Swimming Stars in Thrilling Hundred yards Dash Like Flash! Light's Meteoric Finish Ryan's Hard Swim
The Sun · Sunday 11 January 1931 · page 18
Australian and New South Wales swimming and diving championships at the Domain Baths yesterday in a perfect setting -- brilliant sunshine and full tide -- had the big crowd at times worked up to a fever heat of excitement…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Big Bowls Competition Starts Trial Night Four Matches at Stadium Thornton's Quick K.O.
The Sun · Sunday 11 January 1931 · page 18
For the purpose of testing promising material for matches of a higher grade, the Stadium staged trial bouts last night…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Test Youth, or Rely on 'Old Gentlemen'? Cricket Selectors' Problems
Daily Pictorial · Sunday 11 January 1931 · page 9
THE duty of a Cricket Selection Committee--what is it? Should it choose the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →More Points About Cricket Etiquette "Dead" Ball Catches on Boundary Queer Joke
The Sun · Sunday 11 January 1931 · page 12
Many appreciative references by readers of "The Sunday Sun" to my former article on cricket…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →City Stars Beat Country Team 50 Games Marathon Tennis Match Turf Match Willard Was Defeated
The Sun · Sunday 11 January 1931 · page 21
Quite a fair gathering of spectators attended the New South Wales Lawn Tennis Ground to watch the City v…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Melbourne Racing. Turned the Corner Lady Kentrel Legs it in Style at Last Lands a Double Melbourne
Truth · Sunday 11 January 1931 · page 3
THERE was a time when any race, even the Melbourne Cup, was considered within the compass of Lady Kentral but, now a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Little Wife Who Watched, Prayed and Fainted in Court Two Families Plunged into Depths of Despair Boxing Day at Alexandria Ended in Tragedy of Revolver's Bark
Truth · Sunday 11 January 1931 · page 11
WEDNESDAY'S thick heat! A million people weltered in it; men pulled glueing collars away from clammy necks and shifted in their seats in peevish exasperation. . . Sydney's spot of tragedy and death, the tiny City Coroner's Court was crowded to overflowing with gaping, curious residents of Alexandria. They hung over the rail,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →City Teams Too Canny Experience Takes Its Toll Country Cousins of Tennis World Towelled in All Departments Annual Meet in Blazing Heat
Truth · Sunday 11 January 1931 · page 5
IN blazing heat yesterday the annual match between city and country tennis champions resulted in a win for the city teams in every match. CLEARLY the experience of the city players and their greater…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Athletics. Evens Once Again Twelve Times James Has Done It Golding's Duds
Truth · Sunday 11 January 1931 · page 5
OUTSTANDING performance of the opening round of the Metropolitan Interclub Premiership Competition at the Sports…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Merge the "Mackers" With "Big-Uns" and Save Racing Game Take Tip From Victoria "Truth" Suggests Round Table Conference Between A.J.C. and A.R.C. Drastic Remedy for Drastic Times
Truth · Sunday 11 January 1931 · page 3
ALL sorts of suggestions have been made and are being made as to the most practical way of salvaging the racing game in Sydney from the depths of despair into which it has fallen. Every other man one meets on the racecourse has a pet theory to expound;…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Swimming Champions
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 12
Cecil Light (left), winner of the State 100 yards championship, and P. Hooper, who came second on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Australian Swimming Championships
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 12
Start of the N.S.W. 100 yards championship: H. Robertson (I), third, P. Hooper (2), second, F. Griffiths (3), F. Doyle (4), W. Cameron (5), and the winner, C. Light (6)…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Wollongong Coursing Wollongong
The Labor Daily · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 6
[?] North Wollongong mechanical hare coursing meeting yesterday resulted. Maiden Stakes (for dogs that had not previously won money) Maureen's Grit…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coursing. Harold Park Meeting
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 13
Only a very meagre gathering was present at the coursing meeting which was held at Harold Park on Saturday afternoon in rino weather Results:—…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Boxing. Contests at Stadium
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 14
Poor contests each of 10 rounds, with reduced prices of admission, failed to command a satisfactory attendance at Rushcuttcr Bay Stadium on Saturday night. Two of the matches reached the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Vaucluse Regatta. Successful Function. Varied Aquatic Events
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 14
For the second annual Vaucluse regatta held on Saturday at Watson's Bay in fine weather, the north-cast breeze was just strong enough to allow the small sailing craft competing to carry their…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Country Week Tennis
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 12
W. B. Walker, of Windsor, who won his game on Saturday at Rushcutter Bay…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Change in Racing Plans
The Labor Daily · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 2
A.R.C. OFFICIALS were not long in making up their minds to postpone the Victoria Park pony and all heights…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Singleton Racing Club. Singleton
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 13
Singleton races were held this afternoon. The weather was One and warm, and the attendance good. Results:—…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Towong Races. Albury
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 13
There was a very large attendance on Friday at the opening of the cup meeting of the Towong Race Club the principal Upper Murray racing fixture. Results:—…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →