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Sport, 1951

2,002 stories in Murray's papers · page 29 of 101

Cricket Jindera’s Final Meeting, Social

Border Morning Mail · Monday 16 April 1951 · page 11

There was a large attendance, including a number of womenfolk, when the Jindera Cricket Club held its final meeting, combined with a social, on…

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Australian Rules Football

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 April 1951 · page 2

The S. W. D. F. L. 1951 competition opens on April 28, but the Hay Rovers Club, which will participate, has not yet been notified…

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Winter Tennis for Corowa

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 April 1951 · page 4

An endeavour is being made to begin a winter tennis competition in Corowa district [?] many people who do not play football or golf…

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Tennis Tournament Country Candida[?]

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 17 April 1951 · page 2

To aid the country [?] for the Popular Girl [?]tion (Miss Betty [?] tennis tournament was…

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Rugby League New Rules in Force This Season

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 April 1951 · page 2

Several amendments to rules governing Rugby League games have been announced to take effect this year:-Penalty Kicks:-…

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Rotary-apex Swimming Pool Appeal Supplementary List of Subscriptions

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 April 1951 · page 3

E. C. Nicholson £1010, W. B. Fraser £55, A. E. Mitchell £5, Dr. Eager £5, Mr. and Mrs. J. Esmond £5, D. Dowd £5, R. F. Hudson £5,…

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Football Albury Juniors to Train Tonight

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 April 1951 · page 16

The newly-formed Albury juniors will settle down to hard' training this week at Aloysius ground. Training will be tonight and Thursday. Coach…

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Football O. and M. League Draw

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 April 1951 · page 4

First games in the O. & M. League competition for the coming season will be played on April 28. Draw for the season is:--…

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Sedgman, Mrs Bolton ranked best tennis players

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 April 1951 · page 15

MELBOURNE, Mon.: The Lawin Tennis Association of Australia tonight announced the offietal ranting lilts for the…

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Table Tennis Albury Association’s annual meeting

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 April 1951 · page 16

At a. well-attended annual meeting of Albury Table Tennis Association, Mr T. O’Shaughnessy was re-elected president. He hoped the forthcoming…

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Tennis

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 9

The final of the Berriquin Tennis Association was played between Boor[?]banilly and Green Swamp on the former’s courts, and after a fairly close and…

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Football

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 5

The Murray Football League competition commences on Saturday next, and from the preparations being made therefor by the eight clubs concerned,…

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Wodonga and District Section Wodonga prepares for football

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 9

Pre-season activity points to a football boom in Wodonga this winter. Wodonga has yet to win an Ovens and Murray League premiership, though it went within…

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Beechworth Cricket Zwar Bros.-Sf. Joseph win premiership

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 20

The third and final day of play[?] the grand filial of Beechworth an[?] District Cricket Association gave [?] Bros.-St. Joseph’s team victory by [?]…

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Bowls President's Day

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 19 April 1951 · page 3

The President's day will take place at the green on Saturday afternoon next, when mixed rinks will be played. An enjoyable day is…

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Tumbarumba Drops “Bombshell” Rugby Dispute Widens

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 April 1951 · page 16

The Northern Zone of Group 13 Rugby League is in jeopardy as a result of a '“bombshell” announcement from the Tumbarumba club that it is withdrawing from the…

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Football Jerilderie Defeats Urana

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 19 April 1951 · page 3

The local eighteen had their first match for the season on Sunday last wen they played a "pipe-opener" at Urana against the team…

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Three football leagues to start play on

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 April 1951 · page 16

Football fever will grip the border districts as the 1951 season gets under way in three leagues on Saturday. By May 12 opening matches will have been played in 11 leagues. On Saturday four matches will be played in the Chiltern and District…

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Football Rugby Season Opens on

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 April 1951 · page 2

The first matches of the Rugby League competition will be held on Sunday and Hay is scheduled to play Hillston at that centre. The Hay team…

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Golf Notes

The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 April 1951 · page 4

Now there has been some rain the Golf Club have been able to decide on the date of the opening day tournament which will…

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