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Sport, 1941

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Finishes Of Races At Moorefield Finish—three and Four-year-old Handicap, 1 Mile

Truth · Sunday 5 January 1941 · page 5

FINISH—JUVENILE HANDICAP, 5 Furs.—(COLTS AND GELDINGS). FINISH—JUVENILE HANDICAP. 5 Furs.—(FILLIES). FINISH—PETER MOORE CUP, 1 Mile. FINISH—MOOREFIELD HANDICAP, 1¼ Miles…

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Consistent Golf

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 January 1941 · page 14

Consistent golf enabled L. E. Carter to win a stableford event at Ryde-Parramatta yesterday…

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Swimming Heats Next

The Sun · Monday 6 January 1941 · page 10

Because the N.S.W. Women's Swimming Association is holding a carnival at Manly Baths, on Thursday night, the heals of the men's championships…

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Newcastle Races

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 January 1941 · page 13

Entries close today for the Newcastle races to be held on Tuesday, January 14. Acceptances will be declared at 1 p.m. on Friday…

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Good Boxing by Bill Hebberd

The Sun · Monday 6 January 1941 · page 10

Bill Hebberd gave a good boxing display yesterday with Bobby Rivers in preparation for his contest with Hockey Bennell. at Carlton Stadium…

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Ruling Puzzles Racing Men

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 January 1941 · page 14

ADELAIDE, Sunday.--Racing men were puzzled by a steward's ruling at Murray Bridge yesterday…

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Rain Again Mars Tennis

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 January 1941 · page 14

Rain again interfered yesterday with the progress of the Seaside tennis tournament at Manly. Twenty-five matches, which had been…

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Rapid Growth of Dog Racing

The Sun · Monday 6 January 1941 · page 10

Seven years ago this week the Wollongong Greyhound Club opened with a £65 programme. Since then, the sport has made such rapid strides…

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70 Teams In Title Tennis

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 January 1941 · page 12

Seventy teams will compete in the State country tennis teams' championship, which will start at White City at 9…

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Youth's Win. State Swimming Titles. Button's Fast Sprint

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 January 1941 · page 13

Rodney Button, a 16-year-old swimmer from Singleton, who made his fiist appearance in State championships, won the senior 110 yards…

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Speedway Racing. Record to V. Duggan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 January 1941 · page 13

Eastern Suburbs regained the lead of the motor cycle speedway league teams competition by beating Northern Districts by 13 points to 11 at the Sydney…

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Swam Flooded Creeks on Tennis Trip

The Sun · Monday 6 January 1941 · page 10

Flooded creeks were swum by J. B. and C. McFeeters, cousins, from Belmont Forest, near Gunning, before they could reach the railway line to travel to Sydney for the opening rounds of the country lawn tennis carnival…

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This Racing Game All Love for Oakleigh?

The Sun · Monday 6 January 1941 · page 10

All Love the unbeaten filly may be given an opportunity to test her speed against the best of…

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GOLF. Remarkable Double. Two Holes-in-one at Oatlands

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 January 1941 · page 3

There was a remarkable golf "double" at Oatlands on Saturday, when two players holed the 18th hole in one…

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CRICKET. Mosman and Waverley Competition Lead Retained

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 January 1941 · page 3

Mosman and Waverley still share the lead in the New South Wales Cricket Association's first grade competition…

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Bowls. State Championships

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 January 1941 · page 4

The opening rounds of the fours and singles in the State championship carnival have now been altered to Monday, January 27. play beginning at 10.30 a.m…

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Rugby Union in Palestine

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 January 1941 · page 14

AN INCIDENT in a recent Rugby match in Palestine, in which A.I.F. defeated Jaffa Police 15-6, Police forwards are nearest the camera in the serum, and in the background is Len Smith, Australian international…

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Inside Story Of Boxing

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 January 1941 · page 14

The second instalment of Joe Jacobs' reminiscences, "You Won't Believe It," will appear in the Daily Telegraph…

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Services Cricket Match

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 January 1941 · page 11

The cricket match between the Services [?] the Army [?] Combined Navy and R.A.A.F.—arranged to be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground to-morrow, has been postponed until to-morrow…

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Services Cricket Match Postponed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 January 1941 · page 14

H. L. Collins, announced yesterday that at the request of the Sydney Cricket Ground authorities, the Army v. Air Force and Navy cricket match…

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