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Sport, 1938

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Dropped Only One Set Cessnock Rovers Bid For Second Country Tennis Title Younger Men's Teams Will Test Champions

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 January 1938 · page 19

CESSNOCK ROVERS, the title-holders, are going great guns in the men's country week tennis teams championship, but will meet strong opposition from some of the younger teams…

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Australia's Sixteen Candidates for English Tour. Selectors' Difficult Problems. Young Batsmen Strive for Places. (By Our Cricket Reporter)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 January 1938 · page 21

Cricket enthusiasts throughout Australia, and, no doubt, in England also, are now engaged in the extremely difficult task of anticipating the Australian selectors, Messrs. D. G. Bradman (S.A.), E. A. Dwyer (N.S.W.), and W. Johnson (Vic), who on January 27 in…

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Athletics. Western Suburbs Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 January 1938 · page 21

The second scries of Western Suburbs Club's annual track and field championships will be contested to-night at Concord Oval when the events will be:—Senior and Junior 120 yards…

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Swimming. Club Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 15

A.M.P. Club—200 metres teams' handicap, at North Sydney pool: First heat; D Mcerlane's team 1.K. Oram's team, 2, Second test: S. Scott's team, 1; R. Patrick's team, 2. Final: K. Oram's…

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Boxing Broadcasts

Referee · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 8

WHETHER or not the broadcasting of fights has any effect on attendances seems debatable, but apparently…

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Tennis

The Cronulla-Sutherland Advocate · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 2
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In the last match of the Wanganui competition, “Oxleigh” were successful in defeating “Wynlet,” Car[?] 7 sets to 1…

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Women's Swimming Championships

The Labor Daily · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 3

Second of the New South Wales Women's Swimming Association's State championships will be staged at the Coogee Aquarium Baths on…

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French Rugby League

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 2

PARIS, Wednesday. -- Chaud, who was injured in the Stade Buffalo game, is unfit to play in the second unofficial Rugby League Test against Australia at…

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SWIMMING. State Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 22

THE State championships will be held at the Coogee Aquarium on Saturday night.when Miss Pat Norton will defend her 110 yards backstroke title,…

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Golf Competitions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 15

HONNIE DOON—Invitation four-ball;C.Booth (2) and A Mayo (9) 3 up; J. C. Barkel (3) and V. S. Richardson (scr), 2 up; W. D. Quilty (7) and R. J. Sweeney (141, 2 up; R. Fraser (14) and…

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Australian Bowls Title

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 31

Play in the Australian bowls tournament will begin at 9.45 a.m. on Monday with the four-rink championship, and additional rounds will be played at 1…

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Swimming News and Notes

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 2

Perhaps when a few hundred more children are drowned the Government will awaken to the necessity of introducing compulsory swimming in schools…

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Tennis Tournament

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 10

An all-day tennis tournament will be held on "Parramatta" (the green) courts on Wednesday, January 26 (Anniversary Day), commencing 9.30. Entries with…

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Cricket Gossip

Referee · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 17

FRED MAIR, for Balmain, has scored 140 for twice out, average 70. If he keeps this up against the Bradman bowlers, Stan McCabe may have to…

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Cricket Comments

Referee · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 17

THE accelerated speed of run-getting in Sydney's first grade continues. As a result, better club attendances are being recorded. A little while back 300…

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Anniversary Day Tennis

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 10

An all-day mixed tennis tournament will be conducted by Naomi club at the Campbell-street courts; Parramatta, on Anniversary Day January 26…

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Tennis Grading Criticised

The Sun · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 48

The Australian singles grading is peculiar. While Henkel has been graded on past performances, it has apparently been forgotten that…

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Big Decrease at Coursing Condobolin

The Sun · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 48

Takings at the coursing meeting last night dropped 40 per cent, due to the legislation debarring persons under 18 from attending…

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N.Z. Swimming Record Auckland

The Sun · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 47

At the New Zealand swimming championship carnival, L. Newell won the 440 yards event in 5min 10 2-5sec.--a New Zealand record…

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