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Sport, 1953

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Meeting Wodonga Athletic Club Carnival Committee

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 8

WILL be held in Wodonga Shire Hall Supper Room on Tuesday, January 6, at 8 p.m. All committeemen are requested…

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Bowls Associates Bowls

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 1

Mesdames Danckert and W. Maw received congratulations from fellow Associates on their brilliant wins during the…

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Cricket Match

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 2

In a match between the Probables and the Possibles in the Hay Park on Sunday, the latter won by 156 to 123, M. Breen was…

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Shield Cricket Victoria were unlucky

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Mon.: Rain today saved South Australia from almost certain, outright defeat the Sheffield Shield match…

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Stewards to see two “rigged” races

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 11

SYDNEY, Mon.: Two races will be “rigged” at Randwick within the next few days, but they will be “rigged”…

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Interesting Racing Good Attendance Echuca Horse Wins Club Handicap

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 8

THERE was an excellent attendance at the Deniliquin Jockey Club’s summer meeting held on New Year’s Day. The weather was fine and hot, but despite this the gate takings amounted to £243…

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Corowa Tennis Club. N.e.d.l.t.a

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 4

Matches in this competition recommence on Saturday next When Corowa will be at .home to Myrtie ford and a close match is…

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International Cricket Rain robs N.S.W. of outright win against South Africans

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 11

SYDNEY, Mon.: Heavy rain which interrupted play at the Sydney Cricket Ground for 50 minutes this afternoon possibly cost N.S.W. its second outright win over South Africa. The match ended in a draw. Play ended 10 minutes…

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Colorful boxing promoter here

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 January 1953 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tues.: Jack Solomons, the British, boxing promoter, said on arrival in Melbourne today that his visit…

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Tennis head accused of “ranting”

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 January 1953 · page 15

SYDNEY, Tues.: Western Suburbs Hardcourt Association secretary, Mr Charlie Sam, claimed today that Sir Norman…

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Border Cricket Wodonga leads in competition

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 January 1953 · page 15

Wodonga have a five-point lead in the first-grade of the A&BCA competition. They lead Kiwis and East Albury…

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£298 Prize Money for Athletics

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 January 1953 · page 7

Prize money for the Wodonga Gift meeting on January 31 would total £298. Athletic Club president, Mr H. Trethowan,…

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Amateur Tennis Attacked

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 15

NEW YORK, Wed.: Dan Parker. sports columnist of the “Daily Mirror,” today made another attack on the definition of…

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Tocumwal Hospital races

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 15

Tocumwal Hospital Race Club has framed an attractive six-event programme for its meeting on Berrigan racecourse on January 26. Programme…

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Races at Hawkesbury today

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 15

SYDNEY, Wed.: The postponed Kembla Grange meeting will be held at Hawkeshary tomorrow:. It is unlikely that the distances…

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Ban on cricket on Sportsground

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 6

No cricket- will be played on Albury Sportsground this season. This decision was made at last night’s meeting of City Council on the recommendation of the curator (Mr. Smith)…

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CRICKET Drawn game at Orange

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 14

ORANGE, Wed.: A rain affected wicket reduced scores in the South Africa-Western districts match at Orange today…

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CRICKET Little interest in third Test

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 15

SYDNEY, Wed.: Little interest is being shown in the third Test which will commence at the Sydney Cricket Ground on…

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Bowls

The Pastoral Times · Friday 9 January 1953 · page 7

The time for the annual tournament is not drawing very near and the loca[?] are getting then rinks together to try and…

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Boxing Tuition

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 9 January 1953 · page 2

Arrangements are in hand for a commencement of boxing tuition under the tutelage of Snowy Faulkiner who was the referee…

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