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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1945

1,417 stories in Murray's papers · page 18 of 71

No Races at Canterbury Park Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 23 April 1945 · page 4

Canterbury Park races had to be abandoned today because of heavy rain yesterday and again today, which had saturated the track…

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Rugby League. Revival of Interstate Matches Q’land and N.S.W. to Meet This Year SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 23 April 1945 · page 4

Interstate Rugby League will be resumed this year after a break of three years. One match will be played in Sydney and once in Brisbane…

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FOOTBALL Big Crowds at League Opening Footscray Defeat Richmond in Thrilling Game MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 23 April 1945 · page 4

Just on 75,000 people saw the league football season open this afternoon, and the 22,000 who went to “the match of the day,” Footscray v Richmond, were…

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Tennis Notes

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 April 1945 · page 1

With the 1944-45 season drawing to a close, members are still flocking to the courts, determined to get the [?] of enjoyment out of a very…

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Corowa Town Golf Club

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 April 1945 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Corowa Town Golf Club was held on Thursday evening of last week. Owing to several other attractions, the…

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Saturday's Races Canterbury

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 April 1945 · page 3

Sydney Turf Club's meeting, which was to have been held at Canterbury. Park course on Saturday, had to be abandoned. Heavy rain had made…

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Among the Teams Football With Observer

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 24 April 1945 · page 3

I hope there aren’t too many games like Sunday’s I Just couldn't stand the strain! Constable Sam Snell, a former…

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Football at Albury Activities of the Association

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 24 April 1945 · page 5

Delegates to the Albury and Border Football Association have adopted a set of rule to govern the league for this football season…

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Exhilarating Football Deni. Fails in Fast Finish

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 24 April 1945 · page 3

The excitement was more in keeping with the final game of a season instead of an opening match when Deniliquin got within an ace of beating Air Force in the last quarter on Sunday. The Airmen got a handy lead in the first term and at half-time it appeared…

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Rugby League 1 Aust. Vehicle Park v. 2/4 Tank Workshops

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 24 April 1945 · page 5

The first Rugby league competition game of the season was played on Tank Workshops ground on Sunday between 1 Aust Vehicle Park and 2/4 Tank Workshops…

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Rugby League. Special Meeting To-night, (By “Touch Judge”)

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 26 April 1945 · page 6

A [?] last week the executive of the [?] Rugby League Club has [?] a special meeting for tomorrow The Albury Trades and Labor…

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Football

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 April 1945 · page 3

On Sunday afternoon another match between the Garrison Australian Rules team and a local combination took place on the Park Oval…

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Albury Golf Club Associates

Border Morning Mail · Friday 27 April 1945 · page 5

On Saturday a stroke competition will be played by associates of the Albury Golf Club. The opening day for Wednesday competitions will be next Wednesday when…

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[?]Rugby League. [?]cussion To-night on Activities

Border Morning Mail · Friday 27 April 1945 · page 5

The executive of the Albury Rugby [?] Club requests a full representation [?] Rugby [?]ternity of Albury at the [?] meeting at the Albury Trades and…

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Playing Football in Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 27 April 1945 · page 5

Stan Obst. one of Albury’s young footballers has been granted a permit to play with St Kilda and seems to be [?]ing splendidly at training. He played his first match…

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South Albury Football Club

Border Morning Mail · Friday 27 April 1945 · page 5

South Albury Football Club is now in [?] swing and players have been training [?] weekly. At practice yesterday there [?] a full muster and the early form…

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Henty Golf Club Official Opening

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 27 April 1945 · page 6

The official opening of the Henty Golf Club took place on Sunday afternoon, when a mixed foursomes, over 12 holes, attracted 24 couples…

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Football Deni. to Visit Mathoura

The Pastoral Times · Friday 27 April 1945 · page 1

For the match at Mathoura on Sunday five changes have been made in the team, the new players being D. Hamilton, J. Charles, P. Rourke, M…

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Australian Football Victory BRUSSELS

Border Morning Mail · Friday 27 April 1945 · page 5

[?] Australian Rugby team defeated a [?] British Services team today by [?] points to 16…

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Cricket Club Successful Season Brought to a Close

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 27 April 1945 · page 6

The Henty Cricket Club was reformed this season, after a lapse of four years, and a very successful season has been brought to a close…

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