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Sport, 1948

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Professional Tennis Longest Doubles Set on Record

Border Morning Mail · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 5

SALT LAKE CITY, Thurs.: Bobby Riggs and Dinny Pails last night played what is believed to be the longest doubles set on record when…

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FOOTBALL O. and M. Games to Begin May 8

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 4

Eight teams will take part in the Ovens and Murray football competition, which begins on May 8. This was announced at the…

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Back-to-deniliquin Week Centenary Celebration Starts will Races - Ends with Show

The Pastoral Times · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 1

THE Back-to-Deniliquin Week Centenary Celebration will commence on Saturday, August 28, with the Diggers' race meeting and conclude on Sunday, September 5—the day following the P. and A. Society's show…

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Football Notes Echuca League Meeting Mr. T. Cantwell President; Mr. Carl Mueller Secretary

The Pastoral Times · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 1

The annual meeting of the Echuca Football League was held in Echuca on Wednesday night. Mr. Toby Cantwell was re-elected president…

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Watched Swimming Events

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 28 February 1948 · page 14

Mitchell House supporters at the Public School annual swimming carnival at the Olympic Pool yesterday…

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Parents and Swimming Carnivals

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 28 February 1948 · page 2

Sir,—Taking a few hours off from my business to [?]ee my son swimming at the CBC carnival on Monday, I was disgusted at the poor…

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Future of Country Racing Discussed

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 28 February 1948 · page 16

MELBOURNE, Fri.: No statement was issued after the conference today between representatives of country racing associations and the Victoria…

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BOWLS Commercial Club Rinks For To-day

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 28 February 1948 · page 15

The following rinks have been elected to represent Commercial Club in their pennant match against Culcairn No. 2 at Culcairn…

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[?]Enty Golf Club President Wants Cr[?]che

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 28 February 1948 · page 15

At the [?] of the Henty Golf Club on Wednesday the president (Mr N. C. R. [?] recommended that the…

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Jockey Fined for Not Being at Races

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 28 February 1948 · page 16

MELBOURNE, Fri.: The VRC stipendiary stewards today fined the Queensland jockey, R. Maddock, £10 for “improper conduct in not…

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[?] at Athletic Carnivals Albury To Press Request To Minister

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 28 February 1948 · page 5

[?] were permitted at Albury athletic carnivals, a [?] crowd would attend, it was stated at a meeting last night [?] the committee which arranged the carnival on February 7. “We have been battling for 20 years to get somewhere,” Mr…

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Bowls Albury Club Games

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 March 1948 · page 5

'Fifteen rinks played on the Alburw Bowling Club greens on Saturday. Three were pennant games. in the Albury and district pennant…

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Wodonga Pennant Tennis

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 March 1948 · page 5

Glenly faced up to the leaders, Railway in confident style on Saturday, [?] men soundly defeated Railways [?] the early part of the game,…

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Coursing Killbreda Atones Large Crowd At Albury

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 March 1948 · page 7

By his run in the 1st heat of the Albury Stake, at Albury coursing meeting on Saturday night, Killbreda atoned somewhat for his two recent…

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Next Saturday’s Albury Races

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 March 1948 · page 8

For next Saturday’s Albury races special tickets for members are now available, and can be had from the secretary (Mr T. Bourlte). Tickets…

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More Teams for A. and D. Football League ?

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 March 1948 · page 7

At the annual meeting of the Culcairn Australian Rules Football Club, 40 members were present. Mr. E. J. Mathews presided., Mr. Glenn Schultz submitted the financial statement,…

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Tennis

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 2 March 1948 · page 4

Last Saturday over eighty players took part in the members mixed American doubles tournament and all thoroughly enjoyed the day's tennis…

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Swimming Club Carnival

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 2 March 1948 · page 1

Three championship carnivals were planned by the Deniliquin Swimming Club at Wednesday night’s committee meeting…

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Rugby League v. Australian Rules

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 2 March 1948 · page 2

Part of a scheme by Group 17 to popularise Rugby League in the southwest of N.S.W. in opposition…

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SWIMMING Final Carnivals This Week-end

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 March 1948 · page 11

Albury Amateur Swimming Club will conclude its competitive season with [?] championship [?] at the Olympic [?]…

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