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Sport, 1937

13,034 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 250

Country Tennis Gala

The Labor Daily · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 3

OWING to rain, semi-finals and finals of the country tennis carnival were postponed on Saturday until to-day at the White City…

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Bowls. Pennants Postponed. Vaucluse Opening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 15

The fifth round of the pennants was postponed on Saturday, owing to wet greens, and will be played next Saturday. The president of the New South Wales Bowling…

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Speedway Racing. World's Derby

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 14

A. G. Wilkinson, the Australian test team representative, won the World's Derby motor cycle speedway event at the Showground on Saturday night, after a…

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Country Tennis Week Draw Additions

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 16

Rain prevented any play in the Country Week tennis carnival at White City on Saturday, and the draw for Saturday will hold good for today, with…

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TENNIS Parramatta-Granville Summer Competition

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 2

Draw for next week-end.—B1 grade men next Saturday, play-off: Toronia v. Naomi, Association courts. Enterprise will play the winners of the…

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Junior Union Cricket Teams

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 18

The New South Wales Junior Cricket Union's teams to play annual matches against the State Teachers and the New South Wales Cricket Association…

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Brisbane Cricket Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 10

Results of matches in the district cricket competition follow: Northern Suburbs 267 (Leeson 48, Levy 31, E. Bensted 85, G. Gooma 5-71) defeated South Brisbane 335…

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Junior Cricket. Moore Park

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 15

A CRADE.—First divivsion: Australian Glass, 153 (Webber 83), beat New South Wales Police. 110 (Thorne 31, Baldwin 31: Piefke 5-39); Balmain Shop Assistants, 215 (Storey 40, Joass 40, Matthews…

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Golf Controversy Proposed Grouping of Clubs

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 2

At the annual meeting of the Suburban District Golf Association, which is to take place shortly, there should be an interesting discussion when next…

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Racing Baronet's Air Tour Darwin

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 1

Sir Lawrence Philipps, English shipowner and racing man, arrived in Darwin today in a chartered Dutch airliner…

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Munro at Menangle Park Races

The Sun · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 2

D. Munro resumes riding at Menangle to-morrow. C. O'Rourke has leased Bronze God, who has resumed training after…

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R. League Players at Cricket

The Labor Daily · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 3

Western Suburbs District Rugby League Club secretory Jim White figured in a new role yesterday. In a cricket match against Balmain Footballers, White took three…

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Golf. Fine Scoring. Macqueen and von Nida

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 15

N. von Nida, the New South Wales professional golf champion, J. S. Macqueen, the Cammeray champion, and A. N. Waterson, of The Lakes club, were the principal…

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Killed Bird with Golf Drive Lithgow

The Labor Daily · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 5

PLAYING golf at the Lithgow links, A Mr. G. H. Gearside killed a bird at 80 yards while driving off with a golf boll. He was driving towards…

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Football in Britain. London, Jan. 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 16

Following are the results of football matches played in Great Britain yesterday:- The League.—First division: Charlton Athletic v Leeds United, 1-0; chelsea v Middlesbrough, 1-0;…

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Motor Boating. Results of Club Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 14

PORT HACKING BRANCH. Royal Motor Yacht Club, at Gunnamatta Bay.—Speedboat handicap. 2m.—First heat: Thistle (W. McMillan). 1; The Wasp (W. Carmody). 2; El Diablo (G. Daly), 3…

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From the Pulpit. the Native Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 8

The Archbishop of Sydney (Dr. Mowll), preaching at St. Andrew's Cathedral last night from the text "We have seen His star," said that on Wednesday had begun what was called…

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District Cricket Open Four Teams Close

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 16

THE defeats of the leaders, Mosman and Western Suburbs, on Saturday has given the first grade cricket premiership…

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Autumn Racing. Entries for Chief Handicaps To-morrow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 13

Nominations will close to-morrow, for the principal handicaps at the autumn meetings of the Australian Jockey Club at Warwick Farm and at Randwick, and for the autumn…

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Lawn Tennis. Country Carnival. Championships Begin To-day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 15

The semi-finals and finals of the country teams' competition listed for Saturday at the Lawn Tennis Ground, Rushcutter Bay, were postponed owing to rain. The semi-finals will be played at 9…

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