Racing Ban Blow To Staffs
Hundreds of racing emlpoyees will lose their jobs because of the midweek sport ban. They include farriers, racecourse…
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Sport, 1942
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Ban on Mid-week Racing
SYDNEY, Monday.—The Premier (Mr. McKell) announced this afternoon that regulations imposing a ban on mid-week racing would become…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley) today granted approval for the Victoria Park races to be held tomorrow and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cricket Resumes on
League cricket games will be resumed on Saturday, it was stated to-day by the secretary of the Cricket League (Mr. C. Grant). It may be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Football Club Official Injured
Falling through a set of timber at the North mine today Stanley Johns (44), of 71 Mica Street, suffered head injuries. He has been admitted to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bowls Decisions On Hours Of Play
AT a meeting of the committee of management of the Bowling Club last night it was decided that in future matches in the colors…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Good S.a. Horses End Racing Days
MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Three Adelaide horses, Unishak. Sun Belle and Plana, all of whom won good races in Melbourne when trained…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Santa Anita Races Abandoned Los Angeles, January 6.—
America's big racing carnival at Santa Anita has been cancelled owing to war conditions. Purses and stakes previously arrangerd had amounted…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bowls And Bowlers
Following the restrictions on night bowling a meeting of the Wilcannia Club on New Year's Day decided that the fours competition being conducted…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Resumption Of Cricket No Indication Of Teams' Strength
AFTER a spell since December 13 League Cricket games will be resumed in A and B Grade competitions tomorrow. There is a possibility…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Will Cricket Continue? League Players For Call Up
OPINIONS as to whether or not League cricket games should be continued or abandoned because of the military call-ups were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coursing Dogs Kill Fowls To the Editor, Sir.—
A certain person of a so-called coursing club told me that I have been paid for the fowls that their dogs have killed. That is not true…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rosehill Races at Moorefield
SYDNEY, Monday.—Because the Rosehill track is too dry and dusty, the Rosehill races next Saturday will be transferred to the Moorefield…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →19 Races at Greyhound Meeting
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A sequel to the Government restrictions in the number of greyhound coursing meetings in Sydney is that no fewer than…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →League to Discuss Cricket Position
To consider the advisability of abandoning the cricket season because of the military call-ups, the Cricket League is calling a special meeting of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coursing Programme Changed
SYDNEY, Friday. — Following threatened action by the Premier (Mr. McKell), the National Coursing Association has reduced its…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pony Meetings Clash with Races
SYDNEY, Thursday.—It was announced today that clash meetings of old pony clubs will be held on days occupied by Rosehill,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Prisoner Joins Cricket Club
MELBOURNE, Friday. — Mr. V. Ransford, secretary of the Melbourne Cricket Club, has received a novel application for country membership…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Saints Already Have First Innings Win Cricket Games Tomorrow
League cricket games which were resumed last Saturday afternoon will be continued tomorrow. Last week there was a shortage of players, but it is possible that some of these will be available for tomorrow's games…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fewer Entries for Big Races
SYDNEY, Wednesday.— Entries for the Newmarket Handicap and the Australian Cup this year show a substantial reduction compared with…
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