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Sport, 1946

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Carnival Regatta at Wahgunyah Today

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 1 January 1946 · page 3

This afternoon at 1 p.m., a carnival regatta will begin on the Murray behind the Wahgunyah Viticulture College, and about half a mile downstream…

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Yesterday’s Bowls

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 1 January 1946 · page 4

Approximately 100 bowlers yesterday made Albury bowling green their rendezvous for competitive games. A large number completed the first round…

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Chiltern Races Programme For Today Pritch-Captivator likely Winners

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 1 January 1946 · page 4

Tallangatta trainer, Bill Hoysted, seems likely to win the principal double, Chiltern Handicap and Welter Handicap at Chiltern Racing Club’s…

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Cricket Collapse Queensland’s Poor Display Against Nsw Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 1 January 1946 · page 4

[?] and [?] is [?] NSW [?] a strong [?] this afternoon in the match against a [?] XI…

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Regatta At Wahgunyah

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 2 January 1946 · page 4

Yesterday, the Murray Rowing Association conducted its annual regatta on the Murray river on the stretch of water Immediately behind…

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Swimming Instructors at Wahgunyah

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 2 January 1946 · page 6

A Learn to Swim Campaign was commenced at Wahgunyah last Sunday and continued until New Year’s Day. Over 150 children received…

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COURSING Dadson At Albury Big Crowd at Last Night’s Fixture

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 2 January 1946 · page 5

The Albury Coursing Club’s fixture last night attracted another large crowd which again reflected the popularity of night coursing…

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Police Raid Tennis Club House Seize Several Bottles of liquor ADELAIDE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 2 January 1946 · page 2

The tennis club-house at the Memorial Drive courts was raided late last night by licensing police, who took the names of about 12…

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Enjoyed Regatta on Murray

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 4

Hundreds of people lined the banks of the Murray on New Year’s Day for the Wahgunyah-Corowa regatta, and against a background of stately gums watched the events with interest. Sections of the crowd…

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Swimming Club Carnival Resumes Tomorrow

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 5

After a spell occasioned by the exhibition carnival, the weekly series of club swimming carnivals will be resumed at the Olympic Pool tomorrow…

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Junior Cricket Association Season Opens Next

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 5

Since the publication of Initial details of the Albury Junior Cricket Association, another team has advised the executive of its [?] to participate. The teams in…

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Tennis Albury’s Champion, Matthews Outstanding Success At Benalla

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 5

Jim Matthews played brilliant tennis lo reach the finals in four events and qualified for the that of the singles championship with the loss of only six games at…

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Swimming Notes

The Pastoral Times · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 2

One of the largest crowds ever to assemble at the Edwards street pool attended the third weekly carnival, conducted by the Deniliquin Amateur…

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Maude Boxing Day Sports

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 4

After about five years without the usual Boxing Day sports, a very successful meeting was held here this year…

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New Year's Day Regatta Held on Murray River

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 1

Owing to the fact that LakeMoodemere is dry, the Murray Rowing Associations 80th Annual New Year's Day Regatta was held on the Murray River near the Wahgunyah Nursery on Tuesday last, and it attracted a huge crowd of residents of the…

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Swimming To-night’s Club Carnival

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 5

A further unit in the series of point-score club swimming carnivals will be conducted by the Albury Amateur Swimming Club at the Olympic Pool tonight…

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Proposed Swimming pool (To the Editor)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 3

Sir--I wish to compliment you on your article concerning baths in last week's paper, and I agree that it is to be deplored that there are no…

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TENNIS Gilchrist Defeated SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 5

Suffering from malaria and an injured back. Jim Gilchrist was defeated 6-2, 6-4 by Bob McCarthy in the men’s singles championships at Manly today…

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Coursing Sidelighrts New Year’s Night Meeting at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 5

Although the attendance on New Year’s night was not quite as large as at the Boxing night meeting and the programme listed nine races as against ten at the previous…

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CRICKET. Albury Team v. “The Rest”

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 5

A match of [?] cricket [?] will be [?] sports oval on Saturday, commencing at 1.45 p.m. [?]…

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