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Sport, 1944

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Newcomers Justify Their Places Big Cricket Standard Better Than Expected

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 January 1944 · page 12

MOST pleasing feature so far in the match between Services and the N.S.W. Association has been the showing of the newcomers brought into the first-class sphere for the first time…

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Newcomers Justify Their Places Big Cricket Standard Better Than Expected

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 January 1944 · page 12

MOST pleasing feature so far in the match between Services and the N.S.W. Association has been the showing of the newcomers brought into the first-class sphere for the first time…

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Newcomers Justify Their Places Big Cricket Standard Better Than Expected

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 January 1944 · page 12

MOST pleasing feature so far in the match between Services and the N.S.W. Association has been the showing of the newcomers brought into the first-class sphere for the first time…

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Spent 14 Hours In Bed Collins' Rest for Today's Big Cricket

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 January 1944 · page 11

Driver Vince Collins, one of the Services' batting hopes against New South Wales at the Sydney Cricket Ground today, slept from 10 o'clock on Saturday night until noon…

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Amateur Boxing

The Sun · Tuesday 4 January 1944 · page 8

Amateur boxers from flyweights to heavyweights will compete in 16 bouts in the Lidcombe annual boxing…

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Boxing Hebberd and Milling

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 January 1944 · page 7

Wellerweight Bill Hebberd. who last month beat aecrse Craig, and a week later knocked out Fred Corten at Brisbane, is matched with the Filipino Rush Milling for 12 rounds at…

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Restricted Class Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 January 1944 · page 7

Many owners and trainers are of the opinion that restricted class races for two-year-olds should be included in metropolitan programmes. Winners of moderate class in…

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Fans Anxious For More Big Cricket

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 January 1944 · page 12

Brilliant batting, bowling and fielding in the N.S.W. v Services match which concluded at the Cricket Ground yesterday has…

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Fans Anxious For More Big Cricket

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 January 1944 · page 12

Brilliant batting, bowling and fielding in the N.S.W. v Services match which concluded at the Cricket Ground yesterday has…

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Fans Anxious For More Big Cricket

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 January 1944 · page 12

Brilliant batting, bowling and fielding in the N.S.W. v Services match which concluded at the Cricket Ground yesterday has…

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Fans Anxious For More Bid Cricket

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 January 1944 · page 12

Brilliant batting, bowling and fielding in the N.S.W. v Services match which concluded at the Cricket Ground yesterday has…

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Cricket Services Win Bright, Memorable Match

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 January 1944 · page 7

Services had a meritorious win against the New South Wales Cricket Association team, in a memorable match at the Sydney…

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Fans Anxious For More Big Cricket

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 January 1944 · page 12

Brilliant batting, bowling and fielding in the N.S.W. v Services match which concluded at the Cricket Ground yesterday has…

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Fans Anxious For More Big Cricket

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 January 1944 · page 12

Brilliant batting, bowling and fielding in the N.S.W. v Services match which concluded at the Cricket Ground yesterday has…

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Lawn Tennis Stars at Manly Pails Wins Singles Event

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 January 1944 · page 7

In the lawn tennis carnival, played at Manly yesterday before more than 1,000 spectators, Pails won the singles event, beating…

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Women's Swimming Championships

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 10
Also in The Daily Telegraph

Five New South Wales Championships will be decided at the N.S.W. Women's Amateur Swimming Association's carnival at the [?] Aquarium Baths on Saturday night, which…

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Golf Course Appreciated

The Sun · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 8

Appreciation of the excellent state of Leura golf course was expressed by the large numbers of visitors during the holidays…

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Bowls Arrangements for the Pennants

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 10

The unplayed games in the second round of the metropolitan section of the State pennant competitions will be played on Saturday. This season's penn[?] programme has been…

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Sailing Serious Charge Inconsistent Racing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 10

Inconsistent sailing by skippers in the New South Wales 18-Footers' League is to be investigated by the executive…

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