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Sport, 1930

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The Racing. Triumph for D. Lewis

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 13

The New Year's Gift was a nice seasonable present for the Randwick trainer D. Lewis, but not for backers generally, and if the latter rely on the same line of judgment for…

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Football in Great Britain. London, D[?] 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 12

In a Rugby Union match to-day Rosslyt Park beat Fettesian-Lorretonians by 18 points to [?]3. LONDON, Dec. 21. In the third division Southern Section…

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Lawn Tennis Splendid Form Miss Akhurst Doubles Surprise

Evening News · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 2

THE finals of the County of Cumberland championships will be played on Saturday at Pratten Park, and some excellent matches should…

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Yachting Prince Alfreds Big Programme Saturday's Races

Evening News · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 2

THE 1930 yacht racing season will be ushered in by the Royal prince Alfred Yacht Club on Saturday with a programme comprising races for the…

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League Football. Preparing for Test. LONDON, Dec. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 10

The representative of the Australian Press Association at Ilkley says that the manager of the Australian team. Mr. H. Sunderland, has returned from Swinton, and expresses…

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Horse Racing. 6586 Tickets on Munro's Mounts Patadawn Plunge

Evening News · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 2

MANY who went to Randwick yesterday reckoned that the prominent jockey. J. Munro, who leaves for the Contment on Saturday, was…

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Tattersalls Races. Jeypore's Cup. Flying Welter to Remora

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 13

The second day of Tattersall's Club Christmas race meeting was held at Randwick racecourse yesterday in beautiful weather. It was a sad beginning of the New Year for…

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Golf for Women Busy Year Crowded Days Ahead : Mountain Activity : Rule Wrangles

Evening News · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 14

THE Mountain links are the only ones that have been busy during the Christmas and New Year holidays. In spite of the fact that men are supposed…

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Sport Sayings and Doings Cricket Curiosities Seventeen Used One Ticket

The Sun · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 8

An ingenious swindle was worked by a lady member of the Sydney Cricket Ground some years a ago. It was discovered that…

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Poidevin-gray Cricket Wendell Bill Scores Fine Century Boilers Big Day

The Labor Daily · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 3

BOWLERS reaped a harvest in the Poidevin-Gray cricket series yesterday morning, on rain soaked wickets, but in the…

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County of Cumberland Tennis Titles Interesting Play in Yesterday's Championship' Games Sproule Surprises Willard

The Labor Daily · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 3

CHAMPIONSHIPS of the County of Cumberland were advanced a further stage yesterday, The Western Suburbs Lawn Tennis Club's courts at Pratten Park were very damp, and play during the morning was held up for about two hours, and, as a result, some…

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Catholic Tennis and Interstate Visitors Home State Entertains 150 Players Excellent Programme Enjoyed in Sydney

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 27

What may be rightly called the biggest enterprise in the Australian tennis world was that successfully carried out by the N.S.W. Catholic Tennis…

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Shield Cricket. Dull Day's Play. South Australia Fights Hard. Early Failures Redeemed. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 13

Perfect weather ushered in the New Year, and South Australia, winning the toss, was pleased to have first use of a fast wicket for the match on the Melbourne ground to-day…

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Athletics. American Champion. L. Lermond Arrives To-day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 13

By the Sonoma to-day, Leo Lermond, the American distance runner, will reach Sydney. The Sonoma is due at 1 p.m., and will berth al No. 2 wharf Circular Quay. Lermond will be met by…

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Amateur Athletics the Internationals

The Sun · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 9

With the Boston mile runner Leo Le[?]mond arriving, to-day, and Dr. Otto Peltzer to land two days later, the New Year is bright with athletic promise…

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Rowing. Vaucluse Regatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 15

Competitors who Intend to enter for the rowing races at the Vaucluse Regatta on January 11 are reminded that entries close to-morrow. Tile races are:—Double sculls handicap (juniors,…

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Boxing Notes

Arrow · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 6

Funny how the "bi^ men" hold sway. After all, White deserves the belt as t lie most consistent performer. Yet his most brilliant performance cannot…

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Boxing Notes

Arrow · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 11

The funny thing about the Haines Anderson light sit the Stadium on (Saturday night, is the fact that for the first few minutes everyone cheered…

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Rugby Union Football. Prance Beats Scotland. (British Official Wireless) LONDON, Jan. 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 15

An International Rugby football match in Paris between France and Scotland resulted in a victory for Pranro by one try nnd a dropped goal against one try. or [?] points to 3…

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Cronulla Amateur Swimming Club

The Cronulla-Sutherland Advocate · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 2

The first point score events, of the new year will he held on Monday night next at 8.15 p.m…

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