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Sport, 1954

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"Just So" At Races In The Rain

The Sun-Herald · Sunday 3 January 1954 · page 58

MRS. TED BODY, of Trangie, wore a white veiled cap with her faille dress to the first day of the Tattersall's Club annual meeting at Randwick on New Year's Day…

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By Bill Fitter down the fairways Natural Style In Golf

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

SAM SNEAD, who ranks next to Ben Hogan as America's leading golfer to-day, has…

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

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 3 January 1954 · page 26

NURSERY HANDICAP, 5f. Off at 1.0 ENCOURAGE HANDICAP, 10f. Off at 1.38 Photo tor second 3 & 4-YEAR-OLD HANDICAP, 1m. Off at 2.14 FLYING HANDICAP, 6f. Off at 2.59…

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Finish and Turn Pictures of Yesterday's Races at the Finish Track Soft at the Turn

Truth · Sunday 3 January 1954 · page 22

NURSERY HANDICAP—5 furlongs ENCOURAGE HANDICAP—1¼ miles. THREE AND FOUR TEAR OLD HANDICAP—1 mile FLYING HANDICAP—6 furlongs…

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Bright Athletic Season Ahead

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

The State and Australian athletic championships in Sydney this summer should produce an all-round standard higher than for many years…

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Boxing Reeves Keen

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 27

Tough welter Jimmy Reeves gave up. his Christmas dinner in the hope of getting a fight…

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Boxing Reeves Keen

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 27

Tough welter Jimmy Reeves gave up his Christmas dinner in the hope of getting a fight…

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Boxing Resves Keen

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 27

Tough welter Jimmy Reeves gave up his Christmas dinner in the hone of getting a fleht…

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Boxing Reeves Keen

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 27

Tough welter Jimmy Reeves gave up his Christmas dinner in the hope of getting a fight…

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Boxing Reeves Keen

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 27

Tough welter Jimmy Reeves gave up his Christmas dinner in the hope of getting a fight…

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Tennis leader

The Sun · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 13

While I join with the rest of the tennis world in condemning Sir Norman Brookes for his part…

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Adelaide Tennis

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 27

ADELAIDE, Mon. --Young Victorian Bill Johnson took title-holder Mervyn Rose to four sets…

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Adelaide Tennis

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 27

ADELAIDE, Mon. -- Young Victorian Bill Johnson took title-holder Mervyn Rose to four sets…

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Adelaide Tennis

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 27

ADELAIDE, Mon. -- Young Victorian Bill Johnson took title-holder Mervyn Rose to four sets…

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Adelaide Tennis

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 27

ADELAIDE, Mon. -- Davis Cup player Rex Hartwig was untroubled to win his first round…

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Junior Golf Qualifiers

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 27

The following boys qualified for the Stamina Match Play Golf Tournament being played at Beverley…

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Junior Golf Qualifiers

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 27

The following boys qualified for the Stamina Match Play Golf Tournament being played at Beverley…

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Royalty at the Swimming Hole

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 5

THE QUEEN and the Duke of Edinburgh (circled) watched little boys (arrowed) diving for pennies from a bridge into a warm pool at Whakarewarewa (N.Z.) on Saturday. The Royal couple were sightseeing at Rotorua.--Radiophoto…

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Mum, Tennis Junior!

The Sun · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 28

PROBABLY the first married woman to play in a junior tennis tournament is Lorna Cawthorn, shown here with five-month-old daughter Trudy Ann. Mrs. Cawthorn played in the British junior…

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Tennis Off Again

The Sun · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 28

Wet courts today caused a further postponement of the County of Cumberland and…

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