Curator Retires. Long Cricket Ground Service
Two old and valued servants of the Sydney Cricket Ground Trust, Mr. W. Stuart, the curator at the Cricket Ground, and Mr. I. Wales, a member of the ground staff, retired…
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CRICKET. Fast Scoring by Colts. Poidevin-gray Shield
St. George has taken the lead in the PoidevinGray Shield colts' cricket competition, as the team secured a first innings win the second round on Saturday, while Gordon, which, like St. George,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Loyal Malayan Races Practical Help For Britain LONDON
Since the last war Malaya has contributed £20,000,000 to the cause of Imperial defence, and this expression of practical loyalty is being continued…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cricket "Strike" Threat Extra Day in Sydney Queensland Cancels Allowances BRISBANE
Trouble has broken out between the Queensland Cricket Association and the Sheffield Shield players in Sydney. Claiming that the team should have left for home…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Night Athletics
Eastern Suburbs, Botany, Randwick-Kensington, South Sydney, and Y.M.C.A. athletic clubs will resume competitions tomorrow night at the Rushcutters Bay…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Rugby League
THIRTY-SECOND annual meeting of the North Sydney-District Rugby League Club will be held at the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bowls Tournaments Cronulla and Bondi
The Cronulla bowls tournament ended yesterday, when a team captained by Gordon Sargeant (North Sydney) won the fours competition, and J. Swift and A. Kenning, of Corrimal, won the New Year's…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Improves Rank and Golf
Promotion in the police force for W. J. Steinhauer has coincided with a marked improvement in his golf…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Golf in 1900 Had Kick
A golf club's affluence in Sydney, once upon a time, was assessed, to an important extent, in gallons of…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Tennis Stars Prepare For Title
Adrian Qiust's victory in the South Australian singles championship and Vivian McGrath's fine…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Cricket Strike Threat Denied
Mr. H. Kelso, manager of the "Queensland cricket team, denied last night that there was any trouble between the Queensland Association and members of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Racing Man Found Dying Auckland
Found lying in his garden with severe head injuries. Kenneth Rennie, licensee of the Ellerslie Hotel, died in hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Country Tennis at the White City
COUNTRY tennis players know how to dress for the hot weather but they don't always depend on orthodox white to achieve their cool look. And when the country week carnival started to-day at the New South Wales Lawn Tennis Courts' at Rushcutters Bay there was…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Golf. Holiday Events. Ferrier Starts Year Well
Scoring in metropolitan golf club competitions yesterday was generally satisfactory, with a few outstanding rounds. The Australian open and amateur…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Racing in Wartime England London, December 17
Though racegoers have to put up with short commons since the war broke out and the recent races at Newbury were among the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Racing Programmes for To-day. Kembla Grange
At the New Year meeting at Kembla Grange to-day, seven events will be decided, the first being timed for 1 p.m. and the last for 3.15 p.m. Special trains will leave for the Kembla…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Greyhound Racing. Moss Vale. (Run yesterday afternoon.)
Bong Bong Stake, 515yds.—Fourth division: White Bear, 1; Finolar, 2; Lots of Cash, 3. Betting: 6-4 on (win only) WHITE BEAR, 7 v (con.) Right and Left, Volmento, 6 Herigay, Oriental…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →BOXING. Army, Navy and Air Force. Championship Semi-finals
The semi-finals of the Army, Navy, and Air Force boxing championships produced a number of spirited contests at the Rushcutter Bay Stadium last night…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →League Rules for Amateur Rugby Wales May Introduce 13-Aside Game
Thirteen-aside Rugby, under professional rules, may be played in South Wales during the war. Since the decision of the Welsh Rugby Union…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →This Racing Game Hurdlers' Fees Schooling At Randwick
In future, horses schooled over hurdles at Randwick will cost their owners 2s 6d for each lesson…
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