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Sport, 1924

15,487 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 250

Golf. Blackheath Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 11

The holiday programme was continued on Monday, when a large number of players, representing of the metropolitan and suburban clubs, took part. Following are the results:—…

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Rosebery Racing Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 12

The Roseberu Racing Club held a meeting yesterday in fine weather. There was a fair attendance, and the totalisator investments amounted to £5020/10/; paddock £2676/10/, and Leger £2353, Details:—…

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Swimming Baths for Mittagono. Mittagong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 10

Adjoining the newly-acquired Mittagong municipal sports ground is a dam owned by the Railway Commissioners, and formerly the source of the raliway water supply, but not…

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Cumberland Tourney Brilliant Tennis

The Sun · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 7

The County of Cumberland tourney was continued at Ashfield this afternoon. J. Willard and Miss Akhurst were in tip-top form in the mixed doubles championship…

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Coraki Races. Coraki

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 12

The first day of the Coraki races was favoured by fine weather and good fields. Results:- Midsummer Handicap,—I. Maloney's Dannie Howe, 1; A. Lee's E. C. Gova, 2; O. Malon's My kathleen, 3…

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Golf Club Dance Brilliant Leura Function

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 3

The annual dance given by the mutrons of the Leura Golf Club took place on New Year's Eve. Red and gold were the predominant…

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Football Combine Secures Show Ground

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 9

"The conference of delegates reprcsenting the Australian Rules, Rugby League,League Union, and the Soccer Association, convened by the Royal Agriculural…

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Lawn Tennis. County of Cumberland Tournament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 6

A small but important list of matches was played off yesterday in the County of Cumberland tournament, at Pratten Park, Ashfield, the semi-final rounds of a majority of the championships being set down…

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N.Z. Tennis Championship. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 10

New Zealand Tennis Championship.—Semi-final, Combined Doubles: Mrs. Scott-Wataon and Bartleet (Auckland) beat Miss Wellwood (Hawkes Bay) and Peach (New South Wales), 6-4, 2-6, [?]-6, Final: Miss…

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Cricket. Cumberland Team in Tasmania

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 6

Membera of the Cumberland Club, at present touring Tasmania, under the management of Mr. W. Rothwell, beat North-west Hobart by 129 runs on the first innings. Cumberland scored 274, Granney 87, Steele 86, and…

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Football in England. London. Jan. 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 6

The League.—First division: Blackburn Rovers (4) V Notts County (1); Bolton Wanderers (1) v Birmingham (1); Liverpool (3) v Chelsea (1); Manchester City (1) v Tottenham Hotspurs (0); Middlesborough…

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Showground. for Football. Combine Secures Lease

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 10

The conference of delegates representing the Australian Rules, Rugby League Rugby Union and the Soccer Association convened by the Royal Agricultural Society of New…

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Overseas Sporting Football LONDON, January 1

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 5

In a Rugby match in Paris, France beat Scotland by 12 points to 10. There was a disagreement between the touch judges, and the referee,…

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RUGBY. France Beats Scotland. a Thrilling Game. London, Jan. 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 9

In the Rugby International match played at the Pershlng Stadium, Paris, to-day, in the presence of 20,000 people, France beat Scotland by 12 points to 10…

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Late Sport Last Night's Boxing O'malley Knocked Out

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 6

Tom O'Malley, 11st. 6lb. (Queensland), made a re-appearance at the Stadium last night after a long absence, opposed to the Canadian light-heavyweight, Fred…

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New Zealand Tennis Wellington (N.z.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 6

Tim coneliding mat[?]es of the New Zealand lawn tennis championships were played at Christchurch this afternoon in the semi-final mixed cloables Mrs…

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Irish National Foresters. Interstate Cricket Match

The Catholic Press · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 29

The second "test" match between teams representative of the Irish National Foresters of Victoria, and of New South Wales, was played at Hampden Oval on New…

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English Football Holiday Matches LONDON, Wednesday Evening

Evening News · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 9

A number of Soccer and Rugby football matches were played yesterday with the following results:— Association—Second Division—Bury 2…

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Sport Racing Fixtures. Metropolitan. Saturday, January 5: Moorefield

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 27

Jockey Leo John Hynes is a member of the Randwick Hibernian Society, and at present is entitled to the distinction of leading jockey of the State, with 25 wins, 20 seconds, and 13 thirds.. L.J.H…

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Big Scores Churches Cricket Some Bowlers Shine

Evening News · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 3

There was [?] round of the [?] Union's competition [?]…

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