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Sport, 1949

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Football Holbrook Here on

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 8

Henty will be at home to Holbrook in the final match of the first round of the A. & D. competition on Saturday. Both teams are fighting hard to…

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North Deniliquin Tennis and Social Club

The Pastoral Times · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 5

At the monthly meeting of the club on Monday night it was decided to hold two tournaments next week-end…

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FOOTBALL Deniliquin to Play Nathalia Tomorrow

The Pastoral Times · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 1

Deniliquin faces the long journey to Nathalia tomorrow with a team that combines pace and vigour…

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Tennis Carmichael Wins Railway Country Singles Championship

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 15

Finalists in the Victorian Railways Country Week singles championship played in Melbourne, were local players R. Carmichael and V. Snow, both…

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St, Michael’s Social and Tennis Club Dance

The Pastoral Times · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 7

The dance held by St. Michael’s Social and Tennis Club last week was a great success, both financially, and socially…

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Boxing Cruz Outpoints Frenchman

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 11 June 1949 · page 15

MELBOURNE. Fri: In one of the fastest lightweight matches seen at the Melbourne Stadium in recent years, [?] Cruz [?] Mexico, outpointed…

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Wodonga Golf Associates

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 11 June 1949 · page 7

Left to right : Mesdames C. Sulton, R. Strachan and J. Brophy, who took part in the Associates tourney on the…

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Holbrook Will Test Rugby Leaders To-morrow

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 11 June 1949 · page 15

HOLBROOK, at Albury to-morrow, will [?] challenge Albury [?] who are the current leaders in the Group [?] League competition, and the encounter, the highlight of the sixth round in the series, may provide an upset…

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Diggers’ Golf Day on

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 11 June 1949 · page 15

[?] Monday [?] [?] and [?] [?] will [?] at the [?] for their [?]…

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Football Culcairn Junior League Stars v. ROVERS

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 11 June 1949 · page 15

To be played at Culcairn juniors[?] ground on Sunday afternoon. Teams: — STARS : H. Hensel, J. Brand, G…

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Rugby Player Injured

Border Morning Mail · Monday 13 June 1949 · page 2

Rugby league player, John Rath, 20, playing with Wagga Teachers” College against Adelong yesterday, suffered probable…

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Roos Firm Grip on Rugby Ladder

Border Morning Mail · Monday 13 June 1949 · page 7

ALBURY Roos, with a decisive win over Holbrook and the fact that Lockhart could only manage a drawn game against Henty, hare, beyond doubt, established themselves as the rightful leaders in the…

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Rugby Team Walks Off Field As Protest

Border Morning Mail · Monday 13 June 1949 · page 1

Vigorously contested, and with periods when every moment was punctuated with incident, the reserve Rugby…

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Bowls Final for Season To-day

Border Morning Mail · Monday 13 June 1949 · page 12

Thirty-six bowlers appeared on the Albury Club’s greens on Saturday when a spoon competition was won by E. A. Craft’s rink including J…

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Football Ovens and King League Rovers’ Easy Win

Border Morning Mail · Monday 13 June 1949 · page 12

Wangaratta Rovers were, at home to Eldorado-on Saturday and had an easy win. At times Eldorado played good football, with, long kicks and high…

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Rugby League Hay Defeated by Hillston

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 June 1949 · page 2

Local Rugby supporters received the biggest shock of the season when they heard that the locals were defeated by Hillston 11…

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Coursing Erin’s Ace Wins in Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 14 June 1949 · page 12

SYDNEY, Mon: Albury dog Erin’s Ace brought Us prize-winnings to more than £2000 when he won the NCA Stake at Wentworth Park…

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Diggers’ Play Golf At Albury

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 14 June 1949 · page 3

A group of Albury and visiting R.S.L. members who played in the Diggers’ golf tournament on the Albury…

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Albury Player Foiled by Defence in Rugby Game

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 14 June 1949 · page 1

Kevin Smithenbecker, hefty Albury forward, in a hot sortie on the line in yesterday’s game at the sportsground, is foiled by the stern defence of R. Bell (Roos), who has got right under his opponent, G. Brady, Smithenbecker’s colleague in the pack, is seen guilefully endeavoring to wrench the ball away to keep it in play while in the background, G. Taylor and W…

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Albury Football Carnival Great Success

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 14 June 1949 · page 12

ORGANlSED by the North Albury Football Club in aid of the Albury District Hospital T.B. ward Appeal, the football carnival, featuring a Varied bill of fare, and staged on the Albury sportsground…

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