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Sport, 1953

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FOOTBALL Holbrook appoints coach

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 January 1953 · page 19

At a meeting of Holbrook football Club committee on Thursday night Mr. B . Brennan was appointed coach for the coming…

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COURSING Modern Lions may win at Albury tonight

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 January 1953 · page 19

Small fields will be the order in the two principal events to be decided at the meeting of the Albury Greyhound Coursing Club tonight. Nevertheless, they should not fail to provide interesting racing and keen betting…

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FOOTBALL Minns to coach Benalla

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 January 1953 · page 22

Norm Minns, a centre and half forward in Wangaratta’s premier ship teams in the last four years, has been appointed playing coach…

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Water Supply Scheme for Wodonga - Wangaratta Area Political Football (By a Staff Reporter)

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 January 1953 · page 24

Red tope, departmental passing the buck and political Jealousies are some of the reasons why country and townspeople between Wodonga and Wangaratta have not a first-class water supply. For years, leading townspeople have been members of deputations…

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H.S.W. Country Tennis Champion Started Career T Moorwatha (By a Staff Reporter)

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 January 1953 · page 7

This year’s winner of the Country Week women’s open, singles title, Mrs. Charles Walker, of Orange, gave up competitive singles in 1950 following a severe attack of cramp…

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Boxing “Czar” Dead

Border Morning Mail · Monday 26 January 1953 · page 7

MIAMI (Florida), Sun.: mike Jacobs, one-time newsboy, who became the first American boxing “Czar”, died here early yesterday…

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TENNIS Champions leading in S.A. title game

Border Morning Mail · Monday 26 January 1953 · page 8

ADELAIDE, Sun: Australian doubles champions, Ken Rosewall and Lewis Hoad. led Mervyn Rose and Don Candy 6/3 3/6 4/6 6/4…

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Regatta at Wagga

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 January 1953 · page 11

WAGGA, Mon.: Over 300 people on the Secondary day of the Lake Albert regatta at Wagga today saw 26-years-old Sydney water-skier…

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Yesterday’s Speed Boat Regatta

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 January 1953 · page 4

Deniliquin Boat Club held the first regatta for the season yesterday when about 12 local and visiting boats competed…

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Tennis Tournament

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 January 1953 · page 4

The tennis tournament held yesterday (Anniversary Day) on the Corowa clubs courts was it very successful and…

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Apex camp boys enjoy swimming

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 January 1953 · page 3

Swimming was the order the day yesterday for 15 boys who are the guests of Woodonga Apex Club in camp on Mr, Des…

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Swimming Carnival And Fireworks Display

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 January 1953 · page 6

Deniliquin Amateur Swimming and Life-saving Club’s carnival far the season attracted 1,000 people to the…

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BOXING Albury gets big bout

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 January 1953 · page 10

The return boat between Ray Coleman and Van Woods; two Australia’s leading featherweights, will be staged at the…

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RUGBY Holbrook elated over £100 grant

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 January 1953 · page 10

Holbrook Rugby League Club executive is elated over the Government grant of £ 100 to supplement the improvements works…

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Boxing Ratings

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 15

NEW YORK, Tues.: Randolph Turpin, the British middleweight champion, is the leading contender for the world…

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Dederang Picnic Races

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 14

Dederang Picnic Race Club will hold a meeting on Saturday, February 21, with prize money totalling £100. The programme is ;…

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Decision soon on midweek racing

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Tues.: State Cabinet will decide soon whether mid-week racing will be restored in the Metropolitan…

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Border Cricket Country Week draw

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 15

The full draw for the Country Week cricket carnival has been received for border associations…

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TENNIS Wangaratta doubles title to Albury pair

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 15

Competing in the annual ANA week-end tourney, Jack Carter and Jim Matthews won their third Wangaratta district open doubles…

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Shield Cricket First innings win for NSW

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 15

SYDNEY, Tues.: NSW today defeated Victoria on the first innings in the Sheffield Shield match at the Sydney Cricket…

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