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Sport, 1939

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£1000 Cricket Job Still Undecided

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 15

MELBOURNE, Monday.--The Melbourne Cricket Club committee. on Wednesday night, will again deal with applications for the £1000 secretarial…

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Tennis Championships. N.s.w. Scheme Followed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 15

Six thousand complimentary tickets have been issued by the Victorian association to members of affiliated clubs and associations for the first three days of the Australian…

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Von Nida Keen Student Of Golf LONDON

The Sun · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 22

A strong overseas contingent, including an American learn and Bobbie Locke, the South African, is expected for…

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This Racing Game Rain Aids Tracks Ready For Autumn

The Sun · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 21

Rain has come at an opportune time for Sydney racing, as it should assure splendid tracks for the…

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Gosford Races Postponed Greyhounds Off For A Week

The Sun · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 22

Because of the rain, the Gosford Racing Club's meeting set down for to-day has been postponed indefinitely…

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Testimonial Match. Oldfield and Kippax. Cricket Association Plan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 15

The New South Wales Cricket Association, last night, decided that the testimonial match to W. A. Oldfield and A. F. Kippax will be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground from…

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Racing Men in N.Z. Car Smash New Plymouth

The Sun · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 7

The Australian racehorse owner, Mr. W. J. Smith ("Mr. Smithden"), his wife, and George Price, the well-known Sydney trainer, were…

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Grade Cricket. Many Changes in Teams. O'reilly and Fingleton Return

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 15

W. J. O'Reilly and J. H. Fingleton, test, players, who have not appeared in big cricket since the southern tour, will play in the same grade match on…

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ATHLETICS. Demand for Stars. MISS D. Norman in Club Carnivals

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 15

The advent of the interstate athletes for the forthcoming amateur championship meetings in Sydney is causing a number of clubs to secure appearances of some of the…

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Athletics. Union of Old Athletes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 15

The annual meeting of the Onion of Old Athletes will be held on Thursday night st the Y.M.C.A Hall, at 8 o'clock. SOUTH SYDNEY CLUB…

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State Swimming Team

Daily News · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 9

State team for the Australian swimming championships will be selected at the council meeting of the N.S.W.A.S.A. to-morrow…

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Bowls. Charity Fours

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 20

Owing to an error in compiling records, the winner of the trophy for No. 2 pennant was given as Webster (Bondi) instead of Boler (St. George). It appears that in the third round…

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Bowls Tournament Games Suspended

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 18

Play in the Burwood night tournament has been suspended for this week. Play will be resumed on Monday,…

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Junior Boxing and Wrestling Finals

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 18

Finals of the first State junior amateur boxing and wrestling championships will be held tonight at the Police Citizens' Boys' Club, Darling Street, Balmain…

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Leichhardt Football Ground

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 20

Leichhardt Council has accepted a tender of £1.365 for the erection of a new grandstand at Lambert Park sports oval, Leichhardt, and has fixed the rental charge to the Lelchhardt-Annandale…

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State Junior Boxing Title Finals

Daily News · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 9

Finals of the first State junior boxing tournament will be staged at the Balmain Police Boys' Club to-night. Program consists of nine wrestles and…

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YACHTING. Ocean Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 20

On Saturday the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron will sail its annual race for the Alfred Milson Memorial Cup. The course will be round a mark boat in Botany Bay, the success of last…

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Gosford Races Postponed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 19

The Gosford races which were to have been held yesterday, were postponed indefinitely because of the wet weather…

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Indoor Tennis--new Style

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 20

SODDEN courts could not dampen the enthusiasm of these Country Week tennis players, who rigged up their own in the [?]T.A. club-room at Rushcutters Bay, and staged an impromptu match…

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Country Tennis Carnival Postponed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 20

The country championships were postponed again yesterday because of the rain. The same programme will hold good for to-day, provided play is possible…

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