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Sport, 1954

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Vic. Country Week Cricket Seven teams from border district to compete (By “Keeper.”)

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 February 1954 · page 19

Victorian Country Week cricket carnival starts in Melbourne on Monday and seven teams representing nine associations of the border district will take part in it…

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Cold Spell Stops Racing

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 5

An Intense cold spell now covers almost the whole of Britain and the, consequent tee and snow looks like causing the cancellation of many of the week-end sporting fixtures. Photo shows a notice which speaks for Itself—seen on a Surrey…

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Rugby League Roos' Meeting O-morrow Night

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 10

Albury Roos Rugby Club annual general meeting will be held In the clubrooms, Greenfield Park, at 8 o'clock…

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South Africa lead in tennis test

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 7

BRISBANE, Sun.: South Africa was leading Australia four rubbers to three when bad light stopped play during the…

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Duke’s unexpected visit to cricket match

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.: The Duke of Edinburgh left Randwick races yesterday and made on unscheduled visit to the Sydney Cricket Ground to see the N.S.W.-W.A. Sheffield Shield match…

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Queen Enjoys Races (From Our Special Social Writer.)

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.: After a long and tiring round of duties the day before, Her Majesty looked much more relaxed when she arrived at Randwick races yesterday as part of the open air programme arranged for the day…

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Bowls

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 2

Saturday's competition play resulted in another win for Norm Myer's team. Norm has skippered the winning team in three of…

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Tennis

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 1

The annual championships of the club are once again under wolgh and good wins have been posted by T. Kennedy and R…

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West Football Club

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 8

Secretary of the West Football Club (Mr. George Madden), announces that a committee meeting of the club will be held at…

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Tennis 58 Entries for Tournament

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 3

With players from Moama and from nearby country districts, as well as a near-record number of local entries the…

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Cricket Walliston Down to Blues

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 3

A. Bourke, 49 and L. Noble, 45 were the principal contributors to Blue’s score of 152 in the match against Walliston…

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No A.B.C.A. cricket next

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 14

No cricket will be played at Albury next Saturday. Albury and Border Cricket Association announced…

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Country Week Cricket Albury and border off to good start

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 15

Albury and Border Association got away to a good start in the Victorian Country Week cricket carnival with a first innings win over Leongatha-Stony Creek. Country Week began in…

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Bowls

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 6

The competition on the local seen on Saturday afternoon [?] won by Messrs H. Webb on I. B. Burley, who were success…

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Bowls Tournament

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 8

Although the Berrigan Club’s annual tournament had to be abandoned on Saturday and Sunday week last, the rink…

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Coursing Wagga Fields for Saturday Night

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 19

8.0, CLARENCE STAKE, 354 yds.: Silvercraft, Song of Bernadette, Larna Girl, Gavan Boy, Ullinda, Bright Camellia, Katika, Various Lad,…

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CRICKET Holbrook defeat Henty

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 15

Holbrook, after being in what seemed a hopeless position with 9 wickets down for 55 runs, managed through a last wicket stand of 42 runs by…

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Albury coursing man’s win in action of law

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 18

SYDNEY, Tues.: In the Equity Court today Mr. Justice McLelland ordered that the committee of the Albury Greyhound Racing Club and Dennis John Hanrahan, stipendiary steward, be restrained from disqualifying…

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TENNIS No surprises at Mt. Beauty

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 15

There were no surprises in last weekend’s tennis at Mt. Beauty, which was played in perfect weather. Country week players were missed…

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Nice Gesture by Relatives of Racing Men

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 6

Prize money for two races at the Wodonga St. Patrick’s Race Club meeting on Saturday has been donated in memory…

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