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Sport, 1953

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COURSING Super Brown “skips along” at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 6

Albury Greyhound Coursing Club raced to a good crowd Saturday night, when results favored punters in the majority of events. The top sprint race went…

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South Albury Tennis Club

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 8

THE MONTHLY Committee Meeting will be held this Tuesday. FEBRUARY 3, at 8 p.m.. at the courts. All are requested to…

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Boxing Won on K.o.’s

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 11

NEWCASTLE, Sun.; The 12-round bout at Newcastle stadium ended in the second round when Bill Larrigo (11.2) knocked out…

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Bowls at Week-end Albury Club

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 8

On greens made heavy by overnight rain. Albury Dark Blues made certain of a position in the final four by easily defeating Wangaratta Golds…

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Next Saturday’s Albury Races

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 2

Good fields and keen racing should be the order at Albury on Saturday when the Ex-Servicemen’s club will stage its…

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TENNIS Kramer cuts Sedgman’s lead

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 11

TOLEDO (Ohio), Sun.: Jack Kramer beat Frank Sedgman 10-8 4- 6 6-3 in their professional tennis match last night, cutting…

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Border Cricket Murray South now share top place with Wodonga in first grade comp

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 10

Murray South and Wodonga now share top rung of the ladder of the first grade of the A. and B.C.A. competition with a win and a loss respectively on Saturday. Wodonga went down to wooden-spooners, Jindera, on the first…

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BOXING Coleman, Woods fit

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 15

Promoters of the boxing contest to be held in the Palais Royal Stadium tomorrow night received letters from both George…

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Rutherglen swimming pool ready soon

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 1

It won’t be long before Rutherglen swimming pool is ready for use. Present expectations estimate it within…

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Cricket Success

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 1

In spite of having to take time off from cricket to attend rifle practice at the [?] town [?] 19-year-old left hand…

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Boxing Country Boys Too Good

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 15

SYDNEY, Mon.: Country boxers proved too strong for their city contemporaries in a country versus city boxing carnival…

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Narrandera Swimming Carnival Mary Knuckey Again

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 5

Deniliquin’s major successes at Narrandera swimming carnival on Sunday were limited to wins in the 300 metres…

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TENNIS Lose singles, win doubles

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 15

BUFFALO, Mon.: Jack Kramer defeated Frank Sedgman 6-4 6-2, while P. Segura defeated Ken McGregor 6-4 6-4. In the doubles…

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Mathoura News Tennis Club Efforts

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 7

At a meeting of the committee of the Mathoura Tennis Club last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Osborn, it was decided…

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Cricket Century by Davison for South

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 2

A solid 115 by C. Davison, of South, against Town in the competition match at the park on Saturday, and a vigorous 53 by J…

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Cricket [?]Quin’s Country Week Title

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 1

Brilliant 96 with the bat by Cyril Collins and mag[?] bowling by Lindsay Woods, who took 5/44, [?] dominating factors in Deniliquin’s first Country [?] Week premiership in Bendigo on Friday…

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CRICKET Test bowlers included in State team

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 15

SYDNEY, Mon.: Test fast bowlers, Ray Lindwall and Keith Miller, have been selected in the NSW team to play South Australia at…

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BOXING Coleman report unfounded

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 15

George Barnes, manager of the Sydney boxer, Ray Coleman, informed the Albury promoters that a report appearing in the…

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Football Ground Improvements

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 6

Wodonga’s Martin Park football ground has been improved vastly since last season. The playing surface has been…

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Tocumwal Hospital Races

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 4

The race meeting in aid of the Tocumwal Community Hospital, held on the Berrigan racecourse on Anniversary Day, was…

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