Boxing Miller Knocked Out
The Chinese boxer, Kui Kong Young, appears to have the Indian sign over Mickey Miller, as the latter has now gone under to this…
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Sport, 1940
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Sporting Snapshots Bowls Dubbo Defeats Narromine
Dubbo defeated Narromine by 29 points in an "A" Grade Pennant match at Narromine yesterday. Narromine led 39/37 at the afternoon tea…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cricket Teams for
The following St. Lawrence cricketers have been selected to play against Timor on Sunday (cars leave post office at 10.30…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →This Game of Golf Calling It Names
New golfers of the older school are keen on the idea of numbered irons, and numbers for. wooden clubs, in place of the old, friendly…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Coursing Favourites Fail Surprises at Dubbo Meeting Fast Run By Oliver Goldsmith
Well-backed favorites ran unplaced in several events at the Dubbo Diggers' Greyhound Racing Club's meeting last night. Dogs…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sheffield Shield Cricket N.s.w. Defeats South Australia
The N.S.W. eleven, defeated South Australia in the Sheffield Shield game, which concluded at the Sydney Cricket Ground…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Swimming Carnival Many Visitors Present Gilgandras Initial Effort Most Successful Western District Championship Won by F. Hook; Teams Match to Wellington
Held at the Swimming Baths yesterday afternoon and last night, the initial open carnival staged by the Gilgandra Amateur Swimming Club proved most successful, swimmers and visitors being present from Wellington, Dubbo,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cricket Sheffield Shield N.S.W. Has Chance Of Winning It South Australia Defeated
Dismissing South Australia for 133 in the second innings of the Sheffield Shield match yesterday, N.S.W. won by 237 runs…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →BOXING. Sydney
Hockey Bennell (10.2½) an[?] Ron. McLaughlan (10.4½) fought a draw for the Welter Weight Championship of Australia at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SWIMMING Gilgandra Carnival
At the Gilgandra carnival on Wednesday, the Wellington team won the Western Stores Cup race, defeating Dubbo after a stirring finish…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tennis Championships No Surprises Yesterday Sydney, Friday night
Though a heavy rainstorm caused the abandonment of play late today, the greater part of the first round of the Australian lawn tennis men's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sporting Snapshots Cricket I.O.O.F. Team
I.O.O.F. v. Council on No. 3 wicket, 10.30 a.m. to-morrow:—H. Dawson (captain), L. Piper, S. Douglas, A. Marsh, R. Warren, G. Pearce, L. Heiler…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →CRICKET Queensland's Collapse In Sheffield Shield Brown-Cook Partnership Only Bright Patch Brisbane, Friday night
Despite a splendid start by Cook and Brown, who put on 112 for the first wicket by solid cricket, Queensland was dismissed for the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Swimming Carnival Monday Next
On, Monday next the Wellington Swimming Club's annual carnival will be held in the Wellington baths. There will be two…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tennis Notes
Here we are, back again after a very entertaining, fortnight' down below, particularly as far as the good old game of tennis is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sheffield Shield Cricket Victoria v. QUEENSLAND
In the Sheffield Shield match between Queensland and Victoria, which is being played at Brisbane, Victorian tailenders wagged to some…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wellington Municipal Council Fortnightly Meeting Rygate Park Cricket Pitch
The usual fortnightly meeting of the Wellington Municipal Council was held at the Council Chambers on Thursday night last, those in attendance being: Aids. V. W. Savage (Mayor), J. P. Dowd (Deputy Mayor), W…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SWIMMING Point Score Competition
N. Hewitt still leads in the point-score competition with 29. Then come R. Moore 24. A. Catlin 21, K. Elliott 21, G. Buckles 20, N. Snelling 19, R…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →GOLF Dubbo Club Notes
V. Ratcliffe (6) won a 12 holes stroke competition on Saturday with net 55. H. E. Frost (C) 55 was second, and G. O'Brien (11) 56 was third. A similar…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sporting Snapshots Tennis Professionals' Incomes
In his first year as a professional tennis player, Donald Budge earned £27,000. To the end of last year Vines earned £80,000 and Fred Perry…
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