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Sport, 1954

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Three Day Junior Tennis Tournament Foreshadowed

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 1

Mr. John Bult, president of the Deniliquin Lawn Tennis Club, last night foreshadowed a three day…

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Miss. L. Landale Shines at Local Tennis

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 1

Local players were successful in the open handicap events conducted by the Deniliquin Lawn Tennis Club during New Year…

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CRICKET Kiwis, Newmarket clash at Billson Park (By “Keeper”)

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 8

Billson Park, which has been prepared by North Albury captain, Eric Bruce, will be used for the first time for two seasons on Saturday, when Kiwis and Newmarket play on it…

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N.E. Cricket Cup Two games to be played tomorrow (By “Keeper”)

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 11

Last of the preliminary maiches of the North East Cricket Cup will be played on Sunday when Wangaratta…

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Albury Coursing Meeting To-night

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 15

Coursing followers will event card at the meeting Racing Club tonight. be catered for with a…

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Football Already in the Air!

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 2

Football is already in the air in Yarrawonga district and supporters are analysing their teams’ prospects for the coming season. Three…

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CRICKET Benalla Assn. resumes to-day

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 15

After three weeks’ break for the Christmas-New Year holidays club fixtures in the Benalla Association will be resumed…

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N.e. Cricket Cup Cup Finalists Known To-morrow

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 15

Albury’s opponent for the final of the N.E. Cricket Cup will be known tomorrow at the completion of matches between Wangaratta District and Socials and Ovens and King and Rutherglen…

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Owner escorted from coursing ground

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 9

Mr. Peter Harris, well known Albury greyhound owner, escorted from the Albury Coursing Club’s track by police on…

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Chief Deputy wins top sprint at Albury coursing

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 9

Punters more than held their own in the battle with the “books” at the meeting of the Albury Coursing Club on Saturday night when six outright favorites and three well supported second picks in a nine-event programme…

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N.E. Cricket Cup Rutherglen bat their way into final (By “Keeper”)

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 7

Rutherglen bolted their way into the final of the N.E. Cricket Cup yesterday with a thrilling outright victory over Ovens and King at Corowa. They were set 59 runs to…

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Cricket

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 2

Details of matches held on Saturday, between Mathoura Blues and Bunnaloo and Reds and Walliston, are not available…

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Tennis North-east Junior Championships

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 15

WANGARATTA, Mon.: Nora Bennett, brilliant Wangaratta girl tennis player, on Saturday won for the third time the…

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South African tennis players here

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 15

SYDNEY, Mon.: The South African tennis team, which arrived in Sydney today, will make its first competitive…

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Wren family will continue in racing game

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 14

MELBOURNE, Mon.: The Wren family will continue to own and train this season’s outstanding two-year-olds Tenet and…

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Shied Cricket “On Way Up”

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 15

MELBOURNE, Mon.: Sheffield Shield cricket was far from being on the decline. In fact it was “on the way up,” treasurer…

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1901 Cricket Match Recalled by Three Survivors

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 4

Memories of a cricket match of long ago were recalled at the week-end by the only three survivors of both teams,…

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Cricket' Association’s £10 Levy on Clubs

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 8

The D. D. Cricket Association will impose a £10 levy on each club owing to a poor balance in its funds…

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The Swimming Pool Project Government Grant to Be Asked for Preliminary Work to be Proceeded With

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 1

A special meeting of the Corowa Municipal Council met a reputation from the Swimming Pool Committee to discuss…

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Bowls

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 6

During the holiday period rinks from Berrigan participated in tournaments at Rutherglen, Cobram and Tocumwal. At the…

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