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Sport, 1951

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Country Players Prepare for Rugby Fixture

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 June 1951 · page 15

Neville Hand (left) watches as Peter Coupland (Albury) passes to Neil Kingsmill (Albury) during training on the Albury sports ground in preparation for today’s big Rugby fixture against France. In the background are J. Scott (Young), and J. Biscaya (Gundagai)…

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Dirt Track Racing Enthusiast

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 June 1951 · page 10

Mr Ron Saw, of Corowa (above) has token a keen interest in dirt track racing for many years, and participated in racing in many capital cities…

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Tragic end to racing career

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 June 1951 · page 12

The racing career of Miss Trent (below), a maiden owneid by Mr Peter Laurie and trained by Mr L. K…

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Table Tennis Championships at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 June 1951 · page 15

At a meeting of Albury Table Tennis Association the committee decided to hold the championships on June 25-27. Events will consist of A and…

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Country Team Ready for Inter-national Rugby Clash

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 June 1951 · page 15

“My team is fit and ready for the game, and don’t be surprised if we defeat our illustrious opponents.” Neville Hand, captain of the Southern NSW team which meets France today, said this after his team had concluded training on Monday. The team personnel shown…

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Football Knock-out at Yerong Creek

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 June 1951 · page 16

Ten teams will compete for £150 prize-money at Yerong Creek knockout competition next Monday. Games will be played on two adjacent grounds…

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Le Rugby a Trieze Curtain Up on Big Game Here Today (By “Touch Judge”)

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 June 1951 · page 15

With even the most minute detail in the organisation now effectively tied up—extending even to the referee (Mr Noel Hedditch, Wagga), who has learnt appropriate French expressions—the stage is all set for the curtain to rise on the big International Rugby League fixture, in…

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Golf Official Opening

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 2

The official opening of the local links for the season took place on Sunday afternoon last, when there was a good muster of members and…

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Football Club Meeting

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 3

There was a large attendance at a meeting of the Jerilderie Football Club on 24th ultimo, Mr. G. Cowhan (President.) in the chair…

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Springhurst Football Notes

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 16

At a meeting of Springhurst Football Club Mr A. Grose was appointed to the selection committee during the absence of Mr J. Ramage…

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Boxing Turpin to Meet Robinson

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 15

LONDON, Wed.: World middleweight champion Ray (“Sugar”) Robinson will defend his title against British and European…

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BOXING Told to defend title

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 15

SYDNEY, Wed.: Stadiums Limited has instructed welter champion Mickey Tollis to defend his title against Ken Bailey within a month…

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Schools Rugby carnival here next year?

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 16

Albury may next year see the Riverina schools’ Rugby carnival —if a suitable ground can be obtained…

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Football Jerilderie Easily Defeats Tocumwal

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 2

Jerilderie had no trouble in registering an easy win at the expense of Tocumwal on the Eastern Park Oval on Sunday afternoon…

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With the “Mail” cameraman at [?]Rugby at Albury yes[?]

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 8

In spite of language difficulties, the Mayor of Albury (Ald C. E. Bunton) appears to have struck a…

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News from the District JINDERA Football Success

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 11

Both football teams, senior and junior, broke the “ice” on Saturday to record their first victories for the season, the seniors at…

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Rugby Team

The Observer · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 8

Henty Rugby team will journey to Tumbarumba on Sunday, and the team will be selected from the following: B. Peterson, J. Reid, F. Holder, C…

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Corowa Golf Club

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 4

On Monday next King a Birthday, the club will conduct its annual day in aid of the Corowa Hospital in conjunction with the Diggers Day…

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Albury Golf Notes

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 19

The eight qualifying players in the Callaghan shield have been drawn as followes: W. Robertson v P. Arnold. J. Nolan v P. Arnold, A. O’Brien v W…

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Rugby League Lockhart Down Henty

The Observer · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 8

In an evenly contested, but unspectacular game, Lockhart, after leading 3-nil at half-time, defeated Henty by 8 points to 3 in the Group 13…

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