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Sport, 1950

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Carnival Results & Comments Victoria Wins Tennis Title High Standard in Finals

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 8

With one or two exceptions scores in the tennis finals between Victoria and N.S.W. (ladies), and Victoria and W.A. (men) gave…

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Cricket Final

Daily Mirror · Saturday 21 January 1950 · page 11

THE grade committee of the N.S.W.C.A. has decided that Randwick which tied with Cumberland in its division…

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Cricket Final

Daily Mirror · Saturday 21 January 1950 · page 9

THE grade committee of the N.S.W.C.A. has decided that Randwick which tied with Cumberland in its division of…

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Cricket Final

Daily Mirror · Saturday 21 January 1950 · page 9

THE grade committee of the N.S.W.C.A. has decided that Randwick which tied with Cumberland in its division of…

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2 racing yachts believed sighted

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 January 1950 · page 9

The cutter Independence and ketch Horizon are believed to have been sighted since a cyclone struck the New South Wales seaboard on Wednesday…

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Melbourne Races Front Line in Front

Daily Mirror · Saturday 21 January 1950 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Saturday.-- Finishing with a mighty burst, Front Line won the Devonshire Handicap from…

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Melbourne Races Favorite Licked in Kingston

Daily Mirror · Saturday 21 January 1950 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Saturday.--Merry Scout marked himself as one of the best two-year-olds racing in Australia by…

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Melbourne Races Spearman's Runaway Hurdle Win

Daily Mirror · Saturday 21 January 1950 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Saturday.--Leading over the last six furlongs and jumping in splendid style, Spearman; a son of…

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A.J.C.'s Closer Control of Midweek Races

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 January 1950 · page 40

The Australian Jockey Club will exercise closer supervision of future midweek race meetings on provincial courses…

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Sell Wood on Four Favorites Engaged to ride in seven races

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 January 1950 · page 39

Leading jockey Neville Sellwood is sure to have a huge following of punters on the four favorites he will ride at Rosehill today…

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Men's Athletics Ted Stricklan Beats Champion

Daily Mirror · Saturday 21 January 1950 · page 8

Ted Strickland (Easts) clocked 22.5 second the A grade Invitation 220 yards to beat champion John Forsythe in this afternoon's At finals at Henson Park…

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Bowls Talk

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 22 January 1950 · page 13

KEN SOUTHWICK, a vice-president of Windsor Club, asks me if I have noticed in my bowls wanderings— • The incorrect dress worn…

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Bowls Without Bias

Truth · Sunday 22 January 1950 · page 28

The draw for Country Week, which eventuates in February, has been completed and details will be posted to metropolitan and country club secretaries in the coming week…

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Racing Notes

Truth · Sunday 22 January 1950 · page 21

JOCKEY Arthur Podmore had some critics after he had ridden High Spirits into third place in yesterday's…

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Australians May Win Bowls Title

The Sun · Sunday 22 January 1950 · page 30

AUSTRALIA'S bowls representatives for the Empire Games enhanced their prospect of winning the fours title by beating the South Africans at Double Bay this week by 26 to 23…

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Racing Track In Good Condition

Truth · Sunday 22 January 1950 · page 39

The Mount Druitt Airstrip has been oil sealed and is in excellent condition for the big programme…

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Busy Week For Cricket Colts

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 22 January 1950 · page 10

Players in the N.S.W. Cricket Association's A. W. Green Shield competition will be very busy this week…

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Boxing Ballerinas' Bare Bust-Up Over Visiting American Seaman

Truth · Sunday 22 January 1950 · page 10

ST. KILDA.—that hubbub subbub—produced hardy proof the other Sabbath evening that at least two of our lasses retain woman's primitive affections. Bared to the waist, they stood toe to toe and slugged it out-over . . . ?…

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Longer Races Now For Romany King

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 22 January 1950 · page 3

Romany King, winner of the nine-furlong Welter Handicap at Rosehill yesterday, will now be prepared for middle-distance races…

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Swimming Coach Carlile Resigns! Out Of Games Team; Pupils Give Opinions

Truth · Sunday 22 January 1950 · page 28

WITH all the big guns of swimming shooting at him from all angles, Forbes Carlile, capitulated in his lone fight against officialdom and yesterday…

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