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Sport, 1936

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Lawn Tennis Today's Game in Seaside Tourney

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 January 1936 · page 3

Washed out on Monday and yesterday, an attractive tennis programme will be presented at Manly today, when the Seaside…

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A.L.P. Golf General Handicap On

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 8 January 1936 · page 9

BAD weather did not deter several members of the A.L.P. Golf Club from practising over the week-end, and considering the…

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The Turf. Ascot Races. Urunalong in Handicap

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 January 1936 · page 16

There are eight races to be decided at the Ascot Racing Club's meeting to-day, and by far the most interesting of the acceptors throughout the day's programme is Urunalong, a…

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Heats of Swimming Titles Draw For To-morrow Night at the Domain

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 8 January 1936 · page 8

OWING to the record number of entries, it has been necessary to arrange heats for several events in next Saturday's State championship…

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Cricket. Bradman Out for 46. South Australians at Newcastle. NEWCASTLE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 January 1936 · page 17

There was almost a record attendance for a weekday cricket match in the Newcastle district at the one-day game between South Australia and a district eleven at the Newcastle Sports Ground…

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Great Year's Progress For Dog Racing TRACK For Harold Park New Suggestion Is Good

The Sun · Wednesday 8 January 1936 · page 4

The year 1935 will be remembered as the greatest in the short history of greyhound racing in New South…

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Form of All Horses Engaged at Ascot Races This Afternoon Jumpers' Flat Race One Mile. (1.0) Lady Dancer. 10.7

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 8 January 1936 · page 12

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Athletics. T. P. Carr Cup Postponed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 January 1936 · page 18

Owing to the rain which fell yesterday the Eastern Suburbs A.A.C. was not able to hold the T. P. Carr Cup athletic carnival at the Sydney Sports Ground last night. The carnival has been…

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Metres Now Trend In Athletics Olympic Rules

The Sun · Wednesday 8 January 1936 · page 15

ALTHOUGH the events in the Empire Games, which will be held in Sydney in 1938, will be over distances measured in yards, measurements in metres, as in the Olympic Games, are fast being adopted in many sports in New South…

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T. P. Carr Cup Postponed Club Athletics At Sports Ground

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 8 January 1936 · page 2

OWING to persistent rain during the day, Eastern Suburbs A.A.C.'s officials were forced to postpone their T. P. Carr Cup meeting set down…

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Police Athletic Gala

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 8 January 1936 · page 2

The following events have been placed on the programme for competition by members of the N.S.W. Police Carnival to be held at the Royal…

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Sundry Sports the Fight for Cricket Supremacy. Australia Defeats South Africa by an Innings in Third Test. Great Partnership by Brown and Fingleton. Splendid Bowling by Grimmett and O'reilly

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 8 January 1936 · page 12

Africa and Australia was to have commenced at Capetown on New Year's Day, but owing to rain the start was postponed until Thursday. Had the…

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Football. Rugby Union. Important Proposals

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 13

Officials of the New South Wales Rugby Union are anticipating a heavy programme during the next season. If the club premiership competitions are conducted on the same lines as last year's…

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Cambridge Rugby Blues

Referee · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 21

K. C. Fyfe, the Cambridge Univer­sity Rugby captain, has awarded Blues to J. S. Young (Dulwich and St. Catherine's), a forward, and J. D…

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Boxing. Carlton Stadium

The Propeller · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 7

In a contest at Carlton Stadium last night, billed as the State featherweight championship, Spider Roach (8.12) beat Bub Anderson (8.11[?]), in…

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Racing Diary

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 2

Hereld Park trot entries close 5 p.m. Canterbury acceptances due 1 p.m. Rosebery entries close 4 p.m…

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Boxing. Roach Beats Anderson

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 13

In a contest at Carlton Stadium last nignt, billed as the State featherweight championship, Spider Roach (8-12) beat Bub Anderson (8-11[?]). in the fifth round. Anderson could not continue,…

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Hardcourt Tennis Recommences

Referee · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 2

THE N.S.W. Hardcourt inter-district mulches will recommence next Saturday. In the Blackwell Cup final Sydenham-Bankstown I opposes…

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Bowls North Sydney Well Beaten

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 2

THE sensation of the second round of the president's two-rink trophy, completed yesterday, was the defeat of North Sydney at the hands of…

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Young Swimming Champion and Wise Edict

Referee · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 13

SOME young Australians in sport have keen and enthusiastic sires who do not exercise the right judicial restraint upon their sons in competitive sports…

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