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Sport, 1961

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Golf Champs. Start Here on

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 8 August 1961 · page 1

Pliers from surrounding clubs and Melbourne are to take part in the Deniliquin Golf Club's 1961 tournament starting here on Thursday…

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Football Finley Ends Run of Outs

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 8 August 1961 · page 4

Casting aside the ignoming of recent defeats, Finley returned to winning form with a convincing win over…

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E.r.f.a. Football West Nearly Upset Hay

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 8 August 1961 · page 5

Hay were hard pressed to defeat a determined West side at Hay to win their eighth consecutive…

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Swimming Club Prepares for Carnival in October

The Pastoral Times · Friday 11 August 1961 · page 6

Maintenance work being carried out at the Edward River Baths will make it possible for the Deniliquin Swimming Club to hold its first season carnival in October instead of December, as in the past…

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Vince Connelly Reports on 1961 Golf Champs Mrs. Wragge's Win A Hole In One

The Pastoral Times · Friday 11 August 1961 · page 1

The course was slow, the greens were fast, and what a day of mixed golf it was…

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Golf

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 15 August 1961 · page 2

Monday, the concluding day of the annual tournament, saw the biggest field for years to contest the foursomes…

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Football Seconds

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 15 August 1961 · page 2

Berrigan won their sixth game for the season and with Take to play on Saturday should finish with another…

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Football Finals at Tocumwal

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 15 August 1961 · page 3

At a general meeting of the Murray Football League delegates at Tocumwal on Wednesday evening, it was…

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Football Deni Favourite for Title

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 15 August 1961 · page 1

Following a resounding win at Cobram on Saturday Deniliquin must be considered as the strongest contender for…

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Mrs. Peters Wins Tennis

The Pastoral Times · Friday 18 August 1961 · page 3

Nine members took part in the tennis match at the courts last week, when the results were as follows: Mesdames Peters 23,…

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Golf

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 22 August 1961 · page 6
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After the excellent rain during the week, most golfers found the softer conditions hard to play, although…

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Next Saturday’s Football

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 22 August 1961 · page 3

Strathmerton, possibly the [?] best equipped side in Murray [?] League should beat Finley in[?] the first semi final. The Bull[?]…

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Football Finley Don’t Look Likely Final Prospect

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 22 August 1961 · page 4

Only their treasurer could be anyway pleased with Finleys effort on their home ground as Cobram thrashed…

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Football: DENl. Seconds Should Finley Tomorrow

The Pastoral Times · Friday 25 August 1961 · page 1

The inclusion of first-grade players in the Deniliquin 2nd XVIII. side to play Finley in the first seconds' semi-final of the Murray League at Tocumwal on Saturday should swing the scales in Deniliquin's favour…

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Bunnaloo Hold Mathoura to 10 Point Football Win

The Pastoral Times · Friday 25 August 1961 · page 9

Mathoura gained a 10-point victory over Bunnaloo at the reserve on Saturday, but it was only Bunnaloo's inaccurate kicking that enabled them to do so. On three occasions the goal post was hit when they…

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Bunnaloo Hold Mathoura to 10 Point Football Win

The Pastoral Times · Friday 25 August 1961 · page 9

[?] Murphy snr., chaired [?] meeting of the [?] club when there was '[?]…

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Golf

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 29 August 1961 · page 6

A field of 26 members contested the monthly medal event on Saturday on the local links, the winner being…

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Swimming Pool Meeting

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 29 August 1961 · page 3

Mr C. Thornton (President of the Berrigan Swimming Pool Committee) expressed disappointment at the…

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Golf [?]Nce Connelly Writes on the Big Money Golf

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 29 August 1961 · page 7

[?] interesting news came through during the [?]concerning Kel Nagel’s exploits overseas. [?] the Irish Hospital’s [?] which he won so…

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