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Sport, 1951

2,002 stories in Murray's papers · page 43 of 101

[?]arumba down ’Roos to provide Rugby upset

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 June 1951 · page 15

Tumbarumba, which had previously not won a game, provided the major upset in yesterday’s Group 13 Rugby League competition games by defeating the hitherto undefeated Albury ’Roos. The result brings Albury Blues, who downed Holbrook, into the role…

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Early closing next Wednesday for big Rugby

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 June 1951 · page 1

Albury stores will close at 2.45 p.m. next Wednesday so that employes can attend the international Rugby League…

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Table Tennis Tonight’s games at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 June 1951 · page 15

A full round of matches will be played tonight in the men’s A grade and the women’s section of Albury table tennis competition. The draw:…

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Woman, arrested at races, weeps bitterly

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 June 1951 · page 10

SYDNEY. Sun.: A middle-aged, well dressed woman was arrested by consorting police in the Paddock at. Randwick yesterday…

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Pigeon Racing B. King wins hard race from Merriwagga

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 June 1951 · page 12

Albury arid Wodonga Pigeon Society completed the young bird series on Saturday with the Derby from Merriwagga, airline distance 177 miles…

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TENNIS Australia has tragic day in French title games

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 June 1951 · page 16

PARIS, Sun.: Australia had a tragic day in the French tennis championships yesterday. Bath Sedgman and McGregor were beaten in the singles semi-finals, and Mrs Long in the…

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Albury’s first international football fixture tomorrow French Rugby Team Arrives Tonight

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 June 1951 · page 16

The French Rugby League team, which plays Southern N.S.W. tomorrow in the first international football fixture ever staged at Albury, will arrive here by the Riverina Express tonight. The team will be accompanied by Messrs…

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Golf Stymie Abolished

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 June 1951 · page 4

The Stymie has been abolished and practice stokes and the replaying of putts during a round prohibited under a new uniform code…

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Golf Corowa Club

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 June 1951 · page 4

An enjoyable afternoon's golf was had by members on Saturday on Saturday, when the Captain's versus President's teams match was played. The…

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Hay Races

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 June 1951 · page 2

Hay Jockey Club has been granted Saturday, 18th August, as the date of its next fixture—the first in the 1851-52 racing year. The committee…

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BOWLS Women play final spoon game

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 June 1951 · page 16

Members of Albury Ladies’ Bowling Club played the final spoon competition of the season yesterday. Winners were Mesdames Potter, McLean,…

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Rugby League Hay Proves Too Strong for Goolgowi

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 June 1951 · page 2

Hay's Rugby League team was untroubled to secure a victory last Sunday when they met Goolgowi on the latter's ground in the last…

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£20,000 Spent on School Football

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 June 1951 · page 16

SYDNEY, Monday: Country Rugby League groups spent £20,633 on school football in the last three years, Mr L. Moses told the NSW Rugby League…

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Time Clock Suggested for Football Training

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 June 1951 · page 2

The instalation of a time clock to operate the lighting system at the park would overcome the difficulty of training at time…

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Football Saw Lance Mann Play in Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 June 1951 · page 16

Norman Ritchie, of Albury, who is in Melbourne on holidays, writes: “Today (Saturday), I went out to see Lance Mann (formerly…

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Football Corowa Well Beaten by Wodonga Stars Have Another Comfortable Win

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 June 1951 · page 4

Corowa who seemed uncertain and hesitant in most parts of the field were no match for the strong Wodonga team, who to date have…

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Football

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 6 June 1951 · page 8

The Berrigan and Numurkah engliteena staged a most interesting contest at Berrigan on Saturday, and although though the locals were defeated by 16…

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Today’s big Rugby programme

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 June 1951 · page 1

The full programme of events associated with the France v Southern NSW Rugby League fixture at…

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Rugby player stricken with polio

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 June 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues: NSW Rugby Union full-back Bill Gardiner has contracted polio in both arms. Gardiner plays in the Newcastle…

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Some Hospital Patients Will See Rugby

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 June 1951 · page 2

The Albury organising committee has invited hospital patients to attend today’s Rugby League game against France, as the guests…

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