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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1941

1,712 stories in Murray's papers · page 14 of 86

Swimming High Shool Arnival

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 February 1941 · page 6

Yesterday afternoon at the Albury Olympic Pool, pupils of the High School competed in the 440 yards championship, which resulted as…

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Boxing Bastian Wins Again Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 February 1941 · page 4

What promised to develop into an interesting contest at the Melbourne stadium on Saturday night ended in an unusual manner in the second round…

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Chiltern’s Patriotic Races

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 February 1941 · page 5

The Chiltern Racing Club [?] decided to hold a meeting or Saturday April 12 proceeds to go to the Childern Patriotic Entertainment [?]…

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Beechworth Higher Elementary School Inter-House Swimming Carnival

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 February 1941 · page 6

The annual inter-house swimming carnival of the Beechworth Higher Elementary School was held at the Memorial Lake…

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SWIMMING R. Roxburgh Wins Breast-Stroke Title at Leeton Carnival

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 February 1941 · page 4

R. (Jim) Roxburgh, of Albury, had an easy victory in the Riverina 100 yards men’s breaststroke championship at lecton yesterday…

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Bowls

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 4

On Friday in the second semifinal of the club championship, Dr. Middleton defeated J. W. Hogan, 21-17. In the final, A. J. Chant defeated Middleton…

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Leeton Swimming Carnival

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 5

Top: Start of the second heat of the 55 yards Junior Men’s Handicap. Albury Swimmer are: W. Symes (Lane 3) who was second; R. Ferguson (5). S. Cavey in lane 7. was first. Centre; Start of the 220 yards Junior Championship, S. Hood (Deniliquin,) in lane 3, was first. Albury swimmers are, R. (Jim) Roxburgh, in 5, and R. Ferguson in 7…

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BOXING Shields Outpoints Rivers SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 3

J[?]ny Shields [?] out[?]nted Bobby Rivers (10.10) in the mar contest over 12 rounds at [?]caller Bay Stadium to-night…

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Easter Gymkhana Procession, Dog Racing, Etc

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 1

A meeting of the Diggers Easter Monday Gymkhana committee was held last night. Mr. G. Juleff was in the chair, and 12 others were present…

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Country Bowls Singles Final to L. Ford SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 3

The final of the country bowls week singles championship was played at the city green to-day, and resulted in a win for L. Ford,…

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White Races Must Cede Oceania Tokio

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 1

THE Japanese Foreign Minister (Mr. Matsuoka) to-day called upon the white race to Cede Oceania—the vastly…

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Cricket Wahgunyah Win Outright Fine Batting by Smith and Gale for Town Team

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 4

The semi-final match between Wahgunyah and Corowa Town, on the Wahgunyah ground, concluded on Saturday with an outright win for the…

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Bowls

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 2

The Jerilderie bowling green was officially opened on Wednesday night last, In the presence of a large gathering of local townspeople and…

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Tennis

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 3

The night tournament was continued on Tuesday and Thursday nights of last week, under excellent conditions, and the tennis was of a very…

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Tennis Night Pennant Match

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 5

Glenly defeated St. Patrick by two games last night in the [?] 47 games to 45. Scores were as follow (Glenly names [?]…

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Chiltern Cricket Notes

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 4

Barnawartha has completed its home and home engagements, and unless Cornishtown defeats Chiltern outright in the last match to be played on…

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Coursing Painter—duke- Dom Likely Double for Wodonga To-night

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 4

Painter, who started at odds on at Wodonga last Wednesday, spoilt his chance by running wide at the home turn. As he will be competing up…

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Hawkesbury Races Prospects at Rosehill To-day

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 5

A nine event programme has scheduled for the Hawkesbury meeting at Rosehill to-day. At this time of the year we do not…

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Golf

The Independent · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 1

The annual general meeting of the Deniliquin Golf Club will be held at the Deniliquin Municipal Council Chambers at 8 p.m. on Thursday,…

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Amateur Swimming Association

The Independent · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 2

At Monday night's meeting of the Deniliquin Municipal Council a letter was redeived from the New South Wales Amateur Swimming…

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