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Sport, 1919

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Noumeans at Play New Kind of Cricket New Year's Day Incident

The Sun · Sunday 5 January 1919 · page 4

An interesting cricket match took place in the Domain on New Year's Day. A number of sailors, natives of New Caledonia and the New Hebrides,…

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Boxing

Evening News · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 2
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

In the principal contest at the [?] on Saturday night G[?] Eddy [?] and George [?] a tam round draw. The supporting [?] resulted a…

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International Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 7

The Marylebone Cricket Club sub-committee has favourably considered the proposed tour of Australia next summer, and probably a team will be sent if one can be raised. The…

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Swimming. New South Wales Amateur Association

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 8

During the war the New South Wales Amateur Swimming Association, together with other amateur sportting bodies, pursued a policy of non-competition, to far as records and championships were concerned. At…

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Interstate' Bowls. South Tasmania Beat South Australia

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 6

HOBART, Sunday.-- South Tasmania boat South Australia by'126 points to 65…

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Moorefield Racing Club. Cruzot Wins Moorefield Handicap

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 8

The Moorefield January meeting was held on Saturday afternoon, and attracted a large attendance. The weather was fine, but sultry, until the afternoon was well advanced, when about 8 o'clock heavy clouds…

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Abandoned Races Action by Associated Clubs

Evening News · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 5

The bound of management of the v[?]ated Pony. Racing Clubs met at the office, Balmont [?]dings, 15 Castlerragh-street, [?] this afternoon, when with…

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CRICKET Englishmen and Australia LONDON

Evening News · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 2

A Sub-committee of the Marylebone Cricket Club has favorably considered the proposed visit of an English team to Australian this year, and probably a team…

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Lawn Tennis Country Carnival Notes on the Play

Evening News · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 2

As the result of the first [?] of [?]eams matches at the Double Bay Country Carnival on Saturday. Attunga Rathurst Camden Dubbo I. Forbes, and Goulburn…

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A Three Points Draw. Wales and New Zealand at Rugby. London

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 5

Six thousands spectators attended the New Zealand-Wales rugby match, at Cardiff, despite rain. Wales led by 3 points to nil at half-time,…

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Country Tennis Carnival at Double Pay Surprise by Forbes Dubbo First Beaten

Evening News · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 5

The second days [?] of N.S.W. Association's Country [?] was [?] upon at the Double Bay [?] morning. The surprise of the morning's…

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Big Cricket Match at Sydney N.S.W. Players for Practice

Evening News · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 5

Instead of selecting the New South Wales Eleven for the return cricket match against Victoria, as it was announced they would do, the selectors—Messrs, M. A…

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Boxing

Evening News · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 4

The chief event at the Hippodrome tomorrow night will be provided by Jack Humphries and SLAN Campion, who should keep the crowd istar[?]ted. The minor bouts will…

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Bowls

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 8

In the Pennant same between Randwick and Redfern, which was interrupted by the storm on Saturday, the scores at the sixteenth head were:—Randwick 78, and Redfern 40. Randwick won on a forfeit…

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School Athletics Riverview's Boxing Champion

The Sun · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 2

The development of sport in the primary schools during the past few years has been marked, and it has been suggested that those attending the Teachers' and the…

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Boxing at the Hippodrome

The Sun · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 2

The main event at the Hippodrome tomorrow night will be supplied by Jack Humphries and Stan Campion. The supporting contests will be between Harry…

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Schools' Swimming Over 4000 Being' Instructed

The Sun · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 7

The Christmas vacation swimming schools have been opened at 22 centres. In the metropolitan area the department has requisitioned the baths at Abbotsford Bond…

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Boxing in America Australians Making Good

The Sun · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 5

Mr. A1 Young, of San Francisco in a letter to Mr. W. T. Ely of Parramatta, supplies some information regarding a Lidcombe boxer, Larry Lassau, who,…

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The Turf. Racing and Weather

Evening News · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 4

A little more than thirteen months has clapsed since a racing club in the metroplis had an experience similar to that at Kensington on Saturday. It was…

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