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Sport, 1949

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Melbourne Races Filly In Brilliant Third Win

Daily Mirror · Monday 31 January 1949 · page 14

MELBOURNE, Monday. — Happy Medium, a filly by the New Zealand sire Ruthless, won her third race out of five…

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Melbourne Races Filly In Brilliant Third Win

Daily Mirror · Monday 31 January 1949 · page 14

MELBOURNE, Monday. -- Happy Medium, a filly by the New Zealand sire Ruthless, won her third race out of five…

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Melbourne Races Filly In Brilliant Third Win

Daily Mirror · Monday 31 January 1949 · page 15

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Happy Medium, a filly by the New Zealand sire Ruthless, won her third race out of five…

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Melbourne Races Harborough Forced Way To Victory

Daily Mirror · Monday 31 January 1949 · page 16

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Harborough, forcing his way through on the inside in the straight won his first, race,…

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118 Favorite, Freedom, Races Away in Storm

Daily Mirror · Monday 31 January 1949 · page 16

Racing away in blinding rain, Freedom (118) beat Midwise (52) by two and a half lengths with Tamarind (6 1) a length further away, in the Bondi Handicap at Randwick, this afternoon. BOOKMAKERS gambled…

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Shield Cricket S. Aust. Gains Outright Win

Daily Mirror · Monday 31 January 1949 · page 12

ADELAIDE, Monday.--Aided by brilliant bowling by G. Noblet, South Australia today gained an outright win ove[?]…

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Shield Cricket Noblet in W. A. CRASH

Daily Mirror · Monday 31 January 1949 · page 14

ADELAIDE, Monday.--Forced to follow on 217 runs in arrears in the game against South Australia at…

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Shield Cricket S. Aust. Gains Outright Win

Daily Mirror · Monday 31 January 1949 · page 12

ADELAIDE, Monday.--Aided by brilliant bowling by G. Noblet, South Australia today sained an outright win over…

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Melbourne Races Big Plunge Fails On Night Attire

Daily Mirror · Monday 31 January 1949 · page 16

MELBOURNE, Monday. -- In an excellent betting race Atomic Lass easily won the Pioneer Handicap from Fair…

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Melbourne Races Big Plunge Fails On Night Attire

Daily Mirror · Monday 31 January 1949 · page 14

MELBOURNE, Monday. -- In an excellent betting race Atomic Lass easily won the Pioneer Handicap from Fair…

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Melbourne Races Big Plunge Fails On Night Attire

Daily Mirror · Monday 31 January 1949 · page 14

MELBOURNE, Monday. -- In an excellent betting race Atomic Lass easily won the Pioneer Handicap from Fair…

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Shield Cricket W.A. Crash in S.A. GAME

Daily Mirror · Monday 31 January 1949 · page 12

ADELAIDE, Monday.--West Australia lost all chances of success against South Australia at Adelaide Oval today…

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Bold Duke Wins Randwick Sprint Races Away in Final Burst

Daily Mirror · Monday 31 January 1949 · page 16

Bold Duke (41) raced away at the finish to beat Heroic Sovereign (41) by a length and a quarter, with Mine Host (41) three-quarters of a length away third, in…

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18-Footer Under Spinnaker In Anniversary Regatta

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 15

N.S.W. 18-FOOTER Swansea sails under the bow of H.M.A.S. Australia, flagship at the Anniversary Regatta on the Harbor yesterday. Swansea was unplaced, in the International 18-footer Handicap which Dauntless won from Valetta and Shamrock…

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Shield Cricket Farce

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 20

The farcical cricket yesterday in the match between New South Wales and Victoria on…

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Training Partners Win in Surf Races

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 14

Training partners Col Stubbing (North Bondi) and Alan Williams (Queenscliff) won the junior and senior surf races respectively at the Freshwater carnival yesterday…

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Pictures and Details of Randwick Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 8

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N.s.w. 18-Footers Dominate Races

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 15

New South Wales boats filled the first four places in the International 18-footer. Handicap, at the Anniversary Regatta…

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£2000 Stakes for Races, Coursing

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 19

ORANGE, Wednesday. -- A total of £2000 prizemoney will be given at the Orange Racing and Coursing Club…

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£2000 Stakes for Races, Coursing

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 19

ORANGE, Wednesday. -- A total of £2000 prizemoney will be given at the Orange Racing and Coursing Club…

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