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Sport, 1951

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Swimming Carnival Postponed

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 12

Doubtful weather last evening influenced executive of Albury Swimming Club to postpone tonight's championship swimming carnival to next…

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BOXING. Probe into Dubbo bouts

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 12

SYDNEY, Wed: Leading amateur boxers Fat Ford and Tony Fisher will be disqualified if it is proved they fought professionals at Dubbo…

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Record Football Meeting

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 3

If enthusism counts for anything —and it should—then the Jerilderie Football Club is in for an outstanding season. There was a…

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Tennis Few Country Championships Played

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Wed.: Rain again stopped the use of the grass courts at Kooyong for the country tennis championships. Eight porous courts were used for…

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Albury Area Wins Army Cricket

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Wed: Headquarters with 120 points has won the South Command championship from Mornington Peninsula (110 pts) and Seymour…

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Football Culcairn Rugby Club Reports Most Successful Season

The Observer · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 7

There was an attendance of twentyfive at the annual meeting of the Culcairn Rugby Club, held on Thursday night last week, when the president…

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Sporting Autumn Races

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 2

Programmes have been issued for several district race meetings in the next few weeks. On 17th. March the Hillston Diggers…

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Country Week Cricket

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 9

Deniliquin District Cricket Association team played their first complete match on Wednesday when they defeated…

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Australian Rules Football Club

The Observer · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 2

A meeting of the Henty Australian Rules Football Club will be held in the Henty School of Arts on Monday night next, February 26. Owing to…

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BOXING Kapeen may now get title fight

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 15

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Newcastle [?] George Kapeen,. 10.13¾, stopped Tommy Graham in seven rounds at the Letchardt Stadium tonight…

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Cricket Ringwood V. Mulwala

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 4

MULWALA, first innings: F. Cooper, c W. Box, b R. Tait, 62; J. Donovan, retired 69, D. Corboy. c J. Sandral, b W. Box 11; C…

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Cricket Jindera Junior Notes

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 12

Dudley Weeding batted well to score 33 runs last Sunday—his best hand for the season. He and Ray Fielder hastened the score along, scoring 42 in…

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Tennis Henty and District Competition Results

The Observer · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 8

Despite threatening weather and some local showers, most games were completed in the Henty and District Tennis Association competition last…

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[?] Tennis Culcairn Player Wins in Fast Match

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 15

Highlight of the Albury night tennis championships last night was the win by Calcairn players, E. Thomas, who…

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BOXING Johnson may fight Tollis

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 February 1951 · page 18

SYDNEY, Fri: Don Johnson, who Is unbeaten in Sydney, probably will be matched with welterweight champion Mickey Tollis if he defeats Alf Sands…

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TENNIS Summer Pennants Conclude May

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 February 1951 · page 19

Albury and Border [?] Tennis Association’s summer [?] competition will conclude this afternoon when West Albury meets Albury…

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FOOTBALL Rovers’ annual meeting postponed

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 February 1951 · page 18

East Albury Rovers Football Club annual meeting was so poorly attended that the meeting was postponed to next Thursday…

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Next Saturday’s Albury Races

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 February 1951 · page 19

[?] Good nominations have been [?] for the Albury Racing Club’s [?] meeting to be held on Saturday [?] next. Being Newmarket Handicap…

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SWIMMING American swimming night this evening

Border Morning Mail · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 8

The postponed American swimming night to aid the-Local Government. Queen (Miss Marjorie Fuller) will be hold at the Olympic Pool [?]…

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COURSING Lar Beau takes top sprint

Border Morning Mail · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 8

The top sprint race at the. Albury coursing meeting on Saturday night was won in attractive style by [?] Beau, owned and trained by Mr Jack…

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