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Sport, 1940

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Tennis Albury to Have 18 Grass Courts Work To Commence On 12 Immediately MR. A. Kendall’s Initiative

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 March 1940 · page 6

Albury tennis players will welcome the news that their ambitions in regard to a central playing area on which a number of grass courts will…

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Bowls Deniliquin Defeated at Elmore

The Pastoral Times · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 4

In their second last match in the Campaspe Valley Bowling Association’s pennant competition on Saturday, Deniliquin was defeated by Elmore Green…

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Breakaway From Rugby League Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 6

The Newcastle former international footballer, Prigg, with R. Robinson, joint patron of the Central Newcastle Club, is organising a breakaway from…

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Cricket Mayrung’s, Outright Win

The Pastoral Times · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 2

Mayrung scored an easy outright victory against Blighty on Saturday when those teams met at Mayrung in the Deniliquin Country Districts Cricket…

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Market for Australian Racing Stock Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 6

Mr. Robert Cooper, racehorse owner, of Melbourne, who reached Sydney to-day, after visiting Manila, said that wealthy Chinese and Filippinos in…

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COURSING Lights o’London Easily Velvetred’s Dashing Hurdle Display at Wodonga Last Night

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 6

There is no more consistent dog racing at Wodonga than Mr. J. Hadley’s Lights o’ London. Racing to the front in the Wodonga [?] after…

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Coursing Notes Easter Meeting

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 March 1940 · page 6

The Corowa Mechanical Hare Coursing Club's Sixth Anniversary meeting will be held at Whiteway on Easter Saturday and Monday nights. The…

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Moorwatha Tennis Tournament

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 March 1940 · page 6

The Moorwatha annual tennis tournament was again well represented from all the surrounding districts. Following are the results:--…

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Corowa Football Club

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 March 1940 · page 6

The annual meeting of the above is announced for next Thursday evening. As there will be much of interest to discuss the committee hope to see a…

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Cricket Rutherglen District Association

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 March 1940 · page 6

To-morrow will see the second day's play of the semi-final games, and present indications are that fine weather will prevail which together with the…

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Easter Tennis Corowa Tourney Success Assured Entries Near Record

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 March 1940 · page 6

Everything points to the success of the Corowa Tennis Club's Easter Tennis Tournament which will commence at 9 o'clock this morning on the…

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Sporting Tennis Henty & District Competition Osborne Creek v CULCAIRN

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 22 March 1940 · page 8

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American Golf Pinehurst (N.v.), March 21

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 March 1940 · page 10

Jim Ferrier, with a second round of 78, making his aggregate 153, is among 60 who qualified to play the remaining 30 holes in the North and South…

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The Tennis Tournament in Full Swing at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 March 1940 · page 9

A magnificent early autumn day thrilled tennis players who tried themselves out on the grass courts at the sports ground yesterday in the opening games of the Albury and Border Lawn Tennis Association Easter…

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Coursing Whiteway £100 64 Dogs Nominate For Classic Big Attraction for Corowa To-night

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 March 1940 · page 9

Eight bests of the £100 Whiteway Handicap are down for decision at Corowa to-night. Secretary Frank Galbralth is to be commended upon…

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Doncaster Handicap Prospects [?] Caste Give Weight to Goebung ? Recent Performances Favor His Chances Races Other Races On Programme Discussed

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 March 1940 · page 8

Can High Caste give away age and weight to Geebung, one of the best milers associated with the Australian turf to-day ? That is the question that stands out in association with the Doncaser Handicap to-day, provided High Caste strips for action…

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Sable Satin Chosen To Win Wodonga Cap To-day Harry Stead and the Egotist Likely Winners in Minor Races

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 March 1940 · page 8

Sable Satin failed in the Wangaratta Cup recently, but he will not meet such strong opposition in the Wodonga Cup this afternoon, and he is selected as the likely winner of that event, which is the principal race…

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Albury Greyhound Racing

Border Morning Mail · Monday 25 March 1940 · page 7

The next fixture of the Albury club will be held on Saturday night. March 30. An attractive programme has been framed, particulars of which are…

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Albury’s Big Easter Tennis Tournament

Border Morning Mail · Monday 25 March 1940 · page 1

A member of the Victorian L.T.A., and vice-president of the Umpires’ Association, Mr. Alan Temple (left) represented the former body al the Albury tournament. He is with the president of the Albury and Border L.T.A. (Mr. R. H. Carter), centre, and Mr. Tom Wright, a former Albury bank official, who came back for the holidays…

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Tennis Easter Tourney Continues Programme Well Advanced Juniors’ Competition Complete

Border Morning Mail · Monday 25 March 1940 · page 8

Conditions were not-quite so favorable for the second day of the Easter tennis tournament on Saturday; the day was much hotter than…

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