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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1949

2,211 stories in Murray's papers · page 37 of 111

District News Alma Park Cricket Social

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 30 April 1949 · page 9

The Cricket Club held a social, and the evening was spent in games and competitions. Mr I. J. Lieschke won the pea guessing…

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Chance of Big Races on Hume Dam

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 30 April 1949 · page 18

The possibility of an inter-varsity boat race for the Oxford and Cambridge Cup being rowed on Hume Reservoir is referred to in a letter from Mr. Tom Mitchell, M.L.A. for Benambra…

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King Football Will Make Bow in Five Leagues Today

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 30 April 1949 · page 18

THE football season in the district will swing into action to-day, when first round of matches will begin in five leagues—Albury and District, Yackandandah, Upper Murray, Tallangatta and District, and Ovens and King…

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Rugby League ‘Roos Trounce the Rock

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 May 1949 · page 8

Albury ‘Roos trounced the Rock at The Rock yesterday. Scores: ‘Roos 28, The Sock 4. The Bock won the toss,…

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Wodonga Table Tennis Tournament

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 May 1949 · page 7

At a committee meeting of the Wodonga TTA it was decided to hold an association tournament on Wednesday, May 4, consisting of A grade. B grade…

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Football Opened In Five Leagues On

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 May 1949 · page 10

IN what is anticipated will be one of the best seasons ever, King Football came into its own on Saturday when five district leagues played their opening games—Albury and…

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Rugby League Albury’s Reversal: Defeat Holbrook 2 Points to Nil

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 May 1949 · page 11

ALBURY “Blues” performed a form somersault in the opening Rugby League competition game at Albury yesterday, and although they Just scraped home by 2 points to nil against Holbrook, they were…

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Football Ovens and King League Rovers Defeat Whorouly

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 May 1949 · page 11

Before the start of the Rovers-Whorouly match on Saturday players of both teams lined up in front of the grandstand, and…

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Cricket North in Good Position for Premiership Honors A. and W. Association First Grade Final

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 May 1949 · page 6

AT the conclusion of play yesterday in the Albury and Wodonga Cricket Association’s first grade final, North Albury was in a good position to take this year’s premiership and the Murray Valley Coaches Shield…

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Corowa Coursing To-night

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 May 1949 · page 12

BUS LEAVING TRAVEL SERVICE DEPOT AT 6,30 P.M…

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Hay Golf Club

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 May 1949 · page 2

On Sunday, April 24th, the "G. McCracken trophy" was competed for The event was a stroke handicap and three members tied in first place with…

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Rugby League Hay Defeats Carrathool

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 May 1949 · page 4

The Hay team visited Carrathool last Sunday, and engaged the locals in what turned out to be one of the most keenly contested games since the…

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Wahgunyah Tennis Tournament

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 May 1949 · page 1

Sundays spoon' tournament was not very weell supported. The men's section resulted in a [?] between. Bill Bryant junr, and Harry Ratcliffe;…

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Golf Albury Club Notes

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 May 1949 · page 12

Associates of Albury Golf Club played a stroke handicap over [?] holes on Saturday, for Mrs. Pearsall[?] trophy. Miss K. Ronan and Miss…

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Corowa Table Tennis Association

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 May 1949 · page 4

Latest team to affiliate is St. Mary's CYC (Corowa), which has registered the following players for its team: Ken King, Alan Whitty. Ren…

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Table Tennis & Euchre at Wahgunyah

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 May 1949 · page 4

The second of the fortnightly socials at Wahgunyah School was very successful. Six tables of euchre players competed men taking all the…

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Bowls Deni. Team Wins Inter-town Tournament

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 May 1949 · page 4

Seven visiting teams — from Kyabram, Rochester, Tongala, Moama and Barham—and seven Deniliquin teams, competed…

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Rugby League Albury Culcairn Players in Group Trial Team

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 May 1949 · page 12

ALL Group 13 competition games will suspended on Sunday when Combined Group 13 will play Group 17 at Wagga in the first of the Series in the Country Week trials…

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Football Walwa’s Last Quarter Burst

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 May 1949 · page 11

A last quarter burst, in which they scored 10.11, gave Walwa victory over Cudgewa in the opening round of matches in the…

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Hopes for Olympic Racing on Hume Reservoir

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 May 1949 · page 3

HUME Boat Club has promptly taken up the request from a Melbourne rowing club official for information on the suitability of Hume Reservoir for important rowing races…

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