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Sport, 1950

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Golf Club Members And Associates Receive Trophies Large Gathering at Henty Clubhouse

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 1

About seventy Henty Golf Club members, associates and visitors attended the club house on Wednesday night for the annual presentation of trophies won by members during the season 1949. The occasion proved a happy function, and concluded yet another record year for…

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Cricket Struggle for D.D.C.A. “Four” Gains Momentum

The Pastoral Times · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 7

RESULTS of the D.D.C.A seventh series of games which conclude this week-end give promise of accelerating race for the “four” in each grade. Juniors while they are in…

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Henty District Tennis Competition All Grades to Commence Play on Saturday Afternoon

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 7

Competition in the Henty and District Tennis Association was resumed last Saturday under very trying conditions. The district over the week-end experienced its hottest spell of summer this season. Many players are still away on holidays and club, secretaries experienced considerable…

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Lessons From Country Week Deniliquin Needs Turf Wickets If Cricket to nourish

The Pastoral Times · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 7

EACH Deniliquin player who made the trip to Bendigo for the Country Week cricket competition agrees on this point: Turf wickets at Deniliquin are a absolute and…

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Lockhart Races

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 February 1950 · page 18

An attractive programme of six events has been framed by Lockhart Jockey Club for its autumn meeting on March 7. The programme [?]…

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Football Rutherglen Club Annual Meeting

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 February 1950 · page 18

There was a large and enthusiastic attendance at the annual meeting of Rutherglen Football Club last night. Apart from…

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Athletic Carnival Abandoned

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 February 1950 · page 18

Because only six entries were received in each of the main foot races, the Corryong athletic carnival has been abandoned. A total of £200 was…

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Golf Popular Over Week-end

Border Morning Mail · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 2

Over 100 Albury golfers made the most of the cool week-end and braved the rain to play on the Albury links. They found the…

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Rain Delays Start of Tennis Carnival

Border Morning Mail · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 10

Heavy rain during; the weekend resulted in the postponement until this morning of the start of the Border Country Week…

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Shield Cricket Victoria Off to Bad Start

Border Morning Mail · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 10

BRISBANE, Sun.; The Queensland batsmen had a hard fight for runs when the Sheffield Shield match against…

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Football Wang. Rovers, Myrtleford Voted in O. and M. League

Border Morning Mail · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 10

THE annual meeting of the Ovens and Murray Football League at Rutherglen yesterday came to a sudden ending after delegates, by a majority vote, decided to admit two further teams, Wangaratta Rovers and…

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Coursing Gain Postponed

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 2

Albury Coursing Club had to postpone its meeting again last night owing to ram. Last Saturday the fixture was also…

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Unregistered Racing

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 4

Noticeable at the unregistered race meeting at Acton Racecourse, Canberra, on Saturday was the presence throughout the afternoon of officials…

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Swimming Wangaratta Carnival

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 12

Merriwa Amateur Swimming Club. (Wangaratta) will conduct its second Ovens and Murray championship carnival at Merriwa Park next…

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Tennis Notes

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 4

Rain washed out all matches in the NED[?]TA and district competition last week-end. The Wangaratta match has been…

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Lawn Tennis Associates

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 1

This happy group of lawn tennis enthusiasts was caught by the “Pastoral Times” camera recently. They are, reading from left, (back row), Mrs. R. Finn, Mrs. J. Oddy, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. F. Davies, Mk. W. Shattock, Miss Norma Bradshaw, Mrs. J. I. Thomas. (Second' row), Mrs. W. Allen, Mrs. S. Simpson, Mrs. K. Howe, Mrs. R, Richards. (Front row)…

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Tennis Carnival Postponed

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 11

Rain caused the postponement yesterday of play in the Border Country Week tennis carnival. The draw published in the “Mail”…

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CRICKET Globe Defeats Oaklands

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 4

Globe and Oaklands met at Coreen in the C. & D. competition on Sunday last, and Globe came out on top after a very enjoyable match…

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FOOTBALL O. & M. League Meets

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 4

TWO NEW CLUBS ADMITTED Delegates of affiliated clubs in the Ovens and Murray Football League met for the annual meeting at…

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Wet Weather Causes Postponement of Cricket

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 3

As with most week—end sport, the cricket match, which was to have been played at Bunnaloo last Saturday was postponed due…

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