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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1939

2,081 stories in Murray's papers · page 65 of 105

Wedonga Basket Ball and Football Teams to Visit [?]

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 July 1939 · page 2

On Friday basket ball and football teams from the Wodonga Higher [?] School will visit [?] and play Higher Elernentary students…

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Table Tennis Central Beats West Albury in First a Grade Semi-final Results of Hay in Albury Association

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 July 1939 · page 4

In the first semi-final of the A grade division of the Albury Table Tennis Association’s pennant competition in St. Matthew’s Hall last…

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Rugby League Semi-finals Sunday Albury Up in Arms; Protest to Country Rugby Union

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 July 1939 · page 5

A hastily convened meeting of members of the Albury Rugby League Club last evening unanimously agreed to protest to the Country Rugby League…

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Football Jerilderie Defeats Barooga

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 27 July 1939 · page 3

Jerilderie returned to winning form on Sunday last when they accounted for Barooga by a fairly substantial margin. The match…

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Former Boxing Champion Dead Wellington (N.z.)

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 July 1939 · page 5

The death was announced to-day of William Thomas Murphy, former featherweight boxing champion of the world. Murphy, who was 76 years…

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Football

The Pastoral Times · Friday 28 July 1939 · page 3

Last Wednesday afternoon the Edward team defeated Kyalite team by six goals. The scores were: Edward, 6 7; Kyalite, 0.2…

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Racing Happenings

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 July 1939 · page 6

At the Ascot races on Wednesday an accident occurred in the first division of the Allesburn Trial Handicap, when Aladdin Lass was racing in…

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Golf Wednesday Competitions

The Pastoral Times · Friday 28 July 1939 · page 3

Fine form was displayed by H. R Matthews and J. G. Everitt the handicap singles conducted by the midweek players committee of Deniliquin…

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Golf Club at Rand

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 July 1939 · page 5

At a well-attended meeting it was unanimously decided to form a golf club. It is anticipated that links will be available for play within the next…

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Hay Golf Club. Associates' Matches

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 July 1939 · page 2

The T.B. Soldiers and Sailors' competition was played on 19th July, practically all the Associates giving 2s., whether playing or not…

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Wandook Races Owner’s Winning Treble

The Pastoral Times · Friday 28 July 1939 · page 3

Although fields were not as large as at the previous meeting last month, racing was keen at the Wandook unregistered race meeting, in aid of the…

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Rugby League Henty Defeats Lockhart a Brilliant Display Record Attendance at Ground

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 28 July 1939 · page 6

A record crowd, estimated at 400, assembled at the local Rugby grounds on Sunday to witness the last match of the rounds, Henty v Lockhart. As was prophesised, the game was undoubtedly the "match of the season," both teams revealing glimpses of really birlliant football,…

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Saturday's Football Ovens & Murray League Corowa Play at Albury

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 July 1939 · page 6

In their last two matches Corowa have displayed an improvement in their play to warrant a much closer contest against Albury at the Sports…

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No Intention of Disbanding North Albury Tennis Club Rumors Emphatically Refuted

Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 July 1939 · page 3

Following a special general meeting of the North Albury Tennis Club last evening at which the majority of the club’s membership of about 60…

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Australian Rules Football Rand Beaten 14-24 to 6-9 Henty Leads Throughout Motor Train Well Patronised

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 28 July 1939 · page 1

The motor train to Rand last Saturday was well patronised by football followers, and once again Henty ran out easy winners, to the tune of 14-24 to 6-9. The game did not reveal much brilliant football, but Henty was superior in all departments, to establish an early…

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In Flames at 170 M.P.H. Racing Motorist’s Car Driver Badly Injured Bonneville Flats (Utah), July 26

Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 July 1939 · page 3

A. B. Jenkins sustained serious burns to-day when his motor car caught fire during a 24-hour endurance run…

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Football. BALRANALD d MILDURA

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 29 July 1939 · page 3

At the Park Oval on Sunday last, a fairly large crowd saw Balranald comfortably defeat Mildura after some interesting football had been…

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Tennis North Albury Tournament To-day

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 29 July 1939 · page 8

Owing to the large number of entries received for the North Albury Tennis Club's American mixed doubles tournament, which will begin to-day,…

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Table Tennis Match Be-tween and Albury Off

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 29 July 1939 · page 8

The lable tennis match between Bright and a team representing Albury Association, which was to have been played to-night, has been cancelled,…

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Australians in Winning Vein in Canadian Tennis Tourney VANCOUVER, July 28

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 29 July 1939 · page 12

Bromwich and Hopman, who are competing in the Canadian national championships to-day, entered the finals of the singles and doubles, while…

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