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Sport, 1940

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Boxing Empire Title Bout Managers Confer Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1940 · page 8

The managers of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane Stadiums to-day conferred with the managers of Ron Richards, the Australian middleweight…

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Bowls Players and Where They Play Pennant Games Begin

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1940 · page 8

The pennant games for the season have been initiated, Bolton Park against Henty winning their first game and Wagga also winning the initial…

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Towong Races Nominations for Cup Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1940 · page 8

Following are the entries for Towong Turf Club's Cup meeting on Friday and Saturday next— FIRST DAY…

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Greyhound Racing Another S-race Programme on

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1940 · page 3

The Narandera Greyhound Racing Club will conduct a meeting on the sports ground to-morrow' (Wednesday) night, for which splendid…

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Poor Entries for A.J.C. Hurdle Races Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1940 · page 8

In contrast to the big fields which contest the cross-country events in Victoria, entries received in the Trial Hurdle and Second Hurdle to be run…

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Tennis Wagga Association Competitions Men's Sunday Play Three 4-Set-all Results

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1940 · page 8

Keeping up the high percentage of even set results throughout the Wagga Association competitions this summer, three of the five men's matches played…

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Bowls Tumut Bowling Club Consistency Handicap Dare d. Nev. Beegling 153—135 HARBISON d. STATHAM 151—147 Social Rinks

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 9 January 1940 · page 2

Longhurst, Dunne and Kennedy d. Dare, Kirkman, Lynch and McInnes, 25—12. Dunne, Levett, Pinkstone, Trost d…

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Greyhound Racing Windsor Lad Selected for Top Race Alma's Pet the Bet for the 660 Broadway Lad to Reappear

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1940 · page 4

The nominations for to-morrow night's greyhound meeting to be held on Fisher Park are really excellent. Eight races ore to be decided, the first…

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CRICKET Sheffield Shield Low Scoring Match at Brisbane Grimmett and Stackpoole Among the Wickets Sensational Collapse Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1940 · page 4

As sensational as Saturday's cricket had been—primarily owing to the dismissal of Bradman with the first ball bowled to him—to-day's play was even…

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Comments on Swimming

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1940 · page 4

B[?]ly Kendoll was certainly unlucky in the State 110 yards championship held at the North Sydney pool on Saturday Twenty yards from the…

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Bowls Pennant Play

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 January 1940 · page 8

There will be no pennant matches to-day on the Wagga or Bolton Park greens. The matches, Wagga v Bolton Park, will both be played on…

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Tumbarumba Races Nominations Close To-night

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 January 1940 · page 8

Nominations for the Tumbarumba races on Wednesday and Thursday, January 17 and 18, close to-night at 9 o'clock with the…

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Binnia Hero to Spell Before Again Racing Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 January 1940 · page 8

The Heroic colt, Binnia Hero, one of the most promising young stayers in training and winner of Tattersall's Club Gold Cup at Randwick at his…

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Spear Chief Sore Retirement From Racing Probable Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 January 1940 · page 8

Spear Chief, holder of the Australian and New Zealand record of 8 min. 19[?] sees, for two miles, showed signs of soreness at Randwick on…

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Cricket Crackers

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 11 January 1940 · page 4

Father and son were seen in action at Dudauman on Saturday last, when Charlie Ryals and son Ray stripped for Dudauman. Ray was top-scorer…

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Tennis St. Michael's Club

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1940 · page 8

At the usual club night at St. Michael's Tennis Club on Tuesday night, advantage was taken of the opportunity to bid farewell to…

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BOWLS Sunday’s Rinks for Tumut—

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 11 January 1940 · page 5

The following rinks have been selected to represent Gundagai at Tumut on Sunday next. Robertson, Arthur, Robert’s and…

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Boxing Richards and Henneberry Meet Next Month

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 11 January 1940 · page 4

The boxing match between Ron Richards and Fred Henneberry, for the Empire middleweight boxing title, will take place at the Sydney Stadium…

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Boxing Richards and Henneberry Meet Next Month Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1940 · page 8

The boxing match between Ron Richards and Fred Henneberry for the Empire middleweight boxing title, will take place at the Sydney Stadium on…

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