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Sport, 1930

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Alleged Cheating in Surf Races "Wait for Field" Paddle Water Till Dash Home "Too Many Start"

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 January 1930 · page 5

Allegations of cheating in surf races this season were made yesterday to the "Pictorial" by several prominent…

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Trainer Gahan's Four Races With Two Horses Rain Interferes With Q.T.C. Carnival Bookmakers Win

Referee · Wednesday 8 January 1930 · page 9

The Queensland Turf Club suffered materially from a financial point of view through the rain which marred the success of its Holiday fixture on New Year's Day. Totalisator returns were over £3000 short of the corresponding day of 1929. Thanks, however, to favorable weather on Boxing…

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New Zealand Racing Hunting Cry Good Sprinter Chide's Form Emphasised: Gesture Best Youngster: H. R. Telford's Purchase WELLINGTON, January 3

Referee · Wednesday 8 January 1930 · page 14

The Christmas and New Year racing in New Zealand, with one or two minor exceptions, saw a decided increase in Totalisator returns, as compared with twelve months ago. For the Christmas meetings the weather was inclined to be stormy, and New Year's Day was wet in some centres, notably…

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Golf Events of the Past Year Kirkwood's Criticism Not Borne Out High Standard in Principal Competitions : Many Young Players of Promise

Referee · Wednesday 8 January 1930 · page 18

The golf of the past year was of an unusually high standard so far as leading players were concerned, and certainly did not tend to confirm the views of Joe Kirkwood when he was in Australia, last. year. The famous professional…

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New Zealand Sport Test Team to Meet M.C.C. Extraordinary Cricket Interest : Game Flourishing Everywhere WELLINGTON, January 3

Referee · Wednesday 8 January 1930 · page 15

N. C. Sneddon (Auckland), W. S. Brice (Wellington), H. B. Whitta (Christchurch), and F. Williams (Dunedin) have announced the eleven to play against the M.C.C.'s team in the first Test match at Christchurch. They gave the preference to members of the side that made the tour to England…

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Hawkes Withdraws from the Davis Cup Team Selection Tennis Galas Sproule's Sterling Efforts Defeat of Daphne Akhurst N.S.W. Team for Championships

Referee · Wednesday 8 January 1930 · page 18

The N.S.W. selection committees have chosen the following players to represent N.S.W. in the Australian championships at Melbourne: Crawford and Hopman, Misses Akhurst and Bickerton, Juniors W. B. Walker and D…

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Athletics Visiting Stars to Shine Saturday Classy Fields

Evening News · Wednesday 8 January 1930 · page 2

PUBLIC INTEREST is increasing each day as the first of the international athletic meeting approaches and the Sydney Sports Ground on…

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Amateur Athletics International Athletics Peltzer and Lermond Appear in Sydney Next Saturday Welcomes and Receptions : Highland Gathering : Australian Championships: Chances Discussed

Referee · Wednesday 8 January 1930 · page 15

The stage is set for the three International track meetings, which open up at the Sydney Sports Ground on Saturday next. The chief actors, Dr. Otto Peltzer and Leo Lermond, have been welcomed, and are now preparing for their meeting with the State champions in reunions which promise to…

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Snowy Baker's American Letter Frankie Campbell New Heavy Proposition Notre Dame's Star Football Team : The Fighting Irish : 123,000 Fans Watch Los Angeles Match

Referee · Wednesday 8 January 1930 · page 11

The west coast is making a good deal of noise lately about a young heavyweight named Frankie Campbell, a product of Telegraph Hill, San Francisco. Campbell has won his last five fights by knock-outs, and most of them in the…

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The LIBRARY The Memories of a Judge; the Anthology of a Lawyer; and the Humours of Golf Worshipful Masters," by A. B. Piddington. "Legal Atmospherics," Arranged by Napier Devitt. "An Errant Golfer," by E. P. Leigh-Bennett

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 8 January 1930 · page 18

MR. JUSTICE PIDDINGTON is to be very heartily congratulated upon "Worshipful Masters," a volume of reminiscences that has just been published for him by Angus and Robertson, Ltd. This…

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Swimming Titles Heats Keen Racing Expected at Domain

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 27

WITH five State championship 100 yards free-style heats, and two of the 220yds. breaststroke heats to be decided, 44 title aspirants and their…

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Mascot Coursing

Evening News · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 4

The Australasian Coursing Club will hold at its mechanical bare meeting on Monday night, January 20, two special stakes, namely, Botany and Waterloo, open to 22 dogs, maiden and…

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Motor Boating. Vaucluse Regatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 15

Races arranged for Saturday afternoon have been cancelled by the Royal Motor Yacht Club of New South Wales, which will support the legatta arranged by the Vaucluse Council at…

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Speed Boats Vaucluse Regatta

Evening News · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 4

IN ORDER to lend its full support to the regatta arranged by the Vaucluse Council, which will be held at Watson's Bay next Saturday, the…

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SWIMMING. State Championships

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 15

Heats of the 100 yards free-style and 220 yards breastroke state championships are set down for consideration at the Domain Baths to-day at 5 p.m. and the New Smith Wales Amateur Swimming…

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Mascot Coursing To-day

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 24

The Australasian Coursing Club will conduct a meeting at its Mascot enclosure this afternoon: The first course will begin at 2.15…

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Boxing. Last Night's Contests

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 14

Alby Roberts (10st 21b) displayed superior form against Paddy Wolter (9st 121b), in a contest scheduled for it counds at Rushcutter Bay Stadium last night, and won by a knock-out in the ninth…

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Cricket Notes

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 11

Secretaries will please not that in order to ensure publication of scores, reports of games must reach this office not later than 9 a.m. on Mondays. Teams and items of news intended for Thursday's issue will not be published if received after Tuesday. Comment on or reference to any outstanding feature in a game will be gladly welcomed…

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Golf. Question of Control

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 8

A meeting of the Suburban and Country Association will be held to-day at 5 o'clock at Aarons' Hotel. The principal matter for discussion is the control of the golf council…

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Greyhound Racing. Australasian Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 8

The Australasian Coursing Club will hold at its mechanical hare meeting on Monday night, January 20, two special stakes, Botany and Waterloo, open to 32 dogs, malden and encourage class, and…

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