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Sport, 1933

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Will Others Follow? Pony Clubs For A.J.C. Racing Meeting To-day

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 January 1933 · page 2

Rumors were current yesterday at Randwick that the three remaining pony clubs, Kensington, Ascot, and Rosebery, intended…

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Woman Injured at Cricket Match Collides with Player at Yarra Bay

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 January 1933 · page 5

Mrs. Ivy Nelson (29), of Campbell Street, Newtown, was seriously injured when she collided with another player during a game of cricket at…

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Younger Set and New Year Tennis Court Dance Proves Most Enjoyable Future Plans

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 3 January 1933 · page 7

DELIGHTFUL in every particular was the dance organised by the committee of the Combined Lidcombe A.L.P. Younger Set,…

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Athletics. Eastern Suburbs v Y.M.C.A.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 January 1933 · page 12

Eastern Suburbs and Y.M.C.A. clubs are to meet in a challenge match at Rushcutter Bay Oval to-night. Events to be contested are 100, 440, and 880 yards, 440 yards relay, one mlie medley relay,…

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Anniversary Regatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 16

Entries close this afternoon at 5 p.m. for events to be decided at the Anniversary Regatta to be held on Sydney Harbour on January 26. All classes of craft have been catered for in…

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Wollongong Coursing

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 3

The Wollongong Club is calling for nominations for 480 and 600 flat, also hurdies, for the coursing meeting to be held on Saturday night. Nominations…

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A Swimming Record

Referee · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 12

THE Griffiths brothers—Owen, Frank, and Charley—entered for the State 100 yards swimming championship at the Domain Baths on Saturday, have established an Australian, and possibly a world's record in that respect…

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Golf Notes

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 42

THE British Golf Union has officially announced a A revised list of the scratch scores, which took effect from the New Year. Under the new scoring system, on the fastest courses par will be three…

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Associate Golf

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 42

IDEAL golfing conditions, prevailed for the many competitions arranged on the various mountain courses for the record number of visitors who chose a golfing holiday for Christmas. Not for many years has there…

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World's Boxing Briefs

Referee · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 11

RUMANIA in the fight game! A Mihall Fulea, middleweight champion of Rumania, substituted for Holtgren, of Sweden, against the middleweight…

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Scenes from the Annual Pittwater Regatta

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 41

The Pittwater Regatta — the twenty-sixth annual event of the series — was held on Saturday. The number of races and the entries were not as large as two or three years ago. Nevertheless competitors and spectators entered into the spirit of the…

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Lawn Tennis

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 42

"BEATEN, but by no means disgraced," would justly sum up the results of the second test match between Australia and the U.S.A. team, played in Melbourne last week. Though called the second test, it was…

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Coursing Notes New South Wales

Referee · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 22

THE final of the New South Wales championship (660 yards) was decided at Harold Park on Saturday night last. It was won by David's Lady, who, despite…

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BOXING. Foreman Outfigures Blay

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 16

IT is a bit late for our account of the Bobby Blay-Al Foreman fight, as the scrap took place at the Sydney Stadium last Monday night week, but such hard…

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Boxing. North Sydney Stadium

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 16

Matches fo: Saturday night at North Sydney Stadium are:—Frank Snelson v Jack McLeod, Billy McNabb v Tiger McMullen (six rounds), Sid Clarke v Snowy Means, Billy Kelly v Mick Patemon, Tonce…

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Racing Clubs Seek Registration. End of Unregistered Racing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 11

The Ascot Racing Club, the Rosebery Racing Club, and the Kensington Racing Club decided at a conference yesterday to make application to be registered under the rules of…

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Speedway Racing in England

Referee · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 16

The National Speedway Association's conference in England broke up after a three days' sitting without having arrived at any decisions regarding next season's…

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Mixed Bout in W.A. Boxing-Wrestling

Referee · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 22

AT Luxor Theatre, Forth, W.A. on Friday night. Martin Bucht (13.2) met Johnny Lewis (12.6) in a mixed wrestling and boxing contest. Each bout…

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Cricket Colts To Play

The Sun · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 2

At Marrickville Oval to-morrow, the "Sun" Palmer cricket team will play the Illawarra section of the P. S. A. A. A. coaching…

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Rugby Tour. Africa's Hard Grounds. Springbok "War Cry."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 15

Four months remain vet before our Rugby Union team takes ship for South Africa, but the tour continues to be debated from every possible angle…

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