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Sport, 1949

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Schroeder's third success in "Sugar Bowl" tennis

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 2 January 1949 · page 16

NEW ORLEANS, Sat. (A.A.P.). -- Ted Schroeder won the "Sugar Bowl" tennis championship here for the third time when he defeated Earl Cochell, 6-2, 6-3, 6-3, in the final today…

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Sir Don's Plea For Brighter Cricket

Truth · Sunday 2 January 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—Cricket's newest knight, Sir Donald Bradman, today called for a New Year resolution from all cricketers—to make the game even brighter. Don, as his fans will always…

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Olympic coach Forbes Carlile sees Australian swimming going on the rocks

The Sun · Sunday 2 January 1949 · page 18

AUSTRALIAN swimming is lagging behind the United States, but little is being done about it. Facilities for training and…

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Kreisler Will Sell Rare Manuscripts Fewer At Races

Truth · Sunday 2 January 1949 · page 9

A SIGN of the times in America is seen in the reduced racecourse attendances…

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Sir Don's ideas for brighter cricket New Knight's Busy Morning

The Sun · Sunday 2 January 1949 · page 5

SIR DONALD BRADMAN yesterday suggested four New Year resolutions for…

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Bananaland Debacle In Big Cricket Match At S.C.G.

Truth · Sunday 2 January 1949 · page 17

PROMISING QUEENSLAND COLT KEN ARCHER edges one from Ray Lindwall to Keith Miller in the slips…

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Sandra's Weekend Diary ' Crowds at New Year races... Pilot engaged... parties

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 2 January 1949 · page 29

THE high wind sweeping across Randwick yesterday made many women regret they had started the New Year by wearing their full-skirted summer frocks and wide-brimmed hats. Hats blew off and the skirts billowed up…

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Accidents on ocean race Yacht races to land a scalded man HOBART

The Sun · Sunday 2 January 1949 · page 2

WHILE taking part in the Sydney-Hobart yacht race, a Wollstonecraft man suffered severe scalding when a pot of boiling tea fell on him…

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This Week In Racing

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 January 1949 · page 11

Today.--Randwick, Newcastle meetings. Tuesday. -- Entries due Randwick races, January 15…

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Died at Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 January 1949 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sunday.— Arthur Blunt, 67, rehabilitation officer at Long Bay Gaol, Sydney, collapsed and died yesterday…

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Jail Officer Dies at Races

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 January 1949 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Sun.--Arthur Blunt, 67, of Sydney, dropped dead at Flemington racecourse on Saturday…

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Bradman gives his ideas for making cricket brighter

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 January 1949 · page 6

LOOKING back over the sunbathed crowds of Sydney, the lordliness of Lord's, and placid days at Worcester in England's sometimes chilly…

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Test Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 January 1949 · page 1

CAPE TOWN. Jan. 3 (A.A.P.).—South Africa, in the third Test match against England, at stumps to-day…

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Young Surfer Wins 2 Races

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 January 1949 · page 14

Seventeen-years-old North Narrabeen surfer. Barry Hancock won two surf races within a half-hour at North…

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Women's Cricket England Bats On Doubtful Drying Pitch

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 January 1949 · page 15

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- Victoria won the toss and sent England in on a wicket which promised to be tricky…

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Women's Cricket England Bats On Doubtful Drying Pitch

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 January 1949 · page 15

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- Victoria won the toss and sent England in on. a wicket which promised to be tricky…

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Women's Cricket England Bats On Doubtful Drying Pitch

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 January 1949 · page 15

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- Victoria won the toss and sent England in on a wicket which promised to be tricky…

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Women's Cricket England Bats On Doubtful Drying Pitch

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 January 1949 · page 15

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- Victoria won the toss and sent England in on a wicket which promised to be tricky…

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Women's Cricket England Bats On Doubtful Drying Pitch

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 January 1949 · page 15

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- Victoria won the toss and sent England in on a wicket which promised to be tricky…

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Shield Cricket Easy Job Ahead For N.S.W. Side

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 January 1949 · page 16

New South Wales, requiring only 143 runs, should defeat Queensland Outright today in the Sheffield Shield match on Sydney Cricket Ground. THE wicket should favor the…

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