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Sport, 1954

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Cricket Griffith Beats Temora

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 7

In a very low scoring match in continuous rain at Temora yesterday Griffith (109) defeated Temora (50) for the O’Farrell…

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Albury races on March 6

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 7

Albury’s next race meeting will be on March 6, when Albury Racing Club will stage a six-event programme with £200 prize money…

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No Play in Tennis “Test.”

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 8

SYDNEY, Sun.: Rain made play impossible in the second tennis “Test” between South African and Australian at White City…

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Border Cricket Len Moon wrecks Wodonga’s hopes(By “Keeper,”)

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 13

A sensational spell of bowling by Country Week representative Len Moon wrecked any chance Wodonga may have had of winning against Kiwis in a first grade match of the A. and B.C.A. yesterday…

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COURSING Corowa meeting off

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 15

Corowa coursing Club has cancelled its meeting set down for tonight owing to lack of nominations Next meeting will be held…

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Intra Club Tennis

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 6

First matches of the present intra-club competition were played on Monday and Thursday nights of last week…

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Country Week Tennis Off

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 14

SYDNEY, Mon.: Heavy rain which fell during the weekend washed out the opening day of the Country Week tennis…

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Corowa Tennis Club Ladies' Social Day

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 4

Good entries have been received for this popular ladies' pairs event which will be staged on the club courts on…

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Saturday’s Cricket Reds Routed by Blues

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 6

Blues declared their innings at three for 134 to defeat Reds comfortably by 76 runs. A. Murphy batted well for…

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Des Priest Wins Lawn Tennis Club Singles C’ship

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 8

When play in the Deniliquin Lawn Tennis Club championship events continued at the week-end, Des Priest won the…

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Cricket Bombshell Lindwall Dropped by N.s.w

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY. Mon. : State cricket selectors tonight dropped Ray Lindwall from the Sheffield Shield team to play South…

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Round-up of Australia and World Sporting Items BOXING Hatcher at his top for Albury bout

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 15

Borry Hatcher will be of the peak of his best form when he lines up against Riverina bantamweight champion Harload Piper in the main bout at Albury Palais Royal Stadium tomorrow night…

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Athletic Sensation La Beach to be sent home to-day

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 16

MELBOURNE, Mon: The Championships sub-committee tonight decided to return Olympic gold-medalist Lioyd la…

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Rain Stops Bowls

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 15

SYDNEY, Tues.: Rain today stopped play in the rounds of the fours championship at the Country Week bowls championships…

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Women’s bowls

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 7

Thirty-eight players took part in the Wodonga- Ladies’ Bowling Club weekly competition yesterday. Mesd Burrows. A Boyes, E…

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Tennis Concelled

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 15

There will be no play in the tennis championships at Tangambalanga tonight…

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Hawkesbury Races Off

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 15

SYDNEY, Tues.: The Hawkesbury race meeting to have been held tomorrow was postponed today to a date to be fixed…

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Cricket Meeting Friday Night

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 15

Executive meeting of the Albury and Border Cricket Association, which was to have been held tomorrow night, will now be held on Friday…

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Tennis Country Week May Be Abandoned

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 15

SYDNEY, Tues.: The Country Week tennis carnival may be abandoned Mr V. Kelly, NSW secretary of the LTAA, said today…

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Corowa Council Football Club’s requests

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 14

A Corowa Football Club deputation to last night’s meeting of Corowa Municipal Council, which asked for improvements…

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