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Sport, 1934

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Tennis "Ashes" Won by Australia. Victory in Third Test. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 11

Australia won the third tennis test against Great Britain, and, therefore, the "ashes." When play commenced at Kooyong…

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Late Sporting. Lawn Tennis in New Zealand. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 12

Havig splintered a bone in her left thumb while playing at Timaru, Miss Dingle, a member of the New South Wales team, acting on medical advice, has withdrawn from all events in the New Zealand…

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Perry Extended Quist Was Great Englishmen Lacked Keenness in Doubles Tennis Test

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 3

Melbourne, Tuesday. -- After Australia's successful day yesterday the Englishmen were set an almost impossible…

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Bowls 41 Clubs in Big Event First Round Play in Presidents Tourney To-day's Draw

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 4

TO-DAY'S big bowls event is the first round of the Association President's two-rink competition, in which 41…

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Turf Facts I & Fancies Tattersall's Races. Tote Figures Increase. Splendid Attendance

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 9

TATTERSALL'S CLUB'S annual Cup meeting was favored with glorious weather for its opening day, but on New Year's Day a chilly wind made conditions…

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Putting a Price On To-day's Wool Moments of Ease at Country Tennis

The Sun · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 14

ALL THE WORLD'S SUNSHINE in a little face. Joyce Lisson, 24 Anderson-street, Parramatta. One of to-day's awards in "The Sun" Smile competition. (See other awards on inside pages.) NOT ALL the mermaids live in the sea. Looking at it from this angle…

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Clovelly Younger Set's Big Plans For 1934 Swimming Carnival Arranged General proposals Being Drawn Up For Members Two Gatherings

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 7

AFTER a very successful year the committee of the Clovelly A.L.P. Younger Set is busy formulation plans for 1934…

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Tennis In Land Of Midnight Sun Sporting Spirit of Norse Players (World Copyright--All Rights Reserved)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 4

AS soon as the Bournemouth tournament was concluded at the beginning of the 1933 Cup tour, in which, by the way,…

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CRICKET. Sheffield Shield Match. Victoria Beats South Australia. Grimmett Makes a Record. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 16

Victoria lost five wickets in scoring 146 runs to defeat South Australia to-day in the Sheffield Shield match on the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Four of the wickets fell to…

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L. Tennis Ashes to Australia Third Test Won By Nine Rubbers To Three Quist Beaten Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 3

GREAT BRITAIN lost the tennis ashes to-day, when Australia, winning there out of the four matches set down for…

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Cricket History Is Made at S.C.G. Big Score Record Is Surpassed Bradman And Kippax In Sensational Hitting New Figures

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 1

CRICKET record are broken with frequency these days, but when Bradman breaks a record, it is different…

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Athletics

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 34

MISS STELLA WALSH, who carried the emblem of Poland to victory in the 100 metres sprint at the tenth Olympiad at Los Angeles last year in world's record time of 11 9-10s, has to be credited with some…

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ATHLETICS. State Championships. Track and Field Events

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 16

There has been an excellent response to the New South Wales Amateur Athletic Association's call for nominations for the State track and field championships, and the entries for the majority…

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Athletics Never So Popular Record Entry For State Titles High Standard

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 3

ILLUSTRATING the increasing popularity of athletics is the record entry of 877 for the State, championship series, the first of which…

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Regatta Entries

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 6

Entries for all events on the programme for the Anniversary Regatta close to-morrow with the official secretary, Mr. E. L. Woodgate, 42 Bridgestreet (B3813)…

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Swimming Stars

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 7

ENGLAND'S champion, Joyce Cooper (left), and our own Kitty Mackay photographed yesterday at Bondi Baths…

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World's Boxing Briefs

Referee · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 17

Lou Broulilard, the Canadian who recently lost the American middleweight championship to Vince Dundee, and a former world's welterweight champion…

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Bowls President's Competition

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 4

Through Parramatta was represented by two strong rinks in a match against. Ashfield, played at Burwood yesterday, in the first round of the president's yesterday…

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Racing Diary

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 2

Moorefield acceptances due 1 p.m. Rosebery entries close 4 p.m…

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Country Tennis

The Sun · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 12

Full details of to-day's country tennis championships will be published tomorrow in…

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