COURSING Albury meeting tonight
Albury Greyhound Coursing Club will open the New Year tonight with a seven event card. Although top class dogs are in…
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MIAMI (Florida), Wed.: In a desperate race against the clock, Tony de Spirito, 17-year-old apprentice jockey,…
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The secretary of the Hume Boat Club, Mr. Ron Hillhouse, giving a running commentary on the first heat of the Australian Championship for the Robert Dewley Trophy (right) at the regatta at the Boat Haven yesterday…
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PERTH. Thurs.: Jack Solomons, the well known British boxing promoter, arrived here today on the first stage of a move to…
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MELBOURNE, Thurs.: When the South Australian Sheffield Shield captain, Phil Ridings, won the toss at the Melbourne Cricket…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.: South African batsmen collapsed on a perfect wicket and were all out for 196 against N.S.W. at the Sydney Cricket Ground today…
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JESSIE PEARCE, of Narong Central, who won the open Regatta Girl competition at Rutherglen. NORMA EALES, of Wahgunyah, who was chosen…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SWIMMING Chiltern carnival to-day
The third of the current Ovens and Murray Swimming Association’s championship carnival series will be held at the Park…
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MELBOURNE, Fri.: Professional cyclist Rex Kelly, 22. of Geelong, died in Mooroopna Base Hospital today after he had crashed into…
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It will not be possible to arrange for Victorian Football League teams to play one round of premiership matches out of…
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SYDNEY, Fri.: Seventeen-year-old N.S.W. batsman, lan Craig, scored his first century in first class cricket against South Africa at the Sydney Cricket Ground today…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Shield Cricket Poor fielding, poor bowling by stars made it easy for South Australia
MELBOURNE, Fri.: Slipshod fielding and weak efforts by Victoria’s regular bowlers made the task of the South Australian batsmen easy in the Sheffield Shield match against Victoria today. Doug Ring and Bill…
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Winner of many swimming and. diving championships. Albury girl, Miss Joan Joynson, who was official recorder at the O. & M. Amateur Swimming Association’s championship carnival at Chiltern on Saturday…
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Some of the spectators at the O and M Amateur Swimming Association’s championship carnival at Chiltern on…
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Jimmy Carruthers, world champion bantamweight boxer, will appear at Corowa on Friday next, January 9, at 8 p.m…
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Big fields and keen racing should be the order next Saturday when Albury Racing Club will stage its summer fixture. The first race of the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Made headlines in sport New Immortal in Cricket
SYDNEY, Sun.: Seventeen-year-old lan Craig, of Mosman, is today being hailed as the new immortal of Australian cricket…
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SYDNEY, Sun.; Australian amateur tennis associations were unlikely to assist American Jack Kramer stage an Australian tour of his professional troupe, two leading amateur tennis officials said tonight…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Big Tennis 2000 enthusiasts see American girl champion in action at Albury
Nearly 2000 people yesterday afternoon witnessed a sparkling tennis exhibition by world champion players at the Albury and Border Lawn Tennis Association’s courts in Wodonga place. Included in the squad…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →International Cricket Youth’s 213 not out puts him in running for Test selection
SYDNEY, Sun.: Seventeen-year-old Ion Croig yesterday established himself as one of the leading batsmen tit Australia with a brilliant 213 not out for N.S.W. in the match against South Africa at the Sydney Cricket Ground…
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