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Sport, 1950

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Cricket Competition Games Resume Tomorrow

Border Morning Mail · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 12

ALBURY and Wodonga Cricket Association competition games will resume tomorrow after the Christmas and New Year recess. First grade teams will play four…

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Country Tennis Carnival Albury Men Still Undefeated

Border Morning Mail · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 11

SYDNEY, Thurs: Newcastle No. 1, winners of the 1948 country tennis carnival, were surprisingly beaten by Manning River in the fifth round of…

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U.s. Women Tennis Stars Here Today

Border Morning Mail · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 11

American tennis players Louise Brough and Doris Bart will arrive in Albury this morning to practice for their exhibition match on the…

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Cricket Teams for To-morrow (Saturday)

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

Corowa A. V. Howlong at Wahgunyah:--W. Pearson, R. Jones, W. Stiff, R. Reld, K. King, A. Roper, W. King, W. Thomas, R. Talt, P. Larcombe,…

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Culcairn Four Win Main Prize At Henty Club's Annual Bowls Tourney

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

The great popularity of bowls was further evidenced at Henty green on Monday when the club's annual tournament attrac[?] seventy-two players. Twelve local and six visiting teams participated, visitors coming from Wagga City, Culcairn and Holbrook clubs…

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[?]Owners Tare Four Events at D.J.G RACES [?]lly Young's 1000 Winners

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 1

[?]known Deniliquin horseman Billy Young who aged a comeback after a few years rer[?]ment [?]ddle, made a successful reappearance [?]sent [?]g rides beyond 1000 when he wh[?] Mr…

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Corryong and Upper Murray Racing Club Reg VRC.Affiliated Nedra Towong Racecourse £150 Prize Monet, Saturday, January 21 PROGRAMME

Border Morning Mail · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 11

1. MAIDEN PLATE, 5 furs. Of £15. Second horse to receive £3 and third horse £2 from the stake. For horses which at…

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Bowls Rutherglen Tourney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 January 1950 · page 16

At the annual tournament of Rutherglen Bowling Club, in the pairs competition, 3 games of 10 ends. Burtoncello, Stevenson, Guyatt and…

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Lonely Schoolgirl Took Lessons in Tennis; Now World Champion

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 January 1950 · page 15

THIRTEEN years ago, Louise Brough, a young schoolgirl at Beverley Hills, California, decided to play tennis in order to make friends among her classmates. Four years after her first lesson, she won the Southern…

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Swimming Woman Teacher Wins Title

Border Morning Mail · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 12

SYDNEY, Sun.: Lismore school teacher Beryl Hayter last night won the NSW women’s 100 yards freestyle championship at the…

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Played Tennis at Best at Albury on

Border Morning Mail · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 12

Miss Louise Brough (left), Miss Doris Hart (centre) and Ken McGregor (right), who gave dazzling exhibitions of…

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“Regatta Girl”

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 6

MISS SHIRLEY McAULIFFE, of Yarrawonga, winner of the “Regatta Girl” competition at the recent Yarrawonga rowing…

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A Winner at the Yarrawonga Regatta

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 12

W. W. Hargrave in his Penguin yacht, “Heron,” crossing the finishing line to win the Handicap Penguin Race at the Yarrawonga Yacht Club’s Regatta at Yarrawonga on Saturday…

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Bowls Week-end Play

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 1

On Saturday, 34 players took part in the rinks competition Outright winners of the event with' three wins were A. McAllister…

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New Greyhound Racing Gear

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 2

Corowa coursing enthusiasts were busy over the week end erecting the now coursing lay-out on the John Foord Recreation Reserve. They…

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Further Junior Cricket

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 1

In a further - junior crieket match, St. Andrew's (119.) defeated West (74). " Highlight was a splendid hand…

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Junior Cricket Results

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 6

Following are results of some of the matches played by Deniliquin junior cricketers during the holiday…

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Boxing Delaney Willing to Fight Hayes

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 12

SYDNEY, Mon: Welterweight champion Kev Delaney may meet Harry Hayes in a non-title fight early, in February…

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Tennis Notes (By "O. Fifteen")

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 4

With a great increase in numbers of country members present, the Corowa Tennis Club courts present of a busy scene on Saturday,…

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Cricket Games at Yarrawonga

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 11

WANGARATTA, Sun: In yesterday’s cricket matches St. Patrick’s trounced Merriwa after Merriwa had led on the first innings on the first day…

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