The year which closes to-day was easily the biggest Australia has experienced in the world of sport, international cricket, Rugby League, Rugby Union, tennis, golf, athletics, and swimming all playing their parts to keep public interest alive. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 406 wordsPlaying consistent golf, a team from the Southport Golf Club won The Courier-Mail men's teams' match cup ...
Article : 795 wordsJ.H.W. (Kelvin Drove).—Your ticket did not win a prize. V.B. (Toowong).—Bobby Delaney defeated Tommy Fielding at the Brisbane ...
Article : 760 wordsAided by her huge sails, G. Sargent steered the Vaucluse Club boat, Gum Blossom, to victory over Schemer in the first heat of the Australian 12ft. skiffs' championship sailed on the Harbour to-day. The Queensland boats, which were ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 989 wordsAfter having done particularly well in the early rounds of the continuous stroke handicap which has been conducted at Victoria Park this month ...
Article : 693 wordsThe Board of Control approved the programme for the tour of South Africa by an Australian team next season. South Africa is to pay all expenses of the tour. ...
Article : 345 wordsThe Australian Rules matches between Queensland and New South Wales were revived last season, New South Wales winning two and ...
Article : 58 wordsEight events are set down for decision at the weekly speed meeting of the Rocklea Coursing Club this afternoon. The programme provides for racing over ...
Article : 365 wordsFifteen yachts started in the race for the 21ft restricted class at the fourth day of the Centenary regatta at St. Kilda yesterday afternoon. ...
Article : 215 wordsAlthough soccer did not have a particularly large following, it reached a higher plane during the 1934 season than for many years. Inter-city games ...
Article : 85 wordsBritain's dominance of the tennis world after a long period spent in comparative obscurity was the feature of the year which ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 282 wordsThe visits of overseas stars to Australia during the year has given a decided impetus to golf. The first visitors were the American professionals ...
Article : 196 wordsTaking advantage of the glorious weather at the week-end the Governor (Sir Leslie Wilson) visited the local links and took part in a ...
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Advertising : 95 wordsGlorious weather favoured the fourth day of the sailing carnival, which in being held at Southport throughout the Christmas and New Year holidays. The chief ...
Article : 286 wordsNAMBOUR.—Sweepstakes scores: D. Rees (18), 59; T. H. Rees (24), 59; G. H. Randall (8), 61; Dr. A. J. Kennedy (11), 64; J. T. Lane (8), 63; B. B. Delpratt (20) ...
Article : 120 wordsThe Queensland Amateur Athletic Association in the past has been handicapped through the lack of a home ground for the sport in Brisbane, but ...
Article : 85 wordsA golf carnival held by the Toowoomba Club produced some excellent scores in an 18-hole stroke competition. Results: C. W. Poon (12), 69; E. E. Barlow (23) ...
Article : 543 wordsThe outstanding event in the boxing world during 1934 was Max Baer's clear-cut victory over Primo Carnera in a contest for ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 328 wordsConsistency games: C. Buss 94, J. Thomson 102; G. Page 105, Cunningham 90. REDCLIFFE ...
Article : 341 wordsNoel Ryan (free-style) and Claire Dennis (breaststroke) upheld their national championship reputations at the Empire Games held in London ...
Article : 148 wordsAs in most other sports the year 1934 was an eventful one for the Rugby League football code, for, aside from the fact that the standard of play of ...
Article : 208 wordsContract bridge, although still popular, seems to be on the wane in England, as it requires so much concentration and does not lend itself to ...
Article : 312 wordsThe Harriers' weekly relay races resulted:—A senior, 66 yards: Bankers (H. Ferguson, Syd. Keates, Bill Angus, Jim Keates), go, 1; East Warwick, 7. 2 ...
Article : 157 wordsThe greatest sailing event of the year was undoubtedly the contest between the English challenger, Endeavour and the American defender ...
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Advertising : 73 wordsWith no international matches in Great Britain, South Africa, or New Zealand, the eyes of the Rugby Union world were fixed fast on Australia ...
Article : 203 wordsCOOLUM BEACH.—The Coolum Beach Life-Saving Club conducted wrestling and boxing matches in the sand near the beach to-day, the contests resulting:— ...
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The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954), Mon 31 Dec 1934, Page 9
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