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Sport, 1950

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Yesterday's Racing: Camera-form at Finish [Randwick] at St. Leger

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 15 January 1950 · page 22

Photo for third 2-YR.-OLD ENCOURAGE HANDICAP (fillies), abt. 5f. off at [?] 3-YEAR-OLD HANDICAP, abt. 1m. Off at 1.37 2-YR.-OLD ENCOURAGE HANDICAP, (c. and g.), abt. 5f. Off at 2.10 NOVICE HANDICAP, abt. 13f. Off at 2.46…

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Smart styles at White City tennis Sunfrock fashion for international sport

The Sun · Sunday 15 January 1950 · page 35

MANY women spectators at the women's international tennis, White City, yesterday, wore sunfrocks and took advantage of the heat to sunbake as they watched the games. Visiting American tennis…

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Dornoch in Oakleigh Williamson as rider in all autumn races

The Sun · Sunday 15 January 1950 · page 22

W. WILLIAMSON,who rode Dornoch to success in the Park Stakes at Caulfield yesterday, was engaged some time ago to ride the gelding in all autumn engagements, including the Oakleigh Plate run on February 25…

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Believe Bill Beatty This Is Australia: Fish Climbs Trees [?] Unusual Sign Big Bowls Production

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 15 January 1950 · page 3

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Tennis Stars Shine Like Meteors and Thrill Fans U.S. Visitors' Grand Work

Truth · Sunday 15 January 1950 · page 27

AUSTRALIA'S women players can be well content, indeed, proud, of the results of the matches of two players aside finished yesterday at White City courts, and the…

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Finish and Leger Pictures of Yesterday's Rand Wick Races FINISH—Two-Year-Old Encourage Handicap.—5 Furlongs 11 yards

Truth · Sunday 15 January 1950 · page 25

FINISH—Three-Year-Old Handicap.—1 mile 22 yards FINISH—Juvenile Encourage Handicap.—5 furlongs 11 yards FINISH—Novice Handicap.—1 mile 5 furlongs 28 yards FINISH—Sefton Handicap.—6 furlongs 13 yards…

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Easy Successes In South Africa Have Not Hidden The Possibility That Our... Sports Magazine Hold On Cricket Is Slipping

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 15 January 1950 · page 14

ONE would like to think that the two easy Test victories over the South Africans mean, as it might…

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Wests Athletic premiers

The Sun · Sunday 15 January 1950 · page 22

Western Suburbs yesterday won the metropolitan interclub A grade premiership for the 15th time since the…

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West Lands Double In Inter-club Athletic Finals

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 15 January 1950 · page 13

Western Suburbs won an athletics double at Henson Park yesterday when the club beat University in the A grade premiership final by 115 points to 106, and St. George by 79 points to 64 in the junior premiership…

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Vaucluse Regatta to Start Again

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 23

The Vaucluse yearly regatta will start again on February 11 for the first time since 1940…

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Stop Press Rugby Union Tour

Daily Mirror · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 20

AUGK[?]LAND, Monday.--The B[?] Union team to tour New England will play five inatches, including two Tests in Australia after…

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Six rich races in autumn

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 23

Officials expect record entries tomorrow for the six major handicaps in…

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Shield Cricket Speculation Over Barnes' Selection

Daily Mirror · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 20

The selection or otherwise of Sid Barnes, Test batsman, in the State team to play Victoria in the important match in Sydney on Friday week, is providing some speculation…

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Shield Cricket Speculation Over Barnes' Selection

Daily Mirror · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 20

The selection or otherwise of Sid Barnes, Test batsman, in the State team to play Victoria in the important match in Sydney on Friday week, is providing some speculation…

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Shield Cricket Speculation Over Barnes' Selection

Daily Mirror · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 20

The selection or otherwise of Sid Barnes, Tes[?] batsman, in the State team to play Victoria in the important match in Sydney on Friday week, is providing some speculation…

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Shield Cricket Speculation Over Barnes' Selection

Daily Mirror · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 20

The selection or otherwise of Sid Barnes, Test batsman, in the State team to play Victoria in the important match in Sydney on Friday week; is providing some speculation…

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Shield Cricket Speculation Over Barnes' Selection

Daily Mirror · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 20

The selection or otherwise of Sid Barnes, Test batsman, in the State team to play Victoria in the important match in Sydney on Friday week, is providing some speculation…

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Shield Cricket Speculation Over Barnes' Selection

Daily Mirror · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 20

The selection or otherwise of Sid Barnes, Test batsman, in the State team to play Victoria in the important match in Sydney on Friday week, is providing some speculation…

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Shield Cricket Speculation Over Barnes' Selection

Daily Mirror · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 20

The selection or otherwise of Sid Barnes, Test batsman, in the State team to play Victoria in the important match in Sydney on Friday week, is providing some speculation…

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Vagabond May Run in Rich Interstate Races

The Sun · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 19

Vagabond, despite his Melbourne failures in the spiriting, may race again in the southern capital at the VRC autumn meeting. Trainer D. Lewis said…

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