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Sport, 1948

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Coursing Wagga Entries

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 6

[?] FLYING STAKE. 4th div., 300 yds.: Shy Tim. White Game, Hazel Coy, Athol Ray, Edith Mack, Lizzie Cray, Miss Lakis, Burra Gold. Reserve,…

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Regatta on Hume Reservoir

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 3

Hume Boat Club will hold a midsummer regatta on Hume Reservoir at the Ebden Haven on Sunday with a programme of…

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Plan to End Proprietary Racing

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tues.: Outcome of a conference held last week by a VRC sub-committee and the Premier (Mr Hollway), a meeting…

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Country Week Tennis Leading Teams W Meet Today

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 6

Country Week tournament being conducted by Albury and Border LTA, at Kendall’s courts, was advanced by two rounds in both men’s and women’s divisions yesterday…

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Bowls

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 3

Some eight or ten pairs contested a pairs' competition at the local green on Saturday night last, the eventual winners being J…

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French Rugby Team May Visit

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed. — The Australian Rugby League Board of Control to-day adjourned discussion until the week-end to-allow Mr F…

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BURRUMBUTTOCK Annual Tennis Ball

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 4

At the annual tennis ball door takings were £24. The lucky ticket was held by Mr Arthur Hall. The Monte Carlo was won…

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Columnist for Three Melbourne Races

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Australia’s outstanding racehorse Columnist was to-day entered for the three weight-for-age races to be run at…

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Albury Teams Undefeated In Country Week Tennis

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 6

Albury teams, Kendall’s. Red and Tooiak No. 1, remaines undefeated In the men’s and women’s sections respectively, at the conclusion of play yesterday In Albury and Border L.T.A Country Week Carnival. Kendall’s Red had an easy victory over…

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New Seasons Rugby

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 4

With the 1948 Rugby season in view, the Hay Club held its first meeting for the year at the Crown Hotel on…

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Coursing Fields for Corowa

Border Morning Mail · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 8

Draw for the Corowa meeting on Saturday night is as follows:— 8.0.—MAIDEN STAKE, 2nd Div.:— Happy Tich, Blossom Again, Lady…

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Cricket

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 2

A team will be chosen from the following to represent the Riverina Cricket Team to play Tomkins' Terrors on Sunday, 8th. R. Myers, W. Smith…

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Big Nominations for Saturdays Coursing

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 4

A record meeting is Expected for the Corowa coursing tomorrow (Saturday) night, to be held at the John Foord Recreation Ground: : Over 70…

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Queensland Wins Bowls Title

Border Morning Mail · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 5

HOBART, Thurs.: P. J. Gordon. Queensland, today won the Australian singles bowls championship, being M. W. Parish (S.A), 31-13…

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SPORTING Races

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 2

The Narandera Race Club has decided to race on 8th May, on a programme for £130 and has decided to oppose the Deniliquin Club being…

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Beechworth Cricket Team

Border Morning Mail · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 6

Beechworth team which played Newmarket on the sportsground on Sunday:— BACK ROW : R. Snell, R. Lonsdale, J. Gotz (capt.), B. Guthrie, E. Melbourne, N. Martin. MIDDLE ROW : H. Skinner, A. Manser, S. Gilchrist, F. Colville, L. Greenhill. FRONT ROW : C. Gladstone and E. Wells…

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Swimming Notes Carnival Well Organised—40 Events Attract 85 Swimmers

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 2

SATURDAY night’s was the best organised carnival we have seen for years, Eighty-five swimmers competed in 40 events that went like clockwork, Now the club has set a standard it is hoped this maintained. Again Ian Perrin was the…

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Team Finalists Decided In Country Tennis Week

Border Morning Mail · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 5

Beaten by 5 sets to 3 by the undefeated Red team, Temora was eliminated from final of the men’s teams match in the Country Week tournament yesterday, [?]…

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Cricket Fight for the Minor Place

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 1

An interesting tussle between Morago and Commission for fourth position on the district cricket ladder seems certain,…

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Cricket Fifth Test Fast Wicket Expected

Border Morning Mail · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thurs: Indications are that the weather will be and the wicket fast when the fifth (and last Test match…

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