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Sport, 1947

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English Cricket Team Annoyed Misrepresented As Bad Sportsmen

Truth · Sunday 5 January 1947 · page 26

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—The English cricketers are annoyed at being misrepresented as a "team of squealers" by some English Press critics travelling with the team…

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Yesterday's Racing: Camera-form at Finish [Moorefield] at St. Leger

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 5 January 1947 · page 14

TWO-YEAR-OLD HANDICAP, 5f. Off at 1.2 BEXLEY NOVICE HANDICAP. -- First Div., 1m. Off at 1.33 BEXLEY NOVICE HANDICAP. -- Second Div., 1m. Off at 2.8 FLYING HANDICAP, 6f. Off at 2.43…

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Behind the Cricket Scenes Here's a forecast -- and it's a good one

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 5 January 1947 · page 30

Don Bradman intends retiring at the end of this season. And in Board of Control circles "The Don" is past the post…

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Athletic Teams For Perth

Truth · Sunday 5 January 1947 · page 12

State athletic teams for the Perth Australian championships were announced in Sydney and Melbourne last night…

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Shark in Swimming Pool

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Monday. -- A small shark was discovered swimming among the bathers at St. Kilda baths…

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Shark in Swimming Pool

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Monday. -- A small shark was discovered swimming among the bathers at St. Kilda baths yesterday afternoon…

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Shark in Swimming Pool

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Monday. -- A small shark was discovered swimming among the bathers at St. Kilda baths yesterday afternoon…

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Shark in Swimming Pool

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 12

MELBOURNE,. Monday -- A small shark was discovered swimming among the bathers at St. Hilda baths, yesterday afternoon…

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Shark in Swimming Pool

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday. -- A small shark was discovered swimming among the bathers at St. Kilda baths yesterday afternoon…

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Shark in Swimming Pool

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Monday. -- A small shark was discovered swimming among the bathers at St. Kilda baths yesterday afternoon…

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Shark in Swimming Pool

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Monday. -- A small shark was discovered swimming among the bathers at St. Kilda baths yesterday afternoon…

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Shark in Swimming Pool

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 4

MELBOURNE Monday. -- A small A shark was discovered swimming among the bathers at St. Kilda baths yesterday afternoon…

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Cricket Umpires

The Sun · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 4

The Test lbw "incidents" on Friday lead me to wonder why split- second decisions have to be left to the discretion of men…

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Tennis at Manly

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 9

Because of the weather interfering with the programme during the holidays and on Saturday, the seaside tennis championships at Manly will…

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N.s.w. Bowls Wins

The Sun · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Monday.-- Successful NSW captains in the seventh round of the Australian bowls pairs championship today…

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S.a. Tennis Titles

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 19

ADELAIDE, Monday. -- The South Australian tennis championships were continued at the Memorial Drive courts today. Results: --…

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Killed At Cricket

The Sun · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 3

PERTH. Monday.-- Survivor of six years Army service, Martin McPartland. 29, was killed in a country cricket match…

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Tennis Victors Take Davis Cup Home

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 3

Jack Crawford, a member of the Australian Davis Cup squad (left), saying good-bye to Jack Kramer (centre) and Ted Schroeder, winners for the United States of the Davis Cup, shortly before they left Sydney last night by air for America. They took the…

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45 Country Teams In Carnival Tennis

The Sun · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 10

About 250 men and women competed in the first post- war country teams' tennis carnival which began today at Rushcutters Bay…

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Not the Time for Golf, Says Judge

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 3

Lack of co-operation by barristers and solicitors in getting divorces disposed of at special sittings now, being, held during…

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