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Sport, 1938

12,076 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 250

Tennis Stars Practice Splendid Form In Melbourne MELBOURNE

The Sun · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 22

Excellent tennis was displayed in final practice at Kooyong this afternoon by Budge, Cramm, Mako, Henkel, and Quist…

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Sundry Sport Sheffield Shield Cricket Bradman's New Records

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 12

THE Interstate matches at Adelaide and Melbourne resulted in victories for the home sides. At Adelaide Queensland completed its second…

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This Racing Game Sir Regent Doubt Trouble in Leg Sydney Cup Outlook

The Sun · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 21

PROSPECTS of Sir Regent running in the Sydney Cup next April are not bright…

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Cricket Abroad. Wyatt to Play for Surrey. LONDON, Jan. 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 19

The London "Evening News" reports that R. E. S, Wyatt, who in September was removed from the captaincy of the Warwickshire county cricket team, has severed his…

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Preparing for 150th ANNIVERSARY — New Lord Mayor Assumes Office — Sheffield Shield Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 18

Above: Workmen constructing near the Registrar-General's office the metal tubing framework of stands to be used by spectators of the 150th Anniversary procession. Left: Installing electric light bulbs for the illumination of the Registrar-General's office…

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GOLF: The Past Year—Davies and Cremin Advance—Retaining a Lead—Kirkwood in South Africa

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 30

Another year has started, and We can sit back and take stock of happenings in 1937. It Was a busy year for golf in…

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Cricket Tour Problems Opinions Differ on Test Chances Victorian Writers Would Drop Oldfield Grimmett and Rigg

The Sun · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 21

OPINIONS expressed by Victorian cricket writers may be taken as an indication of the problems that face the Australian selectors in choosing the team for England…

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Holiday Racing: Tattersall's Club Meeting: Demonstration Against Billy Boy —At Warwick Farm Tattersall's Club Cup Finish—Billy Boy Stalls Off Bourbon An Angry Demonstration

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 27

BILLY BOY'S winning of Tattersall's Club Cup on Saturday caused one of the worst demonstrations that has ever occurred at Randwick. For more than a quarter of an hour a…

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Athletics

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 20

The E.R. Ferris Memorial Cup, 100 yards open handicap promoted by the Western Suburbs club and postponed from November 3, will be run at the clubs annual carnival at Concord Oval on…

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Club Athletics

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 19

N.S.W. WALKING.—At Rushcutter Bay Oval. Three miles handicap: D. G. Stead (7m 15s). 28m 5s, 1; W. Mccosker (6m 45s). 27m 37s, 2: E. Harvey (3m 30s), 25m 2s, 3, A. J. Stubbs fastest…

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Title Entries Closing State Athletic Events

The Sun · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 21

Entries for the State amateur athletic championships will close at 5.30 p.m. to-day with the secretary of the A A.A…

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Golf Competitions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 14

[?] Co[?] had a s[?]d round at Ko[?] yesterday, when he took park in an open four-hall compe[?] Per of the course [?] 68 and C[?] went round in [?]. His [?] was [?]…

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Not Bowls-minded

Referee · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 14

TWO former Lord Mayors of the City of Melbourne, in the persons of Sir William Brunton and Councillor George Wales…

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Swimming. To-night's Fixtures

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 13

In addition to the carnival at Manly to-night, at which N. P. Ryan and H. R. Biddulph will attack A. M. Char[?]tons long-standing 330 yard record, the inter-club grade competition of the…

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Interstate Tennis

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 28

Particulars of the Queensland matches appear elsewhere…

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Tennis Dance

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 9

Miss L. Davis is secretary of the Bellevue Tennis Club; which held a successful dance in the Caraleon on New Year's Eve…

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Girls' Golf Champion

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 22

MADEMOISELLE LALLY VAGLIANO, the winner of the British girls' golf championship at Stoke Poges, Slough, recently. This is the second…

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Swimming Star of South Africa

Referee · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 12

WON'T BE LONG NOW. Miss Mollie Ryde found the fresh water at North Sydney Olympic Pool "a trifle different" when she began training at the week-end, but her form is already most promising…

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Railways Cricket

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 24

The 1938 interstate railways cricket carnival will be held at the Sydney Cricket Ground on February 24, 25, 28, and March 1…

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Cricket Team

Liverpool News · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 4

The following players are selected to represent Town View B against Ingleburn B at Liverpool on January 8:— E. Preston (captain), M. McIntosh, S…

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