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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1939

2,081 stories in Murray's papers · page 49 of 105

Golf This Week-end Games on Albury Links War on Divot Makers

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 June 1939 · page 2

Both members and associates will compete in stroke handicaps to-day on the Albury golf links, for trophies presented by Mr. H. Nicholson and Mrs…

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Big Football at Albury To-day Rutherglen and Albury Meet Teams Appear to be Very Even

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 June 1939 · page 2

Football fare at the sports ground to-day should be of high standard. The senior match between Rutherglen and Albury will provide a very keen…

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Rugby League Albury's Convincing Win the Rock Defeated

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 June 1939 · page 3

Continuing in winning vein, Albury Rugby League team yesterday defeated the Rock to gain their third successive victory…

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Afternoon Tea Bowls on the Albury Green

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 June 1939 · page 3

About 40 players took part in the afternoon tea games on the Albury bowling green on Saturday. All the games were well contested, thate…

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Father and Son at Races

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 June 1939 · page 2

Mr. R. Mcillree, of Younghusband's at the races on Saturday with his father…

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Unpleasant Ground Conditions for Saturday’s Football Albury Still Heads Premiership List Rutherglen Defeated After an Exciting Struggle Mangoplah Receives Shock at Holbrook

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 June 1939 · page 4

Although the day remained fine at most grounds, the overcast sky made conditions cold and wet underfoot Saturday's football games. At the sports ground, the expected struggle took place between Rutherglen…

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Coursing Wodonga Will Now Race Thursday Night

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 6

Owing to the inclement weather the Wodonga speed coursing meeting, postponed from Thursday until last night, has been abandoned and the club will…

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Corowa Races Excellent Prospects

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 3

Prospects for the Corowa Race Club’s meeting on July 1 are excellent. Included in the programme will be a brush, hurdle race. These events have…

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Wandook Races Successful Meeting Anticipated

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 1

The race meetmg which, is to be held at Wandook on Monday, June 12 (King’s Birthday), in aid of the Queen of Peace, gives promise of being an…

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Bowls. Singles Championship. The Dixon Cup Changes Hands

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 2

The final of the singles championship for the J. R. Dixon cup, between J. L. Grano (holder) and H. A. Byers, was played off on Sunday afternoon in…

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Speedway Racing in Britain London, June 4

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 3

Andy Menzies, the Australian speedway rider, with 14 points, headed the world’s championship preliminary at Hackney…

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Smiles Between the Races on

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 2

Mrs. Max Breit, Miss Jean Adams and Mrs. Hugh Browne, of Corowa, at the Albury races on Saturday…

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Mathoura News From our Correspondent Monday. FOOTBALL

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 1

Mathoura journeyed to Moama on Saturday, arid suffered defeat at the hands of Moama—one of the best combinations in the league this season…

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Golf R. Pullen Qualifies for T.b. Sailors & Soldiers’ Cup

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 3

Playing in the best form he has produced to date, B. Pullen brought in a card showing 86 off the stick and 63 net to win in easy fashion the…

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Rugby League Code At Its Best Henty Here Sunday; Wayling Cup at Stake

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 6

To enable both the Southern and Northern zones of the Group 13 Rugby League competition to finish at approximately the same…

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Davis Cup Tennis Britain Eliminated by Germany Berlin, June 4

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 7

Having won the first two singles matches of their European zone semifinal engagement, in the Davis Cup, Germany clinched the contest to-day…

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Some of the Enthusiasts Who Attended Saturday’s Races

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 8

In between raced at the Albury Racing Club’s fixture on Saturday:— Top Left: Mrs. J. D. Kenna, Miss D. Mackie and Miss Nora Westropp-Evans, of Sydney…

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Wahgunyah Cricket Club Premiership Dinner Shield and Trophies Presented

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 3

To celebrate, their winning of the cricket premiership in the Rutherglen District Cricket Association for the season 1938-39, the above club…

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Entries for Jockey Club’s Races Close on July 3

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 1

Owners and trainers are reminded that entries for Deniliquin Jockey Club’s winter race meeting close with the secretary (Mr. Murray Wyse) on…

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Football JRIALS (7-17) Finish Too Strongly for Deniliquin ,(5-11)

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 3

[?] acking strongly in the last quarter, after being in arrears preceding three terms, Echuca Imperials (7 goals 17 beran right away from Deniliquin (5 goals 11 behinds), who [?] after appearing to have the game well won ,at half…

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