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Sport, 1952

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Social Cricket 237 Runs in Three Hours

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

Some entertaining cricket was witnessed at Wahgunyah last Sunday, when each team batted for 90 minutes. The home team…

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No Races in N.z. This Week-end

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 15

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Thurs.: All race meetings in New Zealand scheduled for this week-end have been cancelled to mark the death…

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Bowls To-day’s Wodonga Teams

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 February 1952 · page 18

O. and M. at Wodonga: Hallowell, Hamilton, Condon, Stevenson; Arnold; Chamberlain, Prentice, Connell; Murphy, Goonan,…

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Coursing Slipper’s Neat May Win at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 February 1952 · page 19

The Albury Greyhound Coursing Club will race tonight when a programme of nine events will be decided…

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Work on Rutherglen Swimming Pool May Begin Soon

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 February 1952 · page 8

Work on Rutherglen’s swimming pool should begin in the near future. At yesterday’s meeting of council if was decided to hold a meeting between the swimming poof committee and…

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Cricket Bowling “Find” in Queensland

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 February 1952 · page 19

BRISBANE, Fri.: Eighteen-year-old fast medium bowler Ron Archer, brother of former Test opener, Ken Archer, made…

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Myrtleford sporting fixtures for today Cricket

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 February 1952 · page 19

Ovens and King Cricket Association draw for today is: Oxley v Buffalo River; Whorouly v Zwar Bros; Everton v Wanderers; Rovers…

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Swimming Beard in Exciting Finish

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 February 1952 · page 16

MELBOURNE, Sun.: In an exciting finish in which they swam almost stroke for stroke over the final 220 yards, Jim Beard (YMCA) defeated…

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RUGBY Bruce Ryan’s five tries

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 February 1952 · page 16

LONDON, Sun.: Bruce Ryan, former Australian star now with Leeds, claimed five tries in his team’s 44/55 victory when the…

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SWIMMING Successful carnival held at Mulwala on

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 February 1952 · page 16

Mulwala Amateur Swimming Club’s annual carnival was held on Saturday afternoon and evening. Four major clubs in the O. and M. Swimming Association were represented…

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Rugby League Mr. P. Hagen re-appointed Blues’ president

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 February 1952 · page 15

With unanimous enthusiasm, Albury Blues Rugby League Club at the annual meeting yesterday re-appointed Mr Pat Hagen president for the third successive term…

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TENNIS Brighton Juniors C Grade Champions

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 February 1952 · page 15

Brighton Juniors became C grade champions of the A. and B. L.T.A. summer pennant competition on Saturday afternoon. Minor premiers, they successfully…

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COURSING Slipper’s Neat again “steps out” in winning style

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 February 1952 · page 12

Albury Greyhound Coursing Club raced to a good crowd on Saturday night. Gate takings, exclusive of membership tickets, were £142. In the majority of races close finishes were…

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FOOTBALL Melbourne League player to coach Rutherglen?

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 February 1952 · page 12

Cr. W. Jasper, Shire President, was elected president of Rutherglen Football Club at the annual meeting on Friday night. No football…

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Bowls

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 12 February 1952 · page 2

The vicious rays cast over this part of the globe by "Old Sol" on Saturday, failed to dampen the enthusiasm of local bowlers. More…

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Tennis

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 12 February 1952 · page 2

Leeton is to be favoured with exhibition tennis on Sunday afternoon, March 16, with Ken McGrggor, Mervyn Rose, Ken…

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COURSING Big Easter Carnival

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 February 1952 · page 15

Third annual Albury Easter coursing carnival will be held on April 14, 19, 23 and 26. The £1000 prize is the [?] outside the…

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RUGBY ’Roos’ annual meeting

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 February 1952 · page 15

“I hope that by April the ‘Roos will have their own club room at Greenfield Park oval,” Mr. [?] White told the Albury…

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Swimming O’neill’s Fast Swim

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 February 1952 · page 16

SYDNEY, Mon.: At the North Sydney Olympic Pool today champion swimmer Frank O’Neill swam the fastest 110 yards ever by an…

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Tennis Notes District Competition

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 February 1952 · page 3

Corowa A team had a comfortable win over St. Mary's in the semi-final of the district competition played at…

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