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Sport, 1949

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Melbourne Races Regal Scout Four in Row

Daily Mirror · Saturday 1 January 1949 · page 12

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

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Melbourne Races Finentigue Not Headed In Hurdle

Daily Mirror · Saturday 1 January 1949 · page 10

Finentigue staged an end-to-end win in the New Year hurdle at Flemington today. After being in front from…

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Melbourne Races Chal Gives Connections Good Start

Daily Mirror · Saturday 1 January 1949 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Saturday.--Chal, a four-year-old horse by Portofino, won the best race of his career when he…

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Melbourne Races Finentigue Not Headed In Hurdle

Daily Mirror · Saturday 1 January 1949 · page 10

Finentigue staged an end-to-end win in the New Year hurdle at Flemington today. After being in front from…

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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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new Look On Sport Xmas Box For Racing Casual

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 1 January 1949 · page 13

ONE of the A.J.C.'s 24- an afternoon race day casuals backed the programme on Villiers Day at Randwick…

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Melbourne Races Land Boy First In Photo Win

Daily Mirror · Saturday 1 January 1949 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Saturday.--Land Boy, who is little more than a 14.2 pony, struggled on gamely to defeat Bartolus…

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Melbourne Races Magnetic Vale Gave Punters Good Result

Daily Mirror · Saturday 1 January 1949 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Saturday.-- A. Breasley rode his first winner since his return to the saddle when he piloted…

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Melbourne Races Land Boy First In Photo Win

Daily Mirror · Saturday 1 January 1949 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Saturday.-- Land Boy, who is little more than a 14.2 pony, struggled on gamely to defeat Bartolus…

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Poidevin-gray Cricket Cum.-randwick in Early Leads

Daily Mirror · Saturday 1 January 1949 · page 8

Cumberland and Randwick established first innings leads against University and Glebe, respectively, in the third round of the Poidevin-Gray Shield series today. Best individual performances…

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Poidevin-gray Cricket Two Teams Lead Early on First

Daily Mirror · Saturday 1 January 1949 · page 8

Cumberland and Randwick established first innings leads against University and Glebe, respectively, in the third round of the Poidevin-Gray Shield series today…

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Poidevin-gray Cricket Glebe Collapse Against R'WlCK

Daily Mirror · Saturday 1 January 1949 · page 10

Glebe collapsed against Randwick in the third round of the Poidevin-Gray Shield competition today, scoring only 57, but Randwick was hard pressed when their first three batsmen were out…

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Poidevin-gray Cricket S. Edwards 6-39 for West. Subs

Daily Mirror · Saturday 1 January 1949 · page 8

S. Edwards took six for 39 for Wests against Balmain in the third round of the Poidevin-Gray cricket series today, while, despite a damaged wicket Alwyn Leader (Marrickville) defied…

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Fighting Unionists in Trades Hall Battle And the story of a strange cricket match

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 1 January 1949 · page 9

Adelaide is wondering when the next round will open in the vendetta between leaders of S.A. trade union movement's Left and Right wings. In the right corner is:…

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Television Hits Boxing

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 2 January 1949 · page 8

NEW YORK, Sat. -- Abe Green, Commissioner of the National Boxing Association,…

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Bowls Without Bias

Truth · Sunday 2 January 1949 · page 19

If plans mean anything, 1949 is going to be the biggest and best year in the history of bowls in N.S.W. New clubs are being formed…

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Racing Notes

Truth · Sunday 2 January 1949 · page 13

A CREDIT-CLIENT of Tom Powell was able to give himself a nifty New Year's gift yesterday when he selected a…

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First Challenge to Boxing Blonde

The Sun · Sunday 2 January 1949 · page 14

SYDNEY'S first woman boxer, blonde Cath Thomas, of Parramatta, has accepted a challenge from Glebe waitress, brunette Terry Gordon…

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Stars in easy tennis wins

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 2 January 1949 · page 14

John Bromwich, Jack Crawford and J. Gilchrist had straight-set wins in the second- round singles of the Seaside…

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Cup stars fight for tennis wins

The Sun · Sunday 2 January 1949 · page 16

Australia's two potential Davis Cup [?]es players, Bill Sidwell and John Bromwich started the New Year…

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