Racing Man's Estate to Pay Huge Taxes
Brisbane, January 13.—The estate of well known Brisbane racing identify and business man [?] Coward was ordered to be sequestrated today on a…
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Sport, 1950
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Death of Former Tennis Star
Sydney, January 19.—Former champions tennis player Horace Rice died in a private hospital at Roseville yesterday need 76. He lost his sight…
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Melbourne. January 20.—Veteran Jack Crawford's defeat was the only surprise in the Australian singles championship when the first round was played today…
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Old stager GRAMPIAN returned to the winning list with a victory in the Jumpers' Flat at Cheltenham today…
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Cycling will be resumed in Broken Hill at the Zinc Oval tomorrow afternoon with the reappearance of the local riders who were…
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Melbourne.—Ken McGregor must have played his way into the Australian Davis Cup team at Kooyong today by defeating Jaroslay…
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Ex-High v. West.—Ex-High, 2nd innings, 2 for 162 (Byers n.o. 78, Orum n.o. 6, sundries 4). S.T.C. v. St. Peter's.—St. Peter's,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Interesting Cricket Games This Afternoon Battle For Runs Expected In Senior Matches
After the bright resumption of play in A Grade cricket games last week, all teams at the crease should be seen in a battle for runs. S.T.C.. Ex-High, Norths and Marist Brothers have to pars their opponents' first innings scores…
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Sydney. January 22.—Ted Christy (233 lb.) beat Pat Meehan (230 lb.) by two foils to one in the main wrestling match at Leichhardt stadium last night…
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The Duke of Cornwalls followed, their cricket success of last week with the defeat of Globe. Brister (60 retired, including 12 fours),…
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Oxide St. 1st [?] 33 (Byr[?] 16, Merrett 7/22); 2nd innings [?] Tweddell 13; Warren 2[?] [?] 1st innings 66 (Merrett 23; [?]…
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In oil four senior cricket fixtures on Saturday afternoon easy first innings victories were the order of the day. At some stages it seemed os though Wests and Railway Towns would force an outright but time ran out for the attacking teams…
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London, January 24.—British boxer Freddy Mills, lost the World Light-heavyweight Championship, when he was knocked out by…
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Melbourne.—Women's doubles quarter final: Miss J. Fitch and Mrs. K. Hawton (NSW) defeated Mrs. M. Newcombe and Mrs. G…
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Adelaide. January 24.—In the Criminal Court today Ernest Ambrose Police (43). platerer, of Park [?]ide, and Timothy Bonaveture McM[?] (60). letterpress…
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Conditions were Ideal for the match between Underground and staff No. 2 on the Zinc Oval. Stall won the toss and decided to bat. A. Wakefield and H. Old…
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Secretary of the Barrier District Cricket League (Mr. R. Terrell) today expressed its satisfaction with the umpires. The majority of clubs, he said, had reported that the umpires…
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The Zinc—N.B.H. Athletic Club is again doing its almost to bring before the Broken Hill public some of Australia's top-line runners. The…
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Melbourne.—In the Australia women's doable semi-finals Mesdames Bolton and Long defeate Fitch and Hawton 6-2, 7-5. In the…
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With the last series commencing Saturday for the first round of the Barrier District Cricket League's 1919-1950 competitions keen play is…
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