School Vacation Swimming Instruction at Baths
MORE than 80 children began a 10-day period of learning to swim at the School Vacation Swimming Class conducted at the…
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Sport, 1940
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Quist Retains S.a. Tennis Title
ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—Adrian Quist retained his South Australian tennis singles title when he defeated Harry Hopman in four sets in the…
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Satisfaction at the interest and progress of the children who are attending. the Baths under the 10-day School Vacation Swimming Classes…
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LITTLE PANCHO, bantamweight champion of the Orient and a consistent winner on the American Pacific Coast and Honolulu, will visit Australia early in March for five fights, as a member of a team comprising the four best boxers available as a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dame Swift Wins Again Good Racing At Mentone MENTONE
DAME SWIFT had a comfortable win in the Balnarring Handicap at the Mentone meeting this afternoon. Ridden by N. Percival, Dame…
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Keen competition has occurred between the boys and the girls who are taking part in the School Vacation Swimming Classes being conducted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Moonee Valley Races Acceptances For Saturday MELBOURNE
THE Moonee Valley Racing Club will hold a meeting on Saturday. Final acceptances and times of starting are given below:—…
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Two more boys, who are learning to swim at the school vacation swimming class being conducted at the Baths by the Education Department,…
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On Tuesday, 2nd January, the finals of the Bowls tournament the first of the season was decided when H. Dell and L. Armour defeated M…
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Twenty-four of the pupils in the vacation swimming classes being conducted at the Baths can now swim a width, while six of the children can…
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On New Year's Day the newly formed team, The Scru[?] met White Cliffs at cricet for the D[?]Goum[?] Cup winning the trophy by the narrow…
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SYDNEY, Saturday.—Bill O'Reilly hits a tennis ball the same way he does a cricket pill—"just bashes "em." He said so after a game at…
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A AND B grade cricket matches will be resumed next Saturday after a month's suspension because of the absence of players over the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Keen Rivalry in Swimming Shepley Leads Hern by Point Credit Reflected On Handicapper
RIVALRY in each division of the Silver City Swimming Club's points score competition has been exceptionally keen. Except in one or two cases the leaders have a slight advantage over their fellow members who are well…
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LOCAL, races will be resumed on February 17, when the Silver City Racing Club and Broken Hill Turf Club will hold a combined…
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Several children who have been holidaying in Adelaide, but who had joined the School Vacation Swimming Class before the holiday commenced,…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—R. Biddulph won two titles in the swimming championships. He won the 100 yards freestyle championship and the 440…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stop Press Shield Cricket S.A. v. Queensland
Brown, not out, 36 Rogers,.run out 19 Baker, l.b.w., b Burton 20 Tallon, not-out. 2…
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SCHOOL vacation swimming classes which have been conducted at the Raths during the last fortnight under the auspices of the Education…
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Railway Town team to play Norths at the Jubilee Siding tomorrow" in the Ladies' Cricket Association's, competition is:—Mrs. Le May, Mrs. J…
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