Women's Swimming
The manageress of the New South Wales women's team for the Australian amateur swimming championships in Melbourne and Hobart at the end of the…
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10,751 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 250
Country Tennis
A meeting or country delegates, held at the club-house at Rushcutter Bay last night, rejected by a good majority a motion that it be recommended to the Council of the New…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →The World of Boxing
COMING week, from the boxing viewpoint, promises to be the most important for several years, Fight fans will have the opportunity of witnessing feature scraps at Leichhardt, the Sports…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Football in England
FROST, ICE, AND FOG caused the abandonment of many football games all over Great Britain last weekend. Picture above shows the conditions under which Tottenham Hotspurs played Southampton at Tottenham on December 24. A blinding snowstorm was raging…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Secretary's Big Golf Task
Secretary of Manly Golf Club (Mr. J. B. Ferrier) is tackling the year's biggest job in golf organisation…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Kembla Grange Races
The next race meeting at Kembla Grange will be held on Tuesday, January 31. The programme includes a maiden two-year-old handicap, to be run over the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →State Tennis Ranking List
The N.S.W. State tennis selectors this afternoon announced the following gradings for 1938:-- 1, J. Bromwich; 2. J. H. Crawford:…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Outlook Black! Colored Men In Boxing
Four colored boxers are to figure in three contests within a week in Sydney. This is unprecedented in…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Keeps Fit with His Golf
Federal Minister for Health (Senator Foil) practises what he preaches about keeping fit…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Two Teams Tie in Tennis
First drawn game of the country tennis carnival at Rushcutters Bay was recorded today, when Maitland I. and Wollongong II…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Tennis Ace in Grease Paint
"Big Bill" Tilden turns actor. The former American tennis star making up in his dressing room for his stage act an exhibition of strokes at the Trocadero film theatre, London…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Country Tennis Players in Town
Women competitors in the Country Tennis Carnival which began at Rushcutters Bay yesterday displayed a wide variety in headwear, contrasting with their uniformly tailored shorts and playsuits…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →CRICKET. Petersham Coaching Classes
The Petersham District Cricket Club will continue its coaching classes for boys up to 16 years of ago on Saturday mornings at Petersham Oval, commencing at 9 o'clock. F. Easton is in charge…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Swimming. Championship Heats Ryan and Biddulph in 880 Yards
In heats for the second State swimming championship carnival, decided at North Sydney Olympic Pool last night, H. R. Biddulph ind Noe[?] Ryan showed even form in winning their heat[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Universities at Cricket Melbourne
Winning the toss and batting on a perfect wicket, Sydney University had 81 runs up before the first wicket fell in its match against Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →For Country Week. Tennis Players Wear Topees
It was rather a relief to hear a new angle on the hot weather question from the girls taking part in the Countiy Week tennis tournament, which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Country Tennis Newcastle Again Strong In Men
NEWCASTLE, last year's winners, again look one of the strongest teams in this year's country week…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Cricket Tour. Board and Mr. Waddy
Mr. E. L. Waddy, whose application for permission to take a private cricket team on tour of Canada and the United States this year was refused by the Australian Board of…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →No Work Yet On New Dog Racing Track
Work has not yet begun on the new greyhound track at Wentworth Oval. The secretary of the National Coursing…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →This Racing Game: N.z. Horses Need a Licence
Australian owners who purchase yearlings at the national sales in New Zealand on January 18, will have to secure a licence to…
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