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Sport, 1947

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BOWLS Wodonga O. and M. Rinks

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 1 February 1947 · page 10

The following Wodonga teams have been selected to play Albury Light Blues at Albury today, in the O. and M. pennant bowls competition: Murphy,…

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Football North Albury Club

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 1 February 1947 · page 10

First Albury football club to hold a meeting to formulate plans for the coming season In North Albury. last year’s ChiItern and District League premiers…

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Tallangatta Picnic Races Today

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 1 February 1947 · page 10

Tallangatta Picnic Race Club will hold a meeting today. A good nomination has been received and interesting racing should result. Metropolitan results will be…

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Boxing Both Well Within Weight Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 1 February 1947 · page 10

At a special precautionary weigh-in for their bout at the Stadium on Monday night Tommy Burns and Hockey Bennell were both well within the…

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Seeks to Prevent Playing of Night Bowls SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 1 February 1947 · page 3

The owner of a. £5000 home at Warrawee to-day applied for an injunction restraining the adjo[?] bowling club from “committing a nuisance…

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Swimming Three Year Old Wins Acclaim Last Night’s Carnival Results

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 1 February 1947 · page 10

Three-years-old diver. Judith Dowling, captured the hearts of the crowd at last night’s point-score swimming carnival, when, as a…

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BOWLS Games at Week-end

Border Morning Mail · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 6

Fifteen rinks were engaged at the Albury Bowling Club’s green on Saturday. Afternoon tea games result W. Schulz, V. Johnson, Cross and…

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Pigeon Racing at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 4

The Albury Homing Club commenced its February series of races on Saturday with a race from Chiltern airline distance 20 miles. This was the first…

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Boxing Miller Wins Easily Melbourne,. Saturday

Border Morning Mail · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 4

Australian feather champion, Eddie Miller (9.4[?]), won every round of his 12 round match against Willie Roach (9.3), the American negro at the…

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Diggers’ Races Next

Border Morning Mail · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 5

It is anticipated that the Diggers’ races on Saturday next will be an outstanding success, as nominations are a record. Extra large fields are…

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Coursing Murmi Takes the Sprint Excellent Crowd at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 4

The Albury Greyhound Racing Club catered for another large crowd on Saturday night, when at the [?] the books were on the receiving…

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Tennis Glenly’s Semi- Final Effort Lose by Only One Game to West Albury

Border Morning Mail · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 5

Feature of the two semi-finals of the Albury “B” grade pennant which were played on Saturday, was the grand display by Glenly who went under to the minor…

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Bowls

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 3
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Three rinks from Tallangatta visited Corowa on Sunday and competed against local bowlers in three games of eight ends. The visit was purely…

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Hume Boating Regatta Mooted

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 2

Hume Boat Club made a tentative decision at a meeting last evening to held a regatta on the weir on April 13 as part of the city celebrations. The…

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Tennis Notes

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 1

Some day Corowa Tennis Club will win a match in the inter-town series! We have played each team once without achieving that…

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Races at Yarrawonga

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 3

As advertised, the Yarrawonga St. Patrick's Sports Club is putting on an attractive bill of fare for horse owners and competitors in sports…

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South Albury Tennis Team

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 8

South Albury s men tennis team which won the B grade semi-final from Railways at St. Patrick’s courts on Saturday. Left to right : W. Bickenon. J. Eustace. E. Wightwick and R. Wainwright…

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Goat Racing in the West

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 1

The leaning of Wilcannia sports is not towards dog racing, but towards goat racing. There are thousands of goats…

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Tennis Handicaps for Albury Tourney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 8

Following are the handicaps for the night tennis tournament starting at Albury tomorrow night. (Draw for Wednesday night’s play will be published tomorrow.) :—…

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