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Newspaper
Benalla Ensign
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 10, 1953
Page
2
Albury defeated Wangaratta by a narrow margin in the preliminary final at Albury. Key contributions came from Matthews and Ziebarth for Albury while Gardner and Garaner provided resistance for Wangaratta as wind and kicking errors shaped the tense match.
Tatong defeated Tolmie by nine points in a closely contested Bematta and District League semi final at Swanpool. Key moments featured captain Ray Syllen’s roving, Green and Connally in defense, and late goals by Crowe and Wippell as Tatong built a lead despite Tolmie’s mid field pressure. Final scores read Tatong 9.11 Tolmie 4.9.
In a close second semi final at St James Burramine faded with weak finishing as Dookie College won by 10 points. Pirie starred for Dookie in a strong second quarter as Burramine’s kicking misfired. Kiwis led at half time, Rockets fought back, but final term belonged to the Kiwis who surged to victory.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe an event with names like Mowry Victoria and Aiden. context unclear. The readable text mentions a Victorian setting and a comedy at an event in September. Details are incomplete and uncertain.
The report notes gate receipts around 990 pounds for the Benalla semi final between Albury and Wangaratta at the Showgrounds last week with 7000 attendees, and 190 pounds admission. Receipts were 66 pounds higher than the first semi final at Albury last week. Second round rates for the year and January show ATR Ist Sem and Final figures with 953 927 990 1149 1087 and 1689 pounds indicating evolving totals.
Tolmie leads late as Tolmie contends with Tatong in a near even game. Tolme opens a small gap, then pushes ahead with a major before Tatong steadies, but Tolmie keeps scoring while Tatong is held scoreless in the final term. Goal kickers include Symes Connolly Wippell Hart Sykes Sims Jenkins with best players cited for both sides.
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