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Sport, 1952

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Deniliquin Races

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 4 January 1952 · page 2

The Deniliquin Jockey Club held a most successful meeting on New Year's Day with a splendid crowd and very good racing…

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Big Social Cricket Match Globe v. RIVERINA

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 January 1952 · page 4

A big challenge match will be played on Sunday next between the Globe and Riverina Hotel cricket teams. In their previous…

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Coursing Sidelights

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 January 1952 · page 19

The former NSW champion puppy, Rocket Jet (9 yds) at 3/1 on, suffered his first defeat in seven races when he missed a placing in…

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Corowa coursing off tonight

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 January 1952 · page 19

Because of the breakdown of the mechanical hare, the coursing fixture set down for tonight at Corowa has been…

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Towong Races Today

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 January 1952 · page 19

Towong Turf Club’s summer meeting today promises to be an outstanding fixture. Good nominations have been…

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Hume Boat Club Regatta Sydney boat wins Australasian championship

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 12

Winning two straight heats, Sydney boat, owned and driven by Mr E. Peard, won the Australasian championship and Robert Dewley Trophy at Ebden Boat Haven on Saturday afternoon. Peard’s boat, “Mouse,” won the first two heats of the championship…

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TENNIS Country carnival begins today

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 12

SYDNEY, Sun.: Three hundred and fifty adults and over 100 juniors will take part in the NSW Lawn Tennis Association’s…

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Big Cricket at Corowa

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 11

The following will represent Corowa district against the Richmond Pennant team from Melbourne at Corowa on Sunday…

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Cricket Hole Bats Way Out of Test

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 11

ADELAIDE, Sat.: Two factors have emerged from South Australia’s weak batting display in the first day’s play of the Sheffield Shield same against Queensland. The first is that Graeme Hole has definitely batted…

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N.s.w. Blind Beat Tasmania at Cricket

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 11

SYDNEY, Sun.: The first interstate blind cricket match, which was held St Darlington (Sydney) yesterday, resulted in a win for…

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Tennis Notes

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 4

Trials were held at the courts on Saturday to select juniors to play in the North-Eastern District Junior, championship at…

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Football niceties !

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 12

PARIS, Mon: Most members of the touring New Zealand Rugby League team were bleeding from injuries when…

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Swimming Good Time by Pam Singleton

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 12

SYDNEY, Mon.: Fifteen-years-old Bondi swimmer, Pam Singleton, swam the best time for heats of the 220 yards junior…

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New Zealand tennis championships

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 12

WELLINGTON, Mon: Conditions were ideal when the N.Z. tennis championships were resumed to-day after rain had forced an…

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Big Cricket at Corowa

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 4

The following will represent Corowa District against the Richmond pennant team from Melbourne at Corowa on…

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Country Week teams’ tennis is postponed

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 12

SYDNEY, Mon.: Heavy rain this afternoon caused the postponement of the first day’s teams’ matches in the country week…

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New Golf Rules in Australia from March 31

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 4

The new Unified code of rules for golf which came into force last week in Britain and America, will not operate in…

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Get Rich Quick Methods in Football Pools

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 1

More Britons are trying to get rich Quick through football pool competitions than ever before. These competitions offer…

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Swimming Newcastle Girl Just Fails

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 January 1952 · page 15

SYDNEY, Tues.: Newcastle swimming star Janet Johnson was beaten by only 1/5th of a second by Olympian Judy Joy…

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TENNIS Hume Association draw

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 January 1952 · page 15

Hume Tennis Association summer competition will resume on Saturday next in the A grade division. B grade competition will commence on…

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