Plane Lands On Golf Links
SYDNEY, Friday.—Golfers scattered to-day when a Tiger Moth aircraft made a forced landing on Liverpool golf…
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Sport, 1953
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N. Sellwood May Win 4 Races
SYDNEY, Friday.—N. Sellwood may win races on Mesaine (fillies' division of the Two-Year-Old Novice), Barwick (Campsie Stakes), Sleigh Boy (First Ashbury), and Splendour (Punchbowl Stakes) at Canterbury to-morrow…
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PARIS, Jan. 4, A.A.P.— Pierre Gillou, President of the French Lawn Tennis Federation and a Vice-president of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Liquid Fire To Resume Racing
SYDNEY.— Smart sprinter Liquid Fire will resume racing in the Flying Handicap at Rosehill on…
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Newcastle Tennis Association will begin its first competition for 1953 when the night championships resume…
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NEW YORK, Jan. 4. A A.P.—Dan Parker, one of America's best known sports writers, headed his column in the "Sunday Mirror"—in which he discussed Sedgman and McGregor becoming professionals—"Those Tennis Amateurs are at it Again."…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Varied Lead In Cricket
Leadership in Newcastle District Cricket Association premiership, already held by three teams, is likely to change again…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Stop Press Big Cricket
South Africa (5 for 171) H. A. Keith not out 34, J. Cheetham not out 15; sundries 7 v. N.S.W. £1000 BAIL…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Kembla Races Off
SYDNEY. — Owing to heavy rain, the Kembla Grange race meeting, set down for today, has been…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →La Hey Holding Racing Form
La Hey's half mile in 50 1/2 sec., 20 feet from the rails on No. 2 grass track at Broadmeadow this morning, was a smart trial, and proved that he is holding the top form he has displayed in…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Two races will be "rigged" at Randwick within the next few days. But they will be…
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SYDNEY. — Because of the heavy rain and the state of the courts there was no play here today in…
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MELBOURNE (OSR): Because of national service training, Tony Ryan is unavailable for Victoria's interstate tennis team to play South Australia in Adelaide later this…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Rockdale Cricket Team In Bad Position
WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Tues. (A.A.P.). — Visiting Rockdale Kia-Ora Cricket Club team from Sydney is…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Lambton Bowls Gala
There will be a big bowls gala at Lambton green on Sunday, Jan. 18, sponsored by the Gallipoli Legion. It…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Newcastle South Bowls
From now on until further notice Newcastle South bowling green will be open for night play on…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Boxing Slipped Says Solomons
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—British boxing promoter, Jack Solomons said, on arrival in Melbourne to-day, that the standard of boxing in the world had "slipped."…
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Games set down for last night in Stewart & Lloyds Bowling Club's electric light competition had to…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The question of open tennis championships may he raised by the President of the Lawn…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Rain Prevents Country Tennis
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—There was no play to-day in the country tennis carnival, which began yesterday, because of…
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