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Sport, 1946

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Women's Athletics B. McKINNON Has a Surprise Win

Daily Mirror · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 8

Covering the 220 yards event in the smart time of 26 3-5sec. B. McKinnon, of Eastern Suburbs, provided an early surprise in the…

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Bowls Without Bias

Truth · Sunday 13 January 1946 · page 10

Not one word of dissent will be levelled at the State selectors' choice of Vic Gross, secretary of Victoria Park, as No…

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Ties in women's swimming

The Sun · Sunday 13 January 1946 · page 23

TWO dead-heats occurred in the women's State swimming championships at Coogee…

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2680 in bowls pennants

The Sun · Sunday 13 January 1946 · page 20

IN the first round of the 1945-6 bowls pennants, yesterday, 2680 players took part in the four…

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Girl in Slashing Tennis

The Sun · Sunday 13 January 1946 · page 22

PAT JONES, who had not touched a racquet for a week, played like a future Australian tennis…

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Sensations at State Swimming Titles Unruly Crowd Stages Brawl

Truth · Sunday 13 January 1946 · page 11

Surging crowds unable to gain admittance, a leading competitor, Frank O'Neill, only gaining entry because police opened a gate to quell a brawl, and crowds lining the harbor bridge, made last night's State…

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35,000 Attend Randwick Races

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 13 January 1946 · page 15

Yesterday's Randwick race crowd was 35,000, of which 28,000 paid for admission, the balance being persona in uniform…

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Pat Jones on World Tennis Threshold

Truth · Sunday 13 January 1946 · page 10

Nineteen-years-old Miss Pat Jones stole the limelight at the seaside tennis tournament at Manly yesterday, when she beat Miss Joyce Fitch, 6-1, 6-4, in the final of the women's singles…

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Pot Pourri of Racing Hynes Has Hopes

Truth · Sunday 13 January 1946 · page 2

Former cross-country horseman L. J. (Jack) Hynes, who has ridden with marked success both in Sydney and Melbourne, is one of the many hurdle race identities well on his toes over the minors that the A.J.C. may shortly…

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N.z. Winner for Autumn Races

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 13 January 1946 · page 14

Navroze, a good type of four-year-old from New Zealand, is being trained at Randwick by Jack Mtichell. Last January, in New Zealand,…

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Tennis Favorites Beaten Gilchrist, Undo in season's best play

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 13 January 1946 · page 18

Jim Gilchrist and Henry Lindo yesterday played the best doubles tennis of the season to win the Manly Seaside title from the favorites, Dinny Pails and Evan Henry, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5…

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Racing's Real Rip Van Winkles Game Gets Raw Deal Programmes' Too Small

Truth · Sunday 13 January 1946 · page 4

The A.J.C. has certainly matriculated at the Academy of Apathy. It is allowing a set of circumstances to exist which is…

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Peterson's Penpoints Meet a jolly Miller! 105 not out; grist to his cricket mill

The Sun · Sunday 13 January 1946 · page 18

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No pay, no play in picking team for New Zealand "Big Three" of cricket face thankless task

The Sun · Sunday 13 January 1946 · page 19

AFTER having travelled thousands of miles and spent days in watching interstate and Services…

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Challenge "color-line" threat in athletics

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 13 January 1946 · page 32

NEW YORK, Sat. -- Choice of San Antonio, Texas, as the venue of American athletic championships is likely to result in a rival meeting being held in New York on the same dates. New York writers this week attacked the Amateur Athletic Union's choice…

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British Football

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 9

LONDON, Jan. 13 (A.A.P.).— Week-end football resulted:- Soccer LEAGUE, NORTH: Barnsley 3, Bradford [?];…

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Ryan Did Not Expect Swimming Win

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 9

Noel Ryan, 34-year-old swimming idol, did not think he could heat the holder. Ken Sever, in the State 880 yards swimming…

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Races Cragsman Backed

Daily Mirror · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 20

Betting of the Challenge-Anniversary double has been quiet and there was a determined move today to couple Cragsman with fancied Anniversary candidates, principally . Mentone…

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Races Cragsman Backed

Daily Mirror · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 20

Betting on the Challenge-Anniversary double has been quiet and there was a determined move today to couple Cragsman with fancied Anniversary candidates, principally Mentone…

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Races Cragsman Backed

Daily Mirror · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 20

Betting on the Challenge-Anniversary double has been quiet and there was a determined move today to couple Cragsman with fancied Anniversary candidates, principally Mentone…

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