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Sport, 1939

2,081 stories in Murray's papers · page 66 of 105

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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Coursing a Likely Treble Fair Taragd, Black Lad, Pride of Ardagh Eight Race Programme at Wodonga To-night

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 29 July 1939 · page 11

As he is better sulted down the straight, six track than around the turn, this should enable Fair [?] rage to complete the [?]hal-trick by…

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Rugby League Group 13 Semi-Final Holbrook at Home to Lockhart Albury Protest Farther; No Game at Henty To-morrow

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 29 July 1939 · page 8

Mr. R. Harrison, Albury Rugby League president, issued a statement last evening that his club. would not play their semi-final against Henty…

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Blinky Bill May Take Handicap In Two Races at Moorefield Reception to Win Again Grey Derby Should Millers

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 29 July 1939 · page 8

Blinky Bill has very bright pr[?]spects of success at Mored to-day. He is engaged in two races the Rockdale Miole and the Moorefield Handicap. It is a[?]ticipated that be will [?]kle the [?]onget race-the moorefield Handicap…

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Carpet Bowls at Wodonga

Border Morning Mail · Monday 31 July 1939 · page 2

Results of the last matches played in the Wodonga Carpet Bowls Association were as follow: Hockey United a St. Luke’s No. 1, 24-16; Junior…

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Knitting and Tennis Combine Well

Border Morning Mail · Monday 31 July 1939 · page 2

Inviting sunshine was much enjoyed by participants in the North Albury Tennis Club’s American mixed doublers tournament over the week-end. K[?]tting needles and industrious fingers were a characteristic of the women players. Above (left to right), Misses Kath Ross, Jean Grant, Mrs. T. Lamont, Mr. Peter Williamson, Misses Dorothy and Olive Hilton…

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Coursing Abee Shows Amazing Speed Well-backed Dogs Win Bookmakers Trounced at Wodonga

Border Morning Mail · Monday 31 July 1939 · page 5

Showing speed above the ordinary Abee, a big, upstanding brindle dog, made an exhibition of his opponents in the Wodonga S[?]ake, seventh heat,…

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Golf Play on Albury Links K. Quirk 77 Off Stick

Border Morning Mail · Monday 31 July 1939 · page 3

W. Rittwag and K. Quirk tied for first place in the Stableford par competition at the Albury links on Saturday, both recording 37. Rittwag…

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Racing Identity Dead at Age of 91 Mr. Denis Fountain Elbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 31 July 1939 · page 5

Mr. Denis Fountain, one of Victim’s oldest racing identities, died yesterday at the age of 91. His widow, whom he married 69…

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Tennis Australian Successes at Vancouver Bromwich Beats Hopman Also Mas Two Other Wins Vancouver, July 28

Border Morning Mail · Monday 31 July 1939 · page 3

In the Vancouver tennis tournament the Australians, BromWich and Hopman, fought out the singles final, the former winning 6-2, 6-2, 6-8, 6-0…

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TO-NIGHT'S (Tuesday) COURSING The Corowa Coursing Club's

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 1 August 1939 · page 3

[?]ing to be held to-night (Tuesday,) has attracted a good entry of dogs. Nomination's have been received from Narrandera, Wagga; Gerogery, Albury;…

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Golf Club’s Ball

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 1 August 1939 · page 1

The annual open golf tournament would not be complete without the usual ball, and the function held on Friday night in the Town Hall was a…

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Cycling Road Races

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 1 August 1939 · page 3

Riding strongly over the ten-mile course on Sunday Ted Pocock was a little too good for his rivals, and won fairly comfortably. It was the…

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Wodonga Table Tennis Draw

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 1 August 1939 · page 5

Draw for to-night’s matches in the Wodonga Table Tennis Association [?] as follows: Presbyterian Blue v St. Luke’s Red, St. Luke’s Maroon…

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Annual Golf Ball at Wangaratta

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 1 August 1939 · page 4

St. Patrick’s Hall, Wangaratta, was a fairyland last night for the annual golf club ball, at which almost 500 attended. With mauve, green and red…

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Junior Football Hay Defeat Deniliquin

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 1 August 1939 · page 4

Opposed to a bigger and stronger side than they anticipated, the East End (Deniliquin) junior footballers were defeated by seven points at Hay…

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Coursing Black Lad-feathers Likely Double For Corowa To-night

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 1 August 1939 · page 5

For tonight’s coursing fixture at Corowa, secretary Frank Galbraith has put together an attractive programme of seven events…

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Australian Rules Football. Deniliquin v. Hay

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 1 August 1939 · page 3

A good attendance braved a bleak boisterous afternoon on Sunday to witness the football match between the local team of Australian Rules…

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Mathoura News From our Correspondent. Monday. FOOTBALL

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 1 August 1939 · page 4

Mathoura team was at home on Saturday to Cummeragunga, and the largest crowd of the year. witnessed a very good exhibition of football and a…

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Rugby League Difficulties Overcome Semi-final Dispute; Special Train to Henty

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 1 August 1939 · page 5

As Indicated In Saturday’s issue of the “Mail” members of the Albury Rugby League Club, believing that they had received unjust…

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