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Sport, 1938

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Football Rugby League Australians Win in France £930 Taken at Gate Paris

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 6

The Australian Rugby League team defeated Rouen 20-13. After an all-night train journey the Australians arrived at Rouen at daybreak and…

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Cricket

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 2

The following team will represent Lockhart against Osborne, at Osborne on Sunday:—Jones, Chambers, Paul, Seward, Schneider,…

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Bowls Gundagai Defeats Tumut

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 2

During the Christmas holidays Gundagai defeated Tumut by 32 Points for possession of the challenge cup, which was donated by the…

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Swimming Victorian's Protest Non-inolusion in Empire Games Team Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 6

Tom Bonnet, the Victorian Junior diving champion, withdrew from the intermediate diving championship at Warrandyte to-day as a protest…

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Motor Cycle Racing Thrills at Hartley Kitchen Wins Chief Event Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 2

There were several spectacular accidents which added thrills to the New South Wales Tourist Trophy motor cycling meeting at Hartley…

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Melbourne Sporting Letter Caulfield Long Priced Winners Help Books in Early Races

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 6

Although hot weather is looked forward to at this time of the year, the weather on Saturday was really too oppressive, and there were not nearly…

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Adelong Jockey Annual Races in Glorious Weather Fare Son Wins Again Beauscreet's Game Finish in Flying

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 3

The Adelong J.C. opened their annual meeting on the Tumut course on Saturday in glorious weather. When one was forced to go out into the sun it was quite hot, but under the shade of the beautiful elm trees it was delightful and…

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CRICKET Sheffield Shield N.S.W. v. Queensland Bowlers on Top Home Side in Strong Position SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 4

Bowlers were supreme at the Sydney Cricket Ground to-day, when the Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and…

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Tennis Platers Views on Cricket Too Slow for Americans

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 8

Gottfried Cramm and Henner Henkel. the German Davis Cup players, and their captain-manager (Dr. Heinrich Kleinschroth) enjoyed the play in the…

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Adrift in Launch Well Known Sydney Racing Men Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 3

Two well known Sydney racing identities, W. J. Smith, racehorse owner, of Hurstville, and Bob Mead, trainer, of Kogarah, were at sea for over four…

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Bowls

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 5

Next Sunday pennent games against Tumut, will give the Gundagai players some idea of their improvement or otherwise since last…

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Cricket

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 5

On Sunday week the second round of the competition commences. Adjungbilly having drawn out the matches as scheduled should be Back Creek…

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Swimming Edwards Point Score Event

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 2

Lloyd Graham still maintains the lead in the Edwards' Point Score Event, with P. Mahon in second place. In the last two events both of these…

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Greyhound Racing a Correction

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 8

A paragraph in yesterday's issue erroneously stated that greyhound racing meetings were now restricted to 40 meetings per year. Although the…

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Bowls Riverina Pennants Culcairn at Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 8

Culcairn B rinks travelled to Wagga yesterday for their first flight in pennant matches. They made a good showing, though the score boards read…

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Summer Racing Tumbarumba and Wagga Fixtures

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 8

Now that the Tumut racing is over, for the time being, however, as they come in again with a cup meeting next month, southern district owners and…

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Boxing Janazzo and Humphries Overtures to Garcia Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 8

Mr. Charles Lucas said to-day that the American welterweight, Izzy Janazzo, who was defeated recently by Jack Crraoll, had been matched to…

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Tennis M'grath in Form Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 8

Vivian M'Grath displayed his real form at the seaside lawn tennis championships at Manly to-day, defeating D. Thompson 6-3. 6-3…

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Badly-taught Horses Often to Blame For Interference in Races

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 8

Mr. J. Enright, of West Maitland, one of the best practical horsemen in New South Wales, a racing enthusiast, and a judge at the Royal Easter Show,…

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Swimming

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 2

The Tumut Swimming Club has secured the services, of a registered coach of the N.S.W. A.S.A. for coaching daily on the local…

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