Tennis Hawkes Unable to Play. Melbourne
J. B. Hawkes has informed the selectors that he will be unable to play in the Australian-France match at Kooyong this week. O'Hara Wood will take his place…
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Sport, 1928
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35 M.p.h. Dangerous Driving Racing for the Putt
At the Grafton Police Court on Monday morning Charles Walker was charged with having, at Grafton, on January 2, driven a motor ear in a manner dangerous to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Goat Racing Twelve Summonses Issued Grafton Twice Refused Permission. Sydney
Mr. Bruntnell, Chief Secretary, referring to goat racing, said the Grafton Show Committee had twice been refused permission to hold goat racing as section 23…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tennis French Players in Melbourne. Melbourne
The French tennis players arrived to-day from Sydney. Borotra said he might yet be beaten bv Hopman and Crawford. He predicted a great future for these two…
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Tennis is a popular pastime now and each week-end the. court is thronged with budding champions. Some good play is being shown by several…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Swimming Cowper-brushgrove Club. a Hint to Grafton Swimmers
Mr. John Lattimore, president, occupied the chair at a meeting of the committee, Cowper-Brushgrove Amateur Swimming Club, held in the Cowper Public…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Country Bowls Carnival Sink Championship Games. Sydney
The country bowls carnival was advanced another stage to-day when additional rounds of the rinks championship were played. The mime of the captain…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Goat Racing Cooee Carnival Prosecutions Promoters Undeterred. Sydney
The hearing was commenced, in the Central Summons Court to-day, of the charge against Edward Marie, organiser of the Cooee carniyal, of having aided…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tennis France V Australia Frenchmen Beaten in Doubles. Melbourne
The tennis contests between Australia and France commenced at the Kooyong court to-day. The first match was between Borotra and Hopman. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →ATHLETICS 220 Yards Championship. Melbourne
The footrunning 220yds. world's championship, run to-nght resulted: T. Mills [?]pionship, was won by T. Mills…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Goat Races Funny
When the proposed action of the Sydney police of prosecuting promoters of goat races was mentioned to Mr. E. R. Edwards; chief inspector of the Society for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local and General Night Tennis Tournament
The Grafton City Tennis Club advise that another of their popular mixed doubles night tournaments will be conducted on Monday, Tuesday and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cricket the Next Tests. London
"If Tate who is better of Australian wickets than here, and Larwood are both fit, we will start the next tests with a tremendous asset," declared Mr. "Plum"…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bowls Carnival. Heavy Raw Interferes Final Games Incomplete. Sydney
The country bowls carnival, which was to have concluded to-day, was interrupted by a heavy storm which broke over the city at 3.30.p.m., and as a result the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Totalisator for Q.T.C. Races. Brisbane
The serretary of the Queensland Turf Club, Mr. Baldwin, stated to-day that a small Hodsdon totalisator machine will be used at the Asrot. meeting to-morrow…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →FINED 1 and Costs Cooee Goat Racing Cases. Sydney
The case in which Edward Marie, organiser of the Cooee City Carnival, was charged with contravening the Dog and Goat Act, was concluded at the Central…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rugby Football England Beats Ireland. Dublin
In fine weather before 30,000 spectators England defeated Ireland in a Rugby League match by 7 to 6…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Boxing Harms Beats McINNES. SYDNEY
At the Sydney Stadium last night Billy Harms, 11.4 (South Africa), defeated Tommy McInnes, list. (Scotland), over fifteen rounds. It was the best fight for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bookmakers Strike Molong J.C. Races. Molong
There was no betting on the first event, the Maiden Handicap, at the Molong Jockey Club's summer meeting yesterday in consequence of the bookmakers having…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Blind" Tote Unpopular at Q.T.C. Races. Brisbane
Owing to a Government objection to the totalisator in use at Ascot racecourse, the Queensland Turf Club yesterday was obliged to operate a blind tote…
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