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Sport, 1951

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Boxing Title Fight for Bailey

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 January 1951 · page 16

SYDNEY, Tues: Ken Bailey probable will be given a title fight with welt[?] champion, Mickey Tollis, if he [?] Jack Hassen at Sydney Stadium [?]…

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Swimming Janet Johnson’s Brilliant Effort

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 January 1951 · page 14

SYDNEY, Tues: Sixteen-years-old Janet Johnson, Newcastle, gave one of the greatest performances ever recorded by a NSW swimmer when…

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Tennis Country Week, Feb. 5

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 January 1951 · page 16

The Albury and Border Lawn Tennis Association, whose policy is the betterment of tennis in this district, has appealed to alt associations, both…

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Country Tennis Championships Matthews, Carter Do Well SYDNEY, Tuesday

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 January 1951 · page 14

Country tennis champion Jim Matthews, will contest two finals in the Country Week championship at White City tomorrow. He will play in the finals of the men’s singles and the men’s…

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Third Cricket Test Australian Batsmen Were On Defensive (From Vic. Richardson) SYDNEY, Tuesday

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 January 1951 · page 1

With England’s bowlers refreshed from an overnight respite, the Australian batting again retreated to the safety of defence. Miller continued to allow runs to come to him…

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Entertainment For Athletic Club

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 January 1951 · page 6

With a view to obtaining funds for the expansion of Wodonga Athletic Club, the committee has arranged a night of mixed entertainment in the Shire Hall on Monday, January…

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Swimming Splashes (By “Touch Judge”)

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 16

Mrs. Mary Chambers, secretary N.S.W. W.A.S.A., must have been in a frivolous mood last Friday night when she hit the newspaper…

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Bowls Berrigan Regains Steele Cup

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 3

Berrigan bowling teams visited Jerilderie on 3rd inst., and engaged the locals in a match for the Steele Challenge Cup. The visitors…

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Tennis Hume Assn. Meets

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 16

Hume Tennis Association clubs, at a recent meeting at Walla, discussed affiliation with the N.W.W.L.T.A. Messrs- H. J. Simpson, president, J…

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Country Tennis Championships Two Upsets: Matthews Beaten Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 16

There were two upsets in the finals of the Country tennis championships at White City courts today. They were: The defeat of last year’s champion, Jim…

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Swimming Notes

The Pastoral Times · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 2

Although the weather was ideal for a swimming carnival last Saturday night, the attendance and entries were well…

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Tennis-notes

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 4

N.E.D.L.T.A. Junior Championships These matches are schedule to commence on the club's courts at 10.30 a.m. on Sunday next. The…

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Boxing Hassen’s Weight Is Problem Sydney, Thurs

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 16

Lightweight champion Jack Hasten will surrender his title if he cannot make, the weight limit without weakening himself…

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Cricket Second Round Begins To-morrow

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 2

The second round of the Hay Cricket Association's competition opens to-morrow. Colts will meet South at the park oval and School and North…

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CRICKET Murray-South and North Albury in Good Positions

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 15

Murray-South and North Albury appear to have excellent chances of winning their games in Albury and Wodonga First XI competition…

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Boxing Win for Sands

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 January 1951 · page 19

MELBOURNE, Fri: Empire middleweight champion Dave Sands scored a comfortable points win over Boy Brooks at West Melbourne Stadium…

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Coursing Abspear to Win at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 January 1951 · page 19

The Wagga [?] looks a sound [?] in the Club Stake of 500 yards to be decided at Albury Coursing Club’s meeting tonight…

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Tennis Bromwich in Rare Form

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 January 1951 · page 20

SYDNEY, Fri: John Bromwich lost only, two games to defeat New Zealand captain Ron McKenzie in the NSW v NZ matches at [?]…

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Mt. Beauty Cricket

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 7

The construction by the SEC of three cricket pitches in the Mt. Beauty North area has been approved. The ovals have already…

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SWIMMING Jany Wins NSW Freestyle SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 12

French swimmer Alex Jany won the NSW 440 yards frestyle championship in 4 min. 49.6 secs. at North Sydney Olympic Pool last night. Barry Darke was second, and Barrie Kellaway…

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