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Sport, 1954

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Chosen As Regatta Girl

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 7

Lavinia Hicks, winner of the under 16 Regatta Girl competition at Yarrawonga on Saturday…

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Regatta girls at Yarrawonga

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 6

Left to right : Carol Taylor, Pat Rowlands. Elwyn Taylor and Jeanette Budde, entrants in the under 12 regatta girl competition at the Yarrawonga regatta on Saturday, Jeanette won the judges’ decision…

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Griffith Swimming Pool

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 2

The nature of a proposed new rate to provide the £5000 required annually for instalments and interest on Griffith Olympic Pool…

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Round-up of Australian and World Sporting Items Shield Cricket Queensland facing follow-on in game against N.S.W.

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 11

SYDNEY, Mon.: Queensland needed 36 runs to ovoid o follow-on when on appeal against the light was upheld in the Sheffield Shield match against N.S.W. at the Sydney Cricket Ground today. Queensland had lost eight for 138…

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Senior Regatta Girls at Yarrawonga

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 5

Competitors in the senior regatta girl competition at the Yarrawonga regatta on Saturday. Left to right : Jessie…

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Successful swimming carnival at Bright

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 15

Despite Little or no organising the second annual swimming carnival held at Bright pool on Saturday last was a great success…

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Tennis and Skating Stars to Wed

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 14

Mervyn Rose, 23-year-old member of the Australian Davis Cup team, has become engaged to Coral Stuber, 18, of Altona (Vic), runner-up in the Victorian women’s figure figures championship last year…

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BOWLS Bright’s first tournament a great success

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 14

Bright’s first annual bowling tournament, conducted over the New Year weekend, was a great success…

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Sheffield Shield Cricket N.S.W. remains unbeaten in the current series

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 15

SYDNEY, Tues.: N.S.W. remained unbeaten in the Sheffield Shield when it defeated Queensland on the first innings by 117 runs at the Sydney Cricket Ground today…

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Swimming Women’s State Championships

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 14

SYDNEY, Wed.: Twelve-year-old Betty Sykes of Canberra tonight won the 110 yards breaststroke championship at…

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New secretary for Albury Coursing Club

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 15

Mr John Wallace, who was formerly manager in the Albury district for the David Brown tractor organisation, has…

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Tennis No Coaching School

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 14

Because of the strain placed on the Albury and Border LTA’S grass courts during the Christmas and New Year…

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“Tennis Twins” master U.S. cup pair

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 15

ADELAIDE, Wed.: Hoed end Rosewall genre convincing proof of their wonderful ability as a doubles combination in the semi-finals of the S.A. State championships at Memorial Drive today when they completely mastered the U.S. Davis Cup pair, V. Seixas and T, Trabert, winning 6-3 6-3…

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Mid-week races at Canterbury February 10

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 14

SYDNEY, Wed.: Entries for the first Sydney Turf Club midweek meeting will close on Tuesday February 2…

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Football. East Perth May Play. O. and M. July 3

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 15

The Australian National Football Council has asked the Ovens and Murray Football League to play a match against…

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SWIMMING Ann shatters record

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 11

Ann Tuckwell, 11-year-old Albury swimming star, shattered the Ovens and Murray Swimming Association 220 years…

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Tennis Notes

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 3

Tennis Association matches to be played on Saturday are those which were not played in the B grade during the first round…

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Corowa Swimming Pool Council’s Decision Last Nigh

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 11

Special meeting of Corowa Municipal Council last night received a deputation from the Corowa Swimming Pool Fund…

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North Eastern Cricket Association

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 4

On Sunday, next, 10th January, commencing at 10.30, the Rutherglen and Ovens & Kings Associations will clash on the local…

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Henty's Bowls Tournament Mecca for Keen Bowlers

The Observer · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 1

The Annual Tournament of the Henty Bowling Club held on Friday and Saturday 1st and 2nd January, was once again the Mecca of all keen bowlers and attracted players from as far afield as Newport (Sydney), and…

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