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Sport, 1953

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CRICKET Corowa, Howlong veterans at cricket

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 March 1953 · page 18

Howlong Veterans visited Corowa at the weekend for the first of two matches played, each season between these teams…

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They Missed Their Golf!

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 March 1953 · page 19

HOBART, Tues.: The Australian XI . defeated .Tasmania by an innings and 74 runs at Hobart today…

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Won 20 Races

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 March 1953 · page 5

Mrs. Mary Howard (Corowa) continued her undefeated, record when she won her 20th successive married women’s race at the…

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Tennis. Tourney at Culcairn

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 March 1953 · page 18

Twenty-four players took part in the Culcairn Town Tennis Club’s fortnightly tournament. The Women’s division was won by Mrs. L…

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Rutherglen’s Premier Tennis Team

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 March 1953 · page 18

For the first time since they joined the Corowa and District competition four years ago, Rutherglen team has won the A grade premiership. The team went through the season undefeated. One of the women players is a grandmother, and…

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District News DAYSDALE Football Club Annual Meeting

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 March 1953 · page 14

At the annual meeting of the Daysdale Football Club there was a fair attendance. Mr. W. Norris was elected president, and…

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Bowls

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 12 March 1953 · page 2

Cobram "Blacks" were a little too good for us on their own green last Saturday, we went down by 4 points, 56 to…

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Bowls at Culcairn

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 March 1953 · page 15

Culcairn club competition results— Club championship: G. Blanis d J. Fifield 27-12, D. Maclean d J. Hoy 25-18…

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Golf Club Annual Meeting

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 12 March 1953 · page 6

Plans are to be prepared for the commencement of a new Club House at the Jerilderie Golf Links…

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Big increase in Easter bowls tourney entries

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 March 1953 · page 15

There has been a big increase in the number of entries for this year’s annul bowling tournament compared with last year, said the…

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TENNIS Rutherglen premiers of Corowa association

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 March 1953 · page 15

Rutherglen won their first premiership in the Corowa association by defeating St. Mary’s 8 sets to 4. Playing with an emergency woman,…

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BOXING Burns will have to “win title in ring”

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 March 1953 · page 15

SYDNEY, Wed.: Tommy Burns and Pran Mikus today lodged complaints with Stadiums Ltd. against Bernie Hall and George…

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Tennis Veterans to Meet in Semi-finals

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 March 1953 · page 15

SYDNEY, Wed.: Veterans Billy Sidwell and John Bromwich will meet in the semi-finals of the Australian hardcourt singles…

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Coursing Sidelights

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 11

The annual cup meeting of the Albury Greyhound Coursing Club has been set down for Saturday, April 11, and Wednesday, April…

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Football

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 1

The beginning of the 1953 football season will commence here on Tuesday. March 24, when Deniliquin Football Club will hold…

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Cricket

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 8
Also in The Corowa Free Press

Mr. Ellis Thornton, acting at the request of Mr. A. C. Chapman, secretary of the D.D.C.A., has worked out the percentages…

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Daysdale Football Club

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the Daysdale Football Club there was a fair attendance. Mr. W. Norris was elected president and Mr. J…

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Town Drive for Swimming Pool Fund

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 1

Next Sunday, March 15, there will be a large team of collectors canvassing the town for donations towards the…

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TENNIS Bromwich beats Sidwell

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 15

SYDNEY, Thurs.: John Bromwich defeated Billy Sidwell in straight sets in their semi-final of the Australian hardcourt…

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