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Sport, 1946

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SWIMMING James’ Record For 110 Yards. SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 5

A great coineback to competitive swimming was staged by the former State champion Neel Ryan. Inst night in the North Sydney pool, when he won the 880 yards…

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Enjoyed Races, Despite the Heat

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 6

Despite the intense heat these people enjoyed the races at Albury on Saturday. From left : Dr H. C. Worch. Mrs S. Bull, of Elizabeth Bay. Sydney, and a cousin of Mrs Chisholm; Mr Keith Jenkins; and Mrs Colin Chisholm, of Khancoban station…

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Critics Confounded Hospital Races Exceeded Expectations

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 4

General opinion in racing circles that Albury and District Hospital Race Club’s meeting on Saturday would be a flop proved to be unfounded. Although entries in a few races were poor owners and retrained from using the scratching pen unnecessarily with the…

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Racing Was Interesting At Hospital Club’s Meeting On

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 4

Albury and District Hospital Race Club held a meeting on Saturday which was much more successful than was generally expected it would be Picture above of race finishes show (front top):—…

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Prize Money Assured Athletic Carnival at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 4

At a meeting of Finance Committee of the Albury Athletic Association, it was revealed that guarantors and donors would make available over £400 to cover the…

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Swimming

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 2

Favored with ideal weather for a swimming carnival the attendance at Saturday night’s carnival was almost double that at the previous week. A…

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Swimming Albury Committee Meets To-night

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 5

The matter of special carnivals will be fully discussed by the committee of the Albury Swimming Club at a special meeting at G. H. Roxburgh’s office tonight…

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TENNIS Games at Wodonga

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 5

Games in Wodonga Tennis Association at the week-end resulted. Railways, 70 games, defeated [?] 39…

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CRICKET. By An Innings NSW Defeats Services SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 5

Services cricketers made their highest score in Australia to their second innings Against NSW, but [?] by eight to catch the locals 7/331. The [?]…

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SWIMMING A. Beard Wins 220 Yards Championship Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 5

Before a crowd of 2000. A. B[?]ard, of Manly won the 220 yards free style championship [?] North Sydney Olympic Pool when the finals in the second…

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Speed Coursing Club Mooted

The Independent · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 5

Deniliquin is one of the few town of its size and stranding in N.S.W. and Victoria that has not a speed coursing club operating…

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New Swimming Style Demonstration Tomorrow Evening

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 5

With Sam Roxburgh, the Albury breast-stroke swimmer a contender, there was greater local interest taken in last Saturday’s 100 metres Junior…

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BOWLS Commercial Club WAC Rinks

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 5

Rinks to represent the Commercial Club Blues v Reds in the WAC competition on the Commercial green at 7.30 tonight are : REDS…

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Tennis Tocumwal D. Jerilderie

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 4

Tocumwal tennis enthusiasts arrived in full force at the Eastern Park courts, at 11 o'clock on Sunday morning as arranged, but…

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Jerilderie Cricket Club

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 4

A general meeting of the Jerilderie Cricket Club was held on Tuesday evening of last week, the President (Mr. R. Goulding) in the…

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Bowls Jerilderie Gold v. Berrigan Gold

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 3

The above teams met on the local green on Wednesday evening of last week in the first match of the second round in the Southern…

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On a Rising Tide Swimming Club's Popularity Grows

The Independent · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 6

"Another "packed" house watched the Deniliquin Amateur Swimming Club's Carnival on Saturday night and a well…

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Cricket Jerilderie v. Tocumwal Railways

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 4

The newly-formed Jerildearie Cricket Club had its first engagement for the season on Sunday last, when the eleven engaged Tocumwal…

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Hay's Mayor Bans "Body-line" Cricket

The Independent · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 4

Following several complaints of persons participating in a cricket match on the oval on Sunday, 23rd December, being what was…

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Cricket. Test Tours Approved London

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 5

The Imperial Cricket Council has approved of a five-year programme of Test cricket with India, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and the West Indies visiting…

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