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Sport, 1929

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N.S.W.. Developing Two Swimming Marvels Jean Cocks and Jack Sennett are Likely World's Champions Youth's Wonderful Progress

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 25

Australia has at least two swimmers coming along, who are likely to be world-beaters for the next Olympic Games. This has been revealed by startling performances during the last fortnight…

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There Was Only a Slight Breeze for Sailing Races on the Harbour on

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 14

Left to right: Brand V., winner of the Nossiter Cup. Eun-na-Mara, the Victorian boat, which is to race for the Sayonara Cup, also competed, E.O.J., the winner of Clarke trophy. The 18-footers rounding the Pile Light, off Shark Point…

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Wide Power Cricket Control Board What Is Its Job ? Members Elected for One Year Only

The Sun · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 10

A great deal is heard nowadays about the Australian Cricket Board of Control. What is the Board? How is it constituted? What are its powers? These questions are heard on all sides…

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All Quiet! Din of Battle Dies Down Our Cricket Future Youngsters Should Have a Chance Melbourne

The Sun · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 9

Now that the din of battle has died down, and this smoke has cleared away, there is an opportunity of looking ahead as far as Australian cricket is concerned. The Hotel Windsor, where the cricketers of England,…

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Athletics. Club Events

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 15

Amateur clubs resumed operations at the University No. 2 Oval on Saturday, when five bodies conducted events for members. N. Austin, of East Sydney, and A. Michell (Western Suburbs) were dual…

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Can Australia Regain Lost Cricket Prestige? Looking Towards 1930 Lessons of Fight for the "Ashes" Teams for Next Two Tests Plenty of Youth Available and Should Get Chance Drop the Veterans!

The Labor Daily · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 3

RAIN AND "STORK" HENDRY. Those were the two main factors in the retention of the Ashes by England, won at Kennington Oval in August, 1926. When the third Test concluded at Melbourne…

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Greyhound Racing. Greyhound Coursing Association

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 13

For the Greyhound Coursing Assocition's meeting on Saturday night, at Epping, the draw is:- Lilyfield Stake.—Gloaming Lad. Thundering Lad, Young Burgier, Jenny Limes, Great Babyton, The…

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Boxing

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 11

J.B. (Enfield): (1) Tommy Burns k.o.'d Jim Roache in one round at Dublin in 1908. (2) The same year, in the same city, Bill Squires k.o.'d…

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Bowls Without Bias

Evening News · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 2

MR. J LOW. the country singles champion, who will take part in the coming country carnival events has been playing in great form at Lithgon…

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Swimming. Arne Borg's Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 12

A[?]e Borg, the Swedish swimming champion, who arrived in Sydney on Sunday, gave a demonstration over 440 yards in the Tattersall's Club pool yesterday morning. The visitor, who was accompanied by…

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Coursing Newcastle Champion Tightening Regulations

The Sun · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 5

Rube's Pick, who has proved practically invincible after the live hare in the New castle district, will appear in the Randwick Stakes at Mascot on Thursday. Northern…

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Bowls. Country Week Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 13

Entries for the country week carnival of the New South Wales Bowling Association came in fairly well yesterday, but the indications were that the bad conditions in the country owing to the drought and…

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Richmond Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 13

The Richmond Trotting Club held a meeting yesterday in hot weather. Results:- Trotters' Handicap of £20, 1½m.—Florrie Lucy, by…

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Albury Cricket

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 26

ALBURY, Monday. -- In senior grade cricket Lavington scored 66 and one for 101 v. Bungowannah, 58. Collins was again in fine bowling…

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Cricket "Reafforestation"

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 6

AUSTRALIA'S failure to recover the "Ashes" will not be all loss if the lessons of the present season be effectively…

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Country Tennis Selectors Chosen

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 5

THE following were appointed at last night's meeting of the New South Wales Lawn Tennis Association, to act as selectors in the choosing of Country…

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Boxing Leichhardt Bout Rus Critcher Again

Evening News · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 3

LEICHHARDT person should appreciate [?] of [?] to-night He is [?]tched with Jack Robertson, a Nea Zealander, who is being…

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Tennis Juniors City Houses Night

Evening News · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 7

THE City House Night Tennis Association has arranged a try-out for junior members of the association at Lucas' courts, Mosman, to-morrow night,…

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Country Tennis Will Be Late

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 5

Owing in the rain which fell late yesterday afternoon, the Country Tennis Tourney opening round which was to have commended at 9 a.m. to-day…

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N.Z. Bowls Victorians Defeated Melbourne

The Sun · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 15

Allatt and Beulke, of Victoria, survived the sixth round of the New. Zealand singles bowls championship contest this morning. Reynolds, of New…

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