Athletics. State Relay Titles. Entries for To-morrow
The State relay championships and Oglivy Cup competition will be concluded at the Sports Ground to-morrow. The entries are:— A DIVISION…
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ATHLETICS Big Carnival at Hurstville
On Tuesday night, 7th February, at Hurstvllle Oval, residents of the St. George District will be given the opportunity of seeing in action some of the…
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Brisbane, Fri. -- Alter a rugged exhibition of two-fisted fighting, Johnnie Hutchinson, 9.4½, defeated Young Gildo, 9.4½, on points at the Brisbane Stadium…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BOXING. Henneberry's Stipulation
Fred Henneberry, the Australian middleweight, will meet the winner of the Jack McNamee-Walter Woods contest, which will be held at the Stadium on Tuesday, January 31…
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Entries will close on January 24 for the Summer Cup, to be played at The Lakes golf course on Monday, January 30…
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CESSNOCK, Friday.--At the annual general meeting of the Cessnock Swimming Club last night, it was decided to hold the annual carnival on the…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Coursing. Australian Waterloo Cup. Melbourne
The Waterloo Cup, the Australian coursing classic[?] will be run this year at Benalla with stakes amounting to £400. Permission to the Benalla Club to hold the Cup meeting was granted by…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →A Compromise. Swimming Dispute. Settlement Expected
There is a possibility that the difficulty which has arisen over Tasmania desiring to bring forward the dates of that State's share of the Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Cricket Duels Expected
More than usual interest attaches to today's grade cricket matches, particularly that at Hurstville, where St. George…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →High Schools' Cricket
The New South Wales Cricket Association will hold a coaching week for High School cricketers, at the association's ground, North Brighton, commencing on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →SWIMMING Four Women Already Chosen For Titles
MISSES PAT NORTON, J. Caulson, M. Steele, and L. Hawe were selected yesterday to represent New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Speedway Racing. Second Test Match To-night
Both the English and Australian motor cycle speedway teams that are to meet in the second official test match at the Sydney Sports Ground to-night are reported to be…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →SAILING. Eventful Week-end. Championship Races
Two major sailing events—the Sydney Flying Squadron's State championship and the first heat of the Australian championship controlled by the N.S.W. 18-Footers'…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Reaches Final Again O'Donnell's Country Tennis Bid
JACK O'DONNELL (Newcastle) yesterday reached the final of the men's country tennis championship at White…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Tennis Shock. Sidwell's Win. Harper Eliminated. Australian Championships. Melbourne
The outstanding feature of the opening of the Australian lawn tennis championships at Kooyong to-day was the defeat of J. E…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Grade Cricket Resumes Fingleton and O'reilly Are Refreshed
RETURN of Australian XI. players Bill O'Reilly and Jack Fingleton invests the ninth round of grade cricket, which commences to-day, with a little more interest than usual…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Physical Training in School Teachers' Camp — Country Tennis Semifinals — New German Battleship
A vigorous game of volley ball in progress at the Teachers' Physical Education Camp at Brookvale. where exercise and games are organised between lectures and demonstrations Germany's biggest battleship, the 26,000-ton Scharnhorst, which was launched in 1936, was put into commission this month. The Scharnhorst is 741 feet long at the water-line, and has a maximum breadth of 98.4 feet. Her heaviest guns are 11-inch, and she carries four aeroplanes, with…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Racing Programmes. Eight Events at Canterbury Park Challenge Stakes Candidates. Gay Romance Chosen to Beat Sprinters
Importance attaches to the Canterbury Park Club's meeting this afternoon through the presence of a number of Challenge Stakes candidates, most of whom are engaged in the Flying Handicap, including the highly regarded Royal Prince. Several aspirants for the Anniversary…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Early Shock In Title Tennis Sidwell Downs Seeded Player Four Sets Win Over Harper Melbourne
J. E. HARPER, one of the seeded players, was eliminated in the first round of the Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Mumford Makes a Return Empire Games sprint star Jack Mumford makes a return to athletics to-day
Mumford will assist Ws club, St. George, in the 4 x 220 yards State relay championship at the Sports Ground. Mumford proved himself Australian's…
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