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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1939

2,081 stories in Murray's papers · page 77 of 105

Spring Favorites to Step Out at the Farm Fea[?]t of Great Racing Assured Te Hero to Beat Sprinters Defaulter and High Caste May Each Score

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 August 1939 · page 8

Great racing is assured at Warwick Farm to-day when the Spring Carnival will commence, with such races as the Campbelltown Handicap, Warwick Stakes, Hobartville Stakes, and Spring Handicap set down for decision…

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5 Winners; 9 Races

Border Morning Mail · Monday 28 August 1939 · page 5

Les Jabara, the “Mail” coursing writer, selected five winners out of the nine races decided at Albury on Saturday night…

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Rugby League Group 13 Grand Final Wagga Magpies Win

Border Morning Mail · Monday 28 August 1939 · page 3

Wagga Magpies won the grand final of the Northern Zone Of Group 13 Rugby League competition yesterday, when they defeated…

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No Football in Melbourne Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 28 August 1939 · page 4

Because most grounds are waterlogged and unsuitable for play, League and Association football matches were postponed. Only…

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They Went to the Races! Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 28 August 1939 · page 6

The Premier (Mr. Mair), and the Minister in charge of Emergency Services, Mr. Bruxner, spent yesterday afternoon at Warwick Farm races. This…

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Football Disqualification Lavington Player in Defence (To the Editor)

Border Morning Mail · Monday 28 August 1939 · page 4

Sir.—Will you allow me space for a few words in defence of the drastic sentence passed on myself by the Hume League officials and the…

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Golf. Stableford Singles

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 29 August 1939 · page 1

The Stableford handicap singles played by members of Deniliquin Golf Club on Saturday resulted in a win for the president (C. M. Whittakers),…

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Wagga Show Races

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 August 1939 · page 5

Arrangements have been made for a steam train to run from Albury to Wagga for the Wagga show races on Friday and Saturday next, in place of…

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Cycling Road Races

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 August 1939 · page 2

Wonderful sportsmanship was shown by the crowd, who followed the road race on Sunday, by keeping back off the road and letting the…

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Hay Golf Club. Associates' Matches

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 August 1939 · page 2

The programme for August has been so disorganised owing to the rain that only five competitions have been held, in each case stroke play…

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Golf Notes Corowa Club Mixed Canadian Foursomes

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 August 1939 · page 4

Owing to the fact that the river has flooded parts of the lower nine holes at the Corowa Gulf Club's links at the Common, last Saturday's…

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BALLDALE (From Our Correspondent) Tennis Club Meeting

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 August 1939 · page 1

At the annual meeting of the Balldale Tennis Club the following office-bearers were elected: President, Mr. Jas. Poole…

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District Golf Many Matches Played On the Henty Links

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 August 1939 · page 3

Saturday’s competitions oh Henty golf links resulted: Men’s 18 Spies Stroke, A Grade: C. S.Crennan, 84-14-70: I. E. McMillan,…

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Corowa M.h. Coursing Club Annual Meeting Held. Loss of £38 for Year

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 August 1939 · page 1

Some delay was experienced in opening the annual meeting of the Corowa Mechanical Hare Coursing Club on Thursday evening last owing…

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Football. Deniliquin (12-8) Have Easy Win Against Moama (3-10)

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 29 August 1939 · page 3

Never in danger of defeat and in the third quarter giving a polished exhibition of open football which completely sealed the issue, Deniliquin (12 goals 8 behinds) had an easy win over Moama (3 goals 10 behinds) on the Deniliquin ground on Saturday,…

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Football. [?] Win Way to Final

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 30 August 1939 · page 3

The second semi-final in the [?] League Competition was played [?] Strathmerton on Saturday, [?] Cobram [?] premiers) and…

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Rugby League Group 13 Championship Holbrook V. Wagga Magpies

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 30 August 1939 · page 4

For the second successive year, Holbrook and Wagga Magpies, have won the zone titles, and will clash again next Sunday in the Group 13 Rugby…

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Von Nida Beaten Golf Quarter-Finals Professionals’ Play Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 30 August 1939 · page 2

Norman von Nida was unexpectedly beaten by the Victorian, Ted Naismith, in the quarter finals of the Australian professional golf…

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Schoolboys’ Football N.S.W. Beaten at Hobart Hobart

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 30 August 1939 · page 6

The Victorian schoolboys’ football team to-day defeated Queensland in the first match, of the Australian State schools’ football carnival…

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Golf

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 31 August 1939 · page 3

Owing to the height of the creek covering at least one green and rendering golf difficult, there was no competition play at the local…

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