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Sport, 1940

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“Mail’s” Week-end Racing Reviews Wagga Cup Meeting Nominations For First Day

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 30 March 1940 · page 8

Nominations for the Murrumbidgee Turf Club’s Gold Cup meeting, to be held at Wagga on Wednesday and Thursday, April 10 and 11, are:…

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Meeting at Moonee Valley Programme of Six Races Lalmoni and Nimshi Selected as likely Double

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 30 March 1940 · page 8

Nine of the 11 acceptors for the Moonee Ponds Handicap at the Valley to-day took part in the Easter Cup sat Flemington on Monday and as the distance, a mile and a half, it the same, the winner may be hard to locate…

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Albury Greyhound Races

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 April 1940 · page 5

The next fixtures will be held on Friday and Saturday nights. April 5 and 6. for which attractive programmes have been framed. Particulars of these…

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Ajax May Continue Racing Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 April 1940 · page 5

There is a possibility that Ajax will grace the turf of Sydney and Melbourne for another 12 months. His part owners were desirous of selling him…

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“Flying Prince” Killed Was Also Noted Rugby Player LONDON, March 29

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 April 1940 · page 1

Pilot-Officer Prince Obolensky, aged 24. known throughout the world as the “Flying Prince,” was killed in an accident while lie was landing his plane…

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Rugby League Albury Enthusiasts Annual Meeting To-morrow New Southern Zone Team

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 April 1940 · page 4

The Albury Rugby League Football Club is to held it annual meeting at the Gloucester Hotel to-morrow evening at 8 o’clock…

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Boxing Win for Louis Knock-out in Second Round New York. March 20

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 April 1940 · page 5

Joc Louis. who was a 10 to 1 on favorite, knocked out Johnny Pay-check in the second round of a match for the world heavyweight title…

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Cricket Semi-finals Commence Honors to Batsmen Colts in Secure Positon

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 April 1940 · page 4

At the close of the first day’s play in the four semi-final matches played in Albury on Saturday, each of the results seems to be In doubt, as with…

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Football Chiltern and District League Meets Delegates Decide to Carry On In 1940

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 April 1940 · page 4

Opening the annual meeting of the Chiltern and District Football League, the president (Mr. M. C. Huggins) commented that although there was no…

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Town Golf Club

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 2 April 1940 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Town Golf Club is advertised to take place on Thursday night at the Literary Institute…

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Boxing Richards-moore Fight Postponed Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 April 1940 · page 5

The fight between Ron Richards, British Empire middleweight champion, and the American, Archie Moore, who defeated Jack McNamee on Saturday…

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Chiltern District Cricket Final

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 2 April 1940 · page 2

Gooramadda and Springhurst met at Chiltern on Saturday for the commencement of the above final. The day was most trying to players, and…

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FOOTBALL Albury Junior League Delegates Meet

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 April 1940 · page 5

Mr. Cleaver Bullion was elected president of the Albury and Border Junior Football League for fourth consecutive year. at the delegates…

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Golf Good Round by Ferrier Augusta. March 31

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 April 1940 · page 5

Jim Ferrier. the Australian amateur, in a practice round over the course on which the Maters tournament will begin this week. registered [?] five be,…

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Chiltern District Football League to Carry on

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 2 April 1940 · page 2

At the annual meeting of the above delegates were unanimously in favour of re-forming the league for the 1940 season. The president…

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CRICKET [?]. Michael’s-Juniors’s Final Delayed By Rain

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 2 April 1940 · page 3

[?] interesting final match of the [?]ard River Cricket Association’s [?]petition between St. Michael [?] Juniors was continued for two…

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Football Annual Meeting of Corowa Club Senior Team Only This Year

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 2 April 1940 · page 4

On Monday evening last Mr. P. Pritchard president, presided over the annual meeting of the Corowa Football Club at the Literary…

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Albury Racing Club to Try and Have Ajax at Gold Cup Meeting

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 April 1940 · page 5

At a [?] meeting of the [?] Racing club [?] evening, [?] was expressed it the [?] [?] which it was felt, would [?]…

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Motor Racing at Albury on King’s Birthday Increased Support to be Sought

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 April 1940 · page 5

At a committee meeting of the Riverina Sporting Car Club last evening IT was decided lo again hold the annual motor races on the…

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CRICKET United Holds Lavington in Semi-Final Bowlers Win the Day

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 April 1940 · page 5

Lavington offered a poor resistance to United’s attack, in the B grade semi-final al Billson’s Park on Saturday, and could manage only 73 for…

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