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Sport, 1943

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Boxing Melville and Warner

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1943 · page 7

Ron Warner and Don Melville, lightweights. will meet in the principal contest of 12 rounds at the Rushcutter Bay Stadtuin on Saturday night…

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Racing Men to Meet Baddeley

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 January 1943 · page 16

Messrs. F. McGrath, W. Longworth, E. Hewitt, N. McKenna, and Dr. N. Davis were chosen at yesterday's meeting of the Owners and Trainers'…

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Big Entries For Services Tennis

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 January 1943 · page 15

Entries for the inter-formation tennis championship are so big that an extra day's play is needed for the finals. Warrant-Officer Kirkby, chief P.T.I.,…

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No Coupons For Football Togs

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 January 1943 · page 16

Rugby League district clubs will be able to buy jerseys and socks for the 1943 season without coupons…

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Greyhound Racing Control of Sport Minister's Caustic Remarks

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1943 · page 7

The Government has no intention of engaging in controversy or considering any arrangements for future control…

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Night Athletics

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 January 1943 · page 16

South Sydney and Randwick-Kensington athletic clubs will hold club championships tonight at the Sports Ground…

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Boxing Inquiry

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 January 1943 · page 11

J.B. (Balmain): First contest at Leichhardt over three-minute rounds was the bantamweight championship of Australia between Jimmy Semmens (Vic.) and Stan Thurbon…

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Swimming, Cycling and Reading

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 20 January 1943 · page 6

Dear Worker,—I would like a pen-friend in any State, either sex. I am 14 years of age and my birthday is on August 10. I am interested in…

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Women's Tennis

The Sun · Wednesday 20 January 1943 · page 6

The doubles tennis championship tournament, intended for the AWAS, has been altered to include members of all Army…

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BOXING Bennell Defeats Dundee

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 20 January 1943 · page 7

HOCKEY BENNELL and Jimmy Dundee have met many times, and Bennell has beaten Dundee so…

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Check-up on Cars at Coursing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1943 · page 8

ALBURY, Tuesday.—As a result of a check-up of cars at the Albury Coursing Club meeting on Saturday more than 30 people will have their…

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Boxing LIGHTWEIGHTS Melville and Warner

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1943 · page 10

Don Melville, who is to oppose Ron Warner on Saturday night at the Rushcutter Bay Stadium, returns to Sydney after a…

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Golf Randwick Course Fees

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1943 · page 10

The Randwick Council decided last night to after the charge for play on the Randwick Municipal Golf Links to 1/ for a half-day from Mondays to Fridays inclusive…

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Keen Games Likely In Bowls Fours

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 20 January 1943 · page 11

Third and fourth round of the bowls State fours will be played next Saturday. The favorites, Dickinson's rink from Burwood, will…

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143 Enter Two Races

The Sun · Wednesday 20 January 1943 · page 6

Doncaster Handicap entrants total 80, and 63 horses have been nominated for the Sydney Cup…

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Athletics Appeal Rejected

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1943 · page 10

An appeal by the South Sydney club against the suspension of J. F. Casey until March 31 was considered by the executive committee of the Amateur Athletic Association last night…

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Junior Athletics

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 January 1943 · page 11

The State junior athletic championships will be held at the Sports Ground on Saturday, starting at 2 p.m. The women's Angus and Coote Shield…

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Vacation Swimming School

Nepean Times · Thursday 21 January 1943 · page 3

On Thursday last, January 14, the swimming school, conducted by the Department of Education at the Nepean River came to a successful conclusion,…

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Bowls. State Fours

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 January 1943 · page 8

The[?] for this year's assciation fixture have been so satisfactory that it is expected that a record amount will be raised for patriotic and charity funds…

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Rugby League in High Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 January 1943 · page 8

Sportsmasters of the metropolitan High Schools have agreed to allow the introduction of Rugby Leturue football among students in the coming season for Inter-High School…

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