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Sport, 1954

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BOWLS Successful women’s tourney at Henty

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 20 February 1954 · page 19

Eighty women played in the associated annual tournament at Henty on Thursday. Visitors were present from Leeton, The Rock, Wodonga…

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CRICKET Holbrook and District Association

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 20 February 1954 · page 19

Henty team to play Cookardinia today: R. Robertson (c), W. Paech (vc), M. Davidson, P. Paech, A. Lavis, W. Polkinghorne, J. Holt. N. Klemke, V…

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News from the District COREEN Cricket

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 20 February 1954 · page 16

Coreen Cricket Association delegates met at Coreen to finalise arrangements for the semi-finals and finals. The final four…

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CRICKET Victoria’s hopes fade in W.A.

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 20 February 1954 · page 22

PERTH, Fri.: Victoria’s chances of gaining an outright win against Western Australia faded when it lost three wickets for 46 in the…

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Shield Cricket Nsw in strong position against South Australia

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 20 February 1954 · page 22

SYDNEY, Fri.: An unfinished opening partnership of 74 by Ron Briggs and Bill Watson today put NSW in a strong position in the Sheffield Shield match against South Australia at…

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Rugby League

Border Morning Mail · Monday 22 February 1954 · page 15

Evidence of satisfaction of the running of Group 13 Rugby League was shown at yesterday’s annual meeting, when the executive was returned to office. Meeting was held at…

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SWIMMING Henricks retains his title

Border Morning Mail · Monday 22 February 1954 · page 10

MELBOURNE, San.: Jon Henricks was not extended last night to retain his national 220 yards title at the Australian…

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Our tennis exuberance defended

Border Morning Mail · Monday 22 February 1954 · page 8

NEW YORK, Sun.: “ Even though Tony Trabert, Vic Seixas, Art Larsen and other American tennis stars had insisted that…

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COURSING : Shannon Valley wins at Albury (By “Musketoon”)

Border Morning Mail · Monday 22 February 1954 · page 9

Albury Greyhound Coursing Club raced to a good attendance on Saturday night. favored the majority of punters. Fields were up to the average, and racing…

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Football Stan Rule to Coach Holbrook

Border Morning Mail · Monday 22 February 1954 · page 7

At the annual meeting of Holbrook Australian Rules Football Club on Friday night the president, Mr. E. C. Sheather,…

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Wangaratta Races Tarrawingee wins at 10/1

Border Morning Mail · Monday 22 February 1954 · page 9

Gate was £303 at the February meeting of the Wangaratta Turf Club on Saturday. With 10 and nine runners in the…

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Bowls at the Week-end : Commercial Club’s two wins in title play

Border Morning Mail · Monday 22 February 1954 · page 9

Playing championship bowls, the Commercial Club probed too strong for the Albury Light Blues in the O. and M. competition, winning on all rinks, 88-54, for a 10 points win…

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Shield Cricket :Nsw well on way to an outright win

Border Morning Mail · Monday 22 February 1954 · page 8

SYDNEY, Sun.: The NSW Sheffield Shield team is well on the way to the needed outright win in the match against South Australia, which resumes at the Sydney Cricket Ground…

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Border Cricket North Album “outed” for 87 runs in clash with Mullengandra

Border Morning Mail · Monday 22 February 1954 · page 8

North Albury, who ore baffling to hold their place in the four, were dismissed for 87 runs by Mullengandra on Saturday in the A. and B.C.A. first grade competition. The bowling of Laurie and…

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Tennis

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 2

Reds and Blacks, captained by R. Merkel and N. Dolan respectively, hold equal top position in the present intra club…

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BOWLS Mistake in compiling points

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 14

Mr. Ben Rayner, of Chiltern secretary of the O. and M. Bowling Association, states that he made a mistake in information supplied…

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Country Tennis Washed Out

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 14

SYDNEY, Mon.: Today’s matches in the Country Week tennis championships had to be postponed because of rain. The secretary of…

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Yong Races Washed Out

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 15

SYDNEY, Mon.: The race meeting to have been held at Wyong tomorrow has been washed out by heavy rain. The meeting has been…

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They Play Tennis at Corryong

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 15

Corryong tennis players: Margaret Ross, Shirley Harris. Lois Whitehead and Joan Whitehead…

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SWIMMING Aquatic stars for Albury (By "Touch Judge”)

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 15

The NSW ASA has Informed Albury Swimming Club that John Barnett, and possibly four other national title contenders…

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