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Sport, 1948

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BOWLS Annual Henty Tourney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 January 1948 · page 6

The annual tournament of the Henty Bowline Club which had to be postponed on New Year’s Day owing to rain was held on Sunday…

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Lawn Tennis Club

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 January 1948 · page 2

Tennis enthusiasts made full use of fine weather during Christmas and New Year holidays, the main feature being the club championships. The…

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Echuca’s Boxing Day Carnival

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 January 1948 · page 2

A large crowd—but V no means as big as a city paper’s exaggerated estimate of 20,000—saw the Boxing Day carnival in Echuca Deniliquin…

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CRICKET Australia Has Easy Third Test Win MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 January 1948 · page 5

Australia won the Third Test match to-day by 233 runs. The Indians collapsed in their second innings, only making 125 runs. When the rival captains, L…

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TENNIS Albury Men And Women Win At Sydney Carnival SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 January 1948 · page 6

A marked improvement in the standard of junior players was evident in the 1948 country tennis carnival, which commenced at White City to-day. Eighty-one teams (47 men and 34 women) are competing this year, and a large percentage is composed…

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Consistent White Amos Wins Again at Corowa Coursing Rusty's Pick Gives Good Exhibition in Winning Hurdle Race

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 January 1948 · page 4

White Amos proved that he is a very consistent dog by winning the fourth division of the Corowa Stake at the John Foord Recreation Ground on Thursday night last. This was the third time he has been successful on the local track, and he has also won races at…

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Athletic Star Of 1947 To C. Collins

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 January 1948 · page 3

C. (“Duck”) Collins was without doubt the district’s outstanding 1943 athlete. His achievements on the field of sport were capped with the…

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Bowls Record Counrty Week Entries

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY. Tues: A record entry has been received for the Country Week bowls carnival which begins on February 16. The secretary of the NSW…

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A. & W. Cricket Umpires’ Assn

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 4

A MEETING of the above body will be held at the CLASSIC CAFE on THURSDAY, JANUARY 10. 1948. at 8 p.m…

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Cricket Bradman for English Tour ?

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tues.: Don Bradman’s physical condition and his success with the bat in the Third Test match against…

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Football Star Fined for Traffic Breaches

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 4

ADELAIDE. Tues. — In the Adelaide Police Court to-day fines totalling £11/15/- were imposed on Hayden William…

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Bowls

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 8 January 1948 · page 2

Bowlers took advantage of holidays and conducted competition amongst themselves on [?] Saturday and on clays of [?]…

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Swimming Prodigy

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 8 January 1948 · page 1

Four-year-old Jan Hayward, a member of the Manly women's swimming club, has won her first race—over 33 yards, for children…

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.Boxing [?] Sydney Season Begins Monday Night

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 January 1948 · page 6

SYDNEY. Wed.—Stadium [?] Harry Miller today announced the resumption of the boxing season on Monday night. First…

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Putting Albury on the Tennis Map

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 January 1948 · page 2

Playing in grand style. Albury men’s team is rapidly enhancing the city’s reputation in tennis circles at the current Country…

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Swimming Carnival To-night

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 6

With the promise of more appropriate weather, the Albury Swimming Club is hopeful for increased patronage at the point-score…

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Coursing Avmar Wins at Wagga

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 4

A series of mechanical breakdowns caused the abandonment of two parts at the Wagga Diggers’ greyhound coursing meeting last night. The races…

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Tennis Bromwich and Sidwell Win

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thurs: John Bromwich and Bill Sidwell easily defeated Jack Crawford and J. May in the doubles semi-final…

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Cricket Team for Springhurst

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 4

The following players have been selected to play against Springhurst on Saturday and are requested to be at Hopkins' Cafe at 1.20. p.m.:--J…

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Albury Racing Club Sires' Produce Stakes

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 4

The Albury Racing Club has decided to again include a Sires. Produce Stakes in this year's cup programme, the event to be…

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