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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1949

2,211 stories in Murray's papers · page 15 of 111

BOXING Turpin Willing To Meet Dave Sands

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 February 1949 · page 12

SYDNEY, Mon: The Empire middleweight champion pick Turpin. is willing to come to Sydney to defend his title against Australian champion, Dave…

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Swimming Special Carnival Saturday Country v City Programme

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 February 1949 · page 11

The Albury Swimming Club will hold its final special carnival far the season at the Olympic Pool next Saturday…

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Football O.& M. League Annual Meeting

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 February 1949 · page 4

At the annual meeting of delegates of the Ovens and Murray Football League at Rutherglen on Sunday the League was re-formed with the same…

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Swimming Notes :: Strong Relay Team Chosen for Riverina Inter-town Title

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 22 February 1949 · page 5

SIX senior swimmers—each capable of breaking 31 seconds—have been selected to represent Deniliquin in the Riverina relay race championship at Leeton next Sunday…

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Night Tennis Albury Club’s Draw For Tonight

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 February 1949 · page 12

Draw for tonight in Albury Tennis Club’s night tourney matches, which could not be played last night because of rain, is as follows:…

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Deniliquin Girl Helps to Force Cricket Draw

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 22 February 1949 · page 8

Dogged baiting by Mary A1— litt (Deniliquin) and Mary Ed-wards enabled an Australian XI to draw its match against…

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The Football Front Deniliquin Applies for Admission to Murray League Echuca League ‘Disorganised and Stale’

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 22 February 1949 · page 1

CONSIDERING that recent individual moves to break away from Echuca League “spelt finish to a competition gone stale,” Deniliquin Football Club, with a 100 per cent. vote, last night decided to apply for admission…

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Bowls

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 7

Eleven pairs competed in the competition on the local green on Saturday. At the close of the rounds it was found that Messrs G. Whitford and…

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Football Starts Football Year Well

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 12

If the attendance at flue annual meeting is any indication, Beechworth Football Club should have a successful season. Fifty-three attended the meeting,…

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BOXING Bailey-Stenhouse Fight Off

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 12

SYDNEY, Tues: Sydney Stadium will decide tomorrow whether to find another opponent for Ken Bailey next Monday night or to substitute another…

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Swimming Marjorie McQUADE Wins Australian Title‘

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 11

BRISBANE, Tues: The Victorian 14-year-old Marjorie McQuade, defeated Denise Spencer by a touch to win the Australian women’s freestyle title at…

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Tennis Matthews in N.z

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 12

Following are extracts from N.Z. newspapers concerning Albury tennis star, Jim Matthews who is touring the Dominion with the…

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Swimming Championship Carnival, 13th MARCH

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 3

Programmes have been issued for the Jerllderie championship carnival to be held on Sunday, 13th March, and a most successful day…

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Bowls Match at Finley To-night

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 3

The local bowlers are visiting Finley to-night (Thursday) and will engage teams in that centre in a match for the Steele Cup. An…

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Albury’s Autumn Races

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 12

Nominations for Albury Racing Club’s autumn meeting on Saturday, March 5 close tonight at 9 with the secretary, Mr Jas. T. Bourke. A large…

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Football Club Reformed Annual Meeting

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 3

There was a large attendance at the annual meeting of the Jerilderie Football Club held on Friday evening last, the President (Mr. L…

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CRICKET McCool Out of Testimonial Match

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 12

SYDNEY, Wed: Queenslander Colin McCool announced today that he will not be available for the Kippax-OId-field testimonial match which…

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Bowls Ladies’ Bowling Club

The Pastoral Times · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 5

Winners of Saturday’s rinks competition were Miss J. Macaulay (skipper), Mesdames Gr[?]eve, Diamond and Smith…

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Swimming Notes (By “Touch Judge”)

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 15

Members of the Camberwell Club, who will compete at tomorrow night’s Country v City swimming [?] at the Olympic Pool, will arrive…

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Benefit Cricket

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 2

The Kippax-Oldficld match commenced to-day. Owing to rain in Sydney in the last three days, during which about 4 inches fell, play did…

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