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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1945

1,417 stories in Murray's papers · page 6 of 71

Swimming Friday’s Club Carnival Should Appeal Austerity Prices To Prevail

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 5

A most attractive programme of swimming and diving events has been drawn up for presentation a[?] the opening club carnival to be conducted on Friday night…

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Should Be Great Success Diggers’ Memorial Hall Races

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 5

The meeting to be held next Saturday promises to be a great success. Record nominations have been received and good field are assured…

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Bowls

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 3

Teams of three contested last Saturday night's weekly event at the local bowling club, and some twenty odd members competed…

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Successful Swimming Classes

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 3

The ten days' vacational swimming class which has just been concluded at Leeton under special instructors from Sydney, was…

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Bowls Albury Club Trams

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 5

For the WAC competition to be continued next Saturday, Albury will be represented as follows: A Team to piny at home): D. A…

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Easter Tennis Albury Te Hold Tourney Championship Events

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 5

Albury is to stage a land tournament over the Easter holiday, fids decision was reached last evening by a large meeting of supporters of the [?] at the…

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Bowls Albury Club Teams

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 5

The following players will represent [?] Club Bowling Club v Albury at Albury green on Saturday next: Cross, [?] Brewster, Booth; Colquhoun, Roy…

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Holbrook Races March 12

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 5

Holbrook Race Club is to hold patriotic meeting on Wednesday. March 12, when a lberal amount of money will be distributed in stakes. The programme has not…

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Swimming Opening Club Carnival Tonight Exceilent Entertainment Assured

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 5

The weekly club carnivals which were a popular feature of the Albury Ainntent Swimming Club’s pre-war activities, will be re-introduced at the Olympic Pool tonight…

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“Events Racing To Climax” LONDON. February 8

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 1

“Events in Germany are racing to a climax more rapidly than we dare to hope—so rapidly that we may be on the verge of momentous happenings,” says a correspondent of the “Daily Mail, who is on the Western Front…

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Wangaratta Cup Races £100 Prize For Chief Event [?] A. C. Callander Still President

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 5

Al the annual meeting of Wangaratta Turf Club on Wednesday evening, it was lecided to hold the Cup meeting this year in Saturday. March 17. Chief event will…

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Cricket [?] Team

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 February 1945 · page 8

The following team has been selected to represent Holbrook against [?] Town on Sunday—[?] G. Knedall [?]…

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Swimming Opening Club Carnival Excellent Entertainment Provided

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 February 1945 · page 8

The first of a series of club carnivals conducted by [?] Albury [?] Club was conducted at the Olympic [?] last night. and althrough [?]…

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Attention, Owners Holbrook Races March 21

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 February 1945 · page 5

Attention of owners and trainers is drawn to an advertisement, appearing in today’s issue regarding a proposed race meeting to be hold by Holbrook Race Club on…

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Prominent Coursing Official Resigns. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 February 1945 · page 4

Mr G H. Bartlett. a prominent official of the National Coursing Association, resigned yesterday. Mr Bartlett. who was supervisory grader and financial adviser to the…

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BOXING Fierce Encounter MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 February 1945 · page 3

In a fierce 12 rounds Ern Ci[?] (12.[?] defeated Doug Brown (12.1) on points at West Melbourne stadium tonight. Neither men showed many of the finer points of…

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Cars in Smash After Races

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 February 1945 · page 2

A young woman was treated at the Albury Hospital on Saturday afternoon for a cut on the lip after sire had been in a motor accident at the corner of…

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Tallangatta Races Big Programme Next

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 February 1945 · page 4

[?] seeking an afternoon’s Picnic Race amid pleasant surroundings could not [?] [?] than attend Tallangatta Picnic Race Club’s meeting on Fernvale Reserve next…

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Fram Hand Takes A.I.F. HANDICAP At Albury Diggers’Races Successful Fixture on

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 February 1945 · page 4

Albury Diggers’ Memorial Hall Race Club conducted its first meeting on Saturday when a fairly satisfactory crowd witnessed excellent racing. The attendance was not as large as the previous Saturday, and fields were not as good, many visiting horses not fulfilling their engagements, but,…

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Grand Athletic Display North Albury Young Folk

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 February 1945 · page 4

An audience of more than 400 saw a grand athletic Show put on by North Albury youngsters in the grounds of All S[?] on Friday evening…

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