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Sport, 1928

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Inter-state Bowls Rink Championship Semi-finals

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 21

MELBOURNE, Monday. -- To-day's play in the sixth and seventh rounds of the Australian rink championship brought the competition to the final stage, which will be concluded to-morrow…

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Special Trams to Cricket Ground

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 21

In connection with to-day's cricket match, Queensland v. New South Wales, a special service of trams will be run from Circular Quay and the…

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BOWLS. Rink Championships. Good Win by Humphreys. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 10

Play in the Australian rink championship to-day reduced the number ot competitors to four. Two good greens had been selected for the games—Malvern and Surrey Hills…

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Fritz Challenges Our Tennis Team Berlin

Evening News · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 8

THE Deutscher Tennis Bund has decided to negotiate with the Australian Lawn Tennis Association for the Australian Davis Cup team to play the…

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Sport Sayings and Doings Boxing Filipino's Night Good Fights Promised

The Sun · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 2

The first of the visiting team of Filipino's, in the person of Les Aldes, will make his debut at the Stadium on Wednesday, when he meets…

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315 Not Out. Kippax's Score. Queensland Match. Gregory Bowls Well

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 9

New South "Wales is in an excellent position as a result of the second day's play in the Sheffield Shield match against Queensland. With five wickets down, the visitors are 472…

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CRICKET. Busy Day for Juniors. Martin Shield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 11

Junior cricketers continued, the Martin Shield competition yesterday. S. Cozens, for Balmain, headed the batting list with 81 not out, and other good scores were registered by…

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Horse Racing Tibbie's Win Big Bets Laid Successful Plunge

Evening News · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 2

BACKED from 14 to 1 to eights, Tibbie's win in Tatt's Club Cup yesterday took a lot of money out of the bookmakers' ba[?]. The…

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Lawn Tennis. Cumberland Titles. Peach and Miss Akhurst Win

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 10

One of the most successful tournaments yet hold at Pratten Park concluded yesterday, the finals of all events, except that or the Ladies' Doubles Championship, which was…

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What 40,000 People Saw at Tattersall's Races

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 32

THE BEAD-HEAT of Irish Prince and Lady Buckinbar in the New Year's Gift indicated at Randwick yesterday. THE FINISH of the New Year's…

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Exciting Cricket Four Wickets to Fall Bathurst

Evening News · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 2

AN EXTRAORDINARY [?], resulting in a tie, marked the cricket match between the Sydney University Veterana and Macquarie, the [?] teach…

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We Give £25 for Two Races £10 Consolation Prize

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 2

"SPORTSMAN" offers every week a each prize of £25 to any reader who can forecast accurately the first, second, and third dogs in two races in the Epping programme on Thursday afternoon…

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Wild Adventure on Stormy Coast Yacht's Six-day Fight in Waves Man Nearly Lost-thrills for Competitor in Regatta

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 5

FOR [?] the crew of the yacht Acrospire has been fighting gales and heavy seas along the southern New South Wales coast Yesterday the little craft slipped through the Heads showing many sings of the severe buffeting she had gone through…

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Some of the Finalists in the Annual County of Cumberland Tennis Championships

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 12

THE FINALS WERE DECIDED ON THE PRATTEN PARK COURTS, ASHFIELD, YESTERDAY, AND ATTRACTED A LARGE ATTENDANCE…

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Cricket Poor Fielding Helped N.s.w. Side Feat of Kippax

Evening News · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 3

IMMEDIATELY after the resumption of play at the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday, Morgan completed his century—a highly creditable effort…

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Sporting Gossip From All Sources High Tennis Standard -- Baker in Brilliant Form -- Miss Bickerton Delights -- Rifle Team for N.Z. -- Victoria's New Fast Bowler

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 31

WITH the approach of the annual City v. Country' tennis matches, city players have every reason to feel optimistic as regards the part their…

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Highland Gathering. Athletic Events

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 11

The results of the competitions at the Highland Society's sports were as follows:- N.S.W. AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. 100 Yards Handicap.—First heat: W. H. Moore…

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Suggestions to Make 1928 a Brighter and Better Year Prominent Citizens' Different Ideas Big Shipowner Wants Round-table Conferences to Settle Disputes "Walk-up" Start in Races

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 5

Suggestions for making 1928 a better and brighter year were sought from a number of prominent men and women last nght. A fairly wide field was covered, as will be seen, and all of…

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Rugby Football. the Waratahs. London, Jan. [?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 13

Mr. E. Gordon Shaw, the manager of the Waratahs, says that the Waratahs were very surprised at the ref[?] declaring the Bristol ground playable. Any Australian would be…

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Coursing

Referee · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 9

SAGO (Lockhart): Sky Blue, by Corsair (imp.)— Hepsy Pride. CM. (Nowra): Lamplighter was by Lumberseat from Little Wonder…

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