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Sport, 1934

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Champion Failed to Qualify Surprise In Heat Of Athletic Title Golding's Wins

The Labor Daily · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 3

THE failure of the Australian title-holder, F. W. ("Fob") O'Brien, to qualify for the final of the 440 yards event, to be…

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Football. Rugby League. Country Breakaway Movement Opposed Coff's Harbour

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 17

Coff's Harbour District Rugby Football League has voiced its disapproval of the present steps being taken by country groups to break away from the New South Wales Rugby League and to form a new…

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Queanbeyan Coursing Queanbeyan

The Labor Daily · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 6

As the result of a deputation of dog owners to the Queanbeyan and District Coursing Club, it is anticipated that weekly meeting will be…

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Boxing. Waterloo Coliseum

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 17

Billey Madden (9-8) drew with Laurie McCabe (9-9) in a six rounds match at Waterloo Coliseum last night. The three preliminaries scheduled for four rounds ended in knockouts. Rex Pegrum…

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BOWLS. The Pennants

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 17

All the pennants will to-day engross 1500 bowlers, the A and B divisions Joining in with the Red and C divisions, who have three weeks' start. Had the greens been ready, and all matches started a…

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Swimming. Sydney Ladies' Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 17

Events decided by the Sydney Women's Club at Coogee Aqua[?]um baths on Thursday night resulted:- Higginbotham Series.—Handicap, 33 yards: B…

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Aquatics. Cape Hawke Regatta. Taree

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 17

Cape Hawke regatta was held on Monday and Tuesday in fine weather. Results:- Motor Boat Race, for boats over 15 miles per hour, 2m.—Mr. V. Griffith's A[?] (9m), 1; Haden…

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Tennis Tournament

The Methodist · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 3

Preliminary arrangements have been made for a mixed doubles tennis tournament to be run in March in connection with the Y.P.D. It is hoped to have a dozen or more centres, and in every…

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Tense Tennis

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 1

MISS J. BENNET, of Penrith, about to made a forehand drive during the country tennis matches at White City…

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Boxing (By "Left Hook")

Nepean Times · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 7

The announcement that Alby Roberts is coming to Penrith on 12th inst, to meet Bob Humphries in a ten round contest will be hailed with delight by…

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Big Swimming Events To-Day

The Labor Daily · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 1

PRESENT-DAY star swimmers certainly do not spare themselves, as will be noted by the programmes ahead of them to-day in the State championship carnival at Manly. NOEL RYAN, Vic Besomo, Bruce…

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Rosebery Races

Sydney Sportsman · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 10

PUNTERS are booked for a visit f to Rosebery next Wednesday. The five bob tote will be in operation in the Paddock, and it…

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Greyhound Racing. Wollongong Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 17

Following is the draw for to-night:- Opening Stakes.—Mella, Flying Pearl, Miss Merne. Waltzing Lily, Bold Dog, Silent Dawn, Gallant Don, Reppin…

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New Cricket Menace

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 1

JACK NYE, the Sussex wizard bowler, who formerly lived with his English settler parents in Victoria. He is photographed on the Sussex…

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Cycling. Races at Bankstown

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 17

Bankstown and Lakemba cycle clubs combined in a series of races on the Bankstown Memorial Park track on Thursday night. R. McSkimming (Lakemba), who has been prominent during the…

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Body-line Alleged at Tennis!

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 7

PERTH, Friday. -- Body-line tactics on the tennis court are envisaged by a suburban resident who has written to the…

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Golf. Matches at Guyra. Guyra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 17

Open competitions played between members of the Guyra Golf club, Guyra Country Golf Club, and Ollera Golf Club resulted as follows:- 18-hole Stroke.—Morning: J. T. Stewart, 88—19,…

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Breeding. Bad Season Racing In Germany

Sydney Sportsman · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 5

THE flat-racing season in Germany was not a profitable one for the large or small stables…

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Rugby League. French Opposition to Code. LONDON, Jan. 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 13

Because the Pershing Stadium was the scene of Sunday's Anglo-Australian Rugby League match the French Rugby Union has banned amateur matches there henceforward, obliging…

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W. Howell Out of Cricket

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 2

Bill Howell will probably play no more cricket this season. Bill was handicapped on the southern tour by his…

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