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Sport, 1960

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Golf

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 12 July 1960 · page 6

Seventeen brave members teed up for the 19 holes stroke qualifying round for the Thistleabout Cup event on…

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Swimming Pool League

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 12 July 1960 · page 1

At a meeting of the committee held on Monday, a full discussion took place as to the advisability or…

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Racing Notes

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 12 July 1960 · page 6

Race meeting were conducted at Albury and Corowa on Thursday and Saturday of last week with many…

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Next Saturday’s Football

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 12 July 1960 · page 5

With Numurkah doing the right thing by Berrigan and the Saints going the right thing by themselves, even if…

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Football Saints Shine in Wet

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 12 July 1960 · page 1

Showing a remarkable reversal of form from the previous week, Berrigan overran a confidant Deniliquin side…

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Jerilderie Diggers Races on July 16

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 12 July 1960 · page 8

The Winter Handicap meeting of the Jerilderie Diggers’ Race Club will be held on Saturday, 16th July,…

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Eight-foot Putt by Bendigo Golf Pro. Wins £400 Purse

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 12 July 1960 · page 1

Tall, bespectacled Bendigo professional, Bob Brown, sank an eight foot putt at the 36th hole on Sunday afternoon to win the Deniliquin Golf Club’s £400 Professional Purse. His total of 144 edged out former Australian open champion, Frank Philips, and…

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Table Tennis Final Four Beginning to Take Shape After This Week’s Round

The Pastoral Times · Friday 15 July 1960 · page 7

As a result of this week’s matches, the table tennis association’s premiership final four seems to be well established. A gap of two wins now…

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Golf

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 19 July 1960 · page 8

In spite of unfavorable conditions early in the day, thirty members teed up for the stroke event on Saturday…

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Racing Notes

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 19 July 1960 · page 8

Visitors to the Jerilderie races on Saturday were favourably impressed by the attractive appearance of the…

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Football Saints Draw Game in Tight Finish

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 19 July 1960 · page 1

The first draw for the season occurred at Finley when in a torrid finish the teams finished level on 66 points…

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• Vince Connolly on Golf: Young Players Take Out Two Weekend Events

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 19 July 1960 · page 2

Saturday was “young golfers’ day” at the golf club with juniors taking out both the “A” and “B” grade trophies. The “B” grade champion Peter Whittakers, who is…

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Golf

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 26 July 1960 · page 6

Mr M. Lee took the monthly by modal from a field of 34 at the local golf links on Saturday. Leading scores…

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Racing Notes

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 26 July 1960 · page 6

The Murrumbidgee Club raced last Wednesday an in spite of the drenching it has received in recent…

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Football Round-up

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 26 July 1960 · page 6

The Berrigan footballers’ ball, held last Tuesday evening, was Voted as good as any held by the club The…

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Council Accept Trusteeship of Swimming Pool Land

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 26 July 1960 · page 1

At the July meeting of Beririgan Shire Council a deputation from Berrigan Swimming Pool-League attended and…

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Football Saints Final Hopes Dimmed

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 26 July 1960 · page 1

Berrigan dropped- another four points behind in their bid for this year’s finals when a powerful…

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Football Saints Luckily Salvage Four Points Out of Mud

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 2 August 1960 · page 1

On one of the warmest July days for some years, with a glorious sun shining overhead, Berrigan struggled…

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Frank Harrison Scoops Golf

The Pastoral Times · Friday 5 August 1960 · page 3

Last week—end was Frank Harrison’s as far as golf was concerned. He won the competitions on Saturday and on Monday’s Bank Holiday, and was runner—up on Sunday to…

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Golf

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 9 August 1960 · page 1

The usual members and associates competitions on Saturday were played in perhaps the most perfect…

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