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Sport, 1934

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Boxing Will Boom This Year Pat McHugh Plans Opens Newtown Stadium On Friday Week

Referee · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 18

PAT McHUGH, oroginal manager of Leichhardt Stadium (N.S.W.), and present manager of Fitzroy (Vic.) Stadium, will definitely open Newtown…

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Maroubra Races Light Car Club to Hold Meeting on 10th February

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 9

THE New South Wales Light Car Club has completed arrangements for holding a series of motor races at the Maroubra Speedway on 10th February, when…

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Metallurgy Scores Third Win But He Picks Good Races Bagot Hcp

Referee · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 5

IN winning the Bagot Handicap at Flemington on New Year's Day, Metallurgy proved himself the best stayer…

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Car Racing in Isle of Man B.R.D.C. Goes On Strike

Referee · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 24

AFTER the round-the-houses race there in July, the Isle of Man civic authorities were so won over to car racing chat, although this event cost them…

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Pilot's Notebook Racing Reforms Suggested in England Aga Khan Takes a Wide View

Referee · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 3

THERE is nothing old-fashioned in the Aga Khan's views concerning racing. He believes that the English Jockey Club should adopt those things which have been successful in other countries…

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Country Week Tennis. All Courts Occupied for Annual Carnival. Some Personalities on the Courts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 19

There Were no drones on the Lawn Tennis Ground on Tuesday morning when the annual country Week tennis carnival began. Looking from the clubhouse, there Wasn't a…

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Are Rugby League Tests Fought Out Too Seriously? "Things That Are Killing the Game" As Seen By Joe Thompson

Referee · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 13

JOE THOMPSON, the famous English Rugby League forward, who took part in the last Tests out here, is writing for the Yorkshire "Evening Post." In his comments on the second Test, played at Leeds, Thompson emphasises points in play arising from the heat of…

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Fresh Lease of Life to Racing in S.A. Good New Year's Day Attendance Bookmakers Lose

Referee · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 5

A SENSATION was caused at Morphettville (S.A.) on Monday when the report circulated that the stewards had taken a swab of a…

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In The Thick Of Europe's Tennis Traps for Young Davis Cup Players (World Copyright -- All Rights Reserved)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 4

THE victory in the first round, or really the second round, against Norway, was in no way to be regarded as a striking…

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R.T. HARRISON'S Comment on Bowls and Bowlers Can't Serve Two Masters Association Fixtures And The A.B.C. Carnival

Referee · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 19

WHEN a crocodile gets into the calm waters of pond he does not fall to create a panic, and one certainly got into the monthly meeting of the N.S.W…

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SPORT Hibernian Cricket. a Close Call. Riley Decides the Issue—How N.S.W. Beat Victoria

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 24

Rumor has it that the Interstate Shield spent an anxious Christmas. Her peace and contentment were disturbed; and, after all, such restlessness was…

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Cranks at the Cricket Match How They See It, and What They Say To One Another

Referee · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 12

AT the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday one of the ever-grumbling cricket cranks was condemning the home howlers. "They can't bowl for tarts. You ought to have seen Charlie Turner and Jack Ferris! They'd have been through these fellows from the land of bananas like a bullet…

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Breezy Centuries In Club Cricket L. Leabeater's Brilliant 214 Against Paddington Centuries By Fordham, Lush, Martin, All Young Batsmen

Referee · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 14

ONCE upon a time club premierships in Sydney were suspended on the days of Sheffield Shield matches. Not so these times. On Saturday, the…

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Kangaroos Finishing Tour With Blaze Of Brilliancy Wales and England Teams Run Over in Cricket Scoring Games: Brown's Record

Referee · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 16

THE Australians followed up their third test defeat with four very brilliant wins, culminating in London and in Paris with extraordinary brilliant football. The opposing teams have cut out the spotting tactics considered by so many to transgress the spirit of play, and the…

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ATHLETICS N.S.W. Titles Look Open Hampson, Golding and Metcalfe 880 Best Race

Referee · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 18

NEXT Saturday at the Sydney Sports Ground the star athletes of N.S.W. will clash in the first day's programme of the State championships, success…

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Athletics Team Visiting Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 5

The Ajax athletics' team of Victoria, which has been competing in all branches of sport with the members of the Maccabean Institute during its stay in Sydney, and will return to…

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Athletics. Record Entries

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 7

Mr. R. P. Heathwood, hon. secretary of the New South Wales Amateur Athletic Association, has compiled a list of the number of entries received for past State track and field championships, which…

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To Change Hands Ten Athletic Titles

The Sun · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 9

Seven of the 10 titles listed for the opening day of the State-track and field i championships will change hands at the Sydney Sports…

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Juniors Will Be Prominent Athletic Records In Danger Title Series

The Labor Daily · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 3

INDICATIONS are that at least two State junior records will go by the board when the first section of the N.S.W. athletic…

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McGRATH Confirms Brisbane Defeat of Perry Englishman Downed in Straight Sets Boy Wonder's Almost Perfect Tennis Against England's First and Third Players Australia Has Won the Rubber

Referee · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 21

VIVIAN McGRATH was the star turn of the first two days of the third test at Kooyong Courts, Melbourne, on Saturday and Monday. On Saturday he played almost faultless tennis to beat H. G. N. Lee with the loss of only one game, the brilliant boy giving England's third player no chance to settle down. Then on Monday McGrath…

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