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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1949

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Football Culcairn Rugby League Club Annual Meeting

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 8

The annual meeting of Culcairn Rugby League Club was held on Monday night at Mrs. Whitty's Cafe, when the following were present: Messrs…

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Tennis

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 6

The following team has been selected to represent Corowa Tennis Club against Methodists at the Corowa courts on Saturday next:--David…

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Football Notes

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 6

There was a good turn-up of oyer 40 at the South Corowa Club's annual meeting. when it was decided to reform the club and Join the Coreen…

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Albury's Autumn Races

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 6

The Albury Racing Club has framed an attractive five event programme for its autumn fixture to be held on Saturday, 5th March, when £210 will…

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TENNIS Grade Championship Arrangements

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 11

Grade championship matches will be played on Tourak, Diggerville, Glenly and Railway courts on Saturday. Players should note that first…

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Mathoura News CRICKET

The Pastoral Times · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 1

On Saturday the match between Mathoura and Womboota in the Echuca competition was continued Womboota declared…

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CRICKET News and Notes

The Pastoral Times · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 8

Is each, club secretary keeping batting and bowling averages up to date? This question was asked today by an…

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Kiewa and District Cricket Assn. Last Round Results

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 11

Kicwa 3 for 256 (dec.) d Allan’s Flat 196; Yackandandah 176 d Sandy Creek 75 and 80; Tallangatta 5 for 161 (dec.) d Bethanga 77 and 3 for 96…

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Corowa District Tennis Association Another Good Win for the Blues

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 6

The Methodist Blues followed up their sensational defeat of Corowa by comfortably beating Methodist. Redon. Saturday. The Blues began by…

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Swimming Activites G Bult Shatters Riverina Record in Easy Half-mile Win fine Programme Draws Big Crowd

The Pastoral Times · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 3

GEOFF BULT’S 70 yards victory in the Riverina halfmile championship—his third title for the series and a spectacular exhibition by Warren Boyd, Australian sprint star, were highlights of Deniliquin Swimming Club’s…

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Cricket Tomorrows Games in A. & W. Association Keen Fights for Final Four Expected

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 11

THE tenth round of snatches in the Albury and Wodonga Cricket Association competitions will commence tomorrow. It will be the third last round before the semi-finals, and with many teams still in the running to make the four in…

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COURSING Albury Races Tonight

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 19 February 1949 · page 19

An excellent programme is listed for the meeting of the Albury Greyhound Coursing Club tonight. The [?] appear well concealed and…

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Boxing Sands Makes Short Work of Frenchman

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 19 February 1949 · page 19

MELBOURNE, Fri.: Australian triple championship titleholder, Dave Sands, 11.5¾, gained a t.k.o. win over Frenchman, Tony…

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Swimming Not Afraid of Competing Against Germans, Japs

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 19 February 1949 · page 18

SYDNEY, Friday ; Australia, was not opposed to competing against any nation, including Japanese and…

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CRICKET Changes in U.K. Women’s Team

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 19 February 1949 · page 19

SYDNEY, Fri: Several changes have taken place In the English women’s cricket team to play Australia in the Third Test, which starts at the…

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Tennis Wodonga Pennant Semi-finals Today Railway and Tallangatta May Win

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 19 February 1949 · page 16

Evenness of the final four teams clearly indicated by the premiership ladder. All have won 11 games and Tallangatta, with…

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Boxing and Wrestling

Border Morning Mail · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 9

“Tarzan” White, 225 lbs, beat Pat Meehan, 230lbs., by two falls to one in the main wrestling event at Leichhardt Stadium on…

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Coursing Autumn Groon’s Handicap

Border Morning Mail · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 12

AUTUMN Groon, narrowly defeated the week before by his litter brother, Groon’s Bill, appropriated the Handicap at Albury on Saturday night in easy fashion by five lengths. Junior King and consistent Pretty Moral, were his nearest…

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Bowls Culcairn to Expand

Border Morning Mail · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 7

Shire Council advised the Bowling Club at its monthly meeting on Friday evening that the section of the park south of…

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SWIMMING Successor To John Marshall

Border Morning Mail · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 5

BRISBANE, Sunday: Fourteen year old Barry Kellaway, of Palm Beach to-nieht won the Junior 400 metres freestyle championship and…

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