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Sport, 1939

2,081 stories in Murray's papers · page 71 of 105

Saturday's Football Ovens & Murray League Final Round of Preliminary Matches Corowa at Home to Yarrawonga

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 August 1939 · page 6

The following is the draw for Saturday fixtures which will be the last of the home-and-home games this season…

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Australian Rules Football Cookardinia Easily Defeated Henty Finishes on 6-8 to One Point in Last Quarter

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 11 August 1939 · page 3

Henty easily defeated Cookardinia in a match at the Showgrounds on Saturday by 16-17 to 7-5. The locals dominated the first quarter, but eased off in the middle of the game. When they applied real pressure in the last quarter, they over-ran the…

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To-morrow's Football Interesting Wodonga Will Fight Wangaratta For Fourth Place Culcairn and Rand in Doubtful Position Further Game May Be Necessary

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 August 1939 · page 6

The interest of the day, as far as the Ovens and Murray League is concerned, attaches to the encounter between Wangaratta and Wodonga to be played at Wangaratta. On recent form anything may [?] here, with Wodonga favored for a narrow win. In recent games,…

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Geelong Races Abandoned Track Unsafe for Racing Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 August 1939 · page 8

Heavy rain last night made the Geelong track unsafe for racing and following an inspection at dawn to-day officials of Geelong St Patrick's Club…

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Rugby League Group 13 FINAL Ground Dispute Settled Game at Holbrook

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 August 1939 · page 5

The Rugby League Group 13 premiership game between Holbrook and Henty will be played at Holbrook tomorrow. This advice was contained in…

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Coursing Brinisto Best Bet Prince Wattle Has Strong Claims in Seventh Division

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 August 1939 · page 9

Nominations for Corowa coursing to-night include the best dogs racing in the district and secretary Frank Galbraith has put together a very…

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Football Dederang League First Semi-final To-day

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 August 1939 · page 9

Eskdale and Granya will meet in the first semi-final in the Dederang and District Football League to-day and should provide a thrilling…

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Trotters for War Interesting Views Expressed Night Racing Desired Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 August 1939 · page 8

The necessity for developing trotters as a defence measure was expressed by witnesses before the Parliamentary Select Committee on…

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Golf Albury Club Competitions To-day Divots and Hold-ups; Onus on Tournament Entries Coining In

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 August 1939 · page 8

To-day both members and associates will play stroke handicaps. Members will compete for the Dr. Robertson trophy and the second round of the…

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Football Extraordinary

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 August 1939 · page 4

Before an exceptionally large crowd Smith's Rutherglen Wreckers me[?] Strang's Stranglers at Barkly Park[?] Rutherglen, yesterday. Final scores [?]…

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Coursing Handsome Plus Turns in Good Run at Corowa

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 August 1939 · page 5

Winning the eighth division of the Whiteway [?] in [?] at Corowa coursing fixture on Saturday night, Hand[?] recorded the…

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TENNIS Draw For [?] Round of P[?]

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 August 1939 · page 3

Following is the draw for the first round of the pennant tennis competitions at Albury, which will begin on Saturday next. The complete draw…

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One of the Sidelights of Football

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 August 1939 · page 3

All that concerns football does not transpire on the playing field. One of all clubs greatest difficulties is providing for injured players, of whom there is a subdantial crop every year. Here is shown one method adopted…

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Rugby Players Lose Their Tempers Blows Struck In Final Game Holbrook Outclass Henty Win Croup 13 Premiership

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 August 1939 · page 5

With devastating speed and deadly tackling Holbrook yesterday easily defeated Henty in the final of the Group 13 Rugby League competition and incidentally won the premiership. The game, which was played at Holbrook, attracted a big crowd who were thrilled by the…

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Golf Frank Buckleys Title Beats W. CAREY Week-end Games at Albury Trophies Matches Decided

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 August 1939 · page 3

The principal event for decision during the week-end on the Albury links was the final of the club championship, between Frank…

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Great Welcome For S.A.'s New Governor Wife a Keen Follower of Racing Adelaide

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 August 1939 · page 2

South Australia's new Governor (Sir Malcolm Barclay-Harvey) was accorded an enthu[?] public welcome on his arrival at Adelaide…

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Champion at Golf

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 15 August 1939 · page 6

FRANK BUCKLEY, who defeated W. Carey in the final of the Albury Golf Club's championship over 36 holes at the week-end…

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Racing Appeals Dismissed

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 15 August 1939 · page 1

The Australian Jockey Club committee heard appeals by G. Hetherington (owner) and F.P. Quan (jockey) against the disqualification of six…

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Golf Notes Corowa Club

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 August 1939 · page 1

On Saturday last a 4-ball best-ball versus par competition was played at the links on the Common. The event was won by W. R. MacPherson and…

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Golf Gymkhana at Lowesdale

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 August 1939 · page 2

Golfers are notified in our advertising columns today that the golf gymkhana at the Lowesdale Golf links, which was postponed last…

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