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Sport, 1937

13,034 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 250

Perry's Tennis Treble Third Victory Over Vines Chicago

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 18

FRED PERRY today scored his third consecutive victory over the professional champion, Ellsworth Vines…

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Woman Motorist To Compete in Races. Special Car

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 3

Mrs. A, McKinnon, who will arrive in Sydney this week by the Ormonde, with her husband, is a racing motorist, mechanic, and outboard motor racer. She and her husband are…

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Cricket Tour Tranquillity, And Woman Scorer LAUNCESTON

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 18

After the intensity of the third Test, England found peace and tranquillity at quiet little Launceston…

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Women's Sport. Grade Cricket Resumed. Miss Hudsons Century

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

The Women's Cricket Association resumed its grade competition on Saturday, the outstanding performance being Miss Amy Hudson's 113 not out against Kuring-gai for Annandale. Miss Hudson,…

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Cricket Leaders Beaten Mosman Batsmen Collapsed Grade Play

The Labor Daily · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 3

MOSMAN and Western Suburbs, A grade cricket leaders, hail to bat on rain-affected wickets on Saturday. and both were defeated…

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Punishment Too Severe Indian Cricket Tour Delhi

The Sun · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 1

UNHAPPY incidents which marked the Indian cricket team's tour of England last season, culminating in one player being…

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£227,202 Revenue From Racing Winning Bets Tax Only £23

The Sun · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 9

Racing in New South Wales for the half-year ended December 31 contributed £227,202 to the State's revenue…

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Details of Racing in All States. Moorefield. (Run on Saturday.)

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

THREE AND FOUR YEARS OLD HANDICAP of £100; second horse £10 and third horse £5 from the [?]ize.—6f. First Division…

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Queen Mary's Protege — Track and Field Game and Swimming Championships — Portrait of Late King

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 12

Above: Lily, who has been chosen as the protege of Queen Mary, at the Princess Mary Village Home for Little Girls at Addlestone, Surrey, seems pleased with the presents Queen Mary sent her…

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Pineapple Bacon Hams Sausages Annual Meeting of Tennis Association Election of Secretary

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 1

The annual meeting of the Parramatta-Granville Tennis Association will be held to-morrow night. One of the items on the agenda is the election of…

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Cricket Reference in Church Bradman, O'Reilly Contrasted Equipment' Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 5

DELIVERING the address at the Central Methodist Mission this morning, and taking as his subject "The Place of Peace," the Rev. F…

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Grade Cricket Competitions Mosman Beaten. Balmain's Outright Win. McGILVRAY Not Out 150

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

This year's first grade competition has developed into one of the most open for some time, two points separating the first three clubs, Mosman, Balmain,…

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Athletics. State Track Titles. Rain-affected Ground. Fine Discus Throwing

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

Although the Sydney Sports Ground had been well prepared for the annual track and field championships of New South Wales on Saturday, heavy rain during the night soaked…

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Swimming by Night

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 1

NOT A SPIDER BALLET -- merely two women swimmers in the Olympic Pool, North Sydney, during the Australian Swimming Championships. While still under water, Miss A. Hewson (right) congratulates Miss M. Dovey (New South Wales), who won the 220-yards breastroke championship…

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Golf Competitions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 17

WOLLONGONG.—Four ball best ball stroke: N. Sykes (12) and W. J. Charlton (16), 63; L. Whipp (6) and E. S. Whipp (15), 64; F. Wiseman (7) and R. R. Johns (17), 65; R. Bateman (7) and…

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Bowls. Association v BENDIGO

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 17

The Bendigo bowlers were welcomed at the City been yesterday by the president of the New South Wales Bowling Association (Mr. P. W. Pidgeon). An association team beat Bendigo by 151 pointe…

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Seaside Tennis Finalists

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 3

Misses. Vera Selwin and Miss Peg Menzies yesterday qualified for the final of the Seaside women's doubles championship by defeating Misses J. Webb and J. Prior,…

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Country Tennis Titles

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 20

MISS EVANS and MRS. GRINSTED, members of the Hawkesbury Association team, who are competing in the country championships at Rushcutter Bay, following the teams' matches of last week…

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Long-distance Swimming. Miss Valda Scales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 20

WHEN the trials for the 880 yards championship were held at the North Sydney pool last week, Miss Valda Scales, a member of the Randwick and Coogee Club, surprised the…

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"Traffic Cop" for Golf Course?

The Sun · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 3

LONDON, Monday.--A novel suggestion for special "traffic cops" to solve the problem of delays due to slow players in big golf tournaments,…

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