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Sport, 1950

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Bare-Shoulder Dress Drew Comment At Races

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 1 January 1950 · page 10

HEADS turned as if on a swivel at Randwick yesterday when a woman wearing a one-shoulder frock of star-patterned pink tie silk and a little pink beaver fur-trapper's cap walked up the stairway of the official…

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Golf rules get New Year Look--from St. Andrews

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 1 January 1950 · page 28

From today, the rules of golf--as prescribed by the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews--will have a new streamlined look. Many important…

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A Libel to Label It First Class Cricket

Truth · Sunday 1 January 1950 · page 23

POTTERING dolefully around all day on a wicket that was a paradise for run-getting. New South Wales gained a first-innings lead yesterday against Queensland on Sydney Cricket Ground to score 243 runs for the loss of eight wickets in the funeral time of 333 minutes. The crowd of 7937…

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Owner waits for stable boy to get his racing permit

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 1 January 1950 · page 27

MELBOURNE, Sat.--Mr. Alan Cooper, perhaps Australia's most spectacular racehorse owner in the last 20 years, has only one wish today--that his 12-year-old stablehand, Jimmie Carter, of Granville, Sydney, could ride in a race…

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Infuriated Punters Hurl Abuse at Racing Officials Police Jump On Demonstration

Truth · Sunday 1 January 1950 · page 20

INFURIATED by the failure of A.J.C. starter, Mr. Jack Gaxieu, to recall the field when Burnley's jockey, W. Cook, was unseated at barrier rise in the…

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Pat Borthwick Tells Of Women In Sport Country Week To Be Cricket Trial

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 1 January 1950 · page 15

The New South Wales women's cricket team to olav in the Australian carnival at Adelaide in March will be chosen at the end of this month, after Country Week has concluded…

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Finish and Leger Pictures of Yesterdays Randwick Races Finish—juvenile Novice Hcp. (C. & G.)—5 furs

Truth · Sunday 1 January 1950 · page 21

FINISH THREE & FOUR-YEAR-OLD HANDICAP.—1 mile FINISH—TWO-YEAR-OLD NOVICE (Fillies).—5 furlongs FINISH—HARRINGTON STAKES.—6 furlongs FINISH—NOVICE HANDICAP.—l¼ mile…

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England's Athletics Up In The Air

Truth · Sunday 1 January 1950 · page 25

LONDON, Saturday.—Quite a little battle is going on in England behind the scenes over…

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Sports Magazine "Sunday Herald" Chooses Athletics

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 1 January 1950 · page 12

GEOFF GOODACRE, aged 23, is easily the outstanding athlete in Sydney and in Australia…

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Standard High In Athletics

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 1 January 1950 · page 9

The standard of track athletics in New South Wales in 1949 reached the highest peak I can recall…

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Athletic Records Topple in Australian Championships

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 1 January 1950 · page 9

ADELAIDE, Saturday.—Three Australian records, several South Australian records, and one Australian residential record were equalled in to-day's Australian track and field championships at Adelaide Oval…

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FASHIONS . Pattern Service, p. 8. Social News, p. 9. Mrs. Lancaster's Recipes, p. 9. New Year's Eve Parties, p. 10. Unusual Fashions at Races, p. 10. Palm Beach and Elanora Dances, p. 10. The Australian Guild Of Fashion Designers Selects Sydney's Ten Best-dressed Women

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 1 January 1950 · page 8

FOLLOWING the example of the New York Dress Institute—which last week announced the "world's ten best-dressed women"—the Australian Guild of Fashion Designers yesterday named Sydney's ten best-dressed women. The names were not given in order of merit, but the smart women, who included…

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Tennis Star's Shandy Thirst

The Sun · Monday 2 January 1950 · page 6

World's singles champion, Louise Brough has come to Australia to play a lot of tennis, see the country and sample a shandy. Louise arrived by air from…

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Skiffs just finish races

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 January 1950 · page 18

Competitors in Australian Vee Jay and Vee Ess sailing skiff championships…

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U.S. tennis stars arrive

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 January 1950 · page 15

America's leading tennis doubles partners, Louise Brough and Doris Hart arrived in Sydney yesterday…

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Tennis Penrose Wins Junior Title

Daily Mirror · Monday 2 January 1950 · page 10

In the final of the junior girls' singles in the County of Cumberland championships at Pratten Park today, Miss B…

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Cricket Board To Meet

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 January 1950 · page 6

N.S.W. members of the Australian Board of Control will fly to Melbourne this morning for the important meeting of…

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Tennis Discourtesy 'Not Meant' by Bromwich

Daily Mirror · Monday 2 January 1950 · page 9

Davis Cup man John Bromwich meant no discourtesy to the Victorian L.T.A. when he arrived late for His interstate…

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Tennis Discourtesy 'Not Meant' by Bromwich

Daily Mirror · Monday 2 January 1950 · page 9

Davis Cup man John Bromwich meant no discourtesy to the Victorian L.T.A. when he arrived late for his interstate…

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Tennis Discourtesy 'Not Meant' by Bromwich

Daily Mirror · Monday 2 January 1950 · page 9

Davis Cup man John Bromwich meant no discourtesy to the Victorian L.T.A. when he arrived late for his interstate…

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