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Sport, 1945

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State-wide Tennis Camp for Juniors

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 3 January 1945 · page 16

Next Saturday will usher in the greatest tennis quest for talent in the history of the snort in Australia. Twentv-six…

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State-wide Tennis Camp for Juniors

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 3 January 1945 · page 16

Next Saturday will usher in the greatest tennis quest for talent in the history of the snort in Australia. Twenty-six…

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State-wide Tennis Camp for Juniors

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 3 January 1945 · page 15

Next Saturday will usher in the greatest tennis quest for talent in the history of the sport in Australia. Twenty-six…

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Urges Ban On New Ball For Cricket

The Sun · Wednesday 3 January 1945 · page 10

Gordon Cricket Club secretary Paul Harrison, wants to ban the use of a new ball in grade games after 200…

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Dinny Pails And Crawford Will Meet In Tennis Final

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 3 January 1945 · page 16

Victory by both Dinny Pails and Jack Crawford .over . their opponents in the men's open singles at Manly today sets them to meet in the final next Saturday. PAILS had an easy win in the first…

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Dinny Pails And Crawford Will Meet In Tennis Final

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 3 January 1945 · page 16

Victory by both Dinny Pails and Jack Crawford over ' their opponents in the men's open singles at Manly today I sets them to meet in the final next Saturday. PAILS had un easy win in the first…

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Racing In Britain Faces Prosperous Year From Our Staff Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1945 · page 8

LONDON, Jan. 2.—Despite the strain of five years of war, racing has been kept intact in Britain. Racing faces the new year probably in a stronger position than…

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Veteran Lectures Cricket Colts on Correct Spin Ball Grip

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 January 1945 · page 18

SYDNEY CRICKET GROUND coach George Garnsey shows Green Shield juniors the correct grip for slow spin bowling in yesterday's practice…

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It Happened On -- FEBRUARY 27, 1903 Cricket comeback at 44

The Sun · Wednesday 3 January 1945 · page 10

George Giffen, great South Australian all-round cricketer, retired officially from first-class games in the 1900-1 season…

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Turf Club Chief Hill States Policy Clarifies Racing Position Blames Government for Delayed Action

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 3 January 1945 · page 16

IN an endeavor to clarify the existing position of racing so far as the Sydney Turf Club is concerned, the Daily Mirror today submitted a series of questions to S.T.C. Chairman, Mr. W. W. Hill…

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Turf Club Chief Hill States Policy Clarifies Racing Position Blames Government for Delayed Action

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 3 January 1945 · page 16

IN an endeavor to clarify the existing position of racing so far as the Sydney Turf Club is concerned, the Daily Mirror today submitted a series of questions to S.T.C. Chairman, Mr. W. W. Hill…

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Turf Club Chief Hill States Policy Clarifies Racing Position Blames Government for Delayed Action

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 3 January 1945 · page 16

IN an endeavor to clarify the existing position of racing so far as the Sydney Turf Club is concerned, the Daily Mirror today submitted a series of questions to S.T.C. Chairman, Mr. W. W. Hill…

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Turf Club Chief Hill States Policy Clarifies Racing Position Blames Government for Delayed Action

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 3 January 1945 · page 16

IN an endeavor to clarify the existing position of racing so far as the Sydney Turf Club is concerned, the Daily Mirror today submitted a series of questions to S.T.C. Chairman, Mr. W. W. Hill…

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Bowls

Nepean Times · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 3

[?]lay was resumed on Penrith Bowling Club's rinks last Saturday, after a suspension of a couple of months for top-dressing. The greens played…

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Championship Swimming

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 5

To-morrow night at the North Sydney Olympic Pool the New South Wales Amateur Swimming Association will commence the…

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Swimming School Cancelled

Nepean Times · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 4

On advice received from Penrith Council as to the fall in the river and the prohibition of swimming, the Department of Education has…

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Boxing Day Sports at Mt. Druitt

Nepean Times · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 1

The picnic sports promoted by the Mt. Druitt-Colyton Fregress Association, assisted by the Nose Bag Club of N.S.W., in aid of the Red Cross…

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Pitch Worries Cricket Hope

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 19

Ten-year-old potential Test cricketer Alf Bishop complained yesterday that the Sydney Cricket Ground pitch was too…

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Tennis Star's "No-Hand" Costs 10

The Sun · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 3

Riding a bicycle without holding the handlebars was all right in a circus ring, but dangerous in a street, Mr…

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French Beat British at Union Football

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 16

LONDON, Thursday.--A powerful British Army Union Football team, studded with star internstionals was yesterday surprising…

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