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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1955

363 stories in Murray's papers · page 8 of 19

Table Tennis

The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 May 1955 · page 5

A team from Mathoura visited Echuca last Friday evening to play a match against St. Mary’s Blues. The home team proved…

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Football Mathoura by 14 POINTS

The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 May 1955 · page 5

Had its forwards kicked accurately, Bamawm at home, may have scored its first win for two years at the expense of…

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Football

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 25 May 1955 · page 5

[?] would probably be a record attendance [?] the contest between Berrigan and [?] on the Victorian ground…

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Bowls Member's Send-off

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 26 May 1955 · page 5

Club members are cordially invited to attend a send-off to Mr. Fred Smale at the club next Saturday night, 28th…

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Football Finley Give Jerilderie a Fright

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 26 May 1955 · page 1

Without Durkin, Jerilderie floundered like a ship without a captain for most of Sunday's game. This was no…

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Comans' Cup - Collins' Trophy At Golf Next

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 26 May 1955 · page 5

Competition next Sunday will be for the two major handicap trophies for the season, they are the Comans'…

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Golf Club Farewell Presentation to Mr. and Mrs. Smale

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 26 May 1955 · page 3

A large and representative number of Members and Associates of the Jerilderie Golf Club, gathered at the Club…

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Golf

The Pastoral Times · Friday 27 May 1955 · page 3

Messrs W. Ford and G. Wann, with seven up, were the winners of a four ball best ball competition held on Sunday. Sixteen…

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Tennis

The Pastoral Times · Friday 27 May 1955 · page 3

Ladies intra-club match played on Saturday resulted in a win for “A” team (Mrs. McCommick capt.) which defeated “C”…

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Table Tennis

The Pastoral Times · Friday 27 May 1955 · page 3

Scurch of Christ team visited Mathoura last Friday evening. The home team proved the stronger to win 16 sets to 5…

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Third Eighteen Football

The Pastoral Times · Friday 27 May 1955 · page 1

Deniliquin Third 18 will play their first match of the season against Jerilderie on Sunday. The match will be played as…

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Cricket Club Held Celebration Dinner

The Pastoral Times · Friday 27 May 1955 · page 1

Town Cricket Club celebrated their winning of the premiership this year with a chicken dinner at the Royal Hotel on Tuesday night—through a start of the season unguarded statement…

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Mathoura News FOOTBALL Echuca East Has Easy Win

The Pastoral Times · Friday 27 May 1955 · page 3

After being 12 points in front at three quarter time Echuca East raced away in the final term to register a…

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Edward River Football Association.... “Tigers” Third Successive Win—Hay Defeated

The Pastoral Times · Friday 27 May 1955 · page 2

Journeying to Hay last Sunday, Moulamein very convincingly beat the home side in a dashing match full of interest, thus putting themselves on the top of the “four” in no uncertain manner. This win also breaks the…

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Tennis

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 31 May 1955 · page 5

The ladies’ intra- club match resulted in a win for C team (J. Adams, captain) from B team (J. Berryman, captain)…

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Table Tennis

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 31 May 1955 · page 5

Mathoura now hold third position in the Table Tennis ladder after their win over Methodist Golds last Friday…

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Tennis Club Farewells Treasurer

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 31 May 1955 · page 5

Mr Eric Cunningham was entertained by members of the Mathoura Tennis Club prior to his departure from…

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[?]eekend Football Produces Close Wins and Exciting Matches

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 31 May 1955 · page 9

Deniliquin football followers experienced one of the most nerve-racking rounds of football on the weekend when three of the local teams all featured in close and exciting finishes. The senior team won by two points, the seconds were defeated by one point and North, in the E.R.F.A. drew with Wakool. [?]eni Again by…

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Football

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 1 June 1955 · page 4

The Numurkah eighteen visited Berrigan on Saturday, were badly detested by the locals. It can be said however,…

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Bowls

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 2 June 1955 · page 6

The competition last Sunday was for the trophy donated by Mr. L. W. Seignior, this was won by J. Curtin and W…

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