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Sport, 1932

12,052 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 250

Golf Pet Of Royalty

Referee · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 15

AN English writer says: "I hear that Jose Jurado, the Argentine golfer, had a tremendous reception when he arrived at Buenos…

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From World's Greyhound Tracks and Coursing Fields

Referee · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 11

RIMMER, Belle Vue trainer who won Trafalgar Cup with Wild Woolley, continues to bowl over favorites on English tracks. With Worsley Joey he…

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Country Week Tennis Players

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 14

At Rushcutter Bay yesterday. From left: Miss H. W. Clark, Mrs. G. Smith, Misses J. and D. McWilliam (Narrabri), and Mesdames Walker, Guyal, Murray and Miss Butterworth (Newcastle)…

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GOLF. Jones Refuses Vaudeville Offer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 15

According to an English exchange, R. T. "Bobby" Jones has turned down an offer to appear on the stage with "Joe" Kirkwood as his partner. The proposed salary for the pair was 8000 dollars a…

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Coursing Comment and NOTES from NEAR and Far. the "Knuckle Dog" Must Be Banished If Greyhound Racing Is to Endure

Referee · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 11

IF we could catalogue the hopes and fears, the despairs that come when a dog known to be a fighter, steps out to take his place in the field on the greyhound racing track in Sydney, we should have a microcosm of life, a disgruntled crowd peopled with those motes of irony—the ghosts of the living, and the visions of what might have been…

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BOXING. Thrilling Contest. Gildo Extended by Hyland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 15

Young Gildo (8-10) and George Hyland (9-0) gave Leichhardt stadium patrons a thrilling contest last night, when, after a tame start, their 12-round bout developed into a slashing contest During…

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World's Boxing Briefs Camera Still In Limelight

Referee · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 16

PRIMO CARNERA is certainly a sensationalist. Recently at Chicago (Ill., U.S.A.) he fought a terrific ten-rounder with the local ex-fish porter,…

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Boxing Stir Stadium Rejects Visitors Wrong Man

The Sun · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 7

THERE was a stir in the boxing world to-day, when Stadiums Ltd. refused to have anything to do with…

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(By Our Cricket Reporter.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 11

The fourth test does not begin until January 29, so that the first surprise is the premature announcement of the Eleven. its release during the playing of a test in which players under…

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As I See the Racing Game

Referee · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 1

"TOO many maiden races," the crusty critics declare occasionally, especially when, as on Saturday, there were four at…

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Youngest Player in Country Week Tennis Carnival

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 3

PROBABLY the youngest competitor among the 300 odd tennis players now in Sydney for the Country…

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Greyhound Racing. Meeting at Harold Park To-night

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 14

The Greyhound Coursing Association will decide a programme of nine races at Harold Park to-night. The first race will start at 8 p.m., and the programme will finish at 10 o'clock…

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Racing to Australia. Two Big Four-masted Barques

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 1

The big Finnish four-masted barques Melbourne and Viking, which left Copenhagen on October 4 for Port Lincoln for orders, are expected to…

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Glory Gone Racing Cups Melted Down Melbourne

The Sun · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 8

The Melbourne Mint, like the Perth Mint, has purchased a number of turf cups for melting down to get the gold, but the chief clerk, Mr. A…

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Psychology In Bowls Astute Opponent Looks For Weakness Experience Tells

Referee · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 18

IT'S a great thing to know one's man. If you "know your man" you can do things that you would otherwise have to find out. Every…

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Golf Widow Her Two Husbands Who Talked Nothing Else

The World's News · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 29

"HAVING got rid of her first husband, whom she called a "golf bug," Mrs. Joseph McNelle married James Truppo, who did not play golf…

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Hard Job For Punters Open Dog Races Con La's Chance Harold Park To-night Nine Races

The Sun · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 3

After two fairly easy meetings in picking winners, punters will find it a different proposition at Harold Park…

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Teams Racing at Melbourne Victorians Down Internationals Purge Shines

Referee · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 20

MELBOURNE had its first experience of dirt track team racing on Saturday night, when, the Victorian team comfortably defeated an…

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His Private Zoo S.A. Racing Man Has Queer Collection

Referee · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 12

THERE is not a man in South Australia who has a stronger attachment for birds and Pointer dogs than Mr. Leo O'Leary, one of the stalwarts…

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Tennis Stars, Beach Style, Zoo Joys, and Big Petrol Blaze

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 10

THE DRIVER'S escape amazed those who saw this petrol truck skid on a wet…

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