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Sport, 1952

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Football Club Hard Pushed for President Mr. J. Crump Elected After Hour’s “Heckle”

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 5 February 1952 · page 2

Nominations, followed by further nominations, were a feature of last week’s annual meeting of the Mathoura Football Club…

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BOWLS Albury Women’s Club

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 February 1952 · page 16

A competition game played on Albury greens on Monday night resulted in a win for Misses Hensley and Black, and Mesdames Burton and…

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Flames Racing Through Timber Country

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 February 1952 · page 6

This photograph, whichk was taken 10 minutes after a fire had started near Theile Bros.’ property, North Barnawartha, at 3.30 p.m. yesterday, shows the fire racing through timber country towards the…

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Bowls

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 7 February 1952 · page 8

The local greens were very popular over the last week-end, when a large majority of members took advantage of their Club's many…

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SWIMMING Diving display tonight

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 February 1952 · page 16

Postponed last week to enable officials to fight bush fires, the fifth point-score swimming carnival will be held at the Albury Olympic…

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COURSING Corowa nominations for Friday night

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 February 1952 · page 16

MURRAY STAKE: Hughie Lad, Final Rib, Pryton, Chanak Lad, Mr Butch, Chloe’s Major. MAIDEN STAKE, 2nd div.: Wattle…

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BOXING Johnson will not agree on weights

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 February 1952 · page 16

SYDNEY, Wed.: Don Johnson was not prepared to make 10.12 to fight Australian welter champion Len Dittmar at Sydney Stadium on March 3…

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Football South Albury Club Annual Meeting

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 February 1952 · page 16

Annual meeting of South Albury Football Club in South Albury Hall on Tuesday evening was attended by the president (Mr Brewster),…

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Swimming Notes

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 4

With the temperature at over the century on Tuesday afternoon, it appeared that the Swimming Club would have a…

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Swimming carnival postponed

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 14

Owing to the death of the King, the executive of the Albury Swimming Club, out of respect, postponed the point-score swimming carnival…

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Cricket

The Observer · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 6

The team to represent Henty in their match against Pleasant Hills at the Hills: W. Paech, P. Paech, K. Bahr, K. Hawkins,…

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Tennis Notes

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 4

Corowa A tennis team to play St. Mary's A[?] in the first semifinal on Saturday (tomorrow) at Wahgunyah will be:--Men: B…

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Bowls Around the Kitty

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 4

About 9.50 p.m. on Wednesday evening, when secretary Jack Smith gravely announced the passing of His Majesty King…

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Tennis Henty District Association

The Observer · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 6

A round of matches in the A. and D. Tennis Association was played last Saturday, under favourable conditions. Matches…

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CRICKET Country Week programme cut

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 15

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: Following the death of King George VI, and announcement that the funeral will take place next Friday,…

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Cricket Corowa B. V. Buraja

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 4

The following have been selected to represent Corowa B grade at Buraja next Saturday afternoon and following week:…

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Local and General Rex Hartwig's Tennis Treble

The Observer · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 5

Rex Hartwig won the singles, doubles and mixed doubles at the Wangarratta tennis tournament, thus completing the…

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Cricket O’farrell Cup Game Off

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 14

Albury and Border Association has been advised that W[?]thalle, this week’s challenger, cannot field a team because of bush fires there. No match…

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TENNIS Summer Pennant comp. drawing to a close

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 15

The A. and [?]L.T.A. summer pennant is now drawing to a close, with semi-finals being played in all remaining grades tomorrow, and a grand final in the C grade…

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Randwick, Caulfield races to be held

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 15

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Race meetings at Randwick and CAulfield will be held on Saturday as scheduled…

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