Cricket Amazing Scenes Mark Third Test Capetown
INCENSED at the abandonment of play yesterday without a ball having been bowled in the third test between South Africa and…
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Tennis Cochets Advice Crawford and the Davis Cup Melbourne
Cochet to-day Advised Australia to keep on challenging for the Davis Cup. He agreed that if Crawford did not participate it would be a grave loss…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cricket Wagga Competitions Week-end Programme Some Good Performances
Competition cricket, after a lapse of one week, will be resumed in Wagga to-morrow in both A and B grades…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Football Rubby League English Team's Tour Second Test Proposed for Brisbane
The itinerary end preliminary details regard to the coming tour of the Englishmen has been the chief business so for discussed by the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dull Cricket Queensland Batsmen Careful Andrews a Century White Keeps the Score Down SYDNEY
It would be difficult to imagine more dreary cricket than that played by the Queensland batsmen in the early part of the innings…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Adelong Jockey Club Annual Races Perfect Weather and Good Fields. Swaledale and Majura Win Main Events
The Adelong Jockey Club opened its annual meeting on the Tumut Racecourse on Wednesday in glorious weather. Although the crowd…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Our Racing Letter How Vista Had to Improve to Overcome His Inferiority Complex. Fred Williams Was Pessimistic After Long Period of Aggravating Minor Places. Viceroy is a Promising Young Stayer
Fred Williams declared after Vista had run on Thursday of last week in the Chisholm Handicap that the horse had never been so improved by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Angry South African Crowd Rushes Cricket Ground Amazing Scenes Mars Third Test Due to Abandonment of Play on Wednesday Australians Score Freely Fine Opening Partnership by Brown and Fingleton Cape Town
Incensed at the abandonment of play yesterday without a ball having been bowled in the third Test between South Africa and Australia, a furious crowd at Newlands Cricket Ground yesterday afternoon made wild attempts…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Swimming Records
At Coral Gables (Florida), two world swimming records were broken on Tuesday. Adolph Keifer covered 109 metres, backstroke, in 65 3-5…
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Congratulations are being showered upon Miss Val Wise, of Harefield, who, partnered by Miss Marie Fox, won the women's doubles tournament while on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Racing Slump
Horse racing in the Northern Rivers districts has slumped. The Balina meeting for December 27 and 28 with £250 programme had to be…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Cootamundra Coursing Wagga Dog Wins
At the Cootamundra coursing meeting last night, the Wagga dog Warm Corner, won the fourth division of the Stakes, scoring by five…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Vacation Swimming Classes Big Enrolment
The vacation swimming classes arranged by the Education Department throughout the State commenced on Monday. Classes for boys and girls…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Swimming Carnival Championships at Wagga
A swimming carnival will be held at the Wagga Bathing Beach on Monday, January 27, under the auspices of the Wagga Beach Life Saving…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Kensington Races
Fire Escape and Syllogise dead heated in the Maiden Plate at Mornington yesterday. The Gold Cup was won by the favorite Chrysonna…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Boxing American's Sensational Win Melbourne
The contest at Fitzroy stadium to-night resulted in one of the most sensational bouts seen for some time. The contestants were Tony…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →TENNIS Cochet On Davis Cup
"Crawford's absence from your Davis Cup team would be a great loss, said Henri Cochet on Thursday in Melbourne, "but you must keep on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Country Week Tennis Record Teams Entry
The annual Country Week tennis carnival to be held at the White City courts, commecing on Monday, January 13, attracted the biggest entry…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Boxing Rock's Easy Victory Over Victorian Champion Melbourne
In one of the Moat sensational bouts seen in recent years Tony Rock (11.0), of America, defeated Jack O'Brien (11.8), the Victorian middleweight…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Adelong Races At Tumut Swaledale Wins Handicap
The Adelong Jockey Club meeting held at Tumut course on Wednesday and Thursday was most successful. The attendance was again good on…
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