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Sport, 1950

2,014 stories in Murray's papers · page 19 of 101

Night Tennis Hartwig Defeats Matthews to Take Singles Title

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 16

Playing an inspired game, Rex Hartwig last night dominated play in his match against Jim Matthews to win the City of…

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Leading Teams in Tennis Competition Fours Clearly Defining Themselves in All Grades

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 7

With the A Grade four clearly defined in the Henry and District Association competition, most teams were below strength in the round of matches played last Saturday, and the tennis lacked the keenness usually associated with these matches. Culcairn Town and Culcairn Church of…

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Hay Golf Club Annual Meeting D. C. Pagan Becomes First Life Member— R. O. Christensen Elected President

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 4

MR. D. C. Pagan who had been a member of the club since its inception in 1910, received the first life membership conferred on a member during the forty years of the club's existence, at the annual meeting on Tuesday evening…

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Walla Football Club

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 20

Walla Football Club at its annual meeting decided to again affiliate with the Hume League. The club unanimously endorsed the…

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Lavington Football Club

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 20

A good muster of old and new players attended a meeting of Lavington Football Club. Training begins on Tuesday next…

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Coursing Havoc Chief Supreme

Border Morning Mail · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 12

The Wagga owned and trained Havoc Chief (Trion—Valley’s Daughter) added an other win to his long list of…

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Rugby League Referees’ School Planned

Border Morning Mail · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 8

To offset an acute shortage of qualified Rughy League referees in the Southern Zone of Group 13, Mr. Jack Weissel, prominent referee,…

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Wangaratta News Items Merriwa Swimming Carnival

Border Morning Mail · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 5

Margot Smyth, who has won several O and M championships this season, won the women’s swimming championship this season, won the women’s swimming championship of the…

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John Marshall Smashes More Swimming Records New Haven (Connecticut)

Border Morning Mail · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 8

Australian swimming star, John Marshall, smashed two more world records yesterday. He broke the 440 yards freestyle record for the third time in…

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Albury District Football League’s Record Season

Border Morning Mail · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 11

Albury and District Football League had a record season in 1949. This was revealed at the annual meeting of the League held at Culcairn…

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Tennis Notes

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 4

Corowa was at home for the last match of the season against Benalla on Sunday. The visitors proved too strong for us and ran out winners by…

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Coursing Move on Membership Fee

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 15

A move to increase the membership fee to the Albury Coursing Club will be made at the club's annual meeting. The move follows a notice of…

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Wodonga Women’s Bowls

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 15

The spoon competition (pairs) resulted in a win for Mrs Hughes and Mrs Stiff. BOWLS FINAL AT HENTY…

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Wahgunyah Tennis Club

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 4

At a general meeting of Wahgunyah Tennis Club, accounts totalling £54 were passed for payment, chiefly relating to expenses of installing…

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Murray Football League

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 5

Highlights of Murray Football League‘s annual meeting at Cobram last week were: Framing of the 1950…

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John Snell Wins Tennis Trophy

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 4

Most improved junior player in Mathoura Tennis Club this season is John Snell. For this distinction he wins a…

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Football Albury to Train

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 15

Committee of Albury Football Club announced last night that training would begin next Thursday evening at the Hovell Tree Reserve, near the…

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Championship Swimming Carnival Marred by Rain Dual Success to Geoff Bult

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 8

ALTHOUGH rain washed out the handicap finals of the Riverina championship carnival at Deniliquin on Sunday, competitors in the title events braved the elments completed their races…

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Tennis Successful Year Reported No Progress with Expansions

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 2

THE retiring president of the Hay Tennis Club, Mr. J. K. Johnston, reported to the annual meeting of the club last week that there had been a successful year, the membership had' increased, so had the funds, and the night tennis court was…

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Buraja District Tennis Association Grounds for Semi-finals

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 3

The results of games played last Saturday in the above competition were: Daysdale 16 sets d Coreen Vale 8 sets: Oaklands 20 sets d…

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