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Sport, 1933

13,194 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 250

Coming Back Pentheus Thriving on Racing

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 12

Judging by his second to Miss Nottava in the Summer Cup at Randwick, Pentheus is returning to something approaching his real form…

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Racing Cyclist Injured. Coff's Harbour

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 10

Ray Goodwin, a well-known local racing cyclist, suffered a painful injury to a knee on the Bellinger-road yesterday, when he was thrown from his machine as a result of a stick…

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Girls to Attempt Records Big Swimming Carnival Good Form

The Labor Daily · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 3

Olympians Claire Dennis and Bonnie Mealing will be out to break a couple of records at the women's…

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Lawn Tennis. Australian Championships. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 13

The Queensland Linton Cup players, L. Hancock:, B. Dowden, and H. Bauers, will leave for Melbourne next week. The present arrangement is that Hancock and Bauers will play in the singles and…

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A.J.C. Committee Will Decide To-day Racing Under One Code In New South Wales System of Dividing Races

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 2

To-day, at noon, a special committee meeting of the Australian Jockey Club will be held to consider the applications of the Rosebery, Kensington, and Ascot Racing Clubs for registration…

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YACHTING. Racing Resumed. Prince Edward Yacht Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 13

On Saturday the Prince Edward Yacht Club will decide three events, namely, a general handicap for all yachts, an invitation race for boats on the register of the Sydney Amateur Sailing Club, and…

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Cricket First Grade Cumberland v. PADDINGTON

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 14

Cumberland took full advantage of Paddington's depleted side in the march concluded at Parramatta Oval on Saturday. On losing the toss on the first day…

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Heats on To-night Big Swimming At Domain N.S.W. TITLES

The Sun · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 8

Already there are indications that the race for the sprint title at the N.S.W. swimming championships will…

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A Stroller In The Town Flying and Football

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 4

MR. Stan Neilson, secretary of the New Zealand Aero Association, who has come across from New Plymouth to make the Tasman…

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Free to Country Readers "The Daily Telegraph's" Racing Wires

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 2

COUNTRY readers of "The Daily Telegraph" who wager on Sydney meetings can get the best information for Canterbury…

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Vines Talks on Our Tennis Davis Cup Hopes Are Bright

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday--"The more I see of your tennis players the more I am convinced that, taking the vast difference of papulation into…

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Tennis Test McGrath Replaces Moon the Draw Melbourne

The Sun · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 12

The Australian selectors,. Messrs. N. Brookes, H. Malcolm and F. Peach, announce the draw for the fourth lawn tennis Test between Australia…

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Tennis Tests Team Selected for the Sydney Match Next Week

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 9

The official announcement was made yesterday (Wednesday) that J. Crawford (captain), H. Hopman, V. McGrath, and A. K. Quist had been selected to…

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Youth Now Keen on Bowls Many More Playing Municipal Greens Likely in Future

The Sun · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 8

There will come a time, and it may not be far off, when bowls in Australia will be regarded, as in England…

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TENNIS Granville Association Draw for Saturday, January 7. B Grade Mixed

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 12

Semi-final: Westmead I. v. Kia Ora, association court No. 4: Beau Manor v. Swansea, association court No. 2. O Grade Mixed, Section I…

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Tennis Test. Australian Team. McGRATH and Quist Included. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 9

J. Crawford (captain), H. Hopman, V. McGrath, and A. K. Quist have been selected to represent Australia in the fourth test match against the United States in Sydney, on…

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Is Cricket War? Ex-Kaiser Thought It Was Talks Tests

The Sun · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 10

"IS it cricket or war?" an English newspaper asks in surprise at the feelings aroused both here and in England by the…

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Notes of the Week. Political and Otherwise. Piffle, Poison and Cricket

The Catholic Press · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 21

More enjoyable, even than Test cricket, is to read the comments of the London quidnuncs on "the morning after." The London dailies, like our own papers, keep a…

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35 Years Ago When Horses Were Tough Three Races in an Afternoon

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 12

In our 35 years ago column reference in made to Loch Marie's victory in the Carrington Stakes of 1897, a result which brought…

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N.S.W. Boat Crosses Line First Adjustment of Times Gives Victory to Another Skiff Racing Perth

The Labor Daily · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 7

SKIFFS from the Eastern States -- Victor III. from Queensland and Swansea from New South Wales -- were seen…

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