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Sport, 1940

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Unique Golf Match Veterans Versus Youngsters to Assist Red Cross London, March 23

Border Morning Mail · Monday 25 March 1940 · page 8

In aid of the British Red Cross two international champions of the past generation took up a challenge by their more youthful record…

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Albury St. Patrick’s Day Races This Afternoon’s Fixture The Wind For the Handicap Golden Gage and My AMBITION(By “Heros”)

Border Morning Mail · Monday 25 March 1940 · page 7

The Wind is recognised as an Albury specialist, and although he has top weight, he should win the principal event at Albury St…

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Henty Golf Club

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 March 1940 · page 4

The official opening of the Henty Golf Club took place yesterday (Monday), with a twelve holes mixed foursomes. Mr. N. C. R. Elphick donated trophies…

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Football South Albury Annual Meeting

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 March 1940 · page 3

Tile annual meeting of South Albury Football Club will be held on Thursday next, March 28. al Fraser’s Lounge at 8 p.m. All interested ore invited…

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GOLF Royal Canberra Championships Decided CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 March 1940 · page 3

W. A Higgins (Kingswood), Victorian amateur, won the open and amateur championships at the Royal Canberra Golf Club’s Easter…

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Dogged Fight for Singles Title Albury Tennis Tournament Concludes Brilliant Weather Experienced Throughout

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 March 1940 · page 3

Doggedly recovering from a 2-5 deficit in the deciding-third set of the open singles titles at the Easter tournament, J. Matthews narrowly defeated fellow Albury player, J. Carter…

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Motor Racing Bathurst Grand Prix Crowd Applauds Pluck of J. K. Phillips Drove Although Injured Bathurst

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 March 1940 · page 5

Covering 150 miles in the record time of one hour 59 minutes 45 seconds, A. Barrett, of Victoria, who started from scratch, won the Grand…

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Bowls

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 3

The rinks tournament was [?]nced another stage on Tuesday evening of la t week, when [?] exciting matches resulted, victor…

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TENNIS Easter Tournament

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 5

Matchees undecided after Monday’s play in the Easter tennis tournament were completed yesterday morning. ResuIts were as follow:…

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Visitors to Albury Races

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 3

A trio of fair visitors to Albury St. Patrick’s Day race meeting, from left to right—Miss Rita Azzi (Brocklesby), Mrs. B. Hogan (Rand) and Miss N. Delaney (Balldale)…

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South African Golf Locke Wins Fourth Successive Championship Port Elizabeth, March 25

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 5

Bobby Locke, with an aggregate of 293, to-day won the open championship for the fifth time and for the fourth successive year. Steve Boshoff was…

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Green with Envy Because He Cant Play Bowls Freezing Memories of the Fours Tourney “Mail” Writer Now Respects His Elders

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 2

“You are a bowler, of course, Mr. Nicholas?” Strange how the epidemic of assumption bangs around the “Mail” office when…

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Randwick Races Ajax For All-Aged Plate Cumberland Plate May Go to Reading (By “Glenloth”)

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 5

Ajax should win the all-aged plate and Reading the Cumberland plate at Randwick to-day. Ajax is a [?] new getting on a little in years…

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Coursing Painter Has Chance to Atone Rapido in Straight Six Test Seven Races at Wodonga To-night

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 5

Racing at Wodonga to-night opens with the wed[?] stake, seventh Bath[?] from the [?] from has seven and Na[?]…

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TENNIS Easter Tourney; Local Events

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 5

The local championships in connection with the Easier tournament will be held on Saturday, entries closing at 8.30 p.m. on Friday…

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Golf Postponed in America Greensboro (N.c.), March 26

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 5

The open golf championship, in which the Australian, Jim Ferrier. is competing, has been further postponed owing to inclement weather…

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E. Edwards Wins Singles Championship Jerilderie Easter Tennis Tournament Results

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 3

The Jerilderie Eastern Park Tennis Club held its third annual Easter tournament during the last week-end, and staged its most…

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Football Ovens and Murray League Mr. A. H. Again President Annual Meeting at Rutherglen

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 5

In the annual report of the Ovens and Murray Football League to a meeting at Rutherglen Tuesday,. the president (Mr, A. H. Hill)…

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Bowls. Holiday Matches

The Pastoral Times · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 2

Members of the Bowling Club took advantage of the holidays to indulge in rink and competition matches on the local green…

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Diggers Cricket Match

Border Morning Mail · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 4

The second cricket match between members of the Albury sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League and [?] Diggers of the 12th Garrison, will be…

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