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Sport, 1941

9,778 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 250

Waves' Cricket Lead Mosman Miss Outright Win

Truth · Sunday 19 January 1941 · page 7

FAILING to beat Balmain outright, Mosman yesterday fell from their exalted possie in the grade cricket competition, and…

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Cavalcade of Australian Boxing The Life Story of Joe Wallis No. 5

Truth · Sunday 19 January 1941 · page 9

IN the previous instalment of his life story Joe Wallis told of the advent of Les Darcy. Early in his career Darcy defeated most of the boxers of note in the Newcastle district,…

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Pot Pourri Of Racing Big Punter Had a Real Session

Truth · Sunday 19 January 1941 · page 2

Session's success in the Flying Handicap at Rosehill yesterday left bookmakers with a nasty taste in their mouths. Sydney's most celebrated punter, working…

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Poi Pourri Of Racing Wee Woo Wasn't Woe to Backers

Truth · Sunday 19 January 1941 · page 3

Backers missed with the first barrel, Ginger Hugh, in yesterday's Novice at Rosehill, but they brought down the game with the second shot, Wee Woo,…

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Finishes Of Races At Rosehill Finish—maiden Handicap, 7 Furs.—FIRST DIVISION

Truth · Sunday 19 January 1941 · page 5

FINISH—MAIDEN HANDICAP, 7 Furs.—SECOND DIVISION. FINISH—QUALITY NURSERY HANDICAP, 6 Furs. FINISH—NOVICE HANDICAP, 9 Furs. FINISH—FLYING HANDICAP, 7 Furs…

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Button's Sixth Swim Title Again Has Double Triumph Beats Ryan in Fast 220 EVENT Swirling Foam As New Glamor I Boy of Swimming Does Turn

The Sun · Sunday 19 January 1941 · page 17

Going on from one sweeping triumph to another, Rodney 4 Button, phenomenal young swimmer from Singleton,…

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Wests' Athletic Title Clark's 220

Truth · Sunday 19 January 1941 · page 8

WESTS reigned supreme in the final round of the inter-club athletic competition on the Sports Ground yesterday. 'Varsity and…

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A.i.f. Swimming Entries

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 14

The fifth annual A.I.F. Swimming [?]rnival will be held at Manly Baths on February 1[?]. [?]es close with Mr. C. Godfrey Hill, 33 Macquarie…

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S. Coast Golf Title

The Sun · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 10

The South Coast golf championship, a 36 holes stroke event, will be played at Wollongong Club on January 27. P. F. Hughes won last year…

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Protests In Sailing Races

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 13

Protests have been entered against two of yesterday's sailing race winners. Rawhit[?], a 10-foot skiff of the St…

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Greyhound Racing N.c.a. Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 11

The National Coursing Association's greyhound racing meeting set down for Saturday night, at Wentworth Park, was postponed through rain until Wednesday…

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Mosman Tipped For Cricket Premiership

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 13

Waverley have reached the front again in what promises to be one of the closest first grade cricket premierships in years. By gaining an outright victory…

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Report by Umpire. Cricket Decisions Dispute. Waverley Players

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 10

W. G. French, former international cricket umpire, intends reporting two members of the Waverley cricket club for disputing…

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This Racing Game W.f.a. Star May Run at Valley

The Sun · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 10

High Caste will leave for Melbourne early next month, and may commence his autumn campaign in…

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Ziyic's Boxing Title. Armstrong Beaten. End in 12th Round. New York, Jan. 18. (A.A.P.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 10

Fritzie Zivic retained his world's welterweight boxing title by beating the former champion, Henry Armstrong, in the 12th…

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Wheels of U.S. War Industry Racing 799 Planes Turned Out in Month Production Of Tanks Well Above Schedule New York

The Sun · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 3

The wheels of American war industry are beginning to turn faster. Aircraft production last month was 799 machines -- 100 more than was…

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Athletic Club's Record. Western Suburbs. Seven Times Unbeaten

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 10

A feat unparalleled in the history of track and field athletics in New South Wales was accomplished by the Western Suburbs club in the…

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Swimming Instructors

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 14

The New South Wales Swimming Association is sending instructors to the country, in its "learn to swim" campaign…

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Support For Swimming Tour

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 16

Mr. H, A. Bennett, president of the Victorian Amateur Swimming Association, said yesterday that he favored a…

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Junior Swimming Titles. Perth, Monday.s

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 13

The board of control of the Western Australian Amateur Swimming Association has endorsed the late nomination of R. Trend to represent this State in…

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