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Sport, 1923

12,259 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 250

Tasmanian Cricket Team Selected to Play Victoria is Criticised

Referee · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 12

Certain folk are growling about the composition of the Tasmanian team to play against Victoria at Melbourne on February 2. They say the team has…

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Adelaide Cricket Dr. Dolling's Brilliant Century: A New Bowler

Referee · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 12

With the Interstate team away, there was not a Great deal of interest on Saturday in the closing half of the week-end Adelaide electorate matches begun last…

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Country Week Carnival Australia's Greatest Lawn Tennis Carnival: A Colossal Task

Referee · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 16

Country Week is clearly to-day the biggest thing in Australian lawn tennis. Indeed, there is nothing in the world quite bo big in the game, or, perhaps,…

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Right &Wrong For the betterment of Australian Sport Put Pep Into the Boxing Game

Referee · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 1

SOMETHING must bo done to bring boxing back to its former glory in Australia! "The methods followed by the board of directors of Stadiums, Ltd. will not do it. The game is rapidly drifting into the mire. It…

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Junior Cricket More Centuries on Moore Park Stone's Great Form

Evening News · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 4

Sun [?] of [?] his third [?] Randie Engraving [?] play [?] and [?]…

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The Game in Brisbane Stadium Manager's Interesting Remarks Mixed Vaudeville and Boxing Go Like Wildfire

Referee · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 10

I have the following interesting letter from Mr. Hector Doughty, manager of the Brisbane Stadium: Like the rest of Australia, with the exception…

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Notes on Ascot Running New Zealand-bred Horses Win Three Races

Referee · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 6

Backers commenced the New Year badly at Ascot last Wednesday, when only two of the thirteen races were won by first favorites. The stewards took…

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Racing in the North Newcastle J.C's Great Programme How Singleton Ran Divisions

Referee · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 4

At the Newcastle Jockey Club's Cup mooting in May, the programme will Include a £500 mile race. The Newcastle Cup…

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Some Cricket Notches Congratulations to Victoria Peksonals English Items of Interest

Referee · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 12

The old game girdles the British world ns smoothly and as pleasantly as ever. The nations that compete for the Ashes, the…

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New Zealand Sport Record Scoring for the Dominion: in Inter-provincial Cricket

Referee · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 16

The bowler's art has not made at much progress aa that of the rungetter in New Zealand, to Judge by what has recently…

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South Australian Cricketers Filing on the Field at the Sydney Cricket Ground

Referee · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 8

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Pony Racing to be Limited Class at the Ponies Eliminating Rubbish Still Chances for Maidens

The Sun · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 4

The fiat has gone forth that races at pony meetings must be curtailed. Extra fees had some effect, but further stops are being taken to…

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Big Races at Randwick Challenge Stakes and Anniversary Horses Favored by Recent Form

Referee · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 3

The next important racing in Sydney will be been shortly at Randwick, whon the Challenge Stakes and Anniversary Handicap…

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Racing Booms in Adelaide Success of Fiscom and King Ingoda Stimulates Tote £42,770 at Morphettville

Referee · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 5

People are simply bursting for sport. This was amply demonstrated at the: Christmas race meetings. It was thought after the huge amount of money…

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New South Wales and South Australia in Cricket Notches on Matches Past and Present

Referee · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 1

The current cricket match is the fifty-fifth between New South Wales and South Australia, the record being 40 wins to the Mother State and 14 to South…

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Sporting News Day by Day Cricket. J. D. SCOTT Other Fast Bowlers Varied Methods

Evening News · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 2

The performance of J.P. [?] for in the [?] of the [?]…

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Sheffield Shield Cricket South, Australians in Sydney Centuries by Collins and Andrews: Visitors Follow On

Referee · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 12

On their showing in. Sydney, the South Australian team are deficient in their out-cricket, compared with New South Wales and Victoria. They are wanting in some of the lino points of team work and in consistent excellence in the field…

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New Players in Tennis R. O. Cummins Makes a Name Wins County of Cumberland Honors: Country Week Starts

Referee · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 16

The outstanding feature of the County of Cumberland tournament ia fine form by players hitherto not in Interstate ranks…

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Sport Booming in S.A. George Giffen's Benefit: Clem Hill Will Play Motor Boat Championship: New Tennis Star

Referee · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 15

Real sport Is booming right throughout South Australia. It is marked by exceptional enthusiasm by the active votaries,…

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Sees English Racing Australian Speaks Well of It Mr. W. E. Manning, a Known Amateur Rider, Gives His Experiences

Referee · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 1

"The English courses are very beautiful. However it is hard for a trainer to follow as race. He largely rollo on his…

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