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Sport, 1935

13,276 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 250

BOXING. Blandon and Cormier

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 8

Llew Edwards has agreed to meet the winner of the Mery Blandon-Vernon Cormier contest which will form the main attraction at Rushcutter Bay Stadium on Monday night next…

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Sunday Cricket

The St George Call · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 3

A cricket match chockful of interest to the sporting fraternity, is to be played at Earl Park this Sunday, between St. George R.L. Footballers and a team…

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Lady Tennis Players!

The St George Call · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 5

Are you too stout for tennis! Do you look ungainly on the court [?]Does your weight restrict your game. I genuinely lost 50 lbs, in six months…

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Golf Club Must Pay

The Sun · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 1

London, Thursday.-- James Finnegan, a boy caddie at the Baltray (Louth) links, has been awarded £200 for eye injuries received from…

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Motor Cycling. Speedway Racing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 16

For the programme of motor cycle speedway racing to be presented at the Royal Agricultural Show around to-morrow night more than 20 riders have entered for the first handicap of the season,…

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CRICKET. Gospford Trip

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 7

The following team will represent the S.J.C.A. to play against Pt. Clare Cricket Club next Sunday, January 13. A. Phillips, Capt. (Mac.), J. Abadee,…

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Boxing Monday's Winner Has a Plum Ahead

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 3

THE National Boxing Club has decided that the winner of Monday night's fight between Vernon Cormier, of America, and Merv…

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Greyhound Racing. No Half-mile Race

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 16

Through lack of nominations the New South Wales Trotting Club has had to omit the half-mile event Irom the programme of the mechanical hare meeting at Harold Park on Saturday night. In…

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Fairfield & District Hard Court Tennis Association

The Biz · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 8

Junior Boys and Girls. [?] of age on January 25. 1935, [?] irous of attending Tennis co[?] to be held on Sunday [?]…

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Lawn Tennis. Country Carnival Burrundulla Wins

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 16

The outstanding performance in the country carnival which was continued at the Lawn Tennis around, Rushcutter Bay yesterday, was the victory of Burrundulla over Armidale I, In the women's…

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Tennis Films Contracts For Stars ? LONDON

The Sun · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 1

Tennis players are interested in the suggestion that stars should be permitted to accept film contracts. The secretary of the L.T.A. (Mr…

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Match Races Attractive Programme at Speedway

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 3

Four first-class match races will be contested at the Showground Empire Speedway to-morrow night. They will be: Frank Varey (England) v…

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Golf. L.g.u. Foursome at Long Reef

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 16

The Ladies' Golf Union will conduct its [?] open competition of the [?] to-day when [?] Canadian foursome v begey will be [?]eld at Long Reef. A splendid entry has been received. The…

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Feast of Swimming at Domain Qualifying To Race Charlton In The 440

The Labor Daily · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 4

THERE will be a feast of swimming at the Domain Baths to-night. Heats of the 110 yards State junior championship, 220…

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Sporting News Cricket St. George District Club

The St George Call · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 3

Owing to the heavy rain last Saturday, all the grade matches were abandoned. St. George fourth grade team was only one of the locals to win…

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Tennis Results Illawarra Suburbs’ Association. Comments. Matches To-morrow

The St George Call · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 4

The Summer Competition fixtures for to-morrow, 12th inst, are the deferred rounds of November 17. The deferred rounds of November 24 will be played…

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A.L.P. Tennis Draw Of Matches For

The Labor Daily · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 13

Draw for matches to be played in the fifth series of the second round of the A.L.P. Tennis Association's summer competition is as follows:…

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Tennis I.s.l.t.a, Ladies’ Mid-week

The St George Call · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 5

Wednesday, 23rd inst., is the date for the ladies’ annual meeting, and it is hoped that members and intending members will attend. The annual…

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Cricket. Universities Match Won by Sydney. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 8

Melbourne University narrowly averted an outright defeat by Sydney, when the inter-University cricket match was concluded to-day. Sydney won the match by 71 runs on the first innings,…

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Sunday Sport. Swimming "Out of Church Hours." Clergymen Asked to Co-operate. Yass

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 11

A referendum on Sunday sport resulted in a large majority in favour of inter-town and local swimming carnivals at the municipal baths on Sundays, "in other than church…

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