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Sport, 1953

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Melbourne Races Royal Regent Takes Out Hurdle Event

Daily Mirror · Saturday 3 January 1953 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Sat. -- Melbourne sportsman, Mr. O. R. Porter, who has had no luck for a…

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Year's Tennis Worth £17,000 Sedgman will pay big tax

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 January 1953 · page 3

Taxation would reduce Frank Sedgman's guaranteed United States earnings this year to 35,000 or 40,000 dollars…

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'Went Pro To Pay Off Garage'--Sedgman Tennis Aces Leave for Tour 'No Regret' On Big Decision

Daily Mirror · Saturday 3 January 1953 · page 1

Term is champion Frank Sedgman said today that one of his main reasons Jor turning professional was to pay off money he…

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'Went Pro To Pay Off Garage' -- Sedgman Tennis Aces Leave for Tour 'No Regret' On Big Decision

Daily Mirror · Saturday 3 January 1953 · page 1

Tennis champion Frank Sedgman said today that one of his main reasons for turning professional was to pay off money he owed on his garage business…

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'Went Pro To Pay Off Garage'-- Sedgman Tennis Aces Leave for Tour 'No Regret' On Big Decision

Daily Mirror · Saturday 3 January 1953 · page 1

Tennis champion Frank Sedgman said today that one of his main reasons for turning professional was to pay off money he…

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'Went Pro To Pay Off Garage'--Sedgman Tennis Aces Leave for Tour 'No Regret' On Big Decision

Daily Mirror · Saturday 3 January 1953 · page 1

Tennis champion Frank Sedgman said today that one of his main reasons for turning professional was to pay off money he…

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'Went Pro To Pay Off Garage'--Sedgman Tennis Aces Leave for Tour 'No Regret' On Big Decision

Daily Mirror · Saturday 3 January 1953 · page 1

Tennis champion Frank Sedgman said today that one of his main reasons for turning professional was to pay off money he…

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'Went Pro To Pay Off Garage'--Sedgman Tennis Aces Leave for Tour 'No Regret' On Big Decision

Daily Mirror · Saturday 3 January 1953 · page 1

Tennis champion Frank Sedgman said today that one of his main reasons for turning professional was to pay off money he…

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Slow Athletic Times Likely

Daily Mirror · Saturday 3 January 1953 · page 10

Although the field includes Olympic finalist John Treloar, sprint times are likely to be the slowest for years during the State athletic championships at Moore Park today…

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Bowls Without Bias

Truth · Sunday 4 January 1953 · page 23

The 1953 bowls programme has already started in a big way. The first round of Pennants will be played next Saturday and the following day 48 players…

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Racing Notes

Truth · Sunday 4 January 1953 · page 26

Hindustan's win in the I; First Ashbury Graduation at Canterbury yesterday hit the books in…

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Cricket

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 4 January 1953 · page 10

The Re[?]t, 97 (P. Marshall 17, M. Woods 13, J. Goflf 13, M. Dive II ii! B, Hassen 3-13, J. Taylor 3-10, M. tie,ton 2-22), beat N.S.W., 90 (M. Allett…

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Club Golf Results

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 4 January 1953 · page 10

AUSTRALIAN.—Four-ball v par: J. Convery (11), L. Deston (13), 5 up: E. A. Haas (17), W. G. Robson (15), 5 up. AVONDALE.—Stroke, A: R. F…

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Bowls From the Clubhouse

The Sun · Sunday 4 January 1953 · page 25

THE Judds are a great sporting family in the St. George district…

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Junior Cricket

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 4 January 1953 · page 9

TELEGRAPH SHIELD.—South Sydney, 76 and 85 (F. Richards 33, D. Chillmaid 14; A. Hood 3-15, R. Facey 2-31, R. Goodeve 3-5), v George's…

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Death of Former Bowls Champion

The Sun · Sunday 4 January 1953 · page 25

Former State and country champion bowls player Tom Kinder, of Hamilton died at…

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Long Reef Lad Golf Prodigy

Truth · Sunday 4 January 1953 · page 20

One of Sydney's most popular summer courses. Long Reef, has an average of 250 players each day throughout the holiday period. Yesterday at the club members lined…

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Aid To Professional Tennis Unlikely

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 4 January 1953 · page 1

Two leading amateur tennis officials said yesterday their associations were unlikely to help the American Jack Kramer to arrange an Australian tour for his professional troupe. Leading Australian…

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Brisbane Races Albion Park Meeting

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 4 January 1953 · page 5

1st MAIDEN, 7f.—AARON'S CHIEF, 7-11 (Maddock), 1; COLONEL WINTER, 8 4 (Reys). 2; MARCELLUS, 9-0 (Baker), 3. Scr.: Nelda, Illander, Field…

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Pennant Field of 5,000 Gordon S[?] Bowls Talk

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 4 January 1953 · page 9

METROPOLITAN Pennants begin on Saturday, when 5,000 players will take part for 10 Saturdays. What are the prospects…

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