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Sport, 1947

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Melbourne Races Great Effort By Bray Law

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 1 January 1947 · page 14

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. -- Leading throughout the 10 furlongs to win easily under his 9.5, Bray Law proved himself the best…

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Melbourne Races Great Effort By Bray Law

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 1 January 1947 · page 15

MELBOURNE, Wednesday, -- Leading throughout the 10 furlongs to win easily under his 9.5, Bray Law proved himself the best…

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Melbourne Races Great Effort By Bray Law

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 1 January 1947 · page 15

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. -- Leading throughout the 10 furlongs to win easily under his 9.5, Bray Law proved himself the best…

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Legless Boy (With Don's Letter) Is Cricket Fan

The Sun · Wednesday 1 January 1947 · page 3

Nine-year-old David Powell, of Lakemba, who has had both his legs amputated, claims he has more interest in the third Test than anybody else, " cause," he says, "I got a letter from Don Bradman." David had a bad smash when…

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Open Races Scare Early Punters My Hero and Courier Backed

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 1 January 1947 · page 13

BLACKMARKET bookmakers report very little business on today's meeting at Randwick. "Punters seem to think some of the races too open," said one fielder…

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Open Races Scare Early Punters My Hero and Courier Backed

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 1 January 1947 · page 13

BLACKMARKET bookmakers report very little business on today's meeting at Randwick. "Punters seem to think some of the races too open," said one fielder…

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Aust. Athletic Standard Is Poor U.s. Collegiate Team Shows Up Our Strength

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 1 January 1947 · page 10

PAT WALSH, doyen of athletic trainers and who is largely responsible for the continued improvement of John Treloar, our greatest flyer of the moment, is a keen student of sport…

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Aust. Athletic Standard Is Poor U.s. Collegiate Team Shows Up Our Strength

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 1 January 1947 · page 9

PAT WALSH, doyen of athletic trainers and who is largely responsible for the continued improvement of John Treloar, our greatest flyer of the moment, is a keen student of sport…

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Aust. Athletic Standard Is Poor U.s. Collegiate Team Shows Up Our Strength

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 1 January 1947 · page 13

PAT WALSH, doyen of athletic trainers and who is largely responsible for the continued improvement of John Treloar, our greatest flyer of the moment, is a keen student of sport…

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Aust. Athletic Standard Is Poor U.s. Collegiate Team Shows Up Our Strength

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 1 January 1947 · page 10

PAT WALSH, doyen of athletic trainers and who is largely responsible for the continued improvement of John Treloar, our greatest flyer of the moment, is a keen student of sport…

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Aust. Athletic Standard Is Poor U.s. Collegiate Team Shows Up Our Strength

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 1 January 1947 · page 9

PAT WALSH, doyen of athletic trainers and who is largely responsible for the continued improvement of John Treloar, our greatest flyer of the moment, is a keen student of sport…

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Vacation Swimming Sohool

Nepean Times · Thursday 2 January 1947 · page 2

The usual Vocation Swimming School, in Penrith, conducted by the Department of Education, will commence next Monday, January 6…

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British Football

Daily Mirror · Thursday 2 January 1947 · page 20

LONDON, Thursday.--Football matches played yesterday resulted: SOCCER. First Division: Blackburn v. Brentford,…

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American Tennis Players

The Propeller · Thursday 2 January 1947 · page 4

Lovers of tennis will be well catered for at the Illawarra Suburbs Lawn Tennis Association's Courts, Chapel Street, Rockdale, next Sunday,…

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Indoor Swimming Pool Proposed For Granville

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 2 January 1947 · page 7

An indoor heated swimming pool, to be built under a proposed grandstand seating 4,000 on the eastern side of the Granville…

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Eight Moorefield Races

Daily Mirror · Thursday 2 January 1947 · page 19

THERE will be eight races at Moorefield next Saturday, the first at 1.0 and the last at 5.0…

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Eight Moorefield Races

Daily Mirror · Thursday 2 January 1947 · page 19

THERE will be eight races at Moorefield next Saturday, the first at 1.0 and the last at 5.0…

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Tennis Country Week Carnival

Nepean Times · Thursday 2 January 1947 · page 1

The N.S.W.L.T.A. Country Week Carnival will commence at the White City courts next Monday, 6th inst, with a big influx of country players…

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Crescent Cricket Club

Nepean Times · Thursday 2 January 1947 · page 2

Crescent Cricket Club has arranged a match between the club's B and C Grade teams on Penrith Park next Saturday, 4th inst. Teams will be as…

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Community Hotel On Golf Links

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 2 January 1947 · page 5

Permission from the Local Government Department to borrow £10,000 for the purchase of St. Andrew's Golf Links at Blacktown…

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