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Sport, 1950

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Bowls

The Sun · Sunday 1 January 1950 · page 24

CONCORD.-- Club Championship Final: R. Tarrant 31 v. J. Payne 22. Consistency Final: C. Saunders 154 v. B. Hollier 146…

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Bowls Talk

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 1 January 1950 · page 14

MORE than 3,800 bowlers will play in the 1950 Pennants competitions which start next Saturday. Last year's Metropolitan…

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Bowls Without Bias

Truth · Sunday 1 January 1950 · page 25

Highlight of the bawls world during January will be the contests Between the South African contingent on its way to New Zealand and local stars…

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Racing Notes

Truth · Sunday 1 January 1950 · page 29

MR. BILL McIVER, who owns that very promising stayer Sir Falcon, denied at Randwick yesterday that the horse had…

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Rugby League Test year for Aust

The Sun · Sunday 1 January 1950 · page 16

THE coming winter is going to provide the real test for Rugby League in Australia…

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EDITORIAL Why the boxing cover-up?

The Sun · Sunday 1 January 1950 · page 11

THE Daily Mirror is going to extraordinary lengths in its campaign designed to prevent the formation of a…

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GOLF Cremin may star again

The Sun · Sunday 1 January 1950 · page 16

ERIC Cremin should again be the golf star of the year. The new Open champion's…

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Midweek racing to help trainers

The Sun · Sunday 1 January 1950 · page 16

RETURN of mid-week racing on provincial tracks, and the introduction of the doubles tote on all Sydney courses will be dominant features of racing in 1950…

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U.s. Boxing Game Smells to Skies

Truth · Sunday 1 January 1950 · page 25

NEW YORK, Saturday.—Odors that have been steaming off Joe Louis's exhibitions appear to be fouling up the fluted and mahogany offices of the various boxing commissions that control the boxing…

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Central West Cricket Draw

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 1 January 1950 · page 15

PARKES, Saturday.—The fourth round of the Central West cricket championship will be played to-morrow…

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Atomic finders for lost golf balls

The Sun · Sunday 1 January 1950 · page 9

Atom scientists believe 1950 will solve the problems of the lost golf ball and the tracing of many stolen goods. Great strides in the…

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Football mates gave him bat

The Sun · Sunday 1 January 1950 · page 22

Bob McLean, who scored a dogged double century for South Australia against Queensland…

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Salvation sure to win races

The Sun · Sunday 1 January 1950 · page 13

Salvation, although only fourth in the Novice Handicap at Randwick yesterday, may be another stayer to win…

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Loser Fought Hard In Seaside Tennis

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 1 January 1950 · page 14

Playing in his first serious tennis tournament since he had a major operation several years ago, Ron Felan yesterday gave John Bromwich a hard fight in their quarter-final of the seaside singles championships…

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Stop Press South African Cricket

The Sun · Sunday 1 January 1950 · page 36

AUSTRALIA--1st Innings HASSETT, c and b Mann 57 HARVEY, not out 55 LOXTON, not out 7…

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Another country boy cricket star

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 1 January 1950 · page 16

Rugged, thick-set New South Wales schoolteacher Jack Moroney was 1949's star cricketer. We choose Moroney by a narrow margin over his…

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Week's Racing No Hardship To Royal Reward

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 1 January 1950 · page 8

Having his fourth run in eight days—each at a different distances—Royal Reward was still fresh enough to win the Pace Welter Handicap at Randwick yesterday…

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How to Make It Deck Tennis Outfit

The Sun · Sunday 1 January 1950 · page 6

WITH the holiday season in full swing try your hand at making this exciting game that can be…

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Ferrier Shows How to Cash in on Golf

Truth · Sunday 1 January 1950 · page 25

MONTEBELLO (Col.), Saturday.—If there's one mem who knows what he's talking about when it comes to golf, it's big Jim Ferrier. If he gives a tip, one. takes it—and it's Jim's opinion that top-line…

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Cricket Twins to Play for Eng.?

Truth · Sunday 1 January 1950 · page 26

LONDON, Saturday.—In England next summer cricket fans may for the first time see a pair of…

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