Boys' Amazing Swimming Besomo Beats Champions; Hodgson's Surprise
Though Noel Ryan dominated, yesterday's tests at the Domain for the Australian 220 yards championship, the feature was the…
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BOWLS. The Official Openings. Testing Pennant Rinks
New greens opened on Saturday at Burwood. Warrawee, Victoria Park, and Manly, lent further promise to the expectation that the impending pennant season will be played under conditions…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Greyhound Racing. Meeting at Harold Park
Prompt action on the part of an official at the Greyhound Coursing Association's mechanical hare meeting at Harold Park on Saturday night probably saved Loot, a competitor in the sixth heat of…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Racing to Port Sickness on Marama
With an urgent case of sickness on board, the Marama, which is due to-morrow from New Zealand, is racing into port…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Sun Stop Press Cumberland Tennis
Mixed Doubles Handicap. -- Final: D. Crystall and Mrs. McTaggett beat H. Hunt and Miss Cassidy, 6-2, 6-2…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Best Wanted for Cricket Tests
ONE of these days the Australian Board of Cricket Control will wake up to the fact that the best only is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Racing Man's Suicide At Orance ORANGE
CHARLES BROWN, 61, a well-known western bookmaker and racehorses owner, who shot himself dead in an outhouse to-day is believed to have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Swimming Strength Sterling Times By Noel Ryan Carnival Items
IN these all-enveloping days of depression it is a genuine pleasure to and one phase or Australian life that it on the upgrade…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tennis Tourney Youngster Wins Final Of Handicap
OUTSTANDING events in the County of Cumberland tennis tourney at Pratten Park were finalised to-day. H. Betts met the promising youngster…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Q.T.C. Races. Brisbane
The Queensland Turf Club concluded its [?] Year meeting at Ascot to-day. The temperat[?] was 90 degrees in the shade, but a fresh bre[?] afforded relief. The fixture proved a great…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A Hole in One! Trout Swallows Golf Ball
A 14-inch rainbow trout was found flopping about in the grass near the lake at the 15th hole on the Greenbrier Golf Course, White Sulphur Springs, by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cricket Star Weissel's Centuries Temora
Eric Weissel, the famous Rugby League star, is proving another Bradman on the cricket field. He made his third successive…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Football in Great Britain London, Jan. 3
To-day's matches resulted:- Association.—English.—First Division: Birmingham v Derby County 1-2; Blackpool v Blackham, 1-1; Bolton v Huddersfield 1-0; Grimsby v…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →S.A.J.C. Races. Adelaide
The S.A.J.C. concluded its New Year meeting [?] Morphettville to-day in fine weather. The [?] was in good order. Details:…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Gladiators ! 'Minny' Golf Veterans Their Waterloo "The Sun" Battlefield
The golfing gladiators ! Out of the dust and din and glare of battle they come. Out of the throes of grim cerebral…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Boxing. Bundren's Quick Win. Bernasconi Beaten in 1 Min. 30 Sec
Herman Bundren had a sensational victory over the Italian middleweight Em[?] Bernasconi on Saturday night at Rushcutter Bay Stadium. The American had his opponent in such difficulties that…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →5 Dead Football "Fans" Fight Lima (Peru)
Five persons were killed to-day in a clash between opposing factions at the end of the international football match between a team from…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lawn Tennis. Cumberland Titles. Hopman and Mrs. Buttsworth Win
Brilliant and exciting play was seen at Pratten Park on Saturday, when the finals of the County of Cumberland championships were decided before a large and interested gathering of followers of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →GOLF. Killara Course Record. T. S. McKAY'S Second Success
T. S. McKay held Killara Golf Club's course record of 71, and on Saturday, when he won the stroke handicap from scratch, he reduced these figures to 69. He beat S. H. Chapman, G. Oswald, H…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Club Cricket Stifling Excess of Big Matches Brings Trouble
"The excess of first-class cricket is ruining the club competition and the game. "THE programme must be cut down…
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