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Sport, 1954

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Two Swimming Records Broken

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 15

SYDNEY, Tues.: Two records were broken during the heats of the women’s State swimming championships at the Olympic…

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SWIMMING More children join classes

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 15

Albury’s vocational swimming class for school children at the Olympic Pool had increased from 200 on Monday to 310…

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Tennis notes from Mt. Beauty

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 15

Christmas holidays and the Davis Cup over tennis players st Mt. Beauty once again turn their minds to the local competition, which will…

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Sydney racing “combination” to visit U.S.

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 15

SYDNEY, Toes.: Leading Sydney racing “combination,” trainer Maurice McCarten and jockey Neville Sellwood, will leave…

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Records go in State swimming championships

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 15

SYDNEY, Wed. : Two State and one Australian records were broken at the final night of the women’s State swimming championships at North Sydney Olympic Pool tonight…

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SWIMMING Attempt on record to-night

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 15

Albury Amateur Swimming Club will conduct its weakly point score swimming carnival at Albury Olympic pool tonight,…

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Won Way Into Cricket Final

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 15

Members of Rutherglen and District Cricket Association team won their way into the final of the North-East Cricket Cop with a good win over Ovens and King Association on Sunday. They will now meet Albury in the final. The team is (from left) : Back row.—A. Somers (umpire), G. Grace, A. Jackson (manager), H. Stud ham, J. Dinsdale, J. [?] (umpire). Centre.—I…

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CRICKET Wodonga-Upper Murray team

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 15

Fourteen players have been named by the Wodonga and Upper Murray Cricket Associations for the Country Week trial game against Albury…

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Culcairn Bowls

The Observer · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 6

The first of the Wilson Cup competition will take place on Sunday next, commencing at 11 a.m. Names should be in by…

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Swimming Men’s State Titles

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 14

SYDNEY, Thurs.: One Australian and two State records were broken, and one State record equalled during the first…

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Corowa Tennis Club

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 4

Teams for Saturday will be as follows:-- A grade v Wabgunyah at Wahgunyah: Men. T. Kennedy, T…

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Cricket Wodonga Association

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 14

Low scoring marked the first day’s play in the present round of games in Wodonga Cricket Association competition…

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Lindsay Hassettt testimonial cricket match

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: Interstate cricketers, who will be playing in the Lindsay Hassett testimonial match arrived in…

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More interested in Royal couple than races

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 16

WELLINGTON, Thurs.: Thousands of racegoers showed more interest in the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh than in the races at the Royal Wellington Cup meeting today…

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The “Little Man” of Big Cricket

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 11

Cricket lovers who have admired the artistry and often the doggedness of former Australian cricket captain Lindsay Hassett (above) have an opportunity to show their gratitude in the “Little Man’s” testimonial match, which begins…

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Border Cricket Easts are in good position (By “Keeper.”)

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 12

East Albury, with 6/151, appear to be certain to defeat competition leaders, Lavington, when the A. and B. C.A. resumes on Saturday. Lavington were all out for…

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SWIMMING Juvenile breaks Albury club records

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 18

Swimming in the tinty-tol division at the Albury Swimming Club carnival on Thursday night, Ann Tuckwell broke the…

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Tennis Training in the Mass

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 20

The Lawn Tennis Association’s winter training school for young pupils opened at the Huntercombe Club,…

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Two Cricket Matches on

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 18

Apart from the usual competition matches this weekend two social matches will be played. One will be at Howlong and the…

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CRICKET Craig, 106, the hero of testimonial match

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 18

MELBOURNE, Fri.: The 9785 spectators who braved the century temperature to attend the first day’s play in the Lindsay Hossett testimonial match witnessed the greatest feast of run-getting seen in Melbourne for years…

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