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Sport, 1942

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Vacant Cricket Dates

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 January 1942 · page 8

The Castlereagh Railways Cricket Club, who play in the City and Suburban competition, want opponents for January 10, 17, and 31…

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Stars In Manly Seaside Tennis

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 January 1942 · page 8

Jack Crawford and John Bromwich will play in the semi-finals of the seaside tennis championships at Manly today…

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Racing Spotlight Fred. Shean's Good Run

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 3 January 1942 · page 11

FRED SHEAN has ridden the winner of three of the last five Tattersall's Cups. They were Auto Buz. Billy Boy, and Feminist, who scored…

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Tennis Highlights Feature Seaside Title Events

Daily Mirror · Saturday 3 January 1942 · page 7

Final of the Mixed Doubles Championship should be the classic of today's Manly Seaside tournament games. Other matches scheduled include semi-finals in Men's Singles Championships and the Women's Singles title…

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Tennis Highlights Feature Seaside Title Events

Daily Mirror · Saturday 3 January 1942 · page 7

Final of the Mixed Doubles Championship should be the classic of today's Manly Seaside tournament games. Other matches scheduled include semi-finals in Men's Singles Championships and the Women's Singles title…

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Moorefield Races Chance for Stayers Rhythmic May Win

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 January 1942 · page 15

Rhythmic is selected to win the Moorefield Handicap, of 19 furlongs, from possibly the largest fields on a suburban course for…

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St. George Likely Cricket Winners Petersham Looks to Barnes' Speed

Daily Mirror · Saturday 3 January 1942 · page 7

St. George first grade cricketers should have little difficulty in retaining their lead in the competition when they meet Petersham in the second essay of one-day matches today…

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St. George Likely Cricket Winners Petersham Looks to Barnes' Speed

Daily Mirror · Saturday 3 January 1942 · page 7

St. George first grade cricketers should have little difficulty in retaining their lead in the competition when they meet Petersham in the second essay of one-day matches today…

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Four 'Clash'' Horse Meetings Allowed Dog Races Halved To Permit 26 Trotting Days

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 January 1942 · page 8

Ascot, Kensington, Rosebery, and Victoria Park race clubs will be permitted three clear Saturday race meetings and one "clash" meeting each this year…

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Week-end Sporting News Cricket One-day Games Again Experiment Will Be Watched

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 January 1942 · page 13

Another round of one-day cricket matches will be played to-day. The experiment will be closely watched, seeing that club…

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Athletics Club Titles Are Features of Sports Meet

Daily Mirror · Saturday 3 January 1942 · page 7

Amateur athletes will be in action today at the Sports Ground. The number appearing, plus officials available, will have large…

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Athletics Club Titles Are Features of Sports Meet

Daily Mirror · Saturday 3 January 1942 · page 7

Amateur athletes will be in action today at the Sports Ground. The number appearing, plus officials available, will have large…

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Swimming Schoolboy's Fast Time

The Sun · Sunday 4 January 1942 · page 17

SCHOOLBOY sprint star, Jackie Campbell, swam 55 yards in 28sec. yesterday. N.S.W. senior record for the…

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Bushfire Stops Golf

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 4 January 1942 · page 14

Golfers at Wentworth Falls Club had to stop play yesterday to fight a bushfire. "The fire swept from one end of…

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Racing Men Join Up

Truth · Sunday 4 January 1942 · page 2

LAST week saw several racing men volunteer in some capacity or another for service. Dudley Alison, A.R.C. judge, has…

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Junior cricket "nine" resented

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 4 January 1942 · page 15

In the Sunday Telegraph of September 7, Arthur Mailey wrote: "Every junior cricketer pays for his own game and chips in for the "nine,"…

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Extra Trains Run To Races

The Sun · Sunday 4 January 1942 · page 2

Five trains, described as "additionals," were run yesterday afternoon on the Illawarra electric line to cope with the…

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Pot Pourri of Racing a Worthy Cause

Truth · Sunday 4 January 1942 · page 2

Sportsmen should not overlook the fact that there are only five more weeks to go before the Randwick Sportsmen's Patriotic and War Fund…

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Rankin Turns on Fine Golf As "A" Grader

The Sun · Sunday 4 January 1942 · page 19

Winning his first game in A grade at Ryde-Parramatta yesterday, J. S. Rankin turned on the golf, all right. A 13 handicap man, he took in a card of 64 net…

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Golf Hint By Billy Bolger On Foot Action

The Sun · Sunday 4 January 1942 · page 19

Without the correct foot movements, the true hitting of the ball is impossible. One of the hief causes of…

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