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Sport, 1934

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Yachting Pittwater Regatta a Social Success Morna and Clutha Each Won a Double

Referee · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 19

THE twenty-seventh annual Pittwater Regatta at Broken Bay (N.S.W) held last Saturday, can be written down as a big social success. The event…

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Lawn Tennis. Country Carnival. a Promising Junior

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 13

Country carnival was continued yesterday under ideal conditions the temperature being moderate and the sky overcast, both tending to good play. The two Griffith players who were in a motor…

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For Tennis "The Labor Daily" Pattern Service

The Labor Daily · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 7

Pattern No. 2043; A cool summer frock with a V neck bordered with contrasting trimming. The skirt has an inverted pleat back and front,…

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Geelong St. Patrick's Races. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 13

The Geelong St. Patrick's races were held in fine weather. Details:- Trial Three-year-old Handicap, 6f.—Mr. F…

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His Records Bradman's Cricket In Detail

The Sun · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 12

Who is the greatest run-getter that the game of cricket has ever known? Why, Don Bradman, of course. How many centuries has he made?…

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Car Racing Teams British Efforts For Coming Season

Referee · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 24

THE first of the British "hush hush" car racing stables has been announced. Organiser is Raymond Mays, a well-known racing and hill climb driver…

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Lawn Tennis Prizes English Association Relaxing Amateur Rule

Referee · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 13

THE amateur rules in lawn tennis can be irksome when enforced to the letter an they have been once or twice in recent years in the United…

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Car Was Towed Slow New Year's Eve Golf Gossip

The Sun · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 9

MISS VAL MORGAN, well-known at Pymble and Killara clubs, was full of great ideas for New Year's…

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Golf Dawdlers and Wagglers Must Speed Up Their Game

Referee · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 20

MUCH has been said and written about the innocuous changes in the Rules of Golf, which the Royal and Ancient, after such prolongt I labor, have recently…

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Cricket Hint, No. 78 (Copyright) The Stonewaller

The Sun · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 9

A BATSMAN who refuses to make a shot Is a difficult batsman to dislodge, and the extremely immobile man who stonewalls for 15 or 20…

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Selections by "The Referee" Experts For Wednesday's Races

Referee · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 9

"THE REFEREE" has arranged for Sydney turf followers to secure the full and final selections—one, two, and three for each event—by its experts…

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Cricket Notes Cumberland Second Grade Cumberland v. PADDINGTON

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 11

Winning the toss at Parramatta oval, Cumberland had first use of an easy wicket and ran up the satisfactory total of 245…

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At Bathurst Australian T.T. Races on Easter

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

The Abercrombie Shire Council has advise the New South wales A.C.U. that the Vale circuit, at Bathurst, will be made available to them for the…

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Entries Are Record Joyce Cooper Is In Three Races

The Sun · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 8

Entries for the majority of the State women's championships which will be decided on January 13 at the Domain Baths and on…

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Owner Sent Out for Life Incident At Wyong Races

Referee · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 9

Following an incident at the Wyong races on Tuesday, P. Kennedy, owner of Doubtful Maid, was disqualified for life, for having, It is alleged, attempted to…

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Our London Letter LONDON, Nov. 23 Lord Derby In Racing Sensation

Referee · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 12

THE sudden resignation of Lord Derby's 72-year-old trainer, the Hon. George Lambton, has caused a first-class sensation in racing circles here. From all accounts, Lord Derby made the break himself, and It came as a…

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A Rugby Plenipotentiary Mr. S. S. Dean, of New Zealand, Trips to Sydney and Melbourne

Referee · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 13

MR. STANLEY DEAN, chairman of the New Zealand Rugby Union, paid a flying visit to Sydney last week on a mission of bringing the two countries in their Rugger into perfect line in a few things, not omitting the arrangement of international and inter-dominion tours…

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Another Win for Thompson Seaside Tennis At Manly Games To-day

The Labor Daily · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 3

STATE rep. Dave Thompson continued in winning vein in the Seaside tennis championships at Manly yesterday, reaching the…

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TENNIS Parramatta-Granville Association Summer Competition. Draw for Saturday, January 6

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 10

Reserve Grade Mixed: Kia Ora I. V. Wylameers association court No. 2; ohslow I. V. Myee, association court No. 1…

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Cricket Third Grade Cumberland v. PADDINGTON. Roy Baxter's Fine Innings

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 10

Cumberland batsmen showed their appreciation of having first use of an excellent wicket under ideal conditions for cricket by keeping Paddington in the…

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