
Saturday, 5 May 1962 Young 14 Harden-Murrumburrah 40 Gate £434 ; crowd about 3,000 ; Harden team (McCarthy,p.69)
Saturday, 12 May 1962 Harden-Murrumburrah 27 Junee 3 Gate £283
Saturday, 19 May 1962 Harden-Murrumburrah 14 Cootamundra 4 Gate £366
Saturday, 26 May 1962 Harden-Murrumburrah 0 Barmedman 17 Gate £139 ; surprise win
Saturday, 2 June 1962 Barmedman 5 Temora 2 Gate £418 ; first specially televised game – on CBN 8 Orange
Saturday, 16 June 1962 Barmedman 12 Tumut 7 Gate £193/8
Saturday, 30 June 1962 Barmedman 5 Gundagai 8 Gate £268/4
Saturday, 14 July 1962 Gundagai 10 Cootamundra 6 Gate £419/8 at 4/-
Saturday, 21 July 1962 Gundagai 10 Temora 0 Gate £275/8
Saturday, 28 July 1962 Gundagai 21 Young 3 Gate £161/19
Saturday, 4 August 1962 Gundagai 10 Harden-Murrumburrah 10 Gate £373
Saturday, 11 August 1962 Gundagai 10 Junee 4 Gate £242
Saturday, 18 August 1962 Gundagai 5 West Wyalong 8 Gate £261
Saturday, 25 August 1962 West Wyalong 12 Grenfell 0 Gate £333
Saturday, 30 March 1963 West Wyalong 7 Gundagai 13 Gate £295 ; Maher Cup losing its appeal – competition gates often larger (Madigan,p.57); West Wyalong 1963 team (Campbell, p.163)
Saturday, 6 April 1963 Gundagai 19 Temora 4 Gate £363, 1,815 paying at 4/-.
Saturday, 20 April 1963 Gundagai 20 Junee 7 Gate £297/4/- ; crowd, with kids, 3000.
Saturday, 27 April 1963 Gundagai 14 Young 4 Gate £226/8
Saturday, 4 May 1963 Gundagai 6 Barmedman 6 Gate £204
Saturday, 11 May 1963 Gundagai 10 Cootamundra 18 Gate £357/16
Saturday, 18 May 1963 Cootamundra 2 Harden-Murrumburrah 9 Gate £450/12 ; Match report (McCarthy, p.72-73)
Saturday, 25 May 1963 Harden-Murrumburrah 25 Grenfell 3 Gate £156
Saturday, 1 June 1963 Harden-Murrumburrah 4 Tumut 3 Gate £525, “The best finish ever to a Maher Cup match” – report (Hughes, p.90) ; Transcript of 2LF call of the last minute (McCarthy,p.73-74) ; Tumut irate, report & Tumut 1963 team photo (Madigan,p.56-58) ; Referee attached
Saturday, 15 June 1963 Harden-Murrumburrah 7 West Wyalong 7 Gate £303 ; West Wyalong win protest and then losses on appeal (McCarthy,p.74), Campbell, p.163-164)
Saturday, 22 June 1963 West Wyalong 24 Grenfell 6 £181/8/-
Saturday, 13 July 1963 Harden-Murrumburrah 30 Grenfell 0
Saturday, 20 July 1963 Harden-Murrumburrah 13 Cootamundra 7 Gate £267 ; Match program (McCarthy,p.66)
Saturday, 27 July 1963 Harden-Murrumburrah 7 Temora 2 Gate £279
Saturday, 3 August 1963 Harden-Murrumburrah 11 Barmedman 9 Gate £156
Saturday, 10 August 1963 Harden-Murrumburrah 2 Gundagai 24 Gate £593/16
Saturday, 17 August 1963 Gundagai 22 Young 11 Gate £318 ;  Gundagai 1963 team photo (Hughes, .p.92)
Saturday, 28 September 1963 Gundagai 17 Junee 8 Gate £200/8
Saturday, 5 October 1963 Gundagai 26 Tumut 19 Gate £373 ; interest in Maher Cup felt to be on the wane (Hughes, p.90); gate takings at Group 9 semi-final Gundagai vs Harden on 8 Sept.£855/10/6
Saturday, 4 April 1964 Gundagai 23 Cootamundra 2 Gate £262
Saturday, 11 April 1964 Gundagai 29 Grenfell 5 Gate £119
Saturday, 25 April 1964 Gundagai 31 Barmedman 0
Saturday, 2 May 1964 Gundagai 17 Junee 10  Gate £395/16 , crowd 3000
Saturday, 9 May 1964 Gundagai 9 Young 11 Gate £190/16  ; Young team all local except for Peter O’Connor.
Saturday, 16 May 1964 Young 10 Tumut 4 Gate £456 ; Young 1964 team photo (Hughes, p.94)
Saturday, 30 May 1964 Young 6 West Wyalong 2 Gate £215/8 ; West Wyalong team (Campbell,p.168)
Saturday, 6 June 1964 Young 4 Harden-Murrumburrah 20 Gate £548/12 ; Crowd 3200 (Hughes, p.93) ; Match report and team Harden team photo (McCarthy, p.75-77)
Saturday, 20 June 1964 Harden-Murrumburrah 8 Temora 9 Gate £180 ; Temora scored converted try in last minute (Hughes, p.93)
Saturday, 27 June 1964 Temora 4 Cootamundra 14  Big crowd
Saturday, 11 July 1964 Cootamundra 44 Grenfell 7  Gate £121/8
Saturday, 18 July 1964 Cootamundra 18 Barmedman 5  Gate £187/10
Saturday, 25 July 1964 Cootamundra 2 Junee 7  Gate £482 (Hughes,p.93)
Saturday, 8 August 1964 Junee 15 Tumut 7 Gate £424 ;  Tumut 1964 team photo (Hughes, p.92) ; Junee 1964 team photo (Hughes, p.94)
Saturday, 15 August 1964 Junee 27 West Wyalong 7
Saturday, 22 August 1964 Junee 0 Harden-Murrumburrah 16 Gate £365
Saturday, 29 August 1964 Harden-Murrumburrah 16 Young 0 Crowd about 1200
Saturday, 5 September 1964 Harden-Murrumburrah 7 Gundagai 3
Saturday, 3 April 1965 Harden-Murrumburrah 8 Tumut 31 Gate £293/8 ; Jim Maher, brother of E.J. Maher kicked off ; First time two radio stations broadcast – 2LF & 2WG ; Harden decided to play as amateurs (Hughes, p.95) ; Harden team photo, (McCarthy,p.78)
Saturday, 10 April 1965 Tumut 7 West Wyalong 8 Hot showers installed at Tumut (Hughes, p.95) & (Madigan, p.61) ; Tumut 1965 team photo (Madigan, p.58)
Saturday, 24 April 1965 West Wyalong 9 Cootamundra 5 Gate £218/16
Saturday, 1 May 1965 West Wyalong 35 Young 2
Saturday, 8 May 1965 West Wyalong 28 Grenfell 3
Saturday, 15 May 1965 West Wyalong 14 Junee 5 Gate just over £300
Saturday, 22 May 1965 West Wyalong 15 Gundagai 4 Curtain raiser was rugby union game between West Wyalong & Wagga Army
Saturday, 29 May 1965 West Wyalong 13 Temora 5
Saturday, 5 June 1965 West Wyalong 6 Barmedman 7  West Wyalong 1965 team photo (Campbell, p.172)
Saturday, 12 June 1965 Barmedman 11 Gundagai 16 Gate £240
Saturday, 19 June 1965 Gundagai 4 West Wyalong 3
Saturday, 26 June 1965 Gundagai 11 Cootamundra 14
Saturday, 10 July 1965 Cootamundra 15 Young 4 Gate £334
Saturday, 17 July 1965 Cootamundra 13 Temora 9
Saturday, 24 July 1965 Cootamundra 12 Harden-Murrumburrah 8 Gate £279 ; Harden team photo (McCarthy, p.79) and (Hughes,p.97)
Saturday, 31 July 1965 Cootamundra 4 Tumut 25 Gate £391
Saturday, 7 August 1965 Tumut 15 Grenfell 0 Game played in snow; Gate £102, abandoned 19th minute 2nd half,  (Hughes, p.96) ; Report and photos (Madigan, p.60-63).
Saturday, 14 August 1965 Tumut 2 Junee 3 Gate £270 ; Tumut did not issue another challenge until the final match (Hughes,p.96)
Saturday, 14 May 1966 Barmedman 11 Young 7 Junee, along with Tumut & Gundagai, joined the rebel Murrumbidgee Rugby League & had to hand the Cup back. Barmedman and Young drawn from a hat. Interest now definitely waning in the Maher Cup. (Hughes, p.99-100) also (Campbell, p.173-174).
Saturday, 21 May 1966 Barmedman 0 West Wyalong 3 Gate $520 ; First Maher Cup match called by Ray Warren for 2LF ; “toughest Maher Cup game ever seen at Barmedman” (Campbell, p.174) ; Memorable game (Hughes, p.100)
Saturday, 28 May 1966 West Wyalong 10 Wyangala Dam 8 Gate $716 ; Crowd 2000+ ; West Wyalong team photo (Hughes, p.98) ; Wyangala as “glamour team” (Hughes, p.100) ; Wyangala team (Hughes, p.119)
Saturday, 4 June 1966 West Wyalong 0 Cootamundra 14 West Wyalong 1966 team photo (Campbell, p.176)
Saturday, 11 June 1966 Cootamundra 30 Grenfell 5
Saturday, 18 June 1966 Cootamundra 18 Temora 6 Gate $502
Saturday, 25 June 1966 Cootamundra 13 Harden-Murrumburrah 6 Gate $662 ; 1966 Harden team photo in McCarthy, p.79
Saturday, 9 July 1966 Cootamundra 15 Young 4 Gate $422
Saturday, 16 July 1966 Cootamundra 18 Temora 5
Saturday, 23 July 1966 Cootamundra 27 Wyangala Dam 8
Saturday, 30 July 1966 Cootamundra 21 Barmedman 7
Saturday, 6 August 1966 Cootamundra 5 Harden-Murrumburrah 8 Gate $416 ; Harden team in McCarthy, p.80
Saturday, 13 August 1966 Harden-Murrumburrah 25 Grenfell 0
Saturday, 20 August 1966 Harden-Murrumburrah 0 West Wyalong 2
Saturday, 20 May 1967 West Wyalong 27 Young 5 Four tackle rule in place ; Maher Cup suspended ; Gate £336 ; Teams (Hughes, p.102) ; Cootamundra joined the MRL, Group 9 split up, appeal of Cup lost (Campbell, p.178 & 184) ; Four tackle rule introduced (Hughes, p.101) ; West Wyalong team (Campbell, p.180).
Saturday, 10 June 1967 West Wyalong 27 Wyangala Dam 2 Gate $403 and brief report (Hughes, p.102) ; Brief reports (Campbell, p.180).
Saturday, 24 June 1967 West Wyalong 40 Harden-Murrumburrah 9 Harden team photo (McCarthy, p.81)
Saturday, 5 August 1967 West Wyalong 27 Barmedman 10 Womens game as curtain raiser (Campbell, p.180-181)
Saturday, 26 August 1967 West Wyalong 10 Temora 0
Saturday, 21 April 1968 West Wyalong 37 Barmedman 3 Gate $148 and brief report (Hughes,p.103) ; Maher Cup outlook ;  Temora forfeited match in April/May – priority for Sunday game (Campbell, p.185)
Saturday, 1 June 1968 West Wyalong 22 Young 5 Gate $494 and brief report (Hughes,p.104) ; also listed as 21-5 ; Ron Crowe injured by Harry Wells (Hughes,p.103) ; Report (Campbell, p.185)
Saturday, 15 June 1968 West Wyalong 33 Harden-Murrumburrah 0 ‘Maher Cup on its death bed’ [WW Advocate]
Saturday, 13 July 1968 West Wyalong 21 Temora 5 Gate $212
Monday, 29 July 1968 West Wyalong 31 Barmedman 3 Gate $106 ; Photo of West Wyalong premiership team (Campbell,p.187)
Friday, 25,  April 1969 West Wyalong 12 Cootamundra 11 Gate $253 ; Acceptance of the MRL back into the Country Rugby League ; Changes to Maher Cup rules (Campbell, p.188) ; played on Anzac Day & WW team (Campbell, p.189)
Saturday, 3 May 1969 West Wyalong 15 Turvey Park 16 Gate $201 ; First Wagga team win in more than 40 years ;Turvey Park team photo (Hughes, p.109) ; Report & teams (Campbell, p.190)
Saturday, 10 May 1969 Turvey Park 11 Temora 13
Saturday, 17 May 1969 Temora 17 Gundagai 18
Saturday, 24 May 1969 Gundagai 24 Wamoon 13 Gate $225 or $325
Saturday, 31 May 1969 Gundagai 19 Wagga Magpies 12 Gate $326 ; Magpies team (Hughes,p.119)
Saturday, 7 June 1969 Gundagai 9 Wagga Kangaroos 22 Gate $640, crowd about 3,000
Saturday, 14 June 1969 Wagga Kangaroos 41 Junee 7 Kangaroos 1969 team photo (Hughes, p.108)
Saturday, 21 June 1969 Wagga Kangaroos 18 Wagga Magpies 13 Gate $470 ; Cup vandalised with gouged image of a Kangaroo (Daily Advertiser
Saturday, 12 July 1969 Wamoon 14 Cootamundra 0 Gate $137 ; Wagga Kangaroos forfeited their game against Wamoon; Coota rests best players for Sunday comp. game ; problems with Wamoon  and Group 9  (Hughes, p106).
Saturday, 26 July 1969 Wamoon 9 Gundagai 6 Gate $165 ; Wamoon 1969 team photo (Hughes, p.108) ; Prior to start of the 1970 season the Group 9 president took the cup from Wamoon and locked it in a vault in Barmedman (Hughes,p.107) ; Unwanted Maher Cup
Saturday, 2 May 1970 Cootamundra 12 Temora 10 Gate $178.50 ; Draw made for teams to play following cup taken from Wamoon (Hughes, p.111) ; Gate $178.
Saturday, 6 June 1970 Cootamundra 5 Harden-Murrumburrah 17 Gate $231.72; Harden puts Maher Cup before regular competition
Saturday, 11 July 1970 Harden-Murrumburrah 5 Young 11 Gate $3o2 (Offical match report)
Sunday, 5 September 1970 Young 13 Barmedman 16 First Sunday Maher Cup game , Gate $270 (Official match report)
Saturday, 8 May 1971 Barmedman 25 Junee 8 Gate $137.16 ; Junee 1971 team photo (Hughes, p.112)
Saturday, 15 May 1971 Barmedman 7 Harden-Murrumburrah 16 Gate $140 ; Match report in McCarthy, p.85-87.  Harden colours now green and gold (McCarthy, p.90) ; Harden team photo in McCarthy, p.86; small crowd – atmosphere of old missing (McCarthy, p.85)
Saturday, 22 May 1971 Harden-Murrumburrah 4 Young 17 Gate $498.60 ; Crowd 1,660 adults ; Match program in McCarthy, p.90 ; Match report in McCarthy, p.86-88 ; Harden team photo in McCarthy, p.86
Saturday, 29 May 1971 Young 17 Cootamundra 14 Gate $304.80 (Hughes,p.113 and Offical match report)
Saturday, 5 June 1971 Young 4 Tumut 43 Gate $422.40 – 800 crowd and brief report (Hughes, p.114); photos of the final match teams (Hughes, p.115).  Report and team photos (Madigan,p.66-70).

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