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Sport, 1947

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Mathoura News Cricket

The Pastoral Times · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 2

On Saturday last Mathoura visited Thyra and suffered their first defeat to Thyra by 9 runs, Scores were as follows…

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Riverina Hotel Cricket Team

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 2

A meeting of the above team was held at the Riverina Hotel on Thursday evening, when Mr. Bill Meakes tendered his resignation owing to his…

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Football North to Seek Coach

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 5

Decision to call applications for a [?] immediately was made at the annual meeting of North Albury Football Club last evening…

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Umpired B Grade Tennis Semi-final

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 6

G. Thompson (left) and J. Wenham, who umpired the B grade tennis semi-final between West Albury and Glenly at South Albury courts on Saturday…

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Culcairn Church Of England Overtakes Tennis Leaders

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 8

Defeating Henty White by one game on Saturday, Culcairn Church of England has overtaken the leaders in the Henty and District Tennis Assocition matches, and now Culcairn, Henty White and Culcairn II share the lead with 26 points each. Osborne Creek is a…

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CRICKET Team For Country Week Selected

The Pastoral Times · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 4

The women cricketers who will represent Deniliquin on the sports field in Sydney during Country Week will leave for that city on February 21…

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Swimming Exhibition Programme To-night Ycw Eager to Gain Pastoral Cup

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 8

A consensus of opinion favors the suggestion that tonight’s point-score swimming carnival at Albury, with its many and varied exhibition heights, will prove most…

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Bowls Notes by “DRAWSHOT” Week’s Play on Albury Greens

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 5

Match play on Albury green this week resulted:— Championship: Ball and Kennedy. 21-18: Sellars and J. Arnold, 21-20; Hague and…

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Swimming Tatt’s “Pipped on Post” at Echuca 19 Teams in Hotels’ Relay

The Pastoral Times · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 4

“Pipped on the post” was the fate of Tattersall’s team of swimmers in the hotels’ relay race at Echuca on Tuesday night. 19 teams competed…

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Tennis B Grade Final Tomorrow West Albury Should Take Premiership

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 5

West Albury, minor premiers, and South Albury, who were both rather lucky to win their semi-finals last week, will meet on Glenly courts tomorrow…

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CRICKET A. and W. Association Kiwis-murray- South Clash Result Should Prove Interesting

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 6

What promises to be one of the closest games of the season is to be played tomorrow, when Murray-South with battle with the young Kiwis team…

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11 Brothers in Cricket Team

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 5

Much has been written of cricket in the past few weeks, but the following is a story worth recording. In Newport there are several members of…

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Tennis Two-hour Battle in Night Tourney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 10

Mixed doubles championship match in the night tournament on Albury courts last night lasted almost two hours, before J. Carter and Mrs Winstanley defeated J…

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Cricket Critics of Umpires Slated “Times” On Incidents In Australia LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 5

The “Times” in an editorial congratulating Australia on winning the rubber and the “Ashes” says it could be expected that the series…

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Bowls Games on Albury Greens

Border Morning Mail · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 8

The fascination of the ancient game was evidenced by the fact that, notwithstanding the continuance of trying weather conditions, fifteen rinks…

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Swimming Marshall Adds to Laurels Adelaide

Border Morning Mail · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 5

John Marshall, 16-year-old Australian hope for the Olympic Games, added to his laurels last night by breaking the event record for 880 yards…

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Albury Racing Club’s Autumn Meeting

Border Morning Mail · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 4

The Albury Racing Club has framed an attractive programme for its autumn meeting, to be held on Saturday, March 1, when a very successful meeting is assured…

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BOXING Graziano Loses Licence New York, Feb. 8

Border Morning Mail · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 5

The New York State Athletic Commission has revoked the licence of the middleweight boxer, Rocky Graziano, for having failed to report two…

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Killed When Hit With Golf Club BRISBANE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 1

Andrew Mathers, married, of Elingatta Drive, Ashgrove, was fatally injured when he was struck on the head with a golf club while playing…

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Killed by Cricket Ball Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 8

Struck on the chest by a ball while fielding in a cricket match at Moore Park yesterday. Nelson Joseph Flynn, aged 26, tramway employe, was…

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