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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1949

2,211 stories in Murray's papers · page 65 of 111

Form Guide, Selections for Albury Coursing To-day

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 30 July 1949 · page 15

ALBURY Greyhound Racing Club will stage a 10 event programme this afternoon, and excellent racing should be the outcome. In addition to the dogs, bookmakers will operate on metropolitan horse…

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Albury’s Popular Midweek Races

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 30 July 1949 · page 15

The Albury Racing Club will hold its next mid-week [?] on Thursday August 11. when another popular [?] programme, with a race for…

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Police Escort for Rugby Referee

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 August 1949 · page 1

In two of the three games played in yesterday’s Group 13 Southern Zone first grade Rugby League series, the…

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Boxing High Opinion of Mickey Tollis

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 August 1949 · page 8

LONDON, Sun: Australian welterweight Mickey Tollls, who fights Frank Duffy at Liverpool on August 4, “has shown signs of being bad…

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Reserve Grade Rugby Upsets the Order Yesterday

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 August 1949 · page 7

Upsets were the order of the day in yesterday’s round of games in the Group 13 Reserve Grade Rugby League competition…

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Rain Prevented Week-end Tennis

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 August 1949 · page 6

Concluding matches of Albury and Border Lawn Tennis Association’s winter pennant competitions on Saturday were postponed because of…

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Culcairn Enter Rugby Premiership Four (By “Touch Judge.”)

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 August 1949 · page 7

As predicted, Holbrook were defeated by Albury ’Roos In yesterday’s Group 18 Rugby League competition series. As a consequence they have relinquished their grip on the third rung of the premiership ladder and are now forced to share the fourth position with Culcairn, who move into the select division…

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[?] Racing Young Bird Derby to M. Butt

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 August 1949 · page 8

The Albury and Wodonga Pigeon Society held Its Young Bird Derby on Saturday. The birds raced from Grong Grong an airline distance of…

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Cricket Newmarket Club Annual Meeting to Night

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 August 1949 · page 6

Annual meeting of Newmarket Cricket Club will be held at the Classic Cafe at 8 o’clock this evening, and all members and intending members…

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Football Upper Murray League Walwa Win Second Se[?] Final

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 August 1949 · page 12

A laree crowd on Saturday [?] Walwa defeat Corryong by 14 [?] in second semi-final of Upper [?]ray League…

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Grows and Golf

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 2 August 1949 · page 4

Fiction has provided many strange tales, but still the old adage that truth is stranger than fiction prevails. Seldom, if ever, has this been…

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Corowa Table Tennis Club

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 2 August 1949 · page 4

Owing to the departure of Mr. Len McDonald from Corowa, it is necessary for the Corowa Table Tennis Club to elect a new president. As…

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Mathoura News Week-end Tennis

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 2 August 1949 · page 5

In the intra club series played at the week-end, wins were recorded by Wattles, by nine games from 'Waratahs,…

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Cricket Indian Test Captain Cleared

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 August 1949 · page 11

BOMBAY, Mon: Indian Cricket Board of Control has dropped all charges against Test captain Lala Amanrnath, who was suspended last…

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Football Corowa Defeat Wodonga to Consolidate Final Four Position

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 2 August 1949 · page 4

Corowa at home plled[?]on a big lead in the first three quarters last Saturday on ru[?]out comfortable winners against Wodonga, and on present indications it looks impossible for the locals to be displaced from the final four, as Wodonga and North Albury have to play one…

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Davis Cup Tennis Australia’s Clear-cut Win Against Mexico Wilmington (Delaware)

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 August 1949 · page 12

AUSTRALIA yesterday completed the American zone final of the Davis Cup competition against Mexico with five-love match win. John Bromwich beat Armando Vega…

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Holbrook Golf

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 August 1949 · page 16

Holbrook club championship rounds resulted : Members: Ralph Wheeler d H. D. Richardson; J. Henderson d N…

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Coursing Albury Plumpton Draw

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 August 1949 · page 16

Draw for Albury plumpton coursing fixture on Friday and Saturday was made last night as follows: (Only dogs competing in Cup, No. 1…

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School Football

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 August 1949 · page 15

On Friday the final of the Junior Schools’ Football competition was contested at the Albury sports ground between Christian Brothers…

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Football. Position of Clubs

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 3 August 1949 · page 5

Pld. Won. Dm. LI., Pts. Numurkah .. 14 11 1 2 46 Cobram .. .. 14 11 0 3 44 Nathalia .. .. 14 8 1 5 34…

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