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Sport, 1961

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Record Number at Bowls Annual Meeting

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 June 1961 · page 8

A record attendance— over 90 members—attended the recent annual meeting of the Deniliquin…

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Golf Championship Play ( with . . . .Vince Connelly)

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 June 1961 · page 5

Frank Conallin is leading qualifier in the 1961 Club championship. In Saturday’s second round, Frank [?]another 76 to his first round of 76. [?]second place three strokes away, with 75m 80. comes…

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Murray League Considers Sunday Football

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 June 1961 · page 6

The Murray Football League is to consider playing second eighteen matches on a Sunday in the 1962 season. At a recent meeting of the…

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Golf

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1961 · page 1

The 34 members who contested the par event on Saturday, found conditions after the rain somewhat different…

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Tennis Club Aux. Formed

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 June 1961 · page 8

A Deniliquin Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Lawn Tennis Association has been formed…

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Next Saturday’s Football

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1961 · page 3

The game of the day next Saturday will be at Finley where the unbeaten home side will be hosts to…

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Associates Hold Big Golf Day

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 June 1961 · page 8

The annual Associates international Day effort. W[?] affiliated golf clubs raise to send golfers overseas…

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Football Only Toc Can Save Saints From Last Place

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1961 · page 4

Berrigan failed to add any further lustre to their already dented reputation when they submitted weakly to a not…

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Swimming Pool Engineer Visits Deniliquin

The Pastoral Times · Friday 9 June 1961 · page 1

A filtration and water softening company engineer has been in Deniliquin making enquiries on the likelihood of an…

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GOLF You Should See Match Play Golf Says-vince Conolly

The Pastoral Times · Friday 9 June 1961 · page 5

The field for last Saturday's mixed foursomes, numbering nearly 150, was one of the largest ever for a Deniliquin Golf Club fixture. The day marked the official opening of the new…

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Latest News and Views From Mathoura Mathoura Maintai[?] Football Leada [ Best Locking by 13 Poin[?]

The Pastoral Times · Friday 9 June 1961 · page 6

In a thrilling, crowd pleasing game, Mathoura atoned their recent defeat at the hands of East, by beating [?] by 13 points. The match was played on their [?] ground, and it was thrilling finish with Lockington…

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Golf

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1961 · page 4

A field of thirty-three members contested thte stroke event on the local links on Saturday, the winner being…

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Football It Took Only One Quarter

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1961 · page 1

Yes, in a seintilating third term, during which they added 44 points to one was enough to give the home side…

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Racing

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 20 June 1961 · page 5

First Improvers’ Handicap, 5 Furlongs: Paybearer 9.0, Lithograph. Yarra Mist 8.10, Rainui 8.8. Unconcerned 8.5, Caro Kann,…

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Golf Notes

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1961 · page 6

The stable ford event on the local links on Saturday was contested by twenty eight members, the winner being…

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Football Seconds

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1961 · page 6

In the curtain raiser Berrigan Second again, after giving promise of better things, turned in a pathetic…

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Next Saturday’s Football

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1961 · page 3

With the season half over, the battle for the final four seems to have resolved itself among the five top teams,…

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Football Inaccuracy Costs Saints Chance or Glory

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1961 · page 1

Only extreme efficiency in front of goals compared to the tragic extravagance of the home side allowed Finley to…

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Mackie Too Strong for Eastman in Golf Champs

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 June 1961 · page 7

Lan Mackie is the champion golfer of the Deniliquin Golf Club for 1961. On Wednesday, Ian was too strong for defending champion…

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Football Seconds

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1961 · page 3

Berrigan attained their fourth victory for this season, the equal of the previous two seasons of Murray…

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