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Sport, 1954

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Melbourne races Win for Trainer Aged 85

Daily Mirror · Saturday 2 January 1954 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Sat. -- Caulfield trainer Jerry Tie (85) was congratulated when Archerfield (72)…

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Melbourne races Win for Trainer Aged 85

Daily Mirror · Saturday 2 January 1954 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Sat.--Caulfield trainer Jerry Tie (85) was congratulated when Archerfield (72)…

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Melbourne races Good run by Early Delivery

Daily Mirror · Saturday 2 January 1954 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Sat. -- Early Delivery (51) ran up to his name in the Parkville Handicap at…

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Melbourne races Good run by Early Delivery

Daily Mirror · Saturday 2 January 1954 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Sat. --Early Delivery (51) ran up to his name in the Parkville Handicap at…

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Melbourne races Gay Helios Flashes Up to Victory

Daily Mirror · Saturday 2 January 1954 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Sat. --Gay Helios (112) scored a stylish win in the Fairfield Trial at Moonee…

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Melbourne races Say Helios Flashes Up to Victory

Daily Mirror · Saturday 2 January 1954 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Sat. -- Gay Helios (112) scored a stylish win in the Fairfield Trial at Moonee…

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McGLYNN in Athletic Shield Here for 100 yards sprint

Daily Mirror · Saturday 2 January 1954 · page 11

State 100 yards champion Ted McGlynn is travelling down front Parkes to compete in the first round of the Dunn Shield athletics competition at…

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McGLYNN m Athletic Shield Here for 100 yards sprint

Daily Mirror · Saturday 2 January 1954 · page 11

State 100 yards champion Ted McGlynn is travelling down from Parkes to compete in the first round of the Dunn Shield athletics competition at…

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Bowls Without Bias

Truth · Sunday 3 January 1954 · page 28

Next Saturday will usher in the 1954 metropolitan pennants with just on 6000 competitors — easily a record…

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New Year RACES

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 3 January 1954 · page 59

NEW YEAR'S EVE parties and the cooler overcast weather both helped to make Randwick extremely comfortable for racegoers on New Year's Day…

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Novel Angl on Tennis

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 3 January 1954 · page 28

AUSTRALIAN and American tennis stars provided some comical moments ternational exhibition matches at Kooyong on Friday. In this picture. Am[?] Ham Richardson struggles on to the court with his arms full of racque…

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Women in Sport Swimming Entries A Record

The Sun-Herald · Sunday 3 January 1954 · page 48

RECORD entries have again been received for the N.S W. Swmming Championships, which…

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Pro. Bait Real Tennis Danger

Truth · Sunday 3 January 1954 · page 25

Provided Australia can save her 19-years-old Davis Cup heroes, Lew Hoad and Ken Rosewall, from Jake Kramer's professional circus, the Davis Cup will be safe for the next five years at least. These boys are merely…

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Shake-up for Slack Clubs Bowls Talk

The Sun-Herald · Sunday 3 January 1954 · page 47

RECENT severe criticism of a country club or district association by the State…

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S.a. Boy Wins in Tennis

The Sun-Herald · Sunday 3 January 1954 · page 47

ADELAIDE, Saturday —South Australia's under18 chimpion Brian Bowman be it young English…

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Pratten Park Tennis Draw To-morrow

The Sun-Herald · Sunday 3 January 1954 · page 47

Men's Singles.—12: N. Frazer v N. Gibson (A). 3: B. Gulley v winner (A). Semi-final; G. Worth[?]gton v j. O'Bren. Men's Doubles…

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Tennis Twins' "Mortgage" on Coveted Davis Cup

Truth · Sunday 3 January 1954 · page 24

Results of the Challenge Round in Melbourne have confirmed my opinion that Australia will retain the Davis Cup for as long is the "tennis twins" Lewis Hoad and Ken Rosewall remain in amateur ranks…

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First Australian team for table tennis titles

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 3 January 1954 · page 28

Three Sydney players will represent Australia at the world table tennis championships in England next April. They are Lou Laza,…

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Huge Cricket Losses Because of Weather

The Sun-Herald · Sunday 3 January 1954 · page 46

The N.S.W. Cricket Association has suffered a serious financial setback because rain has interrupted the N.S.W.-Queensland Sheffield Shield game at the S.C.G…

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Like Micawbers Time waste in cricket

Truth · Sunday 3 January 1954 · page 26

There is still too much shilly-shallly about our big cricket. Yesterday the decision to abandon the Sheffield Shield match on S.C.G. for the day between New South Wales and…

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