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Sport, 1941

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Boxing. Bennell v HEBBERD

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 January 1941 · page 8

The Australian welterweight champion. Hockey Bennell. is matched with Bill Hebberd for 12 rounds at the Carlton Stadium next Wednesday night. Hebberd. who came from Western…

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Open Golf Event

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 January 1941 · page 10

An open four-ball versus par, with trophies for best handicap and scratch scores, will be played at Ryde-Parramatta today…

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Racing For War Funds

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 January 1941 · page 1

Profits from today's Tattersall's Club race meeting at Randwick will go to patriotic and charitable funds…

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"Hoodoo"On Tennis Gala

The Sun · Wednesday 1 January 1941 · page 9

Secretary of the manly dawn Tennis Club (Mr. H. C. Seddon) believes that a "hoodoo" has dogged the club's…

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Speedway Racing. Close Teams' Competition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 January 1941 · page 8

The defeat of Eastern Suburbs by "South Sydney in the motor cyclc speedway teams' league competition on Saturday has given stmulus to the competition…

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Stop-press Patriotic Cricket

The Sun · Wednesday 1 January 1941 · page 1

McCABES XI.--First Innings: McCa[?], l.b.w., b Pepper, 7; Tallon, [?] Pepper. 21: Miller, not out, 14: Stevers, not out. 4: sundries, 28…

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Table Tennis Busy Night for Officials

The Sun · Wednesday 1 January 1941 · page 8

Table tennis officials took almost two hours to unpack the 260 trophies, won by players of three associations…

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Gay Umbrellas and Raincoats At Races

The Sun · Wednesday 1 January 1941 · page 7

IN spite of grey skies and continuous light rain, Tattersall's meeting at Randwick to-day was unusually colorful. Instead of the dull day bringing out drab clothes, an array of vivid raincoats and matching umbrellas brightened the general aspect…

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Big Cricket. Importance of Fielding. Queensland Match

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 January 1941 · page 8

New South Wales proved overwhelmingly superior to Queensland in the recent match. This was it vealed in al departments, but…

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Frank Ward. Retirement from Cricket. Adelaide Bowler. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 January 1941 · page 8

Frank Ward, the South Australian test bowler, has announced his retirement from the game. He played his last match against Victoria at the Adelaide Oval last…

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Football in Britain. Many Difficulties. Play During Raids. From Our Own Correspondent. London, Dec. 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 January 1941 · page 8

Wartime football is feeling the pinch. On two occasions visiting teams found themselves short of players, and adopted the novel…

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Vacation Swimming School

Nepean Times · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 2

The vacation swimming school will commence at Penrith, on Monday next, 6th inst. In addition to the usual quota from…

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Swimming at Wentworth Falls

Nepean Times · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 3

One or latest acquisitions for the sporting and recreational pleasures in the Blue Mountains Shire is the new dam at Jamieson Creek Wentworth…

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Swimming Stars in Heats

The Sun · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 22

Leading swimmers will compete in the elimination heats of the State championships at the North Sydney Olympic…

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Tennis Clue

Nepean Times · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 1

The following matches in the ladies' doubles championship have been completed. Semi-final: Misses M. Warren and…

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Cronulla Open Golf

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 13

Cronulla Golf Club will hold an open mixed four-ball next Sunday…

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Best Golf Course

Nepean Times · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 6

Cr, J. H. Morrow has accepted the position vacated by Mr J. Lewis on the management committee of the Lawsor Golf Links…

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Hackett's Double in Bowls

The Sun · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 22

Harry Hackett, Warringah skipper, was the outstanding player in the Katoomba Christmas bowls…

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Hibernian Cricket

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 24

The recent demands of the militia have played a considerable part in lowering the standard of the club games and the poor batting, and, except in a few cases…

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Three Golf Clubs Robbed

The Sun · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 2

Thieves visited three Sydney golf clubs last night, and stole a safe and two water-pumping machines. Forcing the lock on the front door…

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