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Sport, 1949

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Boxing Aborigine’s Promising Debut

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 July 1949 · page 18

MELBOURNE, Fri.: In his first bout, the Queensland aborigine Alfie Clay, 9.0,. showed great promise by defeating Bernie…

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Churchill Registers Racing Colors

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 July 1949 · page 19

LONDON, Fri.: Mr Winston. Churchill has registered racing colors. They are chocolate, pink sleeves and…

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Albury Mid-week Races

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 July 1949 · page 18

The next race meeting at Albury will be held on Thursday, July 28. A popular six event programme with a race to suit every…

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Wimbledon Tennis Australians in Wimbledon Finals

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 July 1949 · page 19

LONDON, Fri: Ted Schroeder meets Drobny in the Wimbledon singles final at approximately 2 p.m. today. It will be followed by the men’s…

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Wangaratta News Football President Dies Wangaratta, Fri

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 July 1949 · page 18

President of the Milawa Football Club, Mr John Allan, aged 51, died in Wangaratta hospital this morning. As a result the…

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FOOTBALL. Will Not Supply Umpires For Hume League

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 July 1949 · page 19

After the independent tribunal of the Home football league concluded its bearing last evening in connection with alleged Incidents at the…

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Football Officials

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 July 1949 · page 12

Football officials at the Wangaratta-Albury match on Saturday Left to right: F. Baker (wang’s timekeeper for 21 years), T. Ratcliffe (Albury timekeeper), J. Bemrose (Wang. scorer), C…

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Coursing Unique Lad “Tops ’Em” at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 July 1949 · page 9

DESPITE the extremely cold weather, there was an exceptionally large crowd present at the 585th meeting conducted by Albury Greyhound Coursing Club on Saturday night. Although only one outright…

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Albury Tightens Grip on Second Rugby Position (By “Touch Judge”)

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 July 1949 · page 7

THERE were no surprise in yesterday’s Group 13 Rugby League competition, but the defeat of Lockhart (third) by Culcairn (sixth) falls readily into the category of an upset, and the result has enabled Albury who won well over Henty, to decisively tighten their grip on the second rung of the premiership…

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Football Holbrook-mangoplah in Another Drawn Game

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 July 1949 · page 12

IN a thrilling game before a large crowd, Holbrook and Mangoplah played a draw, the second by these two teams this season. Holbrook led practically throughout and were unlucky not…

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Golf Wodonga Associates

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 July 1949 · page 11

On Saturday Wodonga associates played an 18-holes stroke. The winner, Miss Fox 100 35—65, reduced her handicap by five storkes, Mrs Riddell…

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Corowa Golf Club

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 July 1949 · page 4

Last Saturday the second and final qualifying round of the club championships was played. The following members are these will qualified and…

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Watched Big Football

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 July 1949 · page 5

A section of the crowd that witnessed the Wangaratta-Albury football match at Wangaratta on Saturday…

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Football Ovens and King League

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 July 1949 · page 12

Only four matches were played in this, league on Saturday, as, due to the death of Mr K. J. Allan, president of Milawa Club, the game between…

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Tennis Cuba Eliminated From Davis Cup

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 July 1949 · page 11

HAVANA (Cuba), Mon: With two singles still to be played, Mexico has eliminated Cuba from the Davis Cup and will now play the winner of the…

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Football Notes Deni[?] [?] Down to Corram (16.15) After Hard Game Murray League Leaders Firmly Entrenched

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 5 July 1949 · page 2

CLEAR-CUT victories to the Murray Leagur “four”-Numurkah, Cobram, Nathalia and Berrigan Indicate that these teams will contest the 1949 finals. Alter a keenly fought game at Cobram, Deniliquin…

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Golf

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 6 July 1949 · page 2

The Associates of the Berrigan Golf Club sponsored an open day on Saturday, and it was well [?] and very successful. Visitors were present…

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Richmon Races Abandoned

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 July 1949 · page 16

SYDNEY, Tues: Damage from recent heavy rains has resulted in the abandonment of Richmond races set down for next Saturday…

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Football. Position of Clubs

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 6 July 1949 · page 5

Pld. Won. Dm. Lt. Pts Numurkah 10 8 1 1 34 Cobram 10 8 0 2 32 Nathalia 10 6 1 3 26…

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Relations Between Football Umpires, Hume League Not Decided Yet

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 July 1949 · page 15

NO final decision has yet been made on the relationships between Hume Football League and North Albury Umpires’ League. Following charges of [?] of empire G. Spurr at [?] on…

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