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Sport, 1949

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Buraja District Tennis Association

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 4

The second round of matches in the above competition will commence on Saturday, January 22, and the draw is set out below…

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Bowls Commercial Teams for for Tomorrow

Border Morning Mail · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 12

Commercial v. Culcairn Reds Culcairn: Cameron, Klippel, [?] Clellan; Cross, Brewster, [?] Bunton; Lester, Harvey, Kiss…

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Cricket Globe v NYORA

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 4

The team to represent Globe at Nyora on Sunday next will be selected from the following: G. Crocket. K. Hanson, B. King, J. Ferguson, R…

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Tennis Last B Grade Matches Tomorrow

Border Morning Mail · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 7

FINAL round of fames before the semi-finals in B grade and the second last round in A and C grades will be played in the Albury summer pennant competition tomorrow…

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Motor Cycle Racing At Local Sports Meeting

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 3

A mixed sports meeting to include motor cycle racing and motor pacing is to be conducted by Deniliquin Cycling Club…

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Public Meeting Endorses Grant of Park Land For Tennis

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 1

A well-attended public meeting, called by Mr. A. R. Barrie, as president of the defunct Henty Progress Association, at the request of un-named sponsors, by a very narrow margin, decided not to protest at Culcairn…

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Country Week Cricket Club Secretaries Asked to Co-operate

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 7

Secretaries of all D.D.C.A. clubs are requested to supply before Sunday, lists of players able to participate in the…

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FOOTBALL Two New Teams for E.r.f.l.? Blighty Club Formed

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 4

Blighty District Football Club—with hopes of competing in the Edward River Football League—was formed at an…

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Cricket Review of To-morrow’s Play Some Interesting Finishes Likely

Border Morning Mail · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 11

THE position of some of the games in the Albury and Wodonga Association competition after last Saturday’s [?] Indicate there are likely to be some close finishes to-morrow…

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Coursing Albury Meeting To-night

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 January 1949 · page 15

Albury Coursing Club will race tonight and an attractive programme has been arranged. First race is to commence at 8 and all…

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Swimming John Marshall in Great Form

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 January 1949 · page 15

MELBOURNE. Fri.: , Olympian John Marshall proved his versatility as a swimmer at Olympic Pool tonight when he won both…

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Bowls. Henty Bowling Club Pennant Matches

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 January 1949 · page 15

A. and D. pennant competition matches resume today. The following will represent Henty Blubs against Albury Dark Blues at…

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Football North Albury Club Active

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 January 1949 · page 15

Interest in football has been retained by North Albury players and supporters since last season’s premiership win, and a record…

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Cycling. Close Finishes at Night Races

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 January 1949 · page 15

A large crowd and brilliant finishes marked last night’s cycling carnival on the Albury sports ground…

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Cricket Preparing for Country Week Practice For A. And W. Association Players

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 January 1949 · page 15

WITH the Victorian Country Week games but six weeks off, Albury and Wodonga Association is preparing to get its side into training to defend the title won last year. The association is calling for applications from players…

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Boxing Bouts at Beechworth

Border Morning Mail · Monday 17 January 1949 · page 10

Boxing and wrestling contests at the Regent Theatre, Beechworth, provided patrons with splendid entertainment. The tournament was organised in aid…

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Coursing Minda Mulla’s Great Win at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Monday 17 January 1949 · page 11

THE heavily backed Wodonga performer, Minda Malta, put on a great turn at Albury coursing on Saturday night. She was left standing in the box at the word “go”, but when she sighted the hare she literally flew to win the event…

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Amateur Leads in 10,000 Dollar Golf Tourney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 17 January 1949 · page 11

PEBBLE BEACH (Cal.), Sunday— Amateur golfer Frank Stranahan was the leader at the end of the second round of the 30,000 dollar Bing…

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Mrs. Blankers-koen’s Advice: “Married Women Should Take Up Athletics” Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 17 January 1949 · page 2

MORE married women should take up athletic training, says the famous Dutch Olympian runner, Mrs. Fanny Blankers Koen. “It keeps you fit and it keeps you young,“ she said to-night when she arrived in Melbourne from Sydney with…

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Swimming Thursday Night’s Carnival

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 11

In view of alternate arrangements in Sydney, which necessitated the inter-Varsity carnival being held on Friday in lieu of Tuesday, it h[?]…

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