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Sport, 1949

2,211 stories in Murray's papers · page 63 of 111

Swimming Jap’s World Record Swim

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 July 1949 · page 12

TOKIO, Monday: After setting new world figures for 1500 metres on Friday, Hiro Furuhashi last night won the Japanese 400 metres freestyle title…

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Balt Table Tennis Star

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 July 1949 · page 12

A. KRIVICKAS, Bait table tennis star, who will play in the tourney at Corowa tonight…

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Golf Story-A Very Condescending Crow !

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 26 July 1949 · page 8

Finley “Mail” featured this story last week: Fiction has provided many strange tales, but still the old…

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Tennis Italy Leads in Davis Cup

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 July 1949 · page 12

PARIS. Mon: Italy’s Cuceill and De Bello beat Bernard and Boleill 3-6 6-1 4-6 6-9 6-2 to give Italy a 2-1 lead over France in the European…

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Table Tennis Exhibition To-night at Rex Theatre

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 July 1949 · page 4

Preparations are complete for the table tennis exhibition at the Rex Theatre to-night (Tuesday). There was a good muster at the…

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Inter-club Tennis Tournament Successful Function at North Deniliquin

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 26 July 1949 · page 1

[?] Fifty players competed in the inter-club tennis tournan[?]ment arranged by the North Tennis and Social Club at the…

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Football Corowa Gain Percentage with Easy Win Over Benalla

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 July 1949 · page 4

Corowa added up percentage points with their 12 goals 3 win over' Benalla before of comparatively small crowd and under ideal weather conditions. The locals were never extended to…

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Rugby League Hay Downed by 'Point in Hard Game High School Teams N Carnival

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 July 1949 · page 2

THE visiting Darlington Point team proved too strong for the locals in the competition match played here last Sunday, defeating them 19 points to 5. A large crowd witnessed the match, which was hard fought until the final whistle blew…

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National Fitness Committee Proposed for Mathoura Move May Mean Grant for Tennis Electrification

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 26 July 1949 · page 5

FOLLOWING the reading of a letter from Mr. J. A. Lawson, M.L.A., at the Tennis Club meeting on Friday night, the president (Mr. J. Osborn) suggested that all sporting bodies in Mathoura should combine and form…

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Golf

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 27 July 1949 · page 2

The monthly medal and third round of the Nicholas Club were decided on the Berrigan [?] on Saturday last in the men’s event G. Whitford and…

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Football Social

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 27 July 1949 · page 4

Despite the cold conditions, there was a good attendance at the Berrigan Football Club’s social on Wednesday evening last, when the stage was…

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Coursing Excellent Plumpton Meeting Assured

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 July 1949 · page 16

Judged by the enthusiasm that is being taken in the Albury Plumpton Cup meeting on August 5 and 6, It should be one of the best ever…

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Football. Position of Clubs

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 27 July 1949 · page 5

Pld. Won. Drn. Lt. Pts. Numurkah .. 13 10 1 2 42 Cobrani .. ..13 10 0 3 40 Nathalia .. .. 13 8 1 4 34…

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Boxing Toomey Will Not Fight Mate for Title

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 July 1949 · page 15

SYDNEY, Tues: Queenslander Jack Toomey, who knocked out Ted Prior in two rounds at Sydney Stadium last night, said today he would not…

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Football Fancy Dress Match at Corowa for Wodonga Accident Fund

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 July 1949 · page 15

Former Hume Weir and Corowa rover, “Nana” Baker, is organising a fancy dress football match at Corowa next Sunday between Albury…

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Bowls

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 28 July 1949 · page 1

Mr. Moffatt, of Melbourne, who each year carries out the work of top-dressing the local bowling green, was here during last week…

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Golf Upset in Amateur Golf

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 July 1949 · page 12

SYDNEY, Wed.: The biggest upset in amateur golf for several years occurred today when A. . C. Black beat title-holder A. N. Waterson,…

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Rugby Premiership Ladder Another Decisive Series

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 July 1949 · page 11

IN last Sunday’s Group 13 Rugby League competition games, Holbrook confounded the prophets by downing Lockhart at Lockhart. This success has had far-teaching repercussions…

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Culcairn Football Club Meets

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 July 1949 · page 11

The president, Mr. D. Cox, presided at a meeting of the Football Club held in the Memorial Hall on Monday night. Culcairn Show Society agreed to the…

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Holbrook Gives Lead in Rugby School for Boys

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 July 1949 · page 11

Interest has been aroused at the move decided on by Holbrook Rugby League Club to hold coaching schools for schoolboys of Holbrook…

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