ATHLETIC MEETING
TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS ON FIRST DAY (Received January 15, 10.25 p.m.) HOBART, Jail. 15 The track and field championships of Australia were opened at Hobart today. Following are the results of the day's events: — 100yds.—T. Hampson (New South Wales), 1; H. Yates (Victoria), 2; N. Dempsey (Queensland), 3. Time, 10 1-5.5. One Mile. —G. Backhouse (Victoria), 1; D. Rattan (New South Wales), 2; .T. Sheaves (New South Wales), 3. Time, 4m 24 l-ss. 120 yds. Hurdles.—S. Stenner (New South Wales), 1; A. Watson 2; F. Wicks (Tasmania), 3. Time, 15 2-ns.
F. Woodhouse (Victoria), 12ft. B|in, won the pole vault. B. Shiels (New South Wales), 172 ft. 9Jin., won the javelin throw, and W. Marston (Victoria), won the mile walk in 6m 45 3-ss.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22318, 16 January 1936, Page 9
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