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Sport, 1939

10,751 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 250

Speedway Racing. Third Test Match

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1939 · page 21

The third official motor cycle speedway test match between England and Australia, will be decided at the Sports Ground on Saturday night. Each team has had a victory…

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V.P. Races. Eight Races for To-day. Newspaper Fancies

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1939 · page 21

At to-day's meeting of the Victoria Park Racing Club, eight events are to be decided. The programme will open with the Brush Hurdle Race at 1 p.m.,…

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Women's Cricket Carnival Opens

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 January 1939 · page 24

WOMEN'S COUNTRY CRICKET CARNIVAL opened yesterday. Picture shows Miss Ellen Tierney (Etceteras) all "at sea" to a fast one, in the match, Etceteras v. Clarence River…

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£5,000 Additions at Golf Club

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1939 · page 14

Costing approximately £5,000, additions and extensions are to be carried out at Oatlands Golf Club House at Dundas. Work will commence…

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Football Tour of Tasmania Planned

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 January 1939 · page 22

St. George Australian Rules Club, at its annual meeting on Monday night, proposed a tour of Tasmania towards the end of the coming season…

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Joe Louis. Match With Lewis. World's Boxing Title

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1939 · page 21

Joe Louis, the world's heavyweight boxing champion, will oppose the former light-heavyweight title-holder, John Henry Lewis, at the Madison…

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Form No Guide Reversals In Tennis

The Sun · Wednesday 25 January 1939 · page 20

Stewards inquire into reversals of form in racing and on results in the Illawarra district, something…

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N.Z.'s Junior Tennis Bid

The Sun · Wednesday 25 January 1939 · page 20

New Zealand will again be represented by a team of junior boys in the N.S.W. junior, age and school tennis championships to be played…

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Big Boxing Drive for Fresh Talent "Reserves" Will Get Chance

The Sun · Wednesday 25 January 1939 · page 20

"Reserves" of fighting are going to be mobilised--young men of the swing and hook brigade who have never had…

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Women's Cricket. Country Carnival. Goulburn's Good Play

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1939 · page 21

Goulburn women cricketers gave a good display at University Oval No. 2 yesterday, when they beat a metropolitan team by 110 runs on the first innings. Miss I…

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P'matta-granville Tennis Notes Junior Coaching Class Starts Feb. 5

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1939 · page 7

The junior coaching class in connection with the Parramatta-Granville Tennis Association will commence on February 5. Four boys and four girls will…

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This Racing Game Sydney Plans for Defaulter Month of Rest for Colt

The Sun · Wednesday 25 January 1939 · page 21

Defaulter's first race in Sydney is likely to be in the Chipping Norton Plate at Warwick Farm on April 1…

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Aerial Bombing in Spain — Australian Tennis Championships — Progress of Rose Bay Base

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1939 · page 20

Pictures taken from an accompanying plane of a bomber of General Franco's air force dropping aerial torpedoes on the Government positions at Ebro River, in Spain, recently, Top: Preparing a bomber for the attack. Centre: Loading aerial torpedoes, Below, The bombs falling a second after release…

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Autumn Races. A.j.c. and V.r.c. Ajax Engaged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1939 · page 21

Entries for the principal handicaps at the Australian Jockey Club's autumn meeting and the Victoria Racing Club's autumn meeting closed yesterday, and…

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Swimming Week-end Races at Fairfield

The Biz · Thursday 26 January 1939 · page 9

Enthusiastic competitors and spectators gathered at "Sandy," Fairfield Park, last week-end, when swimming events were conducted. There were keen…

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Swimming Champions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1939 · page 25

MISS GWEN MILLARD and MISS PAT NORTON at the conclusion of their exciting race at Coogee Aquarium on Saturday, when Miss Norton won the 110 yards backstroke title. Both girls will represent New South Wales in the national event in Hobart in a fortnight's time…

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Tennis

Nepean Times · Thursday 26 January 1939 · page 2

The following is the draw for the first round of the mixed doubles championship tournament:—Miss J. Baldwin and M. Price v. Miss D…

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Rowing Nepean at Sydney Regatta

Nepean Times · Thursday 26 January 1939 · page 8

Saturday[?] railing at the Sydney Rowing Club's regatta, on the Parramatta River, was no exception to the rule for Nepean crews, as once again…

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Rapid Boxing Rise

Daily News · Thursday 26 January 1939 · page 9

VICTORIAN Jack McNamee's rapid rise in the boxing world is the story of a country boy who was…

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Cricket

Nepean Times · Thursday 26 January 1939 · page 2

The Springwood Cricket Club played its tenth match of me season on Sunday, when it deleated the A[?]mal team by 126 runs on the first innings. This…

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