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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1949

2,211 stories in Murray's papers · page 58 of 111

New Boxing Star Unimpressive

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 July 1949 · page 16

Ezzard Charles, points winner of the world’s heavyweight boxing title recently against Jersey Joe Walcott, is…

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Boxing Fights Held Up by Coal Strike

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 July 1949 · page 16

MELBOURNE, Wed; Importation of opponents for Australian bantamweight champion, Elley Bennett, has been held up by the coal strike…

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FOOTBALL Corowa Protest Against Rutherglen

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 July 1949 · page 16

Something of a sensation has been caused in Ovens and Murray League circles by a protest entered by Corowa against Rutherglen, following…

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RUGBY Premiership Four Appears Clarified ’Roos and Albury Clash on

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 July 1949 · page 16

ALBURY ’Roos, gaining the bye points, remain at the head of the Group 13 Rugby competition. A most significant aspect of last Sunday’s games was the defeat of Lockhart by Culcairn which enables Albury to tighten their grip on the…

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North Tennis Club

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 July 1949 · page 8

North Deniliquin Tennis and Social Club, at a meeting on Monday night, made further arrangements for its inter-club…

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Coursing Big Ringing-in Racket Alleged

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 July 1949 · page 16

SYDNEY, Thurs: The widespread ringing-in of dogs on NSW country tracks has resulted in a drastic overhaul by the National Coursing…

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Rugby League. Hay to Travel to Goolgowi

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 July 1949 · page 2

Next Sunday Hay will play their first game for the second round of the western sub-group competition when they will play Goolgowi on the…

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Tennis Courts for Yerong Creek R.s.l

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

At the annual meeting of the Yerong Creek R.S.L. it was resolved to proceed with the erection of tennis courts for night tennis, and the committee…

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News and Notes Along the Football Front [?] League-e.r.f. Association

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 July 1949 · page 5

[?] there is a weakness in the Murray league leaders — Numurkah, Cobram, Nathalia and Berrigan-it may Berrigan…

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Coursing Corowa Draw for To-night

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 July 1949 · page 18

Murray Stake, 8.00, 2nd Div: Speedy Joy, Rhonda’s Pal, Tot Siens, Brenda Gold, Prince Alben. Hoppalong Tom, Poltava Miss, Hophal…

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Table Tennis River[?] Narrow Win

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 July 1949 · page 19

Many [?] table tennis [?] between River[?] (2nd) and St. [?] (4th) in the [?] competition. After a long [?]…

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FOOTBALL Ovens and King League

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 July 1949 · page 18

Fact that Myrtleford Rovers and Beechworth, in that order, in the positions of clubs, are much stronger than other teams, is…

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To Morrow’s Rugby Clash Local Rivals Are Both Confident

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 July 1949 · page 19

TO-MORROW’S [?] will be between Albury [?] and Albury [?] first and second on the premiership ladder. [?] and each is capable of…

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Albury’s July Mid-week Races

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 July 1949 · page 20

The six-event programme framed by Albury Racing Club for its mid-week races to be held on Thursday, July 28, should attract a large nomination…

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Reserve Grade Rugby Rand Back in Four

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 July 1949 · page 7

Capitalising on the defeat of Holbrook by Culcairn Rand, who won hands down over Henty, have now moved back into the premiership…

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Holbrook’s Defeat Makes Rugby Four Uncertain

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 July 1949 · page 7

ALTHOUGH the results of yesterday’s Group 13 Rugby league competition games do not affect the composition of the four, the defeat of Holbrook has brought both Henty and Culcairn to within One premiership point of that division and interest in subsequent games will he lifted accordingly…

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Nationalisation of Mines Unlikely Albury Rugby Players Injured

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 July 1949 · page 3

The Albury [?] was twice called to the Albury [?] ground yesterday to [?] to injured players…

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Stir at Rugby League Meeting

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 July 1949 · page 11

SYDNEY, Monday : The secretary of Group 8 (Mr. T. Castles) tonight walked out of the meeting of the [?] after a [?] had been…

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District News Daysdale Golf

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 July 1949 · page 11

D. Beattie again showed the way home in an 18 hole stroke handicap, to register his third win for the season. On account of the…

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Rugby League. Goolgowi Defeats Hay Team

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 12 July 1949 · page 3

On Sunday last Hay Rugby League team visited Goolgowi and were defeated in their first game in the second round of the…

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