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Sport, 1916

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Lawn Tennis. Country Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 12

The Country Carnival will begin to-day at 9.30 on the Double Bay grounds of the New South Wales Lawn Tennis Association. There will be two rounds of the men's teams' competition, and one of the country…

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Boxing. Darcy Outs McGOORTY AGAIN

The Land · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 14

There have been fights and fights in Australia, but none compares with the return between Les Darcy, the young Australian, and the mighty Eddie Mc…

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Boxing. Murphy Defeats Bromwich. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 12

Mat Morphy, of Queensland, defeated Alf Bromwich, of New Zealand, at the Stadium to-night, the towel appearing from the latter's corner in the fifth round…

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Coonabarabran Races. Coonabarabran

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 12

Following are the weights for the three principal handicaps for the jockey club races on January 12 and 13:— Opening Handicap, 61.—Orry Smith, 9st 121b, 111…

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Sporting. The Turf. Holiday Racing at Randwick

The Land · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 14

Turfites had any amount of racing provided for them at Randwick during the Christmas and New Year holidays. The racing carnivals opened on…

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To-day's Scratchings Canterbury Park Races

The Sun · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 5

New Year's Gift.--Valearie, Dlomedon, Glgandra. Nursery Handicap.--Sartoris, Migandra. Stewards' Mile.--Prinus…

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Swimming

Evening News · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 5

The Many Club [?] at the local baths this afternoon. [?] resulted as follows [?]…

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Boxing

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 10

There was a really good attendance at the [?] Bay Stadium on Saturday night last. When Mick King…

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Boxing Questions Again

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 2

The question of holding boxing exhibitions in the Auburn Town Hall was again discussed at the meeting of the council on Monday. Lately, on account of portion of…

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Boxing Notes (Contributed)

Nepean Times · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 3

On New Year's Night the boxing crowd at the Stadium, in the contest between Jimmy Clabby and Mick King, saw proof of Les Darcy's…

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Boxing. To-night's Fight

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 15

Tommy Uren and Fred Gilmore, the latter of whom claims the world's welterweight championship, while Uren is entitled by his defeat of Fred Kay to claim the championship in that division in this country, are to…

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Boxing. Uren v GILMORE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 20

The boxing match at the Stadium to-night is one of 20 rounds between Tommy Uren, welterweight champion of Australia, and Fred. Gilmore (U.S.A.). It will begin at 8.30, being preceded by two…

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Boxing Notes and News

Saturday Referee and the Arrow · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 7

Mr. Lincoln Plumer, American actor and ardent boxing, fan, who left for his home town last Wednesday, states that in Darcy we have the undoubted middleweight champion of the…

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Sports and Games. BOWLS

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 3

Pennant day. Parramatta has a journey to Drummoyne. Some intend catching the 12.30 tram and steamer. The blow down the…

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BOWLS. Opening of Competition Season

The Mirror of Australia · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 19

The long-looked for pennant competition win commence to-day, when, weather permitting, the various bowling greens will present an animated…

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Golf. a Quiet Time

The Mirror of Australia · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 19

Sydney golfers opent a quiet time at Xmas and New Year. The most Important Item in sight is the championship of the Australian Golf Club in which Messers…

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SAILING. Open-boat Racing

The Mirror of Australia · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 19

To-day the concluding half of the open-boat season will commence when the third patriotic event will be decided by the 18-footers. The two previous races…

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The Boxing World. Clabby Outboxes King

The Mirror of Australia · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 19

This is Jimmy Clabby's fourth visit to Australia, but he bad to watt until his third contest to Rain his first victory, and a splendid victory It was, too…

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Boxing. Welterweights to Meet. General Notes

Evening News · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 6

Fred Gilmore who has impressed visitors to Ryan's Gymnasium at Coogee, is to have his f[?]rat contest in Australia to-night. At the Rushcutter's Bay Stadium he will oppose…

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