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Sport, 1939

2,081 stories in Murray's papers · page 47 of 105

Chiltern Racing Club King's Birthday Meeting

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 1

The Chiltern Racing Club will celebrate King's (Birthday on Monday, June 12, with their usual attractive Programme as advertised in this…

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Players in the Hume Football League

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 8

Top: Playing members of Jindera Football Club—Back row (left to right), R- Collins, L. Braunack, B. Molkentin, A. Schmidt, I. Lipsett, K, Schilg, B. Schmidt; centre (left to right), C. Scholz, E. Wehner, T. Sawyer, H. Holden (vice-capt.), K. Frederick, E…

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Mathoura News From our Correspondent Monday. TENNIS

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 4

The tennis tournament was finalised on Sunday. In the men’s singles, Ed. Fleming defeated S: Snell, 7-5. The ladies’ doubles handicap was won by…

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Womenfolk Noticed at the Holbrook Races

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 2

The picturesque Holbrook racecourse looked its best in Saturday's sunshine on occasion of the Autumn meeting of the turf club. Visitors from all…

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Improving Racing Albury Committee Talks Taxation, New Barriers

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 5

The chairman (Mr. K. G. Ryan), Messrs. A. "Waugh, L. J. Colquhoun, L. Ryan, K. D. Watson, R. Farrell, R. Twomey, G. C. Reis, W. J. Williams,…

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Tennis Home Association Two Banquets Held Another Successful Year

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 2

The season in the Hume Tennis Association was brought to a happy conclusion when the premier teams of the grades celebrated their…

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Table Tennis Chiltern and District Draw for Season; Strong Membership

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 3

Chiltern and District Table Tennis Association will begin its season on Thursday evening, when seven tear will compete for the F. A. Hartley…

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Football Accuracy by Mathoura (8-5) Defeats Deniliquin (6-12)

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 2

Making full use of opportunities for scoring, Mathoura (8 goals 5 behinds) defeated Deniliquin (6 goals 12 behinds) by five points in a stirring contest on the Deniliquin ground on Saturday when the second round of matches in the Echuca Football…

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Saturday's Games Provide Interesting Football Yarrawonga Run Albury to Five Points Rutherglen Too Strong for Wang. Corowa Takes Back Seat

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 4

As a result of Saturday's O. & M. games, a change, has been made in the premiership ladder. Rutherglen moving into second place by downing…

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Golf

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 31 May 1939 · page 3

Handicap stroke competitions were played on the local links, under ideal conditions, on Saturday afternoon. Miss B. Gorman was the winner of…

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Wodonga Speed Coursing Nominations for

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 May 1939 · page 5

Maiden Stake (straight): Resfond. Hasty Bid, Maggie's Pride, Basha's Hope, Mr Goldie. Andy Glow, Dad's Boy, Jayeff…

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Football Position of T Ams

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 31 May 1939 · page 3

Team P W D L Pts [?] .... .... 3 3 0 0 12 [?] .... .... 2 2 0 0 8 [?] .... .... 3 2 0 1 8…

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Football T. Fagan to Appeal

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 May 1939 · page 5

T. Fagan, the Walbundrie player who appealed against the refusal of his clearance to Rand at a meeting of the Independent Tribunal of the Hume…

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Rugby League Albury A Premiership Possibility! New Men for the Side

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 May 1939 · page 5

Rugby League in Albury was given a great impetus last week-end, when the “Blues” travelled to Henty, and inflicted the first defeat of the season…

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Athletics in England Second Outside World Record London, May 29

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 May 1939 · page 4

Competing in the British Games at White City, Wooderson won the mile Inter-Counties championship in 4 min. 7 4-10 seconds, which is only one…

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Horse-racing and Taxation

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 4

Concerning the above, Mr. Lethbridge asked the following question in the Legislative Assembly:— "I desire to ask the Colonial…

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Football Tocumwal Defeats Jerilderie

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 2

Playing their best game of the season, Jerilderie were defeated by Tocumwal on the local ground on Sunday last after a well-contested…

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Home Golf C[?] Plans on -Common

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 2

Hume Golf Club- notified Albury Council at its meeting last evening that it had been granted a 14-year lease of 90 acres of land on the old common…

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Happenings in the District Burrumbuttock Tennis Club's Banquet

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 6

The E.L.C. Tennis Club held a premiership banquet to celebrate the victory of the No. 1 team in the B grade of the Hume Association. About 70…

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Motor Races at Albury a Successful Fixture

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 3

Motor racing: Is becoming an increasingly popular sport, and with the improvement of the Willinga Circuit Albury has become one of…

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