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Sport, 1942

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Adelaide Overcomes Night Sport Ban by Twilight Racing

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 14 January 1942 · page 16

South Australia, home of night trotting, easily over-…

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Adelaide Overcomes Night Sport Ban by Twilight Racing

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 14 January 1942 · page 16

South Australia, home of night trotting, easily…

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Adelaide Overcomes Night Sport Ban by Twilight Racing

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 14 January 1942 · page 16

South Australia, home of night trotting, easily…

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Adelaide Overcomes Might Sport Ban by Twilight Racing

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 14 January 1942 · page 16

South Australia, home of night trotting, easily…

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Cricket Records Must Go Unfair Test of Skill in Wartime

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 14 January 1942 · page 15

The N.S.W.C.A. must scrap records for the duration. It is unfair to rank a bowler, who gets wickets, and a batsman,…

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Cricket Records Must Go Record Crowd Likely At Orange Meet

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 14 January 1942 · page 15

In the absence of any metropolitan mid-week racing a great deal of interest is being taken in the Orange Aid to…

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Cricket Records Must Go Unfair Test of Skill in Wartime

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 14 January 1942 · page 15

The N.S.W.C.A. must scrap records for the duration. It is unfair to rank a bowler, who gets Wickets, and a batsman…

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Cricket Records Must Go Unfair Test of Skill in Wartime

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 14 January 1942 · page 15

The N.S.W.C.A. must scrap records for the duration. It is unfair to rank a bowler, who gets wickets, and a batsman,…

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Cricket Records Must Go Unfair Test of Skill ' in Wartime

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 14 January 1942 · page 15

The N.S.W.C.A. must scrap records for the duration. It is unfair to rank a bowler, who gets wickets, and a batsman,…

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Chesty Bono and His Bond's Athletic. Every Wednesday, Thursday and

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 January 1942 · page 7

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Drastic Race Cuts in N.S.W. Premier McKELL, M.L.A., Tells How His Government is Dealing With Racing Fixtures in War Time. For The Australian Worker

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 14 January 1942 · page 9

SPORTSMEN throughout New South Wales have proved themselves worthy of the name. In the last few weeks golfers…

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Boxing Inquiry

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 January 1942 · page 7

L.N.W. (North Wollongong) .--Write to Manager, Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay…

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Swimming Australian Titles

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 January 1942 · page 10

The council of the Amateur Swimming Association will send a representative to Melbourne for the Australian Junior championship on February 15. A selection will be made…

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Tennis Club

Nepean Times · Thursday 15 January 1942 · page 6

Mesdames Baxter and Mills def. Mrs Warren and Miss Corrigan, 6-0, 6-1, in further play in the ladies' doubles championship. The usual monthly…

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Orange Races

Daily Mirror · Thursday 15 January 1942 · page 16

ORANGE, Thursday.--At the barrier for the second division of the Maiden Handicap today, Bayann threw jockey H. Russell and bolted…

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Orange Races

Daily Mirror · Thursday 15 January 1942 · page 16

ORANGE, Thursday.--At the barrier for the second division of the Maiden Handicap today, Bayann threw jockey H. Russell and bolted…

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Secretary Wins Marrickville Golf

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 January 1942 · page 8

Claude Willard, the club secretary, won the stableford event at Marrickville Golf Club course yesterday, with 36 points…

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Cricket Match Sought

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 January 1942 · page 8

Castlereagh Railway Cricket Club invites applications for a match on the turf wicket at Fraser Park, Sydenham, on Saturday. Ring T. Murphy (M4401…

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Colts' Cricket Off

The Sun · Thursday 15 January 1942 · page 10

Poidevin-Gray Shield matches for grade cricketers under the age of 21 have been cancelled this season owing to the water…

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Bowls Watering the Greens Ryde's Scheme

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 January 1942 · page 10

Polluted water from the circulating system of the Water Board's pumping station at Ryde, which now runs into a creek near Meadowbank, is being…

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