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Sport, 1954

2,330 stories in Murray's papers · page 14 of 117

Swimming Splashes

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 15

Tonight’s point-score carnival the Albury Olympic Pool will wind up the series. This will enable the club championships to be conducted…

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Country Week Bowls Tourney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 15

SYDNEY, Wed.: More than 500 bowlers from clubs all over the State played in the Country Week singles and pairs championships on Sydney…

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Boxing Hatcher Outpoints Riverina Champion

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 15

Australian bantamweight title hope Barry Hatcher (8.9) last night easily outpointed Riverina champion Harold Piper (8.6) of Wagga over…

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Tennis Pennant Starts March 6

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 15

A and B.L.T.A pennant and grading committee met on Monday last when it was decided to commence the autumn pennant on Saturday. March…

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Bowls Position of Clubs in O. & M.

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 15

Benalla, with eight wins out of ten matches played, has 72 points credit in the O. and M. Association competition…

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Cricket Executive to Make Decision on Uncompleted Games

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 15

A decision will be made tomorrow night by the A and B.C.A executive as to when matches not completed in the last round are to be…

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Bowls

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 2

Hillston club has notified president Jim Taylor that 20 of their bowlers will visit Hay next Sunday and that they were looking…

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Bowls Carnival Popular

Border Morning Mail · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 2

The Albury Foster howls carnival has attracted entries from as far afield as Ashbury, South Melbourne, Heidelberg…

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Swimming Pool Ladies Auxiliary

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 1

At the annual meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Swimming Pool Appeal, Mrs. Dr. Levens was re-elected…

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Mulwala Swimming Club Officials

Border Morning Mail · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 15

Mulwala Swimming Club held its annual carnival at Lake Mulwala on Saturday. Pictured above, left to right, are Cr. J. Purtle, president of the club, and Mr. John Nicholson, secretary…

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Bowls Henty Player Qualifies

Border Morning Mail · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 18

SYDNEY. Thurs.: Forty-six teams entered the post sectional round of the Country Week bowls fours’ championship after today’s…

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Bowls Culcairn Club Activities

Border Morning Mail · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 15

At a meeting of Culcairn Bowling Club. held on Wednesday night, was decided that the president. Mr. J. Hoy, take a rink to…

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Wagga Diggers’ Races

Border Morning Mail · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 16

Nominations for the Wagga Diggers’ races, Wednesday, March 3. close today with the secretary. Mr S. C. Sadleir, P.O. Box 155, Wagga,…

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CRICKET Club Notes

Border Morning Mail · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 18

EAST ALBURY: Practice was held on Tuesday and Thursday during the week. It was pleasing to see more members in attendance. The A grade,…

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Corowa Tennis Club Ladies' Day

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 4

On Wednesday last the ladies of the club staged their annual social day, which took the form of a ladies' doubles American…

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Cricket Teams for

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 4

Corowa's teams, for Saturday will be: -- A grade v Chiltern at Chiltern: J. Morley, A. Yates. W…

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TENNIS Hume Association at interesting stage

Border Morning Mail · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 19

With only three matches to be played in the A grade of Hume Tennis Association before the semi-finals, it would appear as though Glenellen…

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Exciting Final Cricket Round Starts Tomorrow

The Pastoral Times · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 8

It will be “on” at the week-end With the last competition round of the Deniliquin District Cricket Association commencing…

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RUGBY Culcairn - Morven in Group 13

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 20 February 1954 · page 19

At the annual meeting of Culcairn-Morven Rugby League Football Club it was decided to enter one team in Zone II of the…

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Coursing Albury’s 10-Event Card Tonight

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 20 February 1954 · page 19

Coursing followers will be presented with a ten-event cord tonight when the Albury Greyhound Racing Club will stage its 765th meeting. The class of dogs…

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