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Sport, 1921

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Pony Racing at Menangle

Sunday Times · Sunday 16 January 1921 · page 6

There are 75 entries for the six pony races to be run at Menangle on Friday next, and as full freights are paid, there are unlikely to be many scratchings. Trains leave Sydney at 10,15…

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Mailey on Cricket

Truth · Sunday 16 January 1921 · page 3

See next issue of "Sportsman" for a cartoon by Arthur Mailey, showing the trials and troubles of a newly-selected cricketer…

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Cricket Premiership Sydney Takes the Lead

Sunday Times · Sunday 16 January 1921 · page 7

Through a splendid victory over Gordon yesterday, Sydney District is now the sole leader for the premiership. Again the bowlers had the better of matters,…

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Girls Who Want to Learn Boxing Should Read What the Doctors Say

Sunday Times · Sunday 16 January 1921 · page 17

"Well, this is about the limit!" Such was the comment of one of the most fair-minded of male athletes when he read that some of the girls of the…

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Hawaiians Win Easily Langer Ties Half-mile & Kealona the Sprint Record Crowd at Swimming Carnival

Sunday Times · Sunday 16 January 1921 · page 9

An assemblage of 6000 people at the Domain Municipal Baths yesterday paid swimming the greatest compliment it has ever received in the history of the sport…

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BOOKS of the Day Plumber As Hero More "Nonsense Novels" a Great Golf Story

The Sun · Sunday 16 January 1921 · page 19

Who does not recall with a chuckle Stephen Leacock's delightful "Nonsense Novels"? Now he has gone and done it again. "Winsome Winnie"…

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Anniversary Regatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 January 1921 · page 5

When the arrangements for the Anniversary regatta were being made, at the request of the committee Messrs. MacDonald, Hamilton, agents for the P. and O. S.N. Co., agreed to place at their disposal…

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Swimming

Evening News · Monday 17 January 1921 · page 7

The heats of the [?] yards [?] stoke championship of New South Wales were decided this afternoon at the Domain Baths. In the first heat, [?] won with L…

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Lawn Tennis

Evening News · Monday 17 January 1921 · page 2

The complimentary tourney to be tendered by the N.S.W. Lawn Tennis Association to the ladies who assisted in the refreshment booth at the recent country carnival has…

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Boxing a French Trench Song

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 January 1921 · page 8

The Melody of a French trench song floated up on the night air from the roadway, and residents along the thoroughfare leading to the city from Rushcutters Bay looked out to sec what the occasion was. "Diggers"…

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Oversea Steamship Companies Cricket Association

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 17 January 1921 · page 4

The annual meeting of the above Association was held at the O.S.R.A. Rooms, 8 Spring Street, on Tuesday, the 14th December last. The…

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Country Tennis Carnival. Eldershaw's Championship. Some Fine Contests

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 January 1921 · page 9

It Is not very often that it falls to the lot of one player to annex three events in one tournament, but J. Eldershaw (Wagga) accomplished this feat at the Country Tennis…

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Tennis. Patterson Beats Johnston. Tilden Outplays Brookes. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 January 1921 · page 6

A great crowd packed the stands at the Lawn Tennis Association's ground on Saturday afternoon to watch the last day's play in the matches between Victoria and America…

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Cyclonic Tennis. the Tilden-brookes Match. Champions' Rare Display

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 January 1921 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Saturday's gathering at the Albert ground exceeded in number the attendance at the first Davis Cup match on Australian soil, played on tho same site in…

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More Fatal Shooting Riot After Football Match Irish Police Attacked in Street

Evening News · Monday 17 January 1921 · page 1

As a result of a street disturbance in Cork two policeman were shot, their injuries being serious some other including two women, were wounded and a Customs officer who was walking with his sister, was shot dead. The firing lasted…

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Sheffield Shield Cricket Match Against Victoria N.S.W. Team Selected

Evening News · Monday 17 January 1921 · page 2

The success of E. Foresbarg with the bail for Waverley in the grade competitions this seasons has brought him under the notice of the New South Wales…

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Adelaide's Great Day. the Crowd and the Cricket. (By Our Special Representative.) Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 January 1921 · page 7

Many cities are going to do big things to-morrow, Adelaide, as a cricketing city, did its big thing yesterday, and the last has been heard for many a year to come of…

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Anniversary Regatta

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 January 1921 · page 3

The P. and O. Company recently agreed to make the R.M.S. Naldera available to act as flagship on the occasion of the Anniversary regatta on January 26, and it was the…

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Swimming Schools. Tamworth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 January 1921 · page 10

The Education Department's scheme of holding swimming schools in large centres throughout the State has been a complete success as far as Tamworth is concerned. The…

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Club Golf Keen Competitions Uniform Handicapping

The Sun · Tuesday 18 January 1921 · page 4

Saturday last was an ideal golfing day, and the various links had their full complement of players. During the holidays a large number of players availed…

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