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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1938

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Coursing Wangaratta Will Race This Evening Selections and Programme Golden Smile for the Hurdle

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 6

Wangaratta Speed Coursing [?] will conduct a meeting to-night. The chief attraction will be the Wangaratta Slake, run in heals. First and…

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Girls Parade at Rutherglen Regatta

Border Morning Mail · Monday 3 January 1938 · page 2

Tap, —The judges were given a difficult task at the Rutherglen Regatta on Saturday to select the winner in the Ideal Regatta Girl Competition. They gave first place to Miss Jean Pollock. Bottom.—All eyes were focussed on the lake when races were being decided. The picture shows only a section of the crowd…

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New Year’s Day Regatta at Lake Moodemerf Rutherglen

Border Morning Mail · Monday 3 January 1938 · page 6

A large crowd attended the regatta at Rutherglen on Saturday. —Top Left.—One of the many picnic parties on the banks of Lake [?] Centre Left.—Finish of the Senior Eights Mercantile (Melbourne) are well out in the lead from Rutherglen. Bottom Left—Parade of the regatta girls. Top Right— A portion of the crowd which took a keen interest in the lengthy programme. Centre Right.—Mercantile’s winning crew in the senior eights. Bottom Right.—Finish of the schoolboys’ champion footrace. K. Foster [?] was an easy winner, but he was disqualified because of a 30-mile radius limit. K. Williams (in second place) was placed first and D. Webster (third) second…

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Items of News Christmas Vacation Swimming School

Border Morning Mail · Monday 3 January 1938 · page 2

The annual vacation swimming school under the auspices of the Department of Education, will begin to-morrow at the Municipal [?]…

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Australian Rugby Team Defeats France London. January 1

Border Morning Mail · Monday 3 January 1938 · page 2

The Australian Rugby tourists today defeated France [?] to 6. At the interval the scores were Australia 8, France 0…

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Fine for Farm Races? Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 3 January 1938 · page 4

Fine and warm conditions should [?] for the Warwick Farm faces to-morrow However a shower or two with thunder is forecast for later…

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Boxing Another Local Programme

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 5

Another excellent bill of boxing fare will be decided in the Royal open air stadium to-morrow night. For this programme three boys will…

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Swimmers Go Home Without Swimming Narromine

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 4

Because they had been disqualified for infringement of the rules, a Wellington team of swimmers withdrew from the Narromine swimming…

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LAVINGTON Football Club Concert

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 5

The annual “Mugs” concert in aid of the Football Club was hold on New [?] The standard of [?] was substantially [?]…

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A.j.c. Races

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 2

Finishing strongly the 20 to 1 chance, Billy Boy, won the Tattersall's Cup at Randwick, on Saturday. The horse, jockey and trainer were…

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CRICKET Balranald v. Deniliquin

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 2

A team of cricketers from Balranald visited Deniliquin during the Christmas holidays and played two matches against teams from the…

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Shield Cricket. South Australia v. Victoria

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 2

Much more than ordinary interest is being taken in the interstate match for the Shefield Shield because of the part they are expected…

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Determined to Learn Lad's Fatal Essay at Swimming SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 2

"I'll learn to swim somehow!" remarked Richard Roberts (15), of Leichhardt, to two companions, as they were swimming in 40ft. of water…

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A. Huxley in Form at Tennis Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 5

Arthur Huxley defeated H. Lindo, 6-4. 6-1. to-day to win the county of Cumberland men’s singles title. In the doubles Huxley and W. Sidwell…

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Spectacular Accidents Motor Cycle Races. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 5

A number of spectacular accidents added thrills to the N.S.W. tourist trophy motor cycle meeting at Hartley to-day…

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Won Two Events at Rutherglen Regatta : Preparing Their Boat Before the Start of a Race

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 6

Left.—W. Jones (bow) and H. McInnes (stroke), of Corowa, had two successes at the regatta on Lake Moodemere, Rutherglen, on Saturday. They won the Junior and Senior Pairs in splendid style. They are pictured above after completing the gruelling course. Right.—Standing a foot deep in mud rowers prepare their boat prior to leaving for the start of one of the pairs events…

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Value of School Football Lismore Headmaster’s Views

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 3

Urging mothers to permit their sons to play football, the principal of the Lismore High School, Mr. T. R. Mallett, at the annual speech day, declared that…

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Fair Punters at Chiltern Races on New Year’s Day

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 4

Variety and smartness characterised the hats worn by women patrons at the Chiltern races on New Year’s Day. Miss Moyna Smith (Albury), left, favored the picture hat, whilst Mrs. W. Trimble (Wahgunyah) looked smart in a tight-fitting variety. The choice of Miss Faye Brittain (Melbourne) and Miss Thelma Dive (Wangaratta) was the halo creation…

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Australian Woman Trains Racing Cheetahs First Exhibition in England. 55 Miles An Hour. LONDON, December 18

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 6

For the first time an English crowd this week saw cheetahs from the Kenya jungle, [?] by Miss Ruby [?] from Australia, race on…

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Bowls

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 2

On Boxing Day, members of the local Bowling Club who were not amongst tho holiday trippers, spent a very, enjoyabe day on the green,…

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