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Sport, 1932

12,052 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 250

Acceptances and Selections for Saturday Satoh Is Star of Jap Trio Tennis Visitors at Practice Form Is Good

The Labor Daily · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 2

EVEN disregarding the fact that the Japanese tennis players who arrived in Sydney yesterday are short of practice, it is clear…

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Milady's Dress. Country Girls Show How to Dress for Tennis White Frocks Were Worn With Vivid Scarves and Jackets

The Land · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 7

Heat did not seem to matter to the country lasses who played in the Annual Country Tennis. Carnival last week. Miraculously fresh and brimful of energy, they arrived at the courts morning after morning while their city sisters weakly willed right and left; and as tennis…

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Jack Elliott's Barbed Boxing Arrows Bobby Stone - Jack Fitzgerald, at Friday: Pablo Dano on Tuesday: Grime and Hill at Newtown: Gillespie- O'Grady at Ryde : Opening of Stadium

Arrow · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 17

JUST how good is Pablo Dano? If this brown-skinned little puncher is as splendid in the ring these days as his record and his gymnasium form…

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Tennis Giants From Nippon Tourists Have a Try-out Fine Impression Jiro SATOH--Poker-face T. HARADA--No weaknesses. R. NUNOI--Effortless stylist with a winning smile

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 3

THE Japanese tennis trio, at practice yesterday, convinced the crowd that the N.S.W. players will have a hard nut to crack on…

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A Day of Sport. Athletics, Swimming, and Tennis

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 11

It is doubtful whether sporting enthusiasts have ever been presented with such a varied bill of fare as is available this afternoon. Champion athletes, lawn tennis players, and…

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Sydney's Greatest Swimming Clash Spectacular International Tennis

The Sun · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 8

D. McLardy, the redoubtable Victorian contestant in the Australian…

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Swimming

Nepean Times · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 4

Last week-end some excellent swimming was witnessed at the River. In the 50 yards club handicap, four heats were decided. The finishes were so close…

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Thornton Hall Golf Club

Nepean Times · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 1

It has been decided to call the Speedway Golf Links, Thornton Hall Golf Links. In the weekly stroke competition,…

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North Wants Dog Racing

The Labor Daily · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 4

Sir.--Will you please explain to me and thousands of other dog owners from Newcastle up to Muswellbrook why we have got to sit back…

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Cricket. Leabeater Unavailable

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 14

L. Leabeater. the Cumberland player, is unavailable for the Shemeld Shield match between New South Wales and Victoria, which will commence at the Sydney Cricket Ground on January…

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First Grade Cricket Draw

The Labor Daily · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 3

THE eighth round of grade cricket games commences this afternoon. The draw is: Northern District v. North…

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CYCLE-RACING. Sunday Events. BRISBANE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 12

A suggested new rule that no cycle racing should be sanctioned on Sunday was rejected at the conference of Australian Amateur Cyclists' Association, which was concluded…

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New Blood for Aust. Tour Rugby Aspirants London

The Sun · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 3

Mr. Harry Sunderland, of Queensland, will attend the England v. Wales Rugby League Test Match at Salford on January 27. He considers…

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WALKER Wins Singles Title Country Tennis

The Sun · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 6

It was found impossible to-day to conclude all the tournament events in the Country Tennis carnival, and the junior boys' doubles and the mixed doubles championship will…

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For Women Reception For Japanese Tennis Players

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 5

Messrs. T. Harada, J. Satoh, and B. Nunoithe members of the visiting Japanese tennis team, were the centre of attraction at a reception given in their honour yesterday by the…

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Crawford Defeats Satoh Two Straight Classy Tennis

The Sun · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 6

Although Australian, champion Jack Crawford received a great ovation when he won his match at the Tennis Ground,…

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Tennis Stars Japanese at Tea Big Reception

The Sun · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 7

Clad in white flannels, the visiting Japanese tennis stars, Harada, "the Borotra of Japan," Satoh, the champion of his country for 1930,…

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New Manly Swimming Restriction Penrith Council to Blue Mountains Shire Council

Nepean Times · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 1

Penrith Council, on Tuesday evenening, declined to co-operate with Blue Mountains Shirt Council in asking the Board of Health to…

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Control of Racing. Political Influence Condemned. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 12

The chairman of the Victorian Racing Club (Mr. L. K. S. Mackinnon) believes that Government control of racing is not in the best interests of the sport or of the…

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Lawn Tennis. Japan v. New South Wales. To-day's Programme

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 12

The Japanese tennis team will open its tour of Australia to-day with a match against New South Wales, at the Lawn Tennis Ground. Rushcutter Bay. There will be three singles…

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