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Sport, 1950

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Enjoying The Regatta

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 January 1950 · page 2

Pretty spectators at the Yarrawonga Rowing Club’s regatta on Saturday…

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Cricket Coopers Defeat Clears

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 January 1950 · page 7

THE Coopers of Yarrawonga defeated the Clears of Walbundrie, by 164 runs to 117 in their challenge match at the Albury sportsground yesterday…

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Tennis Drobny-sturgess Beat Sedgman-quist

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 January 1950 · page 7

ADELAIDE, Sat: Jaroslav Drobny and Eric Sturgess defeated Frank Sedgman and Adrian Quist after five sets, to win the final of the men’s…

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Australia in Dominating Position in Test at Capetown Newlands Cricket Ground (Capetown), Sunday (A.A.P. Special)

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 January 1950 · page 7

AUSTRALIA, with 4 for 312 at stumps, was in a dominating position and apparently safe from defeat, bar a cricket miracle, after a day of consistent, and at times rather drab, scoring in the first day of the Second Test…

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Ideal Regatta Girl

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 January 1950 · page 1

Miss Ena Buscall (Rutherglen), who yesterday won the judges‘ votes as “Ideal Lake Moodemere Regatta Girl of 1950.”…

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Youth Fours at Yarrawonga Regatta

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 January 1950 · page 7

Members of the Yarrawonga crew on their way out to compete in the youth fours at the Yarrawonga…

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Bowls Myrtleford Club Competitions

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 January 1950 · page 2

Myrtleford Bowling Club held two competitions on Saturday in addition to the usual afternoon rink fames. A New Year’s live competition was…

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Tennis L.t.a.a, Officials at Exhibition Final

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 January 1950 · page 7

Mr H. A. Pitt, senior vice-president of file Lawn Tennis of Australia Association, will visit Albury on January 7 for the…

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Boxing Jack Hassen to Fight Malayan

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 16

SYDNEY, Tues: Lightweight champion Jack Hassen will not fight again before he meets the world-rated Malayan, Henry Davis, at Sydney…

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Shock Omissions From Australian Athletic Team Adelaide

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 16

OLYMPIANS Peter Mullins, George Avery and Bill Bruce were shock omissions from the Australian athletic team to compete at the British Empire Games at Auckland (N.Z.)…

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Swimming Point Score Tonight

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 8

The weekly point score carnival will be conducted by Albury Amateur Swimming Club tonight. Good entries have been received. The hotel…

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TENNIS Special Seats For Children At Exhibition Match

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 8

Adhering to its policy of encouraging encouraging junior players, Albury and Border lawn Tennis Association has reserved 200…

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Test Cricket Toshack Out of N. Z. Tour Team

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Wed: Young Newcastle batsman. Jim De Courcy, and test bowler, E[?] Toshack, have missed selection for the Australian…

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Night Bowls

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 8

The night bowling season will commence at Henty this week with the beginning of the popular Thursday night scratch rinks competition. Games are…

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Tennis Notes

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 4

At the request of the Benalla Tennis Club, the match set down for Saturday next at Benalla versus Corowa has been postponed for one…

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Swimming Club Euchre and Dance

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 6

The Swimming Club will benefit by approximately £12 as the result of a successful euchre and dance conducted on Christmas…

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Wahgunyah Tennis Tourney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 4

An American tournament on Wahgunyah courts, during the holidays resulted in a won for W. Bryant, [?] and Miss Ruth[?] Bryant…

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Junior Cricket Association

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 3

John Metcalfe, 21 retired, was the most successful batsman in the Country-East Deniliquin match won…

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Football North Albury Club Activities

Border Morning Mail · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 11

Ron Bywater, who has been appointed North Albury football coach for 1950, is spending a short holiday in Albury as the guest of Mr Ron…

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Booking Arrangements Fob Saturday’s Tennis

Border Morning Mail · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 11

Commenting on the number of reservations which have already been made, Mr Simpson said he was very pleased with the response from the public…

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