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Sport, 1949

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Bowls

The Pastoral Times · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 2

A successful bowling tournament was conducted over the Christmas and New Year holiday which finalised in a mixed…

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Cricket

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 2

The following players have been selected to play for the Town against the North on Saturday:—Japp, Rutledge, Steinhardt, Gibbs, Curtis…

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Riverina Swimming Championships Local Club Prepares

The Pastoral Times · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 8

Plans for the forthcoming Riverina championship carnivals were advanced at last night’s meeting of Deniliquin…

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SWIMMING —Items From Near And Far

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 8

The point-score carnival series will resume tonight at Albury Olympic Pool with a programme of 13 events. The programme,…

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Cricket Competition Resumes

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 6

Henty and District Cricket Association fixtures resume on Sunday after the holiday break. The following Henty teams have been picked:…

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Albury Races on January 29

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 12

Albury Racing Club has framed an attractive six event programme for its summer meeting to be held on Saturday, January…

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FOOTBALL Echuca Hints of Break-away

The Pastoral Times · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 5

Hints of a break-away from Echuca League by Echuca Football Club, appear In abetter being sent to several clubs fey the…

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Three Tennis Championship Events to R. Suthby

The Pastoral Times · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 6

Pleasant weather and ideal tennis conditions prevailed for the three days of the Lawn Tennis Club’s championships, held…

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Albury Cup Races Sires Produce Stakes Included

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 12

Albury Racing Club has decided to again include a Sire Produce Stakes in its this year Cup programme, the event to be…

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Cricket Only One Toss in Test Series Suggestion by Bombay’s Governor

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 11

BOMBAY, Thurs.: Bombay’s cricket-loving Governor (Roja Mahara Singh) has suggested that the captains should toss only…

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Swimming Class Handicapped by Weather

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 8 January 1949 · page 11

Seven pupils—six boys and a girl—were awarded certificates for swimming 25 yards at the conclusion of the NSW ASA…

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Coursing Mr. Grand at Albury To-night

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 8 January 1949 · page 15

Albury will be racing tonight with a nine-event card which gives promise of keen and interesting, racing. Among the entrants for the…

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CRICKET Junior Grade Resumes Tomorrow

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 8 January 1949 · page 15

Albury and Wodonga Association junior grade competition will resume tomorrow, when East Albury will meet CYM at Alexandra Park No. 1…

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Tennis Albury Men in Country Week Final Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 8 January 1949 · page 15

CESSNOCK No. 1 men’s team defeated Newcastle No. 1 in the knock-out round of the Country Week teams’ matches to-day after the first two sets had gone to 9-7, 14-16. Newcastle No. 1 were the title holders…

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Albury Racing Club Committee

Border Morning Mail · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 8

Nominations for the Albury Racing Club committee close at 4 p.m. today [?] the secretary (Mr J. T. Bourke) Beehive Buildings, Dean st…

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Coursing Doraboy Wins Hurdle Splendid Night’s Sport

Border Morning Mail · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 8

A splendid crowd and thrilling racing characterized the meeting of the Albury Greyhound Coursing Club on Saturday night…

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Cricket Missed Century by One

Border Morning Mail · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 7

The second round of matches in Yarrawonga District Cricket Association competition were resumed on Saturday. Positions of clubs at the end…

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Swimming Carnival on

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 January 1949 · page 12

With the change to Thursday for the weekly point-score [?] the programme committee of the [?] Swimming Club has…

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JINDERA Cricket

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 January 1949 · page 5

Cricket between Jindera and Mullengandra on Saturday was exciting and full of interest Twenty-three wickets fell for 157…

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[?] Warfare Racing in Indies”

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 January 1949 · page 8

CANBERRA, Men: Reports by [?] observers that heavy [?] is still raging in Java and [?] disporved…

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