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Sport, 1954

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Coursing Albury Meeting Next

Border Morning Mail · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 9

This, week Albury Greyhound Coursing Club will conduct a meeting on Friday night, and owners and trainers are reminded…

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U.S. tennis amateurs can now work in sports stores

Border Morning Mail · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 7

NEW YORK, Sun.: The U.S. Lawn Tennis Association voted unanimously at its annual meeting in New York yesterday to allow amateur tennis players over 21 to work for sporting goods firms…

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Bowls

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 1

Results of games last Tuesday: Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Pocock, M. Jones, Mrs. Beatty d. Mrs. J. Brown. Mrs. Headon, V. Cox, Mrs…

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Forgot Tennis Worries

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 15

Country Junior singles champion, Bob Mark, forgot all his tennis worries yesterday morning when be returned to work at Burton’s sports store, Olive street. Bob, a product of the A. and B. L.T.A. coaching school, took out the singles and…

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Swimming Easy Win for Jon Henricks

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 15

SYDNEY, Mon.: Australia’s champion sprinter Jon Henricks easily won his heat of the 220 yards freestyle in 2.18 at…

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South Corowa Football Club

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 1

The annual meeting of the South Corowa Football Club was held at the school on Sunday last. About 25 attended…

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Tennis Club Completes Successful Year

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 3

The introduction of night tennis to Mathoura was the highlight of the most successful year now being completed,…

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Talbert says U.S. tennis move “healthy sign”

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 15

SYDNEY, Mon.: The relaxing of the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association’s amateur laws would not make a tremendous…

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Mathoura News Saturdays’ Cricket Blues Too Strong for Womboota

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 3

By hitting seven boundaries, three of these in succession, A. Murphy was the outstanding batsmen in Saturday’s match…

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Round-up of Australian and World Sporting Items Testimonial Cricket Hassett’s team have good chance of winning

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 15

MELBOURNE, Mon.: After the high scoring of Friday and Saturday there was a slackening in play today in the Lindsay Hassett testimonial cricket match. The weather also had moderated considerably from…

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YACKANDANDAH Swimming pool

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 12

After a delay of over nine years since the raising of funds, a start has been made on the construction of the £4000 memorial swimming…

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Ml. Beauty swimming Club

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 19

There was a good roil-up at the Mf Beauty Swimming Club working bee on Friday. The pool now has a minimum…

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TENNIS Linton Cup matchss

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 18

SYDNEY. Tues.: Queensland and Victoria remained unbeaten after the second round of the Linton Cup at White City today…

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Waterworks site ousting Noreuil Park as a swimming resort

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 2

Noreuil Park, Albury’s attractive swimming resort, is fast being ousted in popularity by the waterworks site, a little over two miles from the city. But for the fact that shade…

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New laws will not help U.S. tennis

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 19

BUFFALO, Tues.: Jack Kramer, the professional tennis promoter, reviewed the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association’s newly…

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CRICKET North-Eastern Cup final here on

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 19

Final of the North-Eastern Cricket Cup competition will be played at the Albury sportsground on Sunday between Albury and Rutherglen The competition, which…

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FOOTBALL South Corowa in C. and D. League again

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 13

South Corowa Football Club will again play in the Coreen and District Association, it was decided at the annual meeting,…

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Round-up of Australian and World Sporting Items CRICKET Morris’ team wins testimonial match

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 19

MELBOURNE, Tues. :. The Hassett testimonial cricket match ended today in victory by 121 runs to the team led by Arthur Morris. When play resumed…

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Tennis Champion

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 January 1954 · page 15

Ian McDonald, a member of the Yarrawonga Lawn Tennis Club, who won the North Eastern junior singles…

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