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Sport, 1954

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Tennis Club Meeting

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 6

Arrangements to conclude the present intra-club competition shortly and the annual Easter Tournament were discussed at a…

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Intra Club Tennis

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 7

Reds. captained by R. Merkel, defeated Whites (F. Hogan) by five games on Thursday, to remain the only undefeated team…

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Rugby League Yanco Admitted to Local Group

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 2

At the annual meeting of Zone 2 of Group 17 held at Goolgowi last Sunday, Yanco Was admitted as the seventh team in the…

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Football Training Starts Tonight

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 1

Although unofficial practise has been going on for three weeks football training officially starts today, under the…

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Rugby League Albury Roos Notes (By “Left Outside”)

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 15

Training for the 1954 season for Albury Roos commenced last Tuesday and Thursday nights and will be continued tonight and…

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Rubber Used for Cricket Pitches

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

Offering a solution to the problem of cricket pitch surfaces, rubber is rapidly coming into favour with municipalities…

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Mathoura News Cricket Saturday’s Cricket Blues Make the Four ; Reds Out

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 6

Despite a convincing win by Reds over Thyra. Blues unexpected defeat by Walliston, has eclipsed Reds from the final four…

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Hay Races Weights for Next

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 2

Handicaps for the Hay Jockey Club's Royal Visit Meeting to be held next Saturday were declared at…

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City cricket teams to visit Border

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 14

MELBOURNE, Mon. : At the Victorian Cricket Association meeting tonight it was announced that several metropolitan…

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Feast of Tennis in Store at Mt. Beauty

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 2

A feast of tennis for the two coming weekends is being prepared Mt. Beauty Tennis Club. On Saturday an open [?]…

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Albury Coursing Men’s Decisions : Will seek improvements to racing track

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 19

Special meeting of Albury Coursing Club committee will be held at 8 o’clock tomorrow night to meet representatives of Albury Greyhound Breeders, Owners and Trainers’…

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Proposed Swimming Pool

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 6

The Berrigan Progress Association has decided to call a public meeting on Thursday 25th March, for the purpose of…

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Maroon House wins at swimming

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 19

Matoon House had a three points win over Green House yesterday at the Wodonga High School swimming carnival, the first since the…

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Ex-servicemen to Play Bowls

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 8

Wodonga ex-servicemen will fight old end new battles on Wodonga bowling green on Saturday, March 27—Diggers’ bowls…

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FOOTBALL Albury gets Oakleigh full-forward

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 19

Barry Griffiths, 24-year-old six-footer, who played last year as full forward with Oakleigh, has signed up with Albury and…

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Our best tennis players “in smoke”

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 19

PERTH, Tues.: There must be something queer going on if Australia could not have her top players available for an international…

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Swimming Carnival Next

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 18 March 1954 · page 1

Deniliquin, Griffith, Narrandera and Leeton Swimming Club members will invade Jerilderie next Sunday…

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Tennis Corowa Defeats Yarrawonga

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 March 1954 · page 20

The semi-final of the men’s section of the Intertown Tennis Association competition was played at Yarrawonga between Yarrawonga and…

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FOOTBALL Wangaratta lose three

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 March 1954 · page 22

Wangaratta Football Club demonstrated in a practical way this week its appreciation of the long service given by players…

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Boy sets three new records at swimming carnival

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 March 1954 · page 20

SYDNEY, Wed.: Brian Elliott, of Homebush, created three new records at the combined High Schools’ swimming carnival at the…

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