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Sport, 1919

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Lawn Tennis. Country Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 8

Players in the country carnival had another hard day's work yesterday, the courts being occupied from 9.15 in the morning until nearly 7.30 p.m. The preliminary round of the country teams' competition was…

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Inter-state Cricket

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--In the Victorian cricket team, which is to commence a match against the New South Wales eleven in Sydney on January 26. It is likely that there will…

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Lawn Tennis. Country Week Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 3

The most exciting feature of yesterday's play in connection with the country week lawn tennis carnival, at the Double Bay courts, was the finish of the teams' match between Dubbo I. and Goulburn. Play right…

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At the Cricket Match

The Mirror · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 10

Big Brother (giving out details of the play): "Ain't[?] y" going ter dry up? Ow would y' know what they're doing if I wasn't up 'ere telling y'?…

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Newcastle Sport News Cricket

Arrow · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 3

The competition was [?]amed another [?] in pleasure weather. Owing go [?] the majority of the matches [?] about [?] p.m…

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Lawn Tennis Country Carnival Goulburn Scratched

The Sun · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 5

When the country week lawn tennis semi-finals were due to start this morning, a difference of opinion caused the withdrawal of the Goulburn team…

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Racing Rules Some Additions Riding Methods Questioned

The Sun · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 2

The rules of racing have been brought up to date by the publication of a volume issued by the A.J.C. to-day, which contains the amendments…

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Lawn Tennis Comment on Country Carnival Games

Arrow · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 2

Always one of the favorite lawn tennis gatherings of the year, the Country Carnival that began on Saturday had the advantage of being the first since the…

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Country Tennis Week. Keen Competition Between Teams

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 4

Country tennis players arc providing a big attraction in Sydney just at present, the tournaments between teams representing the various bush…

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Golf Notes Mainly Personal Gossip of the Day

Arrow · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 2

Early starters had by far the best of matters on Saturday, for about 4 o'clock a record hailstorm swept over most of the courses and made play or returning a…

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Racing Budget Warwick and Rosebery Selections for To-morrow

The Sun · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 2

There will be a clash between Warwick Farm and a pony meeting at Rosebery to-morrow. There are ten races in the Rosebery…

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Wallsend Races To-morrow Form and Prospects of Candidates

Arrow · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 5

Wallsend will be the rendezous of Northern racegoers to-morrow, when an attractive programme will be carried out. Thirteen have accepted in the Novice…

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Cricket: Picking the Team By Not Out Club Matches and Hail

Arrow · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 2

The storm last week cut short the grade matches in such a way that not many are likely to be determined this week, even on the first innings…

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W.f.corbett's World of Boxing Unfounded Report re Amalgamation of Hippodrome & Stadium Hot a True Story

Arrow · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 6

Mr. Hairy Keesing, the Hippodrome promoter, writes —"A statement having appeared in a Sydney paper darn the Week that negotiations were proceeding…

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Current Sport Pony Races Held at Victoria Park, Sydney. Dead-heat in Big Event

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 4

For the first time since the restrictions on racing were imposed by the federal authorities, a mid-week pony meeting was held in Sydney at…

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Athletics To-morrows Club Activities: Dunn Shield

Arrow · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 6

With the Dunn Shield competitions near at hand, the metropolitan clubs will from now until February 8 be hard at work organising their forces, bringing…

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Racing at Kenso A Fifteen Minutes Storm leaves Track a a Bog Hole. Two Races Abandoned. Insufficient Shelter, Hundreds of Patrons drenched to the skin Sports pay as much for Admission as the charge for entranoe to Randwick, and are not properly catered for. Authorities Should Investigate a Benefit for Hilda M. Star Queen Heavily Backed. Does Not Run Off This Time

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 12

Seeing that sports are charged just as much for admission to the grandstand at pony meetings as the price of a ticket to the main reserve at…

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