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Sport, 1944

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Watching Army Football

Border Morning Mail · Monday 29 May 1944 · page 6

Watching the Australian Rules and Rugby matches at Bonegilla last Sunday…

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Junior Rugby League Kiwis Defeat Albury

Border Morning Mail · Monday 29 May 1944 · page 6

Keeping up a speedy and determined attack, the Kiwis defeated Albury In the junior Rugby League game played on the Albury sports ground on Saturday. The…

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Boxing Kimber Wins Rugged Fight Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 29 May 1944 · page 6

With a large assortment of novice and preliminary bouts boxing enthusiasts who visited the Melbourne stadium on Saturday night witnessed a long programme, as the…

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Rugby League 140 Aust. Gen. Transport Co. v l B.O.D.

Border Morning Mail · Monday 29 May 1944 · page 6

Ryan (Transport) won the two In yesterday’s Bngby League game; and from the game Kick-off was taken to Transport tenitoiy. The game opened at a…

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“Australia” Defeats “Rest of the World” Cricket Win At Lords: Mr. Curtin Present

Border Morning Mail · Monday 29 May 1944 · page 3

“Australia“ defended “The Best of the world” by one wicket in an [?] game was just on one stroke of time at Lords on Saturday. Well over 25,000…

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Rugby League Army Team Defeats Albury

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 May 1944 · page 5

On Sunday, the much-discussed Rugby League game between AASCTB (unbeaten team in the Army competition) and Albury was played on Wodonga racecourse. Great…

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Football Deniliquin’s Good Win

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 30 May 1944 · page 2

Deniliquin turned the tables on Mathoura in the return match on the sports ground on Sunday when they established a winning lead in the first quarter by kicking 6-4 to 1 goal. The standard of football shown by both teams was excellent. Final scores were:…

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Football Another Win for Border United: Ferrari Breaks Shoulder

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 May 1944 · page 3

Border United team Journeyed to Rutherglen on Sunday, to record their third successive win in the Murray Valley .Patriotic Football league's…

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Golf At Beechworth

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 May 1944 · page 6

Mr H. H. Guy, president of the Beechworth Golf Club, when officially declaring the links open for the present season, wished all members and intending members an…

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Albury Junior Teams Play Rugby League

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 May 1944 · page 6

Junior Rugby League teams who played with [?] skill to provide clever and entertaining [?] [?] the Albury sports ground last Saturday. The team clash again on Saturday…

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Incidents From Sunday’s Football

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 May 1944 · page 6

A voluntary collection at Sunday’s army football games on the sports ground augmented the ACF to the extent of £34 5/2. These pictures show incidents in the two game?, both of which were played for premiership points…

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Football Culcairn v. R.A.A.F. at Culcairn

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 May 1944 · page 6

After an exciting finish. Culcairn defeated a RAAF team from Wagga at football on Saturday afternoon by 12 goals 7 behinds (79 points) to 8 goals 13 behinds (61 points)…

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Athletic Club Meeting To-night

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 May 1944 · page 2

interest raised in the formation of an Albury Amateur Atletic Cluv is expected to result in a [?]ble and representative gathering at a meeting…

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Tennis Tournament Helps Red Cross

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 June 1944 · page 4

Sixty competitors took part in the Red Cross Air Race mixed tournament hold on [?] tennis courts at the weekend and a profit of £10 0/13 was made. Owing…

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No Special Trains for Races MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 June 1944 · page 3

No special trains will be provided for race meetings or football matches after Friday, the Railways Commissioners slated today. The commissioners explained that the…

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Amateur Athletic Club To Be Formed in Albury

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 June 1944 · page 4

At a meeting held in the Wool Exchange last night, was decided to form an Albury Amateur Athletic Club. Mr R. B. Dickson (chairman) expressed…

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Bowls

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 2 June 1944 · page 3

The competition carried on throughout the season for the Wilson Cup, the winners to hold the cup presented by Mr. E. J. Wilson for the next 12…

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Coursing Draw for Albury

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 June 1944 · page 5

The draw for Albury Coursing Club’ meeting on Saturday Is as fallows: (2.20 p.m.) Albury Stake, 10th div., 460 yards: Regan Coin. Char Sherry, Letecla’s…

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Mid-week Golf

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 June 1944 · page 5

Results of the Canadian foursomes played at the Albury links on Wednesday by associates were: Mrs Junghenn and Mrs Hodder 102-26-76. Mrs Becker and Mrs Eddy…

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Henty Golf Club

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 2 June 1944 · page 2

The secretary of the Henty Golf Club (Mrs. K D. Haberecht) desires draw the attention of all persons interested in golf to the fact that a…

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