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Sport, 1940

1,760 stories in Murray's papers · page 11 of 88

Cricket

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 6

The draw for to-morrow's matches in the Rutherglen Association competion is as follows: Wahgunyah Town v. Rutherglen…

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Tennis Wodonga Tourney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 6

Results in Wodonga tennis tournament last evening were: Schnelle-Miss O’Brien lost to N. Schultz-Mr[?]. Hollister, 2-9;…

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Riverina Swimming Championships Results at Leeton

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 1

Swimming and diving of high standards were, witnessed at Leeton baths, on Sunday, when the Riverina championships were decided. Miss Marjorie…

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Albury Athletic Club Wrestling and Boxing To-night Annual Carnival To-morrow

Border Morning Mail · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 7

[?] there is a big [?] of [?] and competitors into Albury for the athletic carnival on the sportsground tomorrow (day…

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Coursing Albury Club Fixture

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 February 1940 · page 9

The next fixture of the Albury Coursing Club will be held on Saturday night, February 24, for which an attractive programme has been…

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Prelude to To-day’s Athletic Carnival Boxing and Wrestling Last Night’s Successful Venture Good Entertainment Provided

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 February 1940 · page 9

Good entertainment was the keynote of the successful boxing and wrestling carnival organised by Mr. Jack McDonald, and sponsored…

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Tennis J. Carter Challenges J. Matthews

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 February 1940 · page 9

A challenge match for the Hume Weir Cup will be played to-morrow morning on St. Patrick’s courts between J. Matthews (holder), and J…

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Turf Reaches Higher Caste. by Downfall of Ajax Hooey Speedy Squibs that Menace Racing

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 17 February 1940 · page 4

So once again all the silly public hero-worship, over a "speedy squib" who has already done much to harm the thoroughbred horse breeding…

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WANT 52 Coursing Meetings a Year Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 19 February 1940 · page 5

The greyhound racing clubs will [?] the State Government to [?] the Gaming and Betting Act, so that [?] meeting can be held…

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Albury Teams Out of Pennant Bowls Final

Border Morning Mail · Monday 19 February 1940 · page 5

Both Albury teams were eliminated from the O. and M. pennant bowls competition on Saturday. Rutherglen defeated Albury Light [?]…

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Australians Play Football in Palestine Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 19 February 1940 · page 6

In his first message to the Department of information, the official Commonwealth correspondent with the A.l.F. troops at…

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Coursing Notes Club Matters

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 February 1940 · page 4

The event of the year locally will be the Cup meeting, held on Easter Saturday and Monday. The principal event will be the Whiteway Hundred…

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Ascot Races

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 February 1940 · page 3

The Ascot Handicap was won by The Blizzard; with Legion Bird second and Astounding third. The winner was favourite at 9 to 4…

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Tennis Wodonga Tourney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 February 1940 · page 5

Results of the Wodonga tennis tournament last evening were as follow. Misses Fraser-J. Grant d Mrs…

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Bowls Hinchliffe-fraser Pairs Champions

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 20 February 1940 · page 1

Although there was no pennant competition match on Saturday, members of Deniliquin Bowling Club found themselves fully occupied during the…

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Cricket Daly's Successive Century

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 20 February 1940 · page 3

High scores were registered in the matches commenced In the Edward River Cricket Association's competition on Sunday at Jubilee Park by…

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Olympic Swimming Pool to Be Opened To-night Fine Carnival Arranged ALBURY A. Lucky Town

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 February 1940 · page 6

Albury Municipal Condi should be proud of the splendid facility It has made available for public recreation in the form at the…

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N.S.W. to Play the Rest Of Australia at Cricket SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 February 1940 · page 5

The match between N.S.W. as winners of the Sheffield Shield and the rest of the States will be played on Sydney cricket ground from March 8 to…

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Bowls

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1940 · page 3

The usual weekly spoon competition was played on Saturday afternoon, twenty players participating. At the close of the third round it…

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Berrigan Tennis Club [?]Night Tournament. [?] Feb

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1940 · page 3

[?] Way and M’Tag[?] and Miss [?] and S. Martin. [?] Ronaldson…

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