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Sport, 1950

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Lively time for crowd at charity cricket match

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 23

Spectators at a charity cricket match between two teams of prominent sportsmen at Waverley Oval yesterday did almost as much fielding as the players. During the match…

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British Football

The Sun · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 25

Association Cup.-- Third Round (second replay): Aston Villa 0 v. Middlesborough 3, at Leeds…

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Tennis Win in N.z

The Sun · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 26

AUCKLAND, Tuesday.-- Australian tennis players, George Worthington and Tom Warhurst yesterday beat local…

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Decision on cricket job deferred

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 23

The New South Wales Cricket Association last night deferred the appointment of a secretary…

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De La Salle Races Again on

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 24

Present intentions are that champion mare, De La Salle, will resume racing in next Saturday's Civic Handicap at Rosehill. TRAINER D. L. Burke an…

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De La Salle Races Again on

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 24

Present intentions are that champion mare, De La Salle, will resume racing in next Saturday's Civic Handicap at Rosehill. TRAINER D. L. Burke…

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De La Salle Races Again on

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 24

Present intentions are that champion mare, De La Salle, will resume racing in next Saturday's Civic Handicap at Rosehill. TRAINER D. L. Burke…

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De La Salle Races Again on

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 24

Present intentions are that champion mare, De La Salle, will resume racing in next Saturday's Civic Handicap at Rosehill. TRAINER D. L. Burke…

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De La Salle Races Again on

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 24

Present intentions are that champion mare, De La Salle, will resume racing in next Saturday's Civic Handicap at Rosehill. TRAINER D. L. Burke…

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De La Salle Races Again on

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 24

Present intentions are that champion mare, De La Salle, will resume racing in next Saturday's Civic Handicap at Rosehill. TRAINER D. L. Burke…

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Breaks Junior Swimming Record

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 9

TOP: Janet Johnson (Newcastle), left, winner of the 220-yards junior freestyle title in record time at the N.S.W. women's swimming championships at the Olympic Pool last night. On the right is H. Nash (Bankstown)…

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Suspended By Boxing Guild

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 9

The executive of the N.S.W. Trainers and Boxers' Guild yesterday suspended trainer Dick Finlay for two…

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Records Go In State Swimming

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 9

Three State records were broken at last night's N.S.W. women's swimming championship carnival at…

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Stop Press Warrnambool Races

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 32

Boova Steepie-- Balhan League [?]2 king Daius 3 1 3 Novice Hep-- Clockwork 82…

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Night Tennis at Castle Hill?

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 3

Baulkham Hills Council has deferred consideration of a scheme to wire the Castle Hill tennis courts for night tennis,…

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South Africans 'mourn' [?]ost cricket prestige

The Sun · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 31

EAST LONDON, Wednesday. -- East London newspaper critics, summarising Border XI's inglorious innings [?]efeat in two days by the Australians, adopted an in Me[?]moriam style to describe the "passing of Border cricket…

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Record Entries for Big Races Doncaster, Cup fields strong

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 31

Nomination yesterday of 182 horses for the Doncaster Handicap and 157 for the Sydney Cup at the Randwick Easter carnival sets a post-war record…

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League Golf Day

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 29

Newtown Rugby League Club Is having its annual golf day next Sunday at Glenmore Country Club, Mulgoa, for the…

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League Golf Day

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 30

Newtown Rugby League Club is having its annual golf day next Sunday at Glenmore Country Club, Mulgoa, for the…

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League Golf Day

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 29

Newtown Rugby League Club is having its annual golf day next Sunday at Glenmore Country Club, Mulgoa, for the…

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