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Sport, 1938

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Golf Jim Ferrier Weds Partner Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 10

Jim Ferrier, State amateur golf champion, was married to-day to Miss Norma Jennings, of Coogee, his golf partner…

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Boxing Bear's Fight Offers Is Anxious to Bring McEVOY

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 4

While Benny Bear, managing director of the Olympiad Sports Co., is anxious to bring Ross to Australia to meet Carroll, he thinks he has more…

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Hillston Swimming Club All Ready for Big Day Heavy Entries for

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 2

Sunday saw the conducting of the [?]al trials for swimmers to represent Phitson in theriver-town events in the prohramme of the Championships…

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Effect on Cricket in Country Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 1

Mr. Harold Haydon, secretary of the New South Wales Cricket Association, said that while the betting influence on cricket generally had been marked,…

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Greyhound Racing a Mild Demonstration Double to Sweet Content

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 4

Apparently horse racing is not the only sport in which punters voice their opinions against that of the judge. Certainly this was…

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Tennis Offer to Donald Budge to Torn Professional New York

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 10

James Johnston, the well known tennis promoter, revealed to-day that he is negotiating with Donald Budge to turn professional. He said he had…

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Newcastle Races to Clash with A.J.C. Anniversary Meeting Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 10

After unsuccessful attempts to obtain February 1 and then January 20 as the dates for its first meeting of 1938, the Newcastle Jockey Club has…

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Sino-japanese War Prolongation Inevitable Japan As Missionary "Task of Liberating Asiatic Races" LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 1

The Emperor of Japan, speaking at the Imperial Conference, approved of the militarists' unshakeable policy to overthrow Marsal Chiang…

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Hillston Athletic Club General Meeting

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 1

The general meeting of the above Club was held in the Council Chambers on Thursday [?]ing last. The President, Mr. R. H. Regan,…

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Swimming Carnival

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 2

The Batlow Swimming Carnival, under the aegis of the S.D.S.A., takes place on Sunday next. A capable programme of events is…

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Swimming Notes (By "The Swimming Fool")

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 2

The Narandera Amateur Swimming Club has now re-formed and is hopeful of getting into its stride by the time Anniversary Day comes around…

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SWIMMING Water Polo

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 3

The cool weather of last week, halted the water polo competition, but no such trouble is anticipated to-night. To-night's' games are:…

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Cricket

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 2

The Board which controls the O'Farrell Cup, met to deal with the protest lodged by Navandera in connection with incidents which…

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Boxing Palmer Still Fast

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 5

Only slightly less important than the Carroll-Leto fight at the Sports Ground on January 18 is the Palmer-Nicholls bout. The former is making…

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Town Tennis Club

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 2

At the meeting of the above held last night a proposal was made which is to be placed before the Municipal Council…

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Bowls Junee Competitions Myers Cup

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 5

In the Myers Cup competition of the Junee Bowling Club. Weaver (ser.) met Hiscock (5). The latter went to the front early, winning the…

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Narandera Amateur Swimming Club To Again Function

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 2

A meeting of those interested in the Narandera Swimming Club Was held at the Mechanics Institute on Tuesday evening last, When there were…

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Queensland Racing Act Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 8

A prosecution launched under the Racing Amendment Act, passed last December, resulted in the appearance, of five men and three women before…

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Cootamundra Races Big Cup Meeting

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 5

Interest in the Cootamundra Turf Club's big cup meeting, on February 9 and 10, is steadily growing. Prospective new members should…

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Removal of Children From Greyhound Racing Grounds

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 5

Referring to the removal from the Bathurst coursing ground of youths under 18 years of age, the Minister for Labor and industry…

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