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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1936

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Tennis Corowa Club

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 6

On Saturday next the courts will be open for play as usual, and lady members are asked to bring a plate of afternoon tea…

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Buraja Football Club

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 5

A meeting of members of the Buraja Football Club was held on Sunday last to consider re-forming. It was decided, owing to the lack of…

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Football Deniliquin v. BARHAM

The Independent · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 3

The football season win be opened [?] Deniliquin to-morrow (Saturday) when the Barham Club, premiers of the Cohuns Districts League last year…

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Riverina Golf Meeting of Association

The Independent · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Riverina Golf Association was held at Wagga recently. The following officers were elected:…

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Ambrose Palmer Retires from Boxing. MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 2

Ambrose Palmer, Australian heavyweight boxing champion, has retired from the ring. The serious eye injuries received in recent bouts has…

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Greyhouhd Racing Easter Monday Night's Meeting

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 6

Starting at 31 in the Maiden Stake. Grand Noir made no mistake is winning this event. He had the race all his own and saluted the…

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Ivanhoe Golf Club. Course Being Laid Out

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 4

Ivanhoe is soon to boast of an added attraction to the district in the form of a nine-hole golf course, situated in an ideal spot between the…

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Golf Notes Local Season Approaching Murray Valley Pennant Competition

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 6

Although the official opening of the Corowa Golf Club is yet two weeks off, other clubs in the district are getting under way. The local…

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CHARLEROI (Vic.) SISTERS Swimming and Ice-cream "Off" Charleroi, via Huon (Vic.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 20

Dear Uncle,—It is some weeks ago since I wrote to the Page. We held our annual school picnic at Kiewa. I went and enjoyed myself very much…

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The Races Lady Booyong's Double. Picnic Form Good

The Independent · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 3

A feature of the race meeting conducted by the R.S.S.I.L.A. sub-branch on the Deniliquin course on Saturday was the success of horses that had…

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Cricket Final "A's" Easy Win. Morago's Batting Failures

The Independent · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 2

Deniliquin "A" dismissed Morago for the remarkably low scores of 31 and 38 when the final of the Deniliquin district cricket…

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Fought for 80 Rounds —And Died Fight That Changed the Rules of Boxing

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 38

He appealed to his seconds to let him retire, but they flung him back into the ring. AT the beginning of the eighteenth…

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Cricket M.c.c. Team Wins Deniliquin Defeated in Exciting Finish

The Pastoral Times · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 2

The annual cricket match between Deniliquin and an M.C.C. Team was played during the Easter holidays and resulted in a win for…

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R.s. & S.i.l.a. Races Lady Booyong’s Brilliant Double

The Pastoral Times · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 1

The soldiers’ race meeting on Easter Saturday was favored with perfect weather and a large crowd of punters paid £73 to enter the course. The track was in excellent condition. SCRACHINGS were numerous as…

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Tomorrow’s Football Deniliquin to Play Barham Locals Show Good Form at Training

The Pastoral Times · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 1

TO-MORROW will see the opening of the football season in Deniliquin when the locals will be opposed to a strong team from Barham. The…

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Easter Sporting Attractions Races and Gymkhana Successful Fine Weather: Large Attendances: Keen Competitions

The Independent · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 3

Favoured by perfect weather on Easter Saturday and Monday, the race meeting and gymkhana conducted by the Deniliquin sub-branch of the R.S.I.L.A. proved very successful. There were large attendances at each of the daytime functions, while the dance on Monday…

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Easter Tennis Corowa's Most Successful Tourney Changes in Championships Ingham and Evans Defeated in Doubles

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 4

Spectators were treated to some of the most perfect tennis that has ever been seen in Corowa, on Tuesday last, When final matches of the Easter Tournaments were played in the same perfect weather which prevailed over the Easter holidays…

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Holiday Cricket Matches Melbourne Club Defeats Deniliquin "A" Dismiss Morago for 31 and 38 in Final

The Independent · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 2

Cricketers had a busy time over the Easter holidays. On saturday and Monday the Deniliquin team played the Melbourne Cricket Club team and in a keet contest was defeated by 9 runs after leading by 45 runs on the first innings. On Tuesday the final of the district…

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High Standard Tennis at Albury Tourney G. Holloway and Miss J. Hartigan Singles Champions Rain Again Interferes with Play

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 47

For the second year in succession rain on Friday prevented the Albury Jubilee tennis tourney, conducted by the Albury and Border Association on 22 grass courts on the sports ground, from being concluded over the Easter holidays. Play was continued in the handicap events on Tuesday…

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Easton Races Postponed

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 18 April 1936 · page 1

Owing to lack of entries, the Easton Racing Club were forced to abandon their Race Meeting which was to have been held on the 18th April, (to-day)…

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