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Sport, 1941

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Tennis Night Pennant Monday’s Teams

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 18 January 1941 · page 3

Night pennant tennis will begin on Monday night, and the draw will be North Albury v Albury West (North Albury courts); South Albury v…

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Night Tennis Pennant to Begin To-night

Border Morning Mail · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 4

The first night pennant competition in the history of Albury tennis will begin to-night. Matches will be played on the Albury, North Albury and…

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Coursing Miss Hinkler Atones Wins the Newmarket Stakes Dead-heat in Maiden Stake

Border Morning Mail · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 5

Miss Hinkler atoned for her two previous defeats by winning the Newmarket Slake at Albury Coursing Club’s meeting on Saturday…

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Chiltern Racing Club Profit of £27 on New Year’s Day Meeting

Border Morning Mail · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 5

At a committee meeting of Chiltern Racing Club at Smyth’s Telegraph Hotel, there were present: Messrs. W. A. Anderson (president). J. Anderson,…

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Tennis

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 4

After the recent rains the grass courts of the Corowa Tennis Club are beginning to show a decided improvement, the couch grass growing much…

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Bowls Tongala Narrowly Defeats Deniliquin

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 3

On Saturday Deniliquin met Tongala in the Campaspe Valley pennant competition, at Deniliquin, and were defeated eated by 67 to 63…

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Boy Rescued Drowning Swimming Pool Incident

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 1

Keith McKenzie, son of Mr. and Mis G. K. McKenzie, of George st., Deniliquin, last Thursday afternoon saved an 8-year-old boy from drowning, at…

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Swimming Carnival Raises £19 for Hospital

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 1

Held in aid of the Hospital, the swimming carnival conducted by the Deniliquin Swimming Club on Saturday night was a most successful…

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Racing Notes Old Rowley Retires

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 3

Old Rowley, the 100/1 v inner of 1940 Melbourne Cup, paid his last visit to a racecourse on Friday, when he cantered at Randwick. He is going to his new…

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CRICKET And North In [?]ning Positions

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 3

[?]ound of matches was com[?] the Edward River compe[?]ubilee Park on Sunday. At the day’s play, Juniors and…

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Albury Racing Club Annual Meeting Last Night Loss of £259 on Year’s Operations

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Albury Racing Club, held last night, was presided over by the President Mr. T. A. Horan…

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Bowls

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 3

The Berrigan Club will hold its annual tournament on Monday next, when rinks and pairs’ competitions will be played, commencing at 10…

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Big Swimming Carnival To-nig[?]

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 4

One of the coolest places in Alb[?] the Olympic Pool, should be a popu[?] place to-night if the weather rema[?] wa[?]m. and there should be a big cr[?]…

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Wagga St. Patrick’s Races Wagga

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 7

The W[?]gga [?] ck’s Day Rice club [?] a [?]ing to-night and decided to [?] P[?] y to the [?] of [?] to the m[?]ing…

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Postponed on Account of Tennis

The Independent · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 7

The Association decided that in view of the visit of the international tennis players to Deniliquin on Sunday, February 2nd.,…

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No Interstate [?] Cricket Sydney. [?]

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 4

There will be no intersta[?] cricket tournament this [?] Queensland was in favor [?]posal,…

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Coursing Double to Sid Bye Flying Whip at Wodonga

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 5

George McFarlane, the Wodonga trainer, who leaves to-morrow to live at Heidelberg, had hard luck at Wodonga last night, when his dogs, Hope He…

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Tennis Leading Players to Visit Albury

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 5

Arrangements have been made for a visit to Albury of champion tennis players John Bromwich and J. Harper They will play for the benefit of Red…

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Tennis Visit of Stars Programme Prepared

The Independent · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 2

Arrangements are in hand for a visit to Deniliquin by Adrian Quist, Harry Hopman, Mrs Hopman and Miss Allison Burton, international…

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Record Night Carnival Hospital Funds Benefit Swimming Club's Fine Effort

The Independent · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 6

A record night "gate" for all time rewarded the Deniliquin Amateur Swimming and Life. Saving Club at the…

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