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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1956

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Tennis. Finely Wins Berriquin Cup

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 7 March 1956 · page 8

The Berrigan Club were beated by the Finley Club in a challenge match for the Inter-town Berriquin Cup, on the local…

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Football. Meeting of G.v. District Council

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 7 March 1956 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the Goulburn Valley District Council at Tatura, the Murray League was represented by Messrs M…

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Bowls Stop Press

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 8 March 1956 · page 4

The Secretary received word this morning that Finley Club are unable to defend the Steele Cup next…

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Golf Club Notes

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 8 March 1956 · page 2

The working bee at the links last Sunday really worked, so much so that all that remains now to be done to…

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Women’s Cricket

The Pastoral Times · Friday 9 March 1956 · page 1

Two matches will be played by local women’s cricket teams with the Melbourne women’s team which…

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Football Starts April 21

The Pastoral Times · Friday 9 March 1956 · page 6

First match in the Echuca Football League will be played on April 21 delegates decided at…

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Mathoura News Cricket . . . Mathoura Defeated

The Pastoral Times · Friday 9 March 1956 · page 9

In one of the lowest scoring games of the season Mathoura went down to Walliston by 15 runs…

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Tennis Club to Get 50 Subsidy to Off-set Rates

The Pastoral Times · Friday 9 March 1956 · page 1

[?]BSIDY of £50 is to be made this year by the Deniliquin Municipal Council to the Deniliquin Lawn [?] Club to off-set rates to be paid by the club, [?] decided at a special meeting on Wednesday…

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Bowls

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1956 · page 4

Twenty-four players took part in a pairs’ competition on the local Green on Saturday, and it was found at the end of the…

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Bowls Pennant Bowls

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 15 March 1956 · page 3

Jerilderie's 8-point victory over Tocumwal Wallabies last Saturday put them at the top of the list with 100…

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Golf Club Notes

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 15 March 1956 · page 1

Quite a few members and associates took advantage of the fact that the course is in order and played a round on…

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Women’s Cricket

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 March 1956 · page 3

A most enjoyable day was spent by women cricketers on Saturday at Memorial Park when a visiting Melbourne…

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North Football Training Starts

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 March 1956 · page 5

North Deniliquin Football Football Club commences official training next Wednesday. Members decided this at the…

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Cricket Semi-Finals Start Tomorrow

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 March 1956 · page 10

All four teams in the D.D.C.A. competition to play off in the semi-finals tomorrow are evenly matched, but public opinion slightly favours Juniors and Mayrung. It is expected that these two teams will defeat…

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Bowls

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 21 March 1956 · page 5

Twenty-one players competed in the competition on the local Green, on Saturday, and with a semi-final of the pennant play,…

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Berrigan Races. Excellent Nominations

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 21 March 1956 · page 5

Over seventy horses have been nominated for the Berrigan District Race Club’s Cup meeting, to be held on Wednesday next,…

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Bowls

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 22 March 1956 · page 2

Jerilderie were defeated in the Semi-final of the Pennant Competition by Finley Golds last Saturday by two matches…

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Races [?]omorrow

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 March 1956 · page 1

[?] of Deniliquin [?] club, Mr. W. H. [?] said today it was [?] expected that a…

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Football

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 28 March 1956 · page 5

The Shepparton football team visited Berrigan on Sunday and played a friendly match with the locals. The weather was rather…

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Berrigan Races

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 28 March 1956 · page 5

Following are the nominations and handicaps for the Berrigan races in the held to-day (Wednesday):—…

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