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Sport, 1937

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Cape Hawke Regatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 11

The 51st annual Cape Hawke regatta, which was held at Foster yesterday, attracted the largest number of boats in the history of the regatta. Results:…

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Golf

The St George Call · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 4

Results of competitions disposed of during the past few weeks are as follows:— December 13 at Blacktown : Stroke…

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Swimming. Women's Championships

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 9

Many notable swimmers will appear in the women's section of the forthcoming Australian amateur championships, which will be decided in Sydney next month. Among them will be several…

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Boxing The Comoasa

The Labor Daily · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 4

Sir,--What a holy mess the Stevens Government has made of Civic Government, not only in the metropolitan area, but from one end of the…

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BOWLS. Cronulla Tournament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 9

Further rounds in pairs and singles were played yesterday. Results:- SINGLES.—First round: E. Boler, 22. v W. N. Clarke, 10; W. Donley forfeited to W. Kiel; W…

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Speedway Racing. State Championship. To-morrow's Racing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 11

There will be 16 front-rank motor cycle speedway riders as competitors for the onemile championship of New South Wales at the Showground to-morrow night…

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Golf. Club Competitions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 9

Clubs will take advantage of the holiday to-day and conduct competitions, many of them over 36 holes. Members will find the fairways in much better condition than this time last week, owing…

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Catholic Tennis Adelaide

The Labor Daily · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 6

In the Catholic tennis carnival, New South Wales men and women defeated Queensland. Victorian men won against South Australia, but…

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Adelaide Tennis Adelaide

The Labor Daily · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 5

Len Schwartz dereated Lionel Brodie. 75, 75. 62, in the quarter-final of the singles tennis championship to-day, and will now meet Adrian…

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Broadcasters at Cricket

The Labor Daily · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 8

A cricket match between the Australian Broadcasting Commission's staff (captained by Mr. C. J. A. Moses, general manager), and the…

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The Cricket Team

The St George Call · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 5

“The cricket team for Saturday is up in Mr. Blogg’s window,” said Edith “Have I been picked?” I asked casually. “Not of course that I care…

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BOWLS Champion Pair Defeated At Cronulla

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 14

J. McGill, of Corrimal, displayed rare form in the singles event at the Cronulla bowls carnival yesterday by disposing of R. T…

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Goulburn Tennis Star Goulburn. Thunder

The Labor Daily · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 2

Roger woo[?] is regarded in Goulburn as a tennis player with a future. Still a youth, he has won the singles championship of the Goulburn district for the past…

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Cessnock Tennis Teams Cessnock. Thursday

The Labor Daily · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 2

Three teams will represent Cessnock at the forthcoming Country Week tennis carnival in Sydney. The women's team will be sent by Cessnock Tennis Association and…

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Victoria Wins Junior Cricket

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 14

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--A brilliant 95 by Scott, who opened Victoria's second innings and was last man dismissed, helped the home side…

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Cricket Juniors. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 11

The last match of the interstate junior carnival, between Victoria and New South Wales, was begun to-day. New South Wales, which had been defeated by South Australia the previous day by eight…

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Centennial Park Cricket Teams

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 14

The Centennial Park Martin Shield and Daily Telegraph Shield junior cricket teams for matches today are:-- Martin Shield (v. Woollahra, at No…

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Queensland Racing. Improved Attendances. BRISBANE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 11

In the opinion of Mr. P. J. O'shea, chairman of the Q.T.C., the passing of Queensland's new Racing Act has had a wonderful effect on racing generally. The effect of the…

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At Randwick Races To-day

The Sun · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 5

Below is Birthday Boy, easily winning the Nursery Handicap at Randwick this afternoon. At right is Mrs. Irvine Wald, a visitor from South Australia, who as an attractive figure in a brown cloque frock with a beige sash and a brown patent leather trimmed toque…

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Guide To The Holiday Races

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 1

The full programme for today's Randwick races, with form-at-a-glance, probable riders, all newspaper selections, and other details, will be…

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