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Sport, 1944

1,034 stories in Murray's papers · page 21 of 52

No Melbourne Races on Saturday Williamstown Meeting Abandoned MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 June 1944 · page 5

There will be no race meeting in Melbourne this Saturday. At a special meeting late this afternoon, the committee of the Williamstown Racing Club decided to…

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Rugby League Combined R.A.A.F. v. Army Game Galaxy of Stars Appear Saturday (By “Touch Judge”)

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 June 1944 · page 5

The sporting [?] generally will be elated to learn that Army amenities has completed arrangements to stage an inter-service Rugby league fixture between…

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Sydney Races on Saturday Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 June 1944 · page 4

“The meeting at Randwick on Saturday will not be abandoned,” said the secretary of the AJC (Mr. George Rower today. This was in reply to…

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Football

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 June 1944 · page 3

Border United and T[?]gama[?] will meet on the Corowa Recreation Ground next Sunday, and it is ex[?]ted, that there will be a large crowd…

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Football Chatter They Say

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 June 1944 · page 4

That Corowa football [?]an[?] are beginning to realise that Border United is a team to be reckoned with, and are now sorry that they did not show…

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Rugby League Albury to Play [?]/ B.O.D. Sunday’s Game at Wodonga

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 June 1944 · page 5

By brilliant performances in its only two appearances against army teams the Albury Civilian Rugby League combination has pressed its claims its no…

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Victorian Racing Dates Fixed MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 June 1944 · page 5

Racing dates for the 1844-45 season were fixed by the VRC Committee today. The Melbourne Cup will be run on Saturday November 11…

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Rugby League Combined R.A.A.F. v. Combined Army Veritable Clash of Giants Today

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 June 1944 · page 5

The stage Is set for the Combined RAAF v Combined Army Rugby League fixture to be played on the Albury sports ground this afternoon, and critics…

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Weekend Bowls

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 June 1944 · page 4

The Albury Bowling Club had Its final afternoon tea games on Saturday. Foggy weather and cloudy conditions made bowling rather difficult: vet there were some…

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Albury Rugby Club Entertains R.a.a.f

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 June 1944 · page 4

A pleasing function took place at Freeman’s Cafe after the game, when members of the Albury Rugby League Club entertained the visiting RAAF team. The…

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Rugby League Raaf, Downs Army Thrills Galore in Close Game

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 June 1944 · page 4

In a [?] straggle on Combined RAAF [?] Army in the [?] rugby [?] played on the Albury [?]…

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Cricket in England. London, June 10

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 June 1944 · page 3

Remarkable blowing by the New Zealand F. T. Badcock and the Notes captain S. F. H. Heane. playing for an English XI. dismissed a West Indies XI led by L…

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Rugby League Albury’s Glorious Win Overwhelm 1/B.O.D

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 June 1944 · page 3

With, a superiority in the scrums, a tenacity of purpose In a speedy attack, and a defence that gave opponents little room to move, the Albury civilian team…

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Football Bonegilla Players Named

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 June 1944 · page 4

The Bonegilla selection committee last night selected the following from whom the team will be chosen for the Bonegilla Bandiana football match on Sunday on the…

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Football among the teams With Observer

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 13 June 1944 · page 2

Few townspeople Realise they are missing some excellent displays of Australian rules football each Saturday on the sports oval. Six teams…

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Camera Shots of Racing at Albury on

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 June 1944 · page 4

Races finishes at Albury club’s meeting on Saturday. From top: Little Prattle was so far ahead of his nearest rival at the finish of the Maiden Plato that the runner-up…

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Sunday Football Wangaratta A.l.p. in Favour

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 June 1944 · page 3

At a largely attended meeting of the Wangaratta branch of the Australian Labour Party held during the week, strong exception was taken to…

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Football Border United Has First Defeat Down to Tungamah

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 June 1944 · page 3

Border United's successful run came to an end on Sunday last when they were defeated by Tungamah before the largest attendance of the season…

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Gave Grand Exhibition of Rugby

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 June 1944 · page 6

The Inter-Services’ Rugby League game between Combined RAAF and Combined Army, produced a thrilling exhibition of the code on the Albury sports ground on Saturday. The visiting RAAF team won 12-9…

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Secondary Schools’ Football

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 June 1944 · page 5

Yesterday afternoon the first competition football match of the season was played between Grammar and CBC second eighteens. Grammar established an early…

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