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Sport, 1951

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Football Good Win for Hay Against Hillston

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 2

In the Rugby League competition match at Hay on Sunday, Hay easily defeated Hillston Town by 14 points to nil in a medicore game…

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Smash in first event causes abandonment of races at Richmond

Border Morning Mail · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 20

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Richmond races were abandoned today after four horses were involved in a smash ion the first race, the Maiden Handicap…

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SWIMMING Albury Club’s social

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 June 1951 · page 19

A bright and colorful atmosphere’ pervaded the Masonic Hall last evening, when the Albury Swimming Club held its…

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YARRAWONGA Speed Boat Racing

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 June 1951 · page 9

During the summer the Victorian Speed Boat Association, in conjunction with the Yarrawonga Foreshore Committee, will conduct…

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Football Eight Clubs After Benalla Star

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 June 1951 · page 19

Brilliant 19-year-old Benalla footballer, John Brady, is being sought after by eight Melbourne League clubs…

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Leading teams in vital Rugby games to-morrow (By “[?] Judge”)

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 June 1951 · page 19

With leading teams meeting at Rand and Albury and well-matched opponents from the lower premiership group…

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Two Rugby Players Injured

Border Morning Mail · Monday 25 June 1951 · page 2

Two Rugby players were inured in the match between Albury ’Roos and Lockhart here yesterday. V. C. Mullavey, ’Roos, was…

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RUGBY France overwhelms Nth. Queensland

Border Morning Mail · Monday 25 June 1951 · page 16

TOWNSVILLE, Sun.: The French Rugby League team crushingly defeated North Queensland by 50 to 17 this afternoon…

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Thursday’s Albury Races

Border Morning Mail · Monday 25 June 1951 · page 16

Large fields and extra keen racing Should be the order on Thursday next when Albury Racing Club will stage another of its popular mid-week…

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Races Abandoned in Adelaide

Border Morning Mail · Monday 25 June 1951 · page 15

ADELAIDE, Sun.: After an inspection by stewards the Licensed Victuallers’ Cup race meeting, which was to have been held at Victoria Park…

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Rand in Victory protect top Rugby position (By “Touch Judge”)

Border Morning Mail · Monday 25 June 1951 · page 15

Rand, with a close decision over Albury Blues, protected their top premiership position in yesterday’s Group 13 Rugby League competition games and, except for the fact that Adelong’s bye points bring them up level with the Blues on the third rung, there was no alteration in the…

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TENNIS Sturgess’ defeat of Sedgman causes sensation

Border Morning Mail · Monday 25 June 1951 · page 16

LON DON, Sun.: South African champion Eric Sturgess beat Australian Frank Sedgman, the Wimbledon favorite, in the Queen’s Club final yesterday to cause the biggest upset in the…

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Golf Corowa Associates

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 June 1951 · page 3

Ninety. associates were present at social afternoon held on Wednesday. June 20. Visitors were from Albury, Chiltern,. Coreen, Howlong,…

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Rugby League Big Game for Melbourne ?

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 June 1951 · page 12

SYDNEY, Mon: The NSW Rugby League unanimously adopted a motion tonight that the NSW delegates to the Australian. Board of Control…

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Football Ended in Draw

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 June 1951 · page 12

The annual football match, between the Old Albury Grammarians and Albury Grammar School ended in a draw. A feature was the excellent…

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COURSING Wyong to put on 17-race programme

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 June 1951 · page 12

WYONG, Mon: Wyong Greyhound Club will hold at 17 race meeting on July 7, despite the threatened boycott by local owners and trainers…

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Football Hay's Narrow Win Against Darlington Point

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 June 1951 · page 2

Only nine points separated Hay and Darlington Point at the end of the west zone Australian Rules competition match played at the Point on…

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Football Deniliquin Won in Last Minutes of Play Regain First Postion on Ladder

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 26 June 1951 · page 3

By far the smallest and least enthusiastic crowd this season on Saturday saw the home team scramble home winners…

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Golf

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 27 June 1951 · page 5

The monthly medal competitions were played on Saturday, the associates combining therewith the second round of the Club championship, and…

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Football

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 27 June 1951 · page 5

Flushed with their victory over Natlhalia the previous week, the Kerrigan team went to Finley on Saturday confident that they could avenge an…

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