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Sport, 1935

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Women's Cricket England Had Easy Win in Test

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 3

ENGLAND won the second women's cricket Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday by eight wickets, and with three- quarters of an hour…

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Country Tennis Few Close Games At Start Of Big Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 2

EASY victories were the order of the day yesterday, when the annual Country Week tennis carnival, embracing the record…

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Lawn Tennis. Country Carnival. Teams Matches Start. Many Easy Victories

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 15

The 1935 country carnival opened at the Lawn Tennis Ground, Rushcutter Bay, yesterday. The entry constitutes a record for this event. When the early matches…

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Women's Cricket. England Wins the Test. Fine Wicket-keeping

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 15

England won the second test match at the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday by eight wickets. This success gives the English girls the rubber…

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Q'land Cricket Star May Go South Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 5

Should Des Hanson fall to find a job in Queensland, his service's will be lost to the State cricket team. He announced his intention to-day of…

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To Play Mrs. T. S. McKAY In All Golf Heavy Season

The Sun · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 2

The women's golf world will be full of keen competition during the forthcoming season, and the decision of…

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Can Still Gallop Wall Kingsdale Is Fancied in Two Races

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 1

SINCE completing a long spell, Wallace Kingsdale, who earlier in his career was a sprinter of no mean order, has contested three…

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Turf Facts [?]Fancies Ascot (Vic.) Races. Club's Progress. Punters' Discomforts

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 9

ALTHOUGH Melbourne has had a surfeit of racing during the holiday period, the programmes were badly arranged, and compared unfavorably with…

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Women at International Cricket The Second Test : England v. Australia

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 27

AT the conclusion of play on Monday, England was in a very strong position in the second test match against Australia. The Australians scored only 162, the redeeming feature…

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The Governor. Boy Scouts' Jamboree. Women's Cricket Match. "Sydney Mail" Features

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 10

Apropos the early departure of his Excellency the Governor from New South Wales, the "Sydney Mail" this week publishes excellent portraits of Sir Philip and Lady…

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Quist Triumphs Over Menzel Big Tennis Crawford Beats Moon Bromwich Wins Melbourne

The Sun · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 12

AFTER having lost two sets in succession, making the match two-all, Quist triumphed over Menzel in…

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Lawn Tennis. Doubles Surprise. Perry and Miss Round Beaten. Turnbull Defeats Boussus. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 12

In one of the finest exhibitions of aggressive tennis ever given by D. P. Turnbull (South Australia), he defeated the French Davis Cup player, C. Boussus, in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3,…

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Incidents of a Golf Hike Abroad Some Sidelights on Australian, Foreign, and English Courses. No. II

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 30

AS I related in my previous article, three days after we arrived in England we rushed down to the Royal Porthcawl links, on the west…

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Cricket Gossip Return Of O'Reilly? to Play Against the Juniors; He Is Needed

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 3

WILL Bill O'Reilly play for N.S. Wales in the Anniversary Day game against Victoria? The champion Test bowler is still…

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Biggest Tennis Upset for Year Perry and Miss Round Defeated Queenslanders Show Dash Mrs. Westacott Melbourne, Tues

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 1

JUST as everyone was nailing Fred Perry's return to form, and tipping him and Dorothy. Round as certain winners of the…

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Speedway Records May Go All Star Races on Saturday Champions Ride In International Match Varey Again

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 3

SATURDAY NIGHT'S first-class handicaps at the Show Ground should produce as pacy riding as any of the international scratch…

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Kendall Crashes Record in Sensational Swimming Title Race A.S.A. Starters Were Hooted Event Was Delayed Clark Beats Ryan For Second Place Great Times

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 3

GIVING a brilliant exhibition, Bill Kendall, East Sydney star, swam the fastest 110 yards ever recorded by an Australian…

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Athletics. Inter-club Management

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 15

At to-night's meeting of the Amateur Athletic Association inter-club management board, the hon. secretary's interim report upon recent competitions will be submitted. Proposals for the revision of…

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Greyhound Coursing

Referee · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 7

RAIN caused a change of plans in several centres on Saturday last, the chief meetings to be carried over to later nights being those of the N.S.W…

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Boxing Briefs

Referee · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 18

George Cook, our evergreen ex-heavyweight champion, is matched to fight Obie Walker, 22-year-old, 17-stone American negro at the London Albert…

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