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Sport, 1919

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Racing Notes. The Week's Events Reviewed

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 32

THE NEWCASTLE FIXTURE. There was quite a holiday crowd in attendance at the Newcastle fixture on January 1, when speculation on the…

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Lawn Tennis Carnival.—bands' Thanksgiving Demonstration

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 10

THE opening day of the annual country carnival—Saturday last—was marred by bad weather…

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Tennis Country Week Revival's Great Success

Referee · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 12

At Double Bay on Saturday there were many whose names and pray make Country Week what it is. And what it was before the war it will quickly, if this…

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N.s.w. Cricket Association

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 30

A meeting of the committee of the New South Wales Cricket Association was held at Tattersall's Hotel, to choose a practice team from which an eleven will…

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International Cricket. England v. Australia

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 35

According to a London cable, dated January 5, a sub-committee of the Marylebone Cricket Club has favorably considered the proposed visit of an English…

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Racing Budget Excessive Penalties Old Hurdler's Death

The Sun · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 2

In many of its big handicaps the Australian Jockey Club has done away with the custom of inflicting penalties upon horses for winning races, and…

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Racing in the Mud. Sport at Strahan

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 6

Fancy racing in the mud in the holidays. What a sight it would have been for the stockmen who are in the droughty districts! At Strahan, on the…

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War and Bowls. Resumption of Carnivals. Attractions for Easter

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 8

No section of the sporting community has taken a more serious view of the war than the bowlers of the State, although they include in their numbers men who for the most part…

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Champion Scullers. Possible Races in Australia

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 11

There are a number of sportsmen in Sydney who are interesting themselves in the next contest for the sculling championship of the world, and an endeavour will be made to…

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Football Gossip Wales and N.z. Draw

Referee · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 5

The New Zealanders and Wales played a draw of three points all at Cardiff on Friday. Over 60,000 people were present, despite heavy rain. The Welshmen led…

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Tattersall's Second Day Large Attendance and Good Racing

Referee · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 1

Tattersall's Club concluded its annual meeting at Randwick on New Year's Day, and with an attendance totalling about 37,000 the financial result was…

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Sporting. Autumn Entries. the Turf. Racing Fixtures. January

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 7

Though racing and batting rules have been revised over and over again, cases are continually cropping up for which no law provides, and an instance in point was connected The patronage of horse owners who invited yesterday to some of the important handicap events of the autumn to be run at Caulfield, Flemington, and Randwick, and in all cases…

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Victorian Sporting. Notes From the South. Racing Fixtures

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 35

JANUARY. Epsom T.C., 11. Williamstown R.C., Mentone R.C., 18. 27. Sandown Park R.C., 25…

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Country Tennis Double Bay Carnival Forbes Deats Attunga

Evening News · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 5

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On Boxing Night Unusual Assault Case Mr. Mutch and the Police

The Sun · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 5

At the Central Court to-day John Irvine, 19, a carpenter, was charged with assaulting Constable Valentine Henry Gobert, and William Baillie, 29,…

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Queensland Sporting. Notes From the North. Racing Fixtures. January

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 35

Albion Park J.C., 11. Toowooma J.C., 25. N. Downs J.C., 18…

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MOOREFIELD. Horses Pelted With Hail. Racing After a Flood

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 33

The attendance at Moorefield on January 4 was really first-class, and the sport quite up to expectations, with fair fields. The thunderstorms of the…

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Lawn Tennis Country Carnival Tit-bits at Double Bay

Evening News · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 3

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Sharing Out the Stakes Over Kensington's Abandoned Races

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 1

Once again has the A.R.C. set the horse race clubs a pood example. As is known, it has been i the rule with horse race clubs…

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Tennis Carnival. Trying Day for Country Players. Faculty of Adaptation

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 8

Wind and rain tested tho prowess of the country players who were engaged in the annual carnival at Double Bay tennis courts yesterday. And the country men and women acquitted…

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