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Sport, 1950

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Tennis Successful Week-end Tournament

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 5

Perfect weather favoured the Deniliquin Lawn Tennis Club's tournament on Friday and Saturday, but conditions yesterday…

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Mob Gate-crashes Big Tennis

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Mon.: Free of charge, hundreds of fans watched the Australian tennis championships at Kooyong…

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CRICKET Country Week. FINALSCORES

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 5

Details of the remaining games contested last week by Bunnaloo in the Bendigo Country Week were:…

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Mr. Alan Connell Scores at Rochester Races

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 1

Honey Lite (Windlite-Honey Bird), a full sister to Sweet Wind, opened, its winning account by taking the Maiden…

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Albury Coursing Dogs are Assured of Fresh Meat Daily

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 16

THERE is one thing a racing dog can always get in Albury, and that is a daily supply of fresh meat— even if it is only horse meat. It is obtainable daily, including…

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Cricket W.A. Wins Out Right Against S.A.

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 15

[?] Tues.: Western Australia [?] by 116 runs in its Sheffield Shields match against South Australia [?]…

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Hotels Challenge Swimming Club

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 12

A combined hotels’ team of six swimmers has challenged Albury Amateur Swimming Club to a match race. The event will be…

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New Control of Coursing Dogs

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 10

Amended legislation in N.S.W. will have a considerable effect on greyhound racing in the State, particularly in Albury and other…

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Tennis Argoon Tournament

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 3

On Sunday week the Argoon Tennis Club held an American doubles tournament at Walla, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Barber being host and…

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£100 Easter Coursing Meeting at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 12

ALBURY Coursing Club, one of the biggest in NSW, expects to attract the best dogs in Australia to its Easter Cup Carnival. Prize money will total £1000. This is the biggest prize…

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Bowls Jerilderie Retains Steele Cup

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 3

An interesting match was staged at the local green on Wednesday night of last week, when Jerilderie narrowly defeated Berrigan…

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Bowls Women Play at Henty

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 11

Tuesday night was the opening night for play by members of the newly formed women’s bowling club. Notwithstanding unfavorable weather…

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Tennis Selectors “Plumped for Youth” SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 11

BILL SIDWELL’S behaviour on the courts, for which he was recently reprimanded, did not influence the selectors when deciding the Australian Davis Cup team. This was stated today by an Australian selector, Mr Cliff Sproule. “The selectors considered nothing else than the future of Australian tennis,” he said…

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Football O. and M. League May Consider More Teams

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 12

Ovens and Murray Football League secretary (Mr. C. E. Bunton) said yesterday that the question of admitting further teams might…

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Swimming Club Secretary Appointed

The Pastoral Times · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 1

Mr. Fred Arndt was last night appointed secretary of Deniliquin Swimming Club. Secretarial duties had…

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Tennis Notes

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 4

SATURDAY'S TRAMS The following have been selected to represent Corowa against Wangaratta on Saturday: John Lindeman,…

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Corryong Tennis Stars

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 5

Winner and runner-up for the Corryong District Tennis Championship, L. H. Harris and R. W. Gardner…

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National Tennis Stars for Deniliquin in March

The Pastoral Times · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 1

POUR of Australia’s star tennis players will give exhibitions at Deniliquin lawn tennis courts on Sunday,, March 5. The players are:…

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BOWLS Ladies’ Open Pairs to Mrs. McAllister and Miss Ingram

The Pastoral Times · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 1

Open pairs tor ladies played on Tuesday resulted in a win for Mrs. A. McAllister, and Miss E. A. Ingram, after a play-off…

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Keen Committeemen Needed President’s Remarks at Football Annual Meeting

The Pastoral Times · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 1

[?]EFORE you nominate a man to the committee, give soma consideration. We must have keen men. year men were put on the committee who didn’t see Mr. R. Bradshaw said at the annual meeting…

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