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Sport, 1949

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BOXING Hassen-Famechon Clash Hay 2

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 16

SYDNEY, Thurs: Jack Hassen will! fight Frenchman Andre Famechon at; Sydney Stadium on May 2. Managers of both fighters agreed to details…

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Rugby League Training Nights Fixed for Henty

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

A well attended meeting of Henty Rugby League Club was held on Monday night at the School of Arts, the president, Mr. G. Stewart, occupying…

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Football Yerong Creek Club

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

A meeting of the Yerong Creek Football Club was held on Monday night, when Mr. H. Yates presided over an attendance of 32 members…

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Geelong Wins Railways Cricket

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 15

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: Geelong won the DFJ Shield in the annual Railway Country Cricket week carnival which concluded in Melbourne…

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Golf Annual Meeting of Culcairn Club

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

The following were present at annual meeting of Culcairn Golf [?] held on Monday night: Messrs F. Mitchell (president), J. Henry…

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Plastic Football To Be Tried

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 9

LONDON, Thurs.: A plastic football which is cheaper to produce a leather ball and which docs absorb moisture, will be tried…

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Mathoura News Mathoura Football Club

The Pastoral Times · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 2

A good attendances was present at the Mathoura Football Club general meeting held on Monday night when it was decided to…

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The Football Front Blighty Ground

The Pastoral Times · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 5

Blighty foot ball ground is now located on the property of Mr. D. S. (Don) Henderson, a keen club supporter…

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Table Tennis Corowa and District Opening

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 14

The 1949 table tennis season began in Corowa on Tuesday night with a district tournament, comprising championship and…

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GOLF Pickworth Takes Lead in £2500 Tourney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 14

SYDNEY, Thursday: Australian open golf champion, Ossie Pickworth, returned a three under par and record 68 to take the lead in the first day’s…

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CYCLING Continental Racing at Charity Carnival Tonight

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 14

The final night carnival under the auspices of the Albury Professional Cycling Club will be held on the sportsground tonight…

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Melbourne Players Entered For Local Tennis Tourney

The Pastoral Times · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 4

Leading players from [?] Melbourne clubs have enter[?] for the Western Rivers[?] championship tennis [?]…

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Cricket Social Match for Memorial Hall

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

Last Sunday teams selected from players of the Henty, East Henty and Grubben Cricket Clubs competed in a match at Henty, arranged to further…

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A. & W. Cricket Assn, Semi-Finals on Saturday!

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 15

SEMI-Finals in the A. And W. Cricket Association will commence on Saturday when in first grade Kiwis meet Murray South at the sportsground, and North Albury and Bandiana Clash at Billson Park…

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Turf Notes Deniliquin Horses Gain Places At Hay Races

The Pastoral Times · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 7

Purple Top won and other Deniliquin horses in White Top, Master Geoff and Gay Tactics gained placings at the…

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Two Dead Heats at Culcairn Races In Cup And Moderate Handicap

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 16

CULCAIRN Turf Club’s cup meeting yesterday was highlighted by two dead-heats—in the Gup race the Moderate Handicap. Bribery, which is trained at Albury by Mr. A. Grentell,…

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Life Membership Golf Fees to Be Raised? Notice of Motion Given to Do So

The Pastoral Times · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 6

THE annual meeting of the Deniliquin Golf Club last week was a lively one and lasted two and a half hours. There were 17 members present and Mr. J.G Everitt gave notice of motion for the next annual meeting…

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£2900 for the Wodgnga Coursing Ground

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 April 1949 · page 3

Wodonga coursing ground in Beechworth road Wodonga, was Offered by suction : yesterday. Area comprises nine acres and…

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Gosford Races Off

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 April 1949 · page 15

SYDNEY, Fri.: The race meeting set down for Gosford on Saturday has been postponed indefinitely owing to lack of transport to take…

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Pickworth Leads Ix £2500 Golf Tourney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 April 1949 · page 15

SYDNEY, Fri: Although he took 73 for the second round in the McWilliams’ Wines £2500 tournament today, Ossie Pickworth still…

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