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Sport, 1950

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Swimming To-morrow Night’s Carnival

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 11

The first of the Albury Swimming Club’s point score championship carnivals will be conducted the Albury Olympic Pool…

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Holbrook Cup Races

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 12

At a meeting of the committee of the Holbrook Racing Club the following were present:— Messrs F. R. Scott (president), J. F…

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Night Tennis Begins In Deniliquin

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 1

A fitting event to mark the turn of the century in Deniliquin is the opening of the St. Michael’s tennis courts…

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Cricket Match Against Kiewa

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 11

Bus to convey Albury and Wodonga Association players to play a Kiewa Association XI at Kiewa on Monday next will leave Eastern Roadlines’…

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CRICKET “Pastoral Times” Ladder

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 5

The positions of the teams at present are as follows : A GRADE. O. W. L. D. P…

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Bowls Culcairn Games Albury and District Pennants

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 11

Culcairn Blues beat Culcairn Whites on Saturday 92 to 52. Details: A. Tayor, G. H. Smith, J. Maclean, J. Fifield 30 d M. Smith, J. T. Hynes, W…

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Tennis Notes Corowa Wins Over Yarrawonga

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 4

Excitement ran high at the courts of the Corowa Tennis Club on Saturday afternoon when Corowa scored a splendid victory over Yarrawonga--…

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Football. Corowa O. & M. Move Supported

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 12

Move by Corowa to have rescinded the motion of the Ovens and Murray Football League not to admit Wangaratta Rovers and Myrtleford was…

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Carbon • Copy’s Weight Puzzles Racing Men

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Mon.: Carbon Copy’s weight for the six furlongs. William Reid Stakes—9lbs. below the top-weight, Ungar—has puzzled many…

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Cricket Rutherglen A.v. Corowa a

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 4

Batting first on their home ground, Rutherglen ran up 236, the last wicket falling just at stumps. M. Edwards, going in fifth, ran up 88,…

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Corowa District Tennis Association Second Round to Commence February 4

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 4

At a delegates meeting held on Thursday night the Corowa District Tennis Association decided [?] its second round of matches in A and…

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Bowls

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 6

Four teams from the local Club will visit Jerilderie this (Wednesday) evening in an endeavor to west the Steele Cup from the Jerilderie Club, who…

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Swimming Championship Carnival To-night

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 15

The championship swimming [?] at the Albury Olympic Peal tonight will be of unequalled magnitude as the as current [?] score…

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Racing Against Time

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 12

Racing against time, 450 men are engaged day and night on the Kiewa hydre electric scheme to [?] work on [?]…

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Former Boxing Champion for Trial

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Tues.: A former Australian boxing champion was committed for trial at Prahran Court today for having…

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Bowls Annual Tourney at Culcairn

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 15

At a meeting of the committee of Culcairn Bowling Club it was decided to furnish the new clubhouse. Final arrangements were made for the…

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Football Yarrawonga Club Has Credit

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 15

At a meeting of the committee of Yarrawonga Football Club the balance sheet was presented, revealing a credit of £21/16/3…

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Bowls Holbrook Games

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 15

The week-end competition was won by B. Devenish, John Hoes, D. L. Harris Details: First round: [?] Devenish, J. Ross,…

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Culcairn Women Play Bowls

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 11

Mrs. J. Maclean (president Culcairn Ladies’ Bowling Club) bowling one down on the Culcairn green. Other members looking on are: L. to R., Mrs Keith Shearer, Mrs J. Baragry, Miss D. Mackie, Mesdames S. Jones, O…

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Boxing. Mills Beaten by Maxim

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 16

LONDON, Wed: Freddie Mills lost his light-heavyweight championship when he was knocked out by the American, Jocy Maxim, in the tenth…

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