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Sport, 1936

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Team for Country Week Tennis Cessnock

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 1 January 1936 · page 2

Teams to represent Cessnoek at the Counter Week Tennis Carnival have been selected as follow. --Men: Cessnoek No. 1 (No. 4 div.): G. Ryder. J. Lewis. W…

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Late Sporting. Adelaide Tennis Championships. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 January 1936 · page 10

In the metropolitan singles tennis championship, played at Kensington Gardens to-day, D. Turnbull beat.H. Hassett (Melbourne), 6-3, 0-6, 6-1, 12-10. Turnbull and Quist heat Hassett and G. Holloway…

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Football in Great Britain. London, Dec. 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 January 1936 · page 13

In a Rugby Union match to-day, Petteslan Lorettonians, 14, beat Rosslyn Park, 3…

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Boxing Lauriot Will Stand Up to Kelly Frenchman Likes Punchers

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 January 1936 · page 3

MARCEL LAURIOT, who went the distance, with Jack McAvoy and Len Harvey, is to oppose Leo Kelly at the Stadium next Monday night…

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Bowls They Are Busy All Clubs Have Big Day Ahead

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 January 1936 · page 3

Bowling greens will be well filled all day to-day. when many clubs will stage New Year tournaments. Education Department bowlers put up a…

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Jewish Cricket Honors to N.s. Wales

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 January 1936 · page 3

The N.S.W. team finished the 10th annual lnter-State Jewish cricket carnival yesterday at Waverley Oval with an outright win over Victoria…

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Greyhound Racing £1200 Prize To Be Won At H.P.

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 January 1936 · page 2

THE £1200 Summer Stake will commence at the Harold Park greyhound meeting on Saturday night, when the first four heats will be…

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Many Fined for S.p. Betting Wagers on Randwick Races

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 1 January 1936 · page 7

The race meeting at Randwick on Saturday was not a happy one for punters, nor was it for nine defendants, charged with S.P. betting…

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Junior Cricket N.S.W.'s Fight Was Carnival Epic

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 January 1936 · page 3

EVEN in the uncertain game of cricket it is rarely that such a grand fighting innings as that staged by N.S. Wales against Victoria in the…

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Juniors' Bright Cricket Victoria Won By 6 Runs AT N. SYDNEY

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 1 January 1936 · page 3

Interstate juniors have put a new spirit into cricket. If first-graders imbibed some of it for the New Year, they would attract…

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Cricket. Interstate Juniors. Victoria Beats N.s.w. by Six Runs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 January 1936 · page 13

Remarkable cricket was witnessed at North Sydney Oval yesterday, when Victoria beat New South Wales in a high scoring match by six runs on the first innings in the last…

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Big Tennis To-day at Ashfield Stars In County Of Cumberland Semi-Finals

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 1 January 1936 · page 2

COUNTY of Cumberland tennis championships at Pratten Park are in the semi-final stages, and enthusiasts are assured of good…

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Honors Go to North-west Team One Point Win In Country Week Cricket NEWCASTLE

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 1 January 1936 · page 2

BY a margin of one point, North-West annexed the honors [?]Country Week competition, wh[?] concluded to-day…

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Athletics. Highland Gathering

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 January 1936 · page 13

The principal athletic event at the Highland Gathering at the Royal Agricultural Ground today will be the State relay championship. This race will be run over a distance of 440 yards, and…

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Athletic Records Are Endorsed

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 1 January 1936 · page 8

JACK METCALFE'S hop, step and jump of 51ft. 3 3-8in., established on December 14, and J. Lobban's…

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Draw for 'D' Grade Athletics Final

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 1 January 1936 · page 3

Following are the events and draw for the final round of the D Grade interclub athletic competition to be decided in Conjunction with the T. P. Carr Cup race…

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Athletics Stenner O.k. Hurdles Champion Can Go to Hobart

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 January 1936 · page 3

Any doubts about Sid Stenner missing the trip to Hobart for the Australian track championship meeting on January 15 and 18 were set at…

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Sundry Sport the Fight for Cricket Supremacy. Australia and South Africa Draw in Second Test. a Game of Remarkable Changes. Magnificent Batting by Nourse and McCABE

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 1 January 1936 · page 12

THE second Test of the current series between Australia and South Africa was commenced at Johannesburg on Christmas Eve. Having won the first Test…

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Moss Vale Coursing

The Labor Daily · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 3

Nominations for the coursing meeting to be held at Moss Vale on Saturday afternoon, will be taken by [?] Ansllm at to-night's Harold Park dog trials…

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Swimming at Wyong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 11

WYONG.—A swimming carnival, organised by Mr. R. Henry, on the Wyong River, on New Year's eve, was witnessed by a large gath[?]ing from the local guest houses. The contest for the best all…

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