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Sport, 1951

2,002 stories in Murray's papers · page 53 of 101

Large Crowd at Coreen Football[?]ball

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 1

There was a large attendance at the above function held at Coreen Hall on Tuesday of last week door takings amounting to…

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Golf Henty Golfers Farewell Mr. and Mrs. A. Steele

The Observer · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 8

On Sunday last the members and associates of Henty Golf Club held a social afternoon to farewell Mr. and. Mrs. Arthur Steele. There was a good…

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Indoor Bowls

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 July 1951 · page 19

Indoor bowls play in the friendly societies competition resulted: IOOF 18 d Soldiers I 9, Poole’s Hill 18 d Druids 13 IOR 13 d MU 11, PAFS 25…

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Rugby Referees on Strike

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 July 1951 · page 19

LITHGOW, Fri: Football referees in Lithgow have confirmed their decision to go on strike. They are protesting against the…

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‘Roos, Blues in Big Rugby Clash

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 July 1951 · page 19

The opening of the second round in the [?] Rugby [?] competition tomorrow will feature Albury [?] and…

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TUMBARUMBA Grant for Cricket Ground

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 July 1951 · page 18

The Ministers for Local Government has approved of a grant to Tumbarumba Shire Council of £360 being approximately half the…

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Rugby Player Hurt

Border Morning Mail · Monday 9 July 1951 · page 2

Kevin Gilson, Hovell st, a player for Albury Blues Rugby League Club, suffered a broken ankle in the reserve grade match, Blues…

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Lavington Football Club

Border Morning Mail · Monday 9 July 1951 · page 12

GENERAL Meeting Tuesday (tomorrow). Lavington Hall, 8 p.m. Business urgent. Juniors and seniors…

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Lockhart’s shock victory Rugby leaders (By “Touch Judge”.)

Border Morning Mail · Monday 9 July 1951 · page 14

Lockhart handed in the shock result of yesterday’s Group 13 Rugby League game when they defeated Rand, the competition leaders, by 4 points to 3 at Lockhart. It was a complete reversal of form by Lockhart, who had been virtually thrashed in preceding rounds by ’Roos…

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Albury’s July Mid-week Races

Border Morning Mail · Monday 9 July 1951 · page 15

Albury Racing Club has framed another attractive six-event programme for its next mid-week races to be held on Thursday July 26. Nominations…

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Football

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 10 July 1951 · page 8

Only scores are available of week-end matches. It is understood that owing to the state of the grounds that both the…

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Diggers’ Golf Day

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 10 July 1951 · page 4

The Deniliquin sub-branch R.S.S. and A.I.L.A. will hold its annual golf day on a Saturday afternoon in September, and at…

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Spectators at Albury Rugby Game

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 July 1951 · page 8

A section of the crowd which braved the elements on Sunday to watch the Albury ’Roos v. Albury Blues…

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Mud Scrimmage in Rugby Game

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 July 1951 · page 9

W. Cahill (’Roos) grimly retains possession of the ball as [?]he is forced on to the carpet of mud by F. Brown (Blues) [?] during Sunday’s Rugby League game at Albury. On the left, [?] J. Johnston (’Roos) moves up to assume the role of dummy…

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COURSING Dublin Town at Harold Park

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 July 1951 · page 16

Having his first outing in public at Harold Park, Albury greyhound Dublin Town (Tumble Bug—Neat Rose) put up a good performance to carry off…

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RUGBY Injured Frenchman fit for

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 July 1951 · page 16

BRISBANE, Mon: French Rugby League forwards Edouard Ponsinct and Gaston Calixte, will be fit for the match against NSW at the…

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Mud-spattered, but happy Rugby players

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 July 1951 · page 9

They could be Albury Blues’ players, but, in actual fact, they are four ’Roos, whose white jerseys and knicks were saturated with mud and water during Sunday’s Rugby fixture at Albury. The smiles were justified too because ’Roos won…

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Proposed World Code for Golf

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 July 1951 · page 4

Rules of golf, which it is hoped will be used throughout the world have been drawn up by a joint, committee of Britain's Royal and…

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Associates’ Successful Open Golf Tournament

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 10 July 1951 · page 4

A successful open tournament was held by the Deniliquin Golf Club associates last Thursday when 74 played in…

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Increased Prizes for Hay Races

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 10 July 1951 · page 2

The committee of the Hay Jockey Club at a meeting on Saturday morning last decided to offer slightly increased…

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