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Sport, 1949

2,211 stories in Murray's papers · page 26 of 111

Bowls 'Week-end Play

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 29 March 1949 · page 1

Leetham and Hunt defeated Long and Guy in a round of the pairs' championship over the week-end…

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Boxing Frenchman Beats Ken Bailey

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 March 1949 · page 12

SYDNEY, Monday : After knocking down Ken Bailey for the count of nine late in the ninth round of their fight at the stadium tonight,…

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Football Albury Club Notes

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 March 1949 · page 12

Albury Football Club will officially begin training on Tuesday nest, April 5. All old players and new players are…

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Cricket Umpires’ Protect Against Club

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 March 1949 · page 12

Spokesman for the Cricket Umpires’ Association stated last night that it had submitted a protest against one…

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The Football Front in a Nutshell

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 29 March 1949 · page 5

Ex-Geelong player, B. J. Wilson, has been appointed Nathalia coach, states the “Guardian.”…

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Table Tennis Excellent Entries for Corowa Tournament

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 March 1949 · page 1

The opening tournaments of the Corowa Table Tennis Association have drawn remarkable support. For Tuesday night's local events…

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Deni. Golf Club Is Unique in Commonwealth! First to give Equal Rights of Course to Associates on Sundays

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 29 March 1949 · page 1

BY taking a step to give associates of the Deniliquin Golf Club equal rights of the course with no hidden conditional clauses, members of the Deniliquin club have made golf history in the Commonwealth and are thus quite…

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Football

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 30 March 1949 · page 3

There was an attendance of some fifty persons at the meeting of the Berrigan Football Club on Wednesday evening, and it was marked by keen…

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Getting Ready for Football

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 30 March 1949 · page 9

Wodonga teams in the O. and M. and C. and D. have commenced training and should field strong sides this year…

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Bonegilla Races at Wodonga

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 30 March 1949 · page 16

An excellent entry has been received by Bonegilla Race Club for its inaugural meeting to be held on Wodonga racecource on…

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Golf First Played on a Road

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 30 March 1949 · page 9

AT the turn of the century golf was introduced to Wodonga by the late Mr. Edmondson, for many years a lawyer in the town. There was a distance of three miles from the tee to the only hole! The fairway was Tallangatta road !…

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Cricket Chiltern Golds Should Win Final

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 30 March 1949 · page 8

The final of the Beechworth and District Cricket Association competition was commenced on Saturday between Mental Hospital…

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Golf Albury Golf Notes

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 11

President’s Day will start the 1949 season of the Albury Golf Club on Saturday, April 9. when a mixed four, half will be…

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Vital Judgment Affects Coursing

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 12

SYDNEY, Wed: In the Quartet Sessions Appeals Court today Judge Shortland dismissed the appeal, of a National Coursing Association Slipper…

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Tennis Notes St. Patrick’s

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 14

An open American mixed doubles tournament will be held on Sunday. Players are to arrange their own partners. Starting time will be 9.45…

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Football Notes

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 4

Football training has commenced in earnest, with good roll-ups considering it as so early in the season and cricket and tennis have not…

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Bowls Ladies' Club Notes

The Pastoral Times · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 2

A challenge from Moama was accepted by the Ladies' Bowling Club and was played at the new green on Wednesday…

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Tennis Women's Tournament

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 8

The weekly women's tennis tournament at Henty Park courts on Wednesday resulted in a win for Mrs. H. T. Schulz. Last week's winner was…

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Rooty Hill Coursing Not Affected by Appeal

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 15

SYDNEY, Thursday: Coursing at Rooty in May would not he prevented by yesterday’s dismissal of an appeal by an NCA official [?]…

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CORRYONG Cricket Final

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 8

The final match of the Upper Murray Cricket Association between Berringama and Federals began in Corryong on Sunday…

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