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Sport, 1952

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Tennis Heads Query Gift To Sedgman's Future Wile LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 14 January 1952 · page 1

The International Lawn Tennis Federation has queried the raising of funds for a wedding present for Australian Davis Cup tennis player Frank Sedgman's future wife…

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Swimming School Ninety-five Per Cent. Can Now Swim

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 January 1952 · page 15

Ninety-five per cent. of the children who have been attending the Department of Education's…

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TENNIS Invl. Players In Country Championships

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 16 January 1952 · page 6

Under extremely bad conditions. Inverell players both lost and won matches in the Country Championships at the…

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Cricket Fixtures, Teams and Umpires

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 January 1952 · page 15

Cricket fixtures for Saturday are:—A grade: Uralla v. Rockvale at Uralla, Warataha, v. Easts 1…

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Non-bias' Bowls Budget "Many hands make labour light."

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 16 January 1952 · page 6

On Sunday morning, anyone crossing the Ross Hill bridge might have been forgiven If they had thought that they…

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Skillicorn Beaten in Three Sets Handicapped by "Tennis Arm" Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 January 1952 · page 2

Title holder Fred Skillicorn, of Armidale, was beaten in three sets by Keith Pepper, Wollongong, in the semi-final of the men's Country singles championship at White City today. Skillicorn lost…

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Cricket

The Uralla Times · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 4

In a competition match at Armidale on Saturday Easts I defeated Uralla by 146 to 93…

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Golf West and Stoker Win Fourball

The Uralla Times · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 3

The 12-hole fourball stableford aggregate played on the local links on Sunday resulted in a win for S. West and R…

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Inverell Swimming Club Arrange Another Swimming Carnival

The Inverell Times · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 10

Inverell Swimming Club will hold another impromptu carnival in the Weir Tool on Sunday afternoon and all interested are invited to take part In the free events. [?]…

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BOXING C[?]thers In[?]

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 11

MELBOURNE.—The fight between Jimmy Carruthers and Tommy Umeda scheduled for tonight, was called off…

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Swimming Moree Aid Is Appreciated

The Inverell Times · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 10

Representatives of the inverell swimming club will [?] with [?] club in an of [?]to [?] an [?] for…

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Parents Impressed with Swimming School

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 3

Parents of children who were taught to swim at the Education Department's swimming school…

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Cricket Team

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 1

The Catholic single men's cricket team to play the married men at the showground on Sunday is: P. Matthews, J. Grob, R…

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Glen Innes Bringing Two Cricket Teams

The Inverell Times · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 6

At a late hour yesterday. Inverell was advised that she [?] well as the [?] shield…

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Swimming Baths Were Here

The Inverell Times · Monday 21 January 1952 · page 4

Rumor spread quickly through the town this morning that no sooner had the three new aldermen been…

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Tennis Stars' Exhibition Under Review

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 21 January 1952 · page 2

A suggestion that leading tennis players could stage an exhibition at Glen Innes on April 22 when…

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Draw for Cricket Comp

The Inverell Times · Monday 21 January 1952 · page 6

The draw for the remaining competition matches in the Inverell Cricket Association has been announced…

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Bowls Two Games Played in Nedba Fours

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 21 January 1952 · page 3

Two games in the N.E.D.B.A. fours were played during the week-end at Glen Innes Bowling Club…

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Keen Contests in Tennis Doubles Tournament

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 21 January 1952 · page 3

Although entries in yesterday's men's and women's doubles tournament conducted by the Glen Innes District Tennis Association were small, all games were keenly contested…

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Tennis Elaine Holstein Popular with Adelaide Crowds

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 21 January 1952 · page 7

ADELAIDE.—Sixteen-yearsold New South Wales tennis player, Elaine Holstein — the girl without a backhand—has…

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