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Sport, 1947

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Benalla Races on March

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 February 1947 · page 10

Strong support is being accorded [?] Benalla Racing Club , in staging an at[?] programme of £400 prize money [?] their summer meeting, which will be [?]…

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SWIMMING H. Heath Wins Championship Double. R. Rotburgh Takes Breashiroke Title

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 February 1947 · page 2

H. Heath won a double championship success at last night’s point score swimming carnival conducted at the Olympic Pool, winning the honors in both the 220 yards…

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CRICKET Interesting Round of Matches Will Commence To-day

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 February 1947 · page 10

What promises to fee an interesting round of games, will be commenced today in the Albury and Wodonga Cricket Association…

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Rugby Reserve Grades in Group 13

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 February 1947 · page 7

Group 13 Rugby League is to conduct reserve grade competitions in the northern and [?] zones this season. The competitions will be on the some lines as first…

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Coursing Lassie Comes Home! ‘Gala Night for the Ladies

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 February 1947 · page 8

After a week’s respite coursing enthusiasts again rolled up in strong force on Saturday night, when the Albury Greyhound Racing Club staged…

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Football St. Patrick’s CYM Club

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 February 1947 · page 7

At a largely attended meeting in St. Patrick’s Hall yesterday, it was decided to re-form the St. Patrlck’s-CYM Football Club, and enter a team in the Albury and…

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BOXING Jones Second Win Over Murphy Wellington (N.z.)

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 February 1947 · page 8

Before 12,000 excited fans at Polone yesterday the American negro, Willie Jones, 10.5½, scored his second victory over the New Zealand welter champion,…

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Russians Not Interested In Mr McKell’s Boxing MOSCOW

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 February 1947 · page 2

A United Press report from Moscow stales that the Russian political historian, Eugene Tarle, in an article in the newspaper, “Culture and…

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Melbourne Cricket Scores Harveys Do Well Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 February 1947 · page 6

Contributions of the four Harvey brothers towards Fitzroy’s score of six wickets for 390 against Hawthorn-East Melbourne today were Ray 151 not out, Mervyn…

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TENNIS Diggville Score by Two Came From St- Patrick’s

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 February 1947 · page 7

Diggerville and St. Patrick’s claimed in the most closely contested match in the Albury reserve grade pennant on Saturday, Diggerville winning by 42 games to…

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CRICKET A. & W. Association East Albury Teams Score Well Ecklund’s Sensational Bowling

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 February 1947 · page 6

Fine weather again prevailed when the A. and W. Association commenced a further series of games tm Saturday, though a strong wind interfered with batsmen. North Albury won the Kiwis…

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Swimming

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 6

HICK SCHOOL commence to-mor Annual swimming carnival of Albury High School will be held to-morrow afternoon,. beginning at 1 o’clock…

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MYRTLEFORD Swimming Carnival

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 5

The Myrtleford Amateur Swimming Club’s carnival at its pool in the public park on Saturday was held under ideal weather conditions. There was a…

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CHILTERN Tennis

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 5

Howlong (winners of 2nd semifinal) and Chiltern (losers of first met in the final at Barnawarllia Saturday. Howlong winning 6 rubbers…

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BOWLS Country Carnival Ends

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 6

In a close and exiting finish to the country week bowling carnival in Sydney Boollaroo won their third rink championship defeating Hamilton 24 to 21 in the…

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Tennis Night Tourney High Class Tennis Last Night

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 6

J. Mathews and J. Carter played tennis of the highest calibre to defeat Begg and Dunlop in the [?] final of the men’s doubles championship of the night tourkey…

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BOXING Jackson Outpoints Sands SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 6

Colored American, Emony Jackson, 11,4, narrowly outpointed the Australian midde and light heavyweight champion, Dave Sands, 11.44, over 12…

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Rugby Australian Players in England LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 6

Reuter reports that the Australians. Lionel Cooper, wing three-quarter, and John Hunter, full-back, who signed contracts to play for the Hudders…

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COURSING Out For 2 Years And Fined £5

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 6

M. Toomey was today disqualified for two years and lined £5 by the National Coursing Association for breaches of the. rules at a greyhound meeting on February…

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