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Sport, 1940

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Macartney Still A Great Showtndn Old A.I.F. Cricket Peter Pans Showed How

Daily News · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 10

APART from the fact that there wasn't quite enough beer for the band, the Old and New A.I.F. cricket match at Trumper Park yesterday was a huge success…

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Athletics Tomorrow

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 16

Botany, South Sydney, Randwick, Kensington, Y.M.C.A., Walkers' and Eastern Suburbs Amateur Athletic Clubs will hold championship and handicap…

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Athletics Relay Championships

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 16

Entries close on January 8 with the Amateur Athletic Association for the State relay championships to be held on January 13, 20 and 27, at the Sydney…

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Sore Muscles After A.I.F. MATCH Digger Memories Revived Memories were stirred at the A.I.F. cricket match yesterday, with the closing' scene unforgettable

The Sun · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 14

There at Trumper Park were the "old" and the "new" linking hands, with the Governor-General between two Diggers, and generals mixed with…

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Vaucluse Regatta

Daily News · Saturday 6 January 1940 · page 9

Entries for the Vaucluse Regatta on February 10 close to-day…

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Boxing Question

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 January 1940 · page 16

K.F. (Emmaville).--Jack Carroll and Ron Richards have never fought…

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Lidcombe Boxing

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 January 1940 · page 16

An amateur boxing tournament will be held in the Lidcombe Catholic Hall, starting on February 12. Entries for all divisions will be received…

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Joint Swimming Galas

Daily News · Saturday 6 January 1940 · page 10

Women swimming officials anticipate that future Australian championships will not be run in conjunction with the…

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Sunday's Open Golf

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 January 1940 · page 16

Cronulla and Carnarvon golf clubs will hold open mixed four-ball events tomorrow…

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Bowls. Inter-club Matches

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1940 · page 17

ASHFIELD 159 v EDUCATION 158.—At Ashfield; Dr. Petherbridge, Graham, Alderson, Tester (A.), 22, v Fitzgerald, Clothier, Roberts, Hall (E.), 22; Date, Saunders, Kiel, Ferrier, 32, v Anstey. Phil…

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Golf Fixtures. Carnarvon Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1940 · page 19

TO-MORROW: Open mixed four-ball v par. Post entries. Telephone, UX7931 for times. ORONULLA CLUB. TO-MORROW.—Open mixed four-ball v par. For…

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Navy Wins Shield. Inter-service Boxing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1940 · page 19

At a meeting yesterday of the organisers of the inter-Service boxing tournament, it was announced that the Navy had won the inter-Service shield, after the elimination of…

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Young Crusader. Retirement From Racing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1940 · page 19

Young Crusader, Winner of The Metropolitan in 1936, has retired from racing. He is to leave Randwick on Monday for Gosper's place at Windsor. No other plans have yet…

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Speedway Racing. League Competition Begins

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1940 · page 19

There will be a revival of teams racing at the motor cycle speedway meeting at the Sports Ground to-night, when the opening matches of the senior league competition will be decided…

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SPORT and Sportsmen Racing Spotlight

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 6 January 1940 · page 13

It Is Often Difficult To Reach The Big Bookmakers PRESENT plan of a draw for bookmakers' positions seems most equitable, but a suggestion that might be worthy of consideration is placing the leaders of the Randwick ring in the front row, or grouping…

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Yachting. To-day's Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1940 · page 19

There will be no Jubilee class race in Sydney to day, the majority of the active Sydney boats being at Pittwater, where the third and final heat of the class championship will be sailed. The issue…

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Tennis Fixtures. Dulwich Hill Association

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1940 · page 19

TO-NIGHT: 7.30, Miss G. Pendergast v Miss E. Newson, B. Hayne and K. Rowney v R. Rogers and R. Aiken; 8.30, L. Blackwell and W. Stickley v L. Colgan and M. Tuckey, K. Ollerenshaw v P…

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Stop-press Grade Cricket

The Sun · Saturday 6 January 1940 · page 1

Manly 26[?] 1-17, University 295 v. Gordon. 2-10. Glebe 356 v. Paddinton 0-24 Waverley [?] v. Northern…

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Terrific Smash Made History in Tennis

Daily News · Saturday 6 January 1940 · page 10

TENNIS history was made at White City yesterday when robust J. Lewis, of Cessnock Rovers, threw his substantial weight into a terrific smash that left his opponents…

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Cricket Game Was Big Draw

Daily News · Saturday 6 January 1940 · page 9

The comfort funds of the A.I.F. benefit to the extent of £70 as [?] result of the cricket match at [?]umper Park on Thursday…

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