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Sport, 1936

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Night Football. Rugby League Project. Competition in March

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 15

A proposal to conduct a night football competition during March will be considered by the New South Wales Rugby League at its next meeting…

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Boxing Briefs

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 3

JIMMY KELSO is a keen fisherman these days. I saw him in conversation with his old opponent, Tod Morgan. last night. Morgan told Jimmy be should go to the…

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Speedway Racing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 20

The members of the English motor cycle speedway test team, and the manager (Mr. [?]. L. Br[?]k) will be the guests of City Tatt[?]ll's Club, through the invitation of Mr. R. Clayton[?]…

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Lawn Tennis

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 30

YOUTH was served — or shall we say helped itself?—at Manly last week in the seaside championships when H. Lewis, a youth of 17, defeated the world's…

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BOXING Roach Stops Anderson

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 9

BEFORE they fought for the featherweight championship of New South Wales at Carlton Stadium last Wednesday night, Spider Roach and Bub Anderson…

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N.s.w. Swimming Championships

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 18

THERE was some brilliant racing at the New South Wales championship carnival at the Sydney Domain baths on Saturday. The principal events were the…

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Rugby Union Waverley Oval Wanted

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 3

Eastern Suburbs Rugby Union football club is after Waverley oval as its home ground during the coming season. A decision will be made by…

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New South Wales State Swimming Championships

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 28

110 Yards State Championship—Left to right: P. Hooper (Lismore), 3rd; R. V. Clarke (University); W. Kendall (East Sydney), 1st; O. Griffiths (Sydney); W. J. Jarvis (New Zealand); R. Willshire (Manly), 2nd. 880 Yards State Championship—Left to right: R. Biddulph (Rose Bay), R. Bassingthwaite…

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Associate Golf Amateurs Only

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 2

The annual council meeting of the Ladies' Golf Union, convened for February 5 in London, promises to be interesting. At the…

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Autumn Racing. Principal Handicaps

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 19

Nominations for the principal autumn handicaps to be run at Randwick during the Easter carnival in April, which closed yesterday, were quite up to the standard of…

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Sanctions Tennis London

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 8

In addition to its decision not to participate in the Davis Cup, the Italian Lawn Tennis Association has requested its clubs not to invite…

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Four Sunny Tennis Smiles

The Sun · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 13

Waiting to play, and confident, too--From left: Misses M. McGill (Cessnock), I. Cullen (Goulburn), M. McLean (Goulburn), and L. Preston (Cessnock), at the Country Week tennis carnival to-day…

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Schools' Cricket Week

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 20

Schools' week competitions will commence at the New South Wales Cricket Association's grounds[?] North Brighton, to-day at 10.30 a.m. A special bus will leave Eddy-avenue, at 9.27 a.m…

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Woy Cricket

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 2

GOSFORD, Tuesday.--The first set of matches for the new year in the Woy Woy District Cricket Association's Sunday programme will be…

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COLLAPSE ! Cricket Extraordinary

The Sun · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 2

There was an amazing batting collapse in the Paddington-Ryde shire match at Ryde Oval on Saturday. Paddington in the first…

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Women's Swimming Title Teams Water Polo Protest

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 2

It was announced at the N.S.W. Women's Amateur Swimming Association council meeting last night that Kitty Mackay. of Bondi, and a…

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Original Design Work at Wembley Swimming Pool

Construction and Real Estate Journal · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 5

The new swimming pool and sports area at Wembley, England, which was built last year near the Wembley Stadium, occupies part of the site of the artificial lake constructed for the British Empire…

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9000- Seater Ready for Big Rugby Games

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 7

THE new members pavilion at Sydney Cricket Ground will be ready next. June, in time!for the visit of the English Rugby…

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British Football. London

The Sun · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 4

Football matches played to-doy resulted:-- Cup.--Round 3 (replay): Grimsby 4 v. Hartlepools 1. Third (Northern).--Southport 4 v…

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Our Golf Professionals in America

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 27

ARRIVING in Los Angeles on Wednesday, our Australian P.G.A. team lost little time entering the fray, as two days later they were starters in the Riverside open 3000-dollar tournament…

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