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Sport, 1949

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Golf Title Holder Leads at End of First Round

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 August 1949 · page 11

SYDNEY, Thursday : The title holder, Miss N. George, returned the best card in the first, qualifying round of the NSW country women’s…

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Juvenile Tennis Tournament Arranged by N.T.S.C.

The Pastoral Times · Friday 5 August 1949 · page 7

North Deniliquin Tennis and Social Club, at a meeting on Monday night, decided to conduct a juvenile tennis tournament…

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Tennis Railway-toorak to Decide Men’s A. Grade Pennant

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 August 1949 · page 12

POSTPONED Last Saturday because of wet weather, the grand final of the A.B.L.T.A. ’s men’s A. grade winter penant competition between Railway and Toorak should [?] an exciting game…

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Camera Preserves 17-Year-old Pictures of Football Match Publicans V. the Agents Ran Riot in Football Match on June 8, 1932

The Pastoral Times · Friday 5 August 1949 · page 5

CAN you remember the amusement caused by the football match on Wednesday, June 8, 1932, between teams representing stock and station agents and publicans of Deniliquin?…

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135 Entries for Deniliquin Open Golf Tournament “Course a Picture,” Says Visitor

The Pastoral Times · Friday 5 August 1949 · page 1

SPLENDID entries have Been received by Deniliquin Golf Club for its annual open western Riverina championship tournament which began today. Over 100 men and 35 women, Reynoldson-Simpson. 8.42:…

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News and Notes Along the Football Front Murray League—e.r.f. Association

The Pastoral Times · Friday 5 August 1949 · page 8

NATHALlA and Berrigan meet at Strathmerton tomorrow in the first semi-final of Murray League. The curtain-raiser will be played by Deniliquin and Finley who are to contest the second semi-final of the…

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Wangaratta News Items Wangaratta, Thurs.: Athletic Club

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 August 1949 · page 8

Wangaratta. Athletic Club rejected Mr. W. J Law president Balance [?] showed a profit of £217/3/11 on the last carnival…

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’Roos Rugby Notes

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 August 1949 · page 18

Coach Fred Nagle is proud of his team’s undefeated record in the current Group 13 Rugby League competition…

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Coursing Albury Plumpton Cup: Grand Opening Day

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 August 1949 · page 19

THE Albury and District Plumpton Coursing Club was favored with delightful weather for the opening day of the cup meeting held on the racecourse enclosure yesterday…

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Boxing Mickey Tollis Wins Hard Fight

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 August 1949 · page 19

LONDON. Fri: Australian boxer Mickey Tollis enhanced his claims to an Empire title fight last night when be outpointed the Liverpool…

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Football Yackandandah League To-day’s Fight For Second Place

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 August 1949 · page 19

Highlight in the concluding round of home and home games of Yackandandah League today will be the clash of Tawonga, at home, and…

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Culcairn In Rugby Four Lockhart Excluded

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 August 1949 · page 7

CULCAIRN with an inspiring played themselves into the Group 13 [?] Rugby League competition four by toppling Albury at Culcairn in the con[?] round of minor games which were played yesterday. [?] who met defeat after…

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Boxing Cruz Gives Hassen Boxing Lesson

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 9 August 1949 · page 12

SYDNEY, Mon: Clear points win by Mexican Rudy Cruz [?] over Jack Hassen [?] at Sydney Stadium tonight was a lesson in boxing…

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Yarrawonga Golf Tourney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 9 August 1949 · page 3

At the Yarrawonga Golf Club's annual tournament last week-end, Terry Kennedy of Corowa, was successful in winning the championship of the…

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Rugby League May Wins Semi-final Defeat Goolgowi 10 to 2

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 9 August 1949 · page 2

ON Sunday last the Hay Rugby League team turned on brilliant football to defeat the Goolgowi team in the semi-final of the western zone sub-group competition, by 10 points to 2…

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Tennis Purchase Option Given on Kendall’s Courts

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 9 August 1949 · page 12

RUMOR that an interstate business firm had purchased the city property known as Kendall’s lawn courts as a factory site was denied by Mr. Allan Kendall yesterday…

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Golf Ideal Weather Favour Successful Golf Tournament Determined to Finish, no Matter what [?]he Score,” states Winner, R. Rudkin, of Barham Players Finish in Moonlight

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 9 August 1949 · page 1

LAST players out in the tournament on Sunday were last players in and the final group of about 12 finished [?]eir rounds in bright moonlight at the Western Riverina [?]ampionships held on the Deniliquin golf course by the…

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Football Corowa Comfortably Defeat League Leaders; Albury Outclassed in Every Department

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 9 August 1949 · page 4

Two surprises came from the last of the home and home matches played last Saturday. The first was the defeat of North Albury by Wodonga, to put North out of the final four. The second was the convincing defeat of Albury by Corowa, which brought Albury down from…

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Weights for Mathoura Races. Maiden Plate Five Furlongs, 2 p.m

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 9 August 1949 · page 5

Scott le Ray, 8.13; Darvia, Tamoline, Chieftainess, Gentle Warrior, 8.11; Miss Creable, No Trouble, Chemin de Fer, 7.10; No…

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