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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1931

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Swimming Club Events on

The Pastoral Times · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 2

The Deniliquin Swimming and Life-Saving Club held a swimming-carnival on Tuesday night. The programme arranged was witnessed by a…

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Corowa Tennis Club

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 1

Last Tuesday the ladies played an all-day match at the courts. The competition was won by miss w. Anderson and Miss S. Gorman…

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Miniature Golf Tournament Matches

The Independent · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 1

So successful was the recent handicap contest recently conducted by the proprietors of the midget golf course at Denifiquin that a similar contest is…

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Football Training Country Umpires

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 37

The Victorian Country Football League has approved of a scheme for the establishment of training centres for umpires in country districts. The…

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Tennis Albury and Border Association

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 3

Saturday's matches created an interesting position in that there are now three teams fighting for third and fourth positions for inclusion in the…

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The Hospital Swimming Carnival. the Open Air Concert

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 2

On Wednesday evening, the Alma Street Beach was in a blaze of light ready for the open-air concert that was held there. The garden at the…

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Swimming Baths at Adelong Campball-street, Ad[?]long

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 20

DEAR Uncle. Jeff,—It is a long time since I last wrote, but I have not forgotten the dear Page which I road every week. It has been very hot…

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Cricket in South Africa. England Loses the Rubber. DURBAN

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 2

In the fifth Test match, England completed their innings for 230 (Tate 50, Farremond 35). Vincent took six wickets for 51. South Africa in their…

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Sunday Cricket Final Townies v. WANDERERS

The Independent · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 1

The rounds of the Sunday Cricket competition have now been completed and, as Wanderers were capable of scoring a four point win over Juniors,…

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Chiltern St. Patrick's Races Profits to Be Devoted to District Primary Schools

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 5

The annual races of the above popular club will be held on the Chiltern racecourse to-morrow (Saturday), and as the Newmarket Handicap will be…

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Junior Cricket Final Commenced L. Page, 12-27; E. Page, 9-12

The Independent · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 1

The final match of the junior cricket competition was commenced on the North Deniliquin pitch on Wednesday afternoon, between Intermediate High…

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Miniature Golf Competition

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 March 1931 · page 2

Much interest was taken in the Secret Hole Competition at the Austral Tom Thumb Golf on Friday evening last. The condition of the…

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Bowls Deniliquin v. HAY

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 March 1931 · page 3

The Deniliquin Bowling Club players were successful in three matches with the Hay team on the home rinks on Saturday afternoon, winning by 82…

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Golf Club's Annual Meeting

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 March 1931 · page 2

By advertisement in this issue, members of the Corowa Golf Club notified that the annual meeting wilt be held at the Literary Institute on…

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Cricket [?] Combined Country

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 March 1931 · page 3

[?] match between “B” team and [?] Country commenced on Saturday [?] “B” team had first use of the [?] and put on a very useful score…

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Rosehill Races. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 March 1931 · page 3

The February Handicap resulted: Truest (5 to 1) 1, John Buchan 2, Donald 3. The other winners were: Attente, Ticino, Celebrate, Tre Enis…

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Latest Telegrams Restricting Racing. Abolishing Mid-Week Meetings. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 March 1931 · page 3

All mid-week racing in New South Wales is to be abolished by the Government, and race meetings, both horse and pony, will be confined to…

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Balldale Football Club Annual Meeting Loss of 5d. on Last Year's Activities

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 March 1931 · page 3

The annual general meeting of the Balldale Football Club was held in the Balldale Hall on Saturday night…

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Cricket

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 5

The following player have selected to represent Corowa B team against Rutherglen on Saturday:--W. S. Kelk, 'S. R. Singleton. M…

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Bowls Deniliquin v. HAY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 2

The Deniliquin Bowling Club players were successful in three matches with the Hay team on the home rinks on Saturday afternoon, winning by…

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