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Sport, 1942

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Bowls

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 2

Members played for two hours on Wednesday evening, using No. 1 green, which is in good older. Play will commence at 6.15 this…

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Finley Patriotic Regatta on Monday Next

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 2

The stage is set for the regatta and massed bands display at the Mulwala Canal, Finley, on Monday next. The enthusiastic committee has left…

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Tennis Women’s Final

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 5

The final of the women’s tennis competition will be played to-morrow on West Albury’s courts between St. Matthew’s (minor premiers) and…

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Tennis Brocklesby Tourney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 January 1942 · page 5

The committee of the Brocklesby Tennis Club Is busily engaged in completing arrangements for the annual Anniversary Day open handicap tournament and dance…

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Coursing Girl Minda - Heroic Act Patriotic Fixture To-night

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 January 1942 · page 5

The Albury Courting Club will conduct a patriotic fixture to-night. Prizes for the eight races have been cut to a minimum; owners of winning dogs receiving 20/…

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Wagga Races to Day’s Fixture

Border Morning Mail · Monday 26 January 1942 · page 4

[?] Club’s meeting at Wagga [?] In be a success an [?] are good and with [?] as it is at…

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Fadden Wants Complete Black-out No Horse or Dog Racing Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 26 January 1942 · page 2

The view that a complete blackout be introduced in every part of the Commonwealth was expressed to-day by the Leader of the Federal…

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Finley Patriotic Regatta Boat Racing on the Canal

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 1

Due to the enterprise of a band of patriotic workers, Finley yesterday staged the “regatta” to be held on the Mulwala Canal…

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Tennis Albury Club’s Tourney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 5

The following are the results of the Albury Tennis Club's American tournament played yesterday: A Division winners: C. Howard and…

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Libyan Battle Racing Cairo, January 27

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 3

The operations in Libya continue over a Wide area, north of Msus, 70 miles south of Benghasi. A terrible “dog fight” is taking place…

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Saved By Swimming Soldier’s Hide And-seek with Japanese Singapore, Jan. 26

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 2

Gunner H. M. Fisher, of Manly, Sydney, is glad tint his boyhood environment made him a first-class swimmer, because it saved his life…

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Bowls

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 28 January 1942 · page 3

In the first round of the pairs’ competition, the game between [?] and Good and Reynoldson and Pritchard was won by the former…

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Nightcliffs Football

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 28 January 1942 · page 4

From the “Army News,” of [?] January, printed in Darwin, [?] print the following report of [?] ball match, in which the former [?]…

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Items of News Coursing Club Help Red Cross

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 January 1942 · page 2

The meeting held by Albury Coursing Club on Saturday in aid of the Red Cross Beach Girl (Miss Shirley Dowling) raised the substantial amount…

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Wangaratta Swimming Carnival

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 January 1942 · page 5

The [?] S[?]ing Club [?] N.E, District Schools' [?]…

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Bowls Corowa Club

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 January 1942 · page 5

In a [?] bowls match played a Corewa R[?]ed [?] and Dwyer 25 [?] [?] B[?] F[?] Grace 15. Th[?] [?] Other game…

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Tennis St. Patrick's Intra-club

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 January 1942 · page 5

S[?]. P [?] competition was [?] Tuesday. This week [?] [?] the An[?]ans by 7 [?] [?] 5 The [?] will be continue…

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Racing in N.-e. Important Chiltern Conference

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 January 1942 · page 5

The main problem which faced delegates of racing clubs at the conference held at Ch[?]tern yesterday afternoon was that of transport from course to course…

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Finley Makes History Regatta and Patriotic Carnival a Big Success Also Massed Bands Display

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 29 January 1942 · page 3

Finley made history on Monday last, the Anniversary Day holiday, when they held their first regatta in conjunction with a Patriotic…

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COURSING. Albury Fields

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 5

A programme of eight races has been arranged for the Albury Coursing Club’s meeting on Saturday evening, the Bret race starting at 6.45. Dogs must be in the…

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