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Sport, 1928

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Daylight Dog Racing Makes Little Difference to the Dogs: Faster Times in the Day

Arrow · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 7

Since the night betting has been stopped, and the Greyhound raring dubs are racing in the day, it is contended by some that it is injurious to the dogs to race them in the sun. It was also said they would not chase the hare, but, so far, these things have not been borne out…

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Test of Racing Skill "Evening News" Double £725 in Prize Money Challenge and Anniversary

Evening News · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 3

THE "Evening News" offers £725 in prize money as a test of the skill of racing enthusiasts. The Challenge and Anniversary is the big double at the A.J.C. meeting to be held at Randwick on January 21…

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Some Cricket Personals Why Love Fumbled the Ball: Bruised and Twisted Fingers

Arrow · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 15

Some of the crowd at the Cricket Ground on Wednesday, during Queensland's second innings, were heckling Hampden Love…

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Shield Cricket. N.S.W. Wins. Queensland's Bold Bid. Nothling's Great Bowling

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 11

Queensland made a remarkable bid for an outright win in the Sheffield Shield match against New South Wales at the Cricket Ground yesterday…

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Country Tennis Matches Are Held Up Heavy Thunderstorm Sweeps Across Courts Fourth Round Results

The Labor Daily · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 3

PLAY IN THE COUNTRY TEAMS CARNIVAL at Rushcutter Bay was returned yesterday in cloudy and cool weather. A soft southerly made matters pleasant, after the humid…

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Dogs at Epping To-morrow Thursday's Races Postponed Through Rain Fearless Buttons and Death or Glory

Arrow · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 7

Owing to the heavy storm yesterday afternoon, the G.C.A. meeting at Epping was postponed until to-morrow (Saturday), when the second daylight meeting since the abolition of night betting will be held. DUNTERS will be set a hard task…

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Sporting Gossip From All Sources Australian Games -- Parker Not Running -- Carlton Should Win -- Stuart's Hard Task -- Boxing and Wrestling Matches -- South Australians Arrive

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 26

The Olympic committee has left no stone unturned in its effort to make the Australian Games, which start at Manly on Saturday, a success. The…

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No Trams From Cricket Ground Manager Says It Was "Unreasonable" to Expect Them Will Run To-day

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 5

Between 1500 and 2000 people who visited Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday to watch the finish of the inter-State match, made terse…

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Athletics Carlton Again at National Games Big Day at Manly

Evening News · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 2

DIRECT from the Australian track championships in New Zealand, New South Wales Queensland, Victorian, and Tasmanian athletics will appear as…

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National Games. Athletic Championships

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 15

The Australian National Games will be opened at manly oval to-morrow when the athletic section will be conducted. At night the cycling programme will commence at the Sydeny Sports Ground, and next…

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Athletic Club Successfully Launched City Girls

The Sun · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 5

MERELY as an experiment, the City Girls' Amateur Sports' Association during last November formed an Athletic Club for girls who are…

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Varied Sport on River, Lake, and Sea Among the Fishermen -- Whiting Should be Plentiful in Quiet Waters Cricket Used As Bait for Perch

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 27

One catch of eight perch by Messrs. R. J. Geddes, Vic. Fortescue, Frank Geddes, and C. Thackeray in the Deua River, Araluen Valley, recently totalled 16½lb. The largest fish, a four-pounder, was landed with a light…

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Acceptances and Selections for To-morrow's Races Finals for the Farm Were Full of Interest Bravado Shines at Seven Furlongs Amounis Back at Randwick

The Labor Daily · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 2

MOST OF THE REGULARS ENGAGED AT WARWICK FARM to-morrow were sent against the watch at Randwick yesterday morning, and those who acquitted themselves well included Zuleika, The Thorn, Bravado, Lindbergh, Valley, Black Duchess and Beau Hanis…

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Anniversary Regatta

Evening News · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 2

ENTRIES for all creats to be decided at the Anniversary resatts on Thursday.[?] will be [?] during the week [?] and various members of…

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Racing Letter

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 22

IN Ashburton (N.Z.) was delivered lately a letter posted 17 years ago, at Timaru, 45 miles away. This works out at less than two and three-quarter miles a year…

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SWIMMING School Vacation Class

Nepean Times · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 1

Penrith promises to develop a community of young swimmers as a result of the efforts of the Education Department. Classes at New…

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Boxing Out in Two

Evening News · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 3

At Leichhardt stadium last night, Roy story, [?] defeated Garnet Juno, 9.7, in the second round of a scheduled 12-round contest…

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Boxing To-night's Contest

The Sun · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 7

At Rushcutters Bay Stadium tonight Johnny Curley, the English boxer, will be up against Tommy Barber. Australian featherweight…

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Bowls. Australian Rink Championship

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 17

The just-completed Australian rink championship is the sixth competition since the Australian Bowling Council was established. The following record shows that New South Wales has been successful only once,…

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Gerringong Races

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 35

Although unfavorable weather conditions rendered high speeds impossible the club's programme of beach racing at Gerringong last Monday was carried…

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