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Sport, 1949

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Duke Sees Boxing

Daily Mirror · Saturday 1 January 1949 · page 2

THE Duke of Edinburgh (centre) at Canterbury Club on December 11, when, unheralded, he dropped in to…

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Duke Sees Boxing

Daily Mirror · Saturday 1 January 1949 · page 5

THE Duke of Edinburgh (centre) at Canterbury Club on December 11, when, unheralded, he dropped in to…

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Duke Sees Boxing

Daily Mirror · Saturday 1 January 1949 · page 2

THE Duke of Edinburgh (centre) at Canterbury Club on December 11, when, unheralded, he dropped in to…

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Seaside Tennis

Daily Mirror · Saturday 1 January 1949 · page 12

ALTHOUGH the Manly courts have made a good recovery after yesterday's soaking, there will be no morning games in…

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Seaside Tennis

Daily Mirror · Saturday 1 January 1949 · page 12

ALTHOUGH the Manly courts have made a good recovery after yesterday's soaking, there will be no morning games in…

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Clear Win In Tennis

Daily Mirror · Saturday 1 January 1949 · page 8

R. Sherriff and Miss Hattersley had an easy 6-2, 6-0 win over D. Weston and Miss Taylor to enter the…

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Victoria Wins Catholic Tennis

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 January 1949 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Fri.--Victoria won two shields from New South Wales in the Australian Catholic Lawn Tennis Association's…

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Tennis Win to Sidwell

Daily Mirror · Saturday 1 January 1949 · page 8

Although Noel Kirby took Bill Sidwell to three sets in the semi-final of the men's singles championship in the…

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Manly Tennis Tuorn. Scores

Daily Mirror · Saturday 1 January 1949 · page 8

The following are the results of tennis matches today in the tournament at Manly:-- MEN'S SINGLES…

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Norway's Football Pool Succeeds

Daily Mirror · Saturday 1 January 1949 · page 10

LONDON--The State Football Pool in Norway has just completed its first year of operation with highly success…

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Norway's Football Pool Succeeds

Daily Mirror · Saturday 1 January 1949 · page 10

LONDON.--The State Football Pool in Norway has just completed its first year of operation with highly…

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Norway's Football Pool Succeeds

Daily Mirror · Saturday 1 January 1949 · page 10

LONDON--The State Football Pool in Norway has just completed its first year of operation with highly…

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Norway's Football Pool Succeeds

Daily Mirror · Saturday 1 January 1949 · page 11

LONDON--The State Football Pool in Norway has just completed its first year of operation with highly…

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Norway's Football Pool Succeeds

Daily Mirror · Saturday 1 January 1949 · page 11

LONDON--The State Football Pool in Norway has just completed its first year of operation with highly…

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Gilchrist has easy seaside tennis win

The Sun · Saturday 1 January 1949 · page 7

Jim Gilchrist was not extended to beat Phil Mulveeney in the men's singles championships at Manly winning 6-4, 6-0. Mulveeney played well in the first set, scoring…

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Clear Win in C'land Tennis

Daily Mirror · Saturday 1 January 1949 · page 8

R. Sherriff and Miss Hattersley had an easy 6-2, 6-0 win over D. Weston and Miss Taylor to enter the semi-finals of the mixed doubles championship at the County of Cumberland tennis championships…

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Clear Win in C'land Tennis

Daily Mirror · Saturday 1 January 1949 · page 10

R. Sherriff and Miss Hattersley had an easy 6-2, 6-0 win over D. Weston and Miss Taylor to enter the semi-finals of the mixed doubles championship at the County of Cumberland tennis championships…

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Retired From Ocean Races, Says Owner

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 January 1949 · page 4

HOBART, Fri.-- Sir Claude Plowman, owner-skipper of Morna, announced his retirement from ocean racing when he reached Hobart…

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Tennis Die-Hords Will Brand Us Poor Sports

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 1 January 1949 · page 15

If will be hard to convince the international tennis world that finance is the real reason for the reluctance of certain L.T.A.A. higher-ups to challenge for the 1949 Davis Cup. IT will be justified in believing…

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Melbourne Races Regal Scout Four in Row

Daily Mirror · Saturday 1 January 1949 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Saturday.-- Carrying the all-white colors for the second time in his last three wins, the…

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