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Sport, 1930

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Football in Great Britain. London, Jan. 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 19

Rugby Union: Bristol v The Army, 3-3; Sussex Hampshire, 19-3…

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Cricket Curiosities Expensive Big Hits No. 57

The Sun · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 9

George Bonner, playing against the Gentlemen of England at Kennington Oval, hit a ball into the office of Mr. C. W. Alcock…

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Yesterday's Shield Cricket Was Full of Incident

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 48

FIRST AID FOR BRADMAN after he was hit behind, the ear by a ball. McCABE snicks one towards the battery of S.A. men in the slips…

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League Football. Praise for Australians. LONDON, Jan. 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 13

"The best yet" was the dcscilptlon of the Australians given by Mr. Wilson, secretary of the Rugby League, speaking at a luncheon given by Mr. Sunderland manager of the…

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Belles From the Bush Compete in Country Tennis Week

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 41

IT IS COUNTRY TENNIS WEEK, and at the White City Courts men and girls from the great outback are pitting their skill against one another. Top left is Miss Handley (Nepean). Top right: A. Emblem (Tamworth). Left of racquet from top to bottom: Miss E. Thompson (Canberra), Miss S. Morris (Newcastle) Miss V. Schaeffer (Tamworth), Miss E. Schaeffer (Tamworth Mrs. D. Ives (Canberra), Miss M. Thompson (Newcastle). Right of racquet: Miss F. Handley (Nepean) Mrs Davis (Wagga), Miss M. McDougall (Wagga), Miss Broadhead (Willow Tree), Miss J. McDougall (Wagga), Mrs. Dabb (Willow…

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From Page [?]. Country Tennis Women's Matches Round 2 Division 3

Evening News · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 9

Tamworth H. v. Kyogle Risk.—Misses Scharffer and Scharffer [?] v. Misses Wilson and Wall (K.R.) [?]. Misses Mitchell and Sullivan v. Mrs. Embury and Mrs. Hilton, 6-2…

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Dirt Track Racing Is Booming Here Many Star Riders Increased Prize Money

The Labor Daily · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 9

ON results to date, this season promises to be the most successful in the his tory of dirt-track racing in the State, largely due to the competition early in…

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Scenes' During the First Day of the Picnic Races at Tirranna

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 16

The Misses Moriarty prepare to lay out the picnic luncheon in one of the gunyahs. Finish of the Gidleigh Plate,.won by Sherramoor (Mr. S. Edgar) by a short neck from Pooka (Mr. J. Melville), with Fliprosa (Mr. B. Bettington) half a length away, third…

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Country Week Tennis Huge Gathering at White City CITY v. Country To-morrow

Arrow · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 13

Throughout the week the tennis courts at the White City have presented mi animated appearance, every available court being covered by enthusiastic country players, who have gathered in hundreds from all parts of the State for their annual carnival—one of the most colossal in the world…

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Sydney Clubs Carry on While Shield Cricket is Played (By "Not Out")

Arrow · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 13

From the point of view of cricket generally, it is open to doubt if the playing of the premiership matches is wise when first-class cricket is being played at headquarters. For instance, it must have been a remarkable lesson to young cricketers to have noted the manner in which D. Bradman attacked…

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CRICKET [?] Service Speed Thrift The Modern Motor Greatest Yet Show's Vast Range Optimistic Gesture

The Sun · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 15

The £1,000,000 mark in value easily is passed by the massed exhibits at the Seventh Annual Motor Transport Show at the…

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Tirranna Races. Historic Picnic Meeting. Zeeland Wins Cup. (From Our sPECIAL Representative.) Tirranna

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 17

The Tirranna Picnic Race Club had delightful weather for its 75th annual meeting that commenced to-day on the Tirranna course. The meeting lasts two days, and as in…

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Shield Cricket. Recovery After a Collapse. South Australia Loses Grip. Mccabe and Allsopp Save N.S.W.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 17

After a sad beginning New South Wales made a great recovery in the Sheffield Shield match against South Australia in the first day's play at the Sydney Cricket Ground…

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Acceptances and Selections for Saturday's Races at Canterbury Wedding Eve's Great Trial on Track Reno Has Improved Since Warwick Gallops for Canterbury

The Labor Daily · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 2

WEDDING EVE, who is to be retired from racing after the A.J.C. Anniversary meeting, promises to leave the turf in a blaze of glory, judging by her performance over a middledistance on the track at Randwick yesterday, Her effort was one…

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Our Visitors The Objective is Benefit to Amateur Athletics

Arrow · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 15

What is aimed at in the visits of Dr. Peltzer and Leo Lermond is the concentration of attention on amateur…

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Victorian Sprinter at Canterbury Athletics Ferris Cup Handicap Sprint an Osborn Cable

Evening News · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 2

A POPULAR event on the programme to-morrow at the first of the international sports meetings, to be held on the Sydney Sports…

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Athletics. Lermond and Peltzer. Invited to New Zealand. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 19

The New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association has decided to make a definite oller to the Victorian Association for the appearance of Dr. Otto Peltier and Leo Lermond in the Dominion…

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No Freelances Athletic Union's Decision. Official Reps. Only

The Sun · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 2

To-day's decision of the Amateur Athletic Union of Australia, not to allow athletes to compete as individuals…

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Athletics. St. George Athletic Club

The Propeller · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 7

The St. George Amateur Athletic Club re-opened its track season, after the holiday vacation, at Hurstville Oval last Tuesday night. A large gathering of spectators were…

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Vigorous Wagging of the Tail Takes New South Wales Cricket Total to 535 Heart Right Lameness No Disgrace Love Above All a physical disability should not cause affection to grow lukewarm

The Sun · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 13

Dear Dorothy Dix,--I am in love with a boy who is lame in one foot and limps when he walks. He is intelligent, well educated, good-looking…

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