CROMARTY TENNIS CLUB: RESEARCH IN PROGRESS / COMPLETED

By 

© Eric Krause, Krause House Info-Research Solutions

Rough Draft Research Notes on the history 
of the Cromarty Tennis Club, Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia 
(and on other Cape Breton Tennis Clubs as they may be encountered in my research)

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SEE ALSO:
Cromarty Tennis Club: My Cromarty Tennis Club History Notes

SYDNEY DAILY POST (March 28, 1901 - )

1901

• Sydney Daily Post - CBU Microfilm Reel 2, March 28 -October 23, 1901

1902

• Sydney Daily Post - CBU Microfilm Reel 3, October 24, 1901 - June 22, 1902

1903

• Sydney Daily Post - CBU Microfilm Reel 4, June 23, 1902 - January 21, 1903 [NOTE: Post August 15, 1902 - January 21, 1903 still to be investigated]

• Sydney Daily Post - CBU Microfilm Reel 5, Dates? [includes July? - All of July was investigated]
   

•  Sydney Daily Post- Microfilm Reel 6, 1993 - Only August 11 - 17, 1903 and here and there was investigated.

1904

• Sydney Daily Post - CBU Microfilm Reel 7. Only June - July 1904 were investigated
   

• Sydney Daily Post - CBU Microfilm Reel 8. Only July - August 1904 were investigated
   

• Sydney Daily Post - CBU Microfilm Reel 8. Only July - August 1904 were investigated

1905

• Sydney Daily Post - CBU Microfilm Reel 9, January-September, 1905

1906

• Sydney Daily Post - CBU Microfilm Reel 11. NOTE: Only June, 1906 was investigated

1923

• Sydney Daily Post  - CBU Microfilm Reel 47 - August 3 - August 16, 1923 was investigated plus other here and there

1924

• Sydney Daily Post - http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240702&printsec=frontpage&hl=en  - July 2, 1924 (Poor Quality)
   

• Sydney Daily Post- http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240703&printsec=frontpage&hl=en  - July 3, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240707&printsec=frontpage&hl=en  - July 7, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240708&printsec=frontpage&hl=en   - July 8, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240709&printsec=frontpage&hl=en   - July 9, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240710&printsec=frontpage&hl=en   - July 10, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240711&printsec=frontpage&hl=en   - July 11, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240712&printsec=frontpage&hl=en    - July 12, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240714&printsec=frontpage&hl=en    - July 14, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240715&printsec=frontpage&hl=en    - July 15, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240716&printsec=frontpage&hl=en    - July 16, 1924

  • p.10: One of the interesting features of the [Cromarty?] tennis tournament ... [poor quality picture]
     

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240717&printsec=frontpage&hl=en    - July 17, 1924

  • P. 12: N. SYDNEY DEFEATS SYDNEY IN SECOND TENNIS TOURNAMENT Take Eight of Twelve Events At Local Courts Yesterday Afternoon ... [Poor Quality]

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240717&printsec=frontpage&hl=en    - July 18, 1924

  • P. 3: A large exhibition of tennis was played at the city courts on Wednesday afternoon ...
     

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240719&printsec=frontpage&hl=en     - July 19, 1924

  • P. 10: The familiar headline :North Sydney defeats Sydney at Tennis" ...
     

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240721&printsec=frontpage&hl=en     - July 21, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240722&printsec=frontpage&hl=en      - July 22, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240723&printsec=frontpage&hl=en      - July 23, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240724&printsec=frontpage&hl=en     - July 24, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240725&printsec=frontpage&hl=en     - July 25, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240726&printsec=frontpage&hl=en     - July 26, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240728&printsec=frontpage&hl=en     - July 28, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240729&printsec=frontpage&hl=en     - July 29, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240730&printsec=frontpage&hl=en       - July 30, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240731&printsec=frontpage&hl=en      - July 31, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240801&printsec=frontpage&hl=en    - August 1, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240802&printsec=frontpage&hl=en    - August 2, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240804&printsec=frontpage&hl=en    - August 4, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240805&printsec=frontpage&hl=en    - August 5, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240806&printsec=frontpage&hl=en    - August 6, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240807&printsec=frontpage&hl=en    - August 7, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240808&printsec=frontpage&hl=en    - August 8, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240809&printsec=frontpage&hl=en   - August 9, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240811&printsec=frontpage&hl=en   - August 11, 1924

  • P. 3: The hostess for the tennis tea on Saturday afternoon are as fol ....a large number of the members are expected at the courts during the afternoon ...
     

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240812&printsec=frontpage&hl=en    - August 12, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240813&printsec=frontpage&hl=en     - August 13, 1924

  • P ? SYDNEY AND NORTH SYDNEY PLAYERS WIN MATCHES IN SECOND DAY OF NOVA SCOTIA TENNIS TOURNAMENT AT THE CAPITAL ...[Poor Quality]
     

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240814&printsec=frontpage&hl=en      - August 14, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240815&printsec=frontpage&hl=en       - August 15, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240816&printsec=frontpage&hl=en  - August 16, 1924

  • P.? PLAY IN N.S. TENNIS TOURNEY RESUMED ... much delayed ... Men's Singles ... Harry McCann Defeated ... H. McCann, Sydney ...

  • P. 11 The Misses Belle and Florrie Reid, Murray Campbell and Harry McCann are representatives from the Sydney club to Nova Scotia Tennis Tournament at Halifax ...
     

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240818&printsec=frontpage&hl=en    - August 18, 1924

  • P. 8: W. N. RICE, [of North Sydney] FORMER TENNIS CHAMPION, BEATEN AT HALIFAX ...
     

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240819&printsec=frontpage&hl=en   - August 19, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240820&printsec=frontpage&hl=en   - August 20, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240821&printsec=frontpage&hl=en   - August 21, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240822&printsec=frontpage&hl=en   - August 22, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240823&printsec=frontpage&hl=en   - August 23, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240825&printsec=frontpage&hl=en   - August 25, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240826&printsec=frontpage&hl=en   - August 26, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240827&printsec=frontpage&hl=en   - August 27, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240828&printsec=frontpage&hl=en   - August 28, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240829&printsec=frontpage&hl=en   - August 29, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240830&printsec=frontpage&hl=en   - August 30, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240902&printsec=frontpage&hl=en   - September 2, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240903&printsec=frontpage&hl=en   - September 3, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240904&printsec=frontpage&hl=en   - September 4, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240905&printsec=frontpage&hl=en   - September 5, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240906&printsec=frontpage&hl=en   - September 6, 1924

  • P. 3: On Saturday afternoon at the George Street Tennis Courts the finals of this summer's tournament will be played in connection with which tea will be served and the cup will be presented to the winners. A pleasant time is anticipated.
     

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240908&printsec=frontpage&hl=en   - September 8, 1924

  • P. 8: Tennis Tournament Postponed Till Today ... weather ...postponement
     

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240909&printsec=frontpage&hl=en  - September 9, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240910&printsec=frontpage&hl=en  - September 10, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240911&printsec=frontpage&hl=en  - September 11, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240912&printsec=frontpage&hl=en  - September 12, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240913&printsec=frontpage&hl=en  - September 13, 1924

  • P. 16: On Wednesday afternoon at the George street courts ....
     

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240915&printsec=frontpage&hl=en  - September 15, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240916&printsec=frontpage&hl=en  - September 16, 1924

  • HARRY M'CANN WINS IN TENNIS TOURNEY ...Play to be resumed today ...[Poor Quality]
     

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240917&printsec=frontpage&hl=en  - September 17, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240918&printsec=frontpage&hl=en  - September 18, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240919&printsec=frontpage&hl=en  - September 19, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240920&printsec=frontpage&hl=en  - September 20, 1924
   

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19240922&printsec=frontpage&hl=en  - September 22, 1924

1930

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19301020&printsec=frontpage&hl=en   - October 30, 1930

SYDNEY POST-RECORD (JANUARY 17, 1933 - )

1933

• Sydney Post-Record  - CBU Microfilm Reel ? - August 12 - August 21, 1933, and here and there was investigated

1934 

• Sydney Post-Record - CBU Microfilm Reel 80, April 2, 1934 - July 12, 1934. Researched  Only Saturday Sports Page: June 1, June 16, June 23, June 30 and July 7.
   

• Sydney Post-Record - CBU Microfilm Reel 81, July 12, 1934 - October 11, 1934. Researched Only Saturday Sports Page: July 14, and July 21. Researched: July 23, July 27, July 28, August 3 and  August 4. Researched Only Saturday Sports Page: August 11. Researched: August 22, August 25, August 28 and August 29.

1935 

• Sydney Post-Record - CBU Microfilm Reel 85, April 6, 1935 - July 4, 1935. Researched Only Saturday Sports Page: June 1, June 8, June 15, and June 22. Researched: June 27. Researched Only Saturday Sports Page: June 29.
   

• Sydney Post-Record - CBU Microfilm Reel 86, July 5, 1935 - October 10, 1935. Researched Only Saturday Sports Page: July 6, July 13,and July 20. Researched Only Sports Page: July 26. Researched Only Saturday Sports Page: July 27, August 3, August 10,  August 17, and August 24, Researched only: August 29. Researched Only Saturday Sports Page: August 31. Researched Only Sports Page: September 4. Researched Only Saturday Sports Page: September 7 and September 14.

1936 

• Sydney Post-Record - CBU Microfilm Reel 89, April 1, 1936 - June 20, 1936. Researched Only Saturday Sports Page: June 6 and June 13. Researched Only: June 18.  Researched Only Saturday Sports Page: June 20.
   

• Sydney Post-Record - CBU Microfilm Reel 90, June 22, 1936 - September 11, 1936. Researched Only Saturday Sports Page: June 27, July 4, July 11, July 18 and  July 25. Researched Only Sports Page: July 29. Researched Only Saturday Sports Page: August 1, August 8, August 15, August 22 and August 29. Researched only: September 3.  Researched Only Sports Page: September 5. Researched Only: September 10. (September 12 missing)).

1940 

• Sydney Post-Record - CBU Microfilm Reel 110 [147], June 15, 1940 -September 30, 1940. Researched Only: July 29, August 5, August 7, August 8, August 9, August 10, August 12 and August 31.

1941 

• Sydney Post-Record - CBU Microfilm Reel 114 [147], June 2, 1941 - August 30, 1941. Researched Only Saturday Pages: June 7, June 14, June 21, June 28, July 5, July 12 and July 19. Researched July 23.  Researched Only Saturday Page: July 26. Researched: August 1. Researched Only Saturday Pages: August 2, August 9 and August 16. Researched: August 18. Researched Only Saturday Page: August 23. Researched: August 29. Researched Only Saturday Page: August 30.
   

• Sydney Post-Record - CBU Microfilm Reel 115 [148], September 1, 1941 - November 29, 1941. Researched Only Saturday Sports Pages: September Only
   

• Sydney Post-Record - CBU Microfilm Reel 119 [152], June 12, 1941 - October 3, 1942. Researched Only Saturday Pages: June 13, June 20, June 27, July 4, July 11, July 18, July 25, August 1, August 8, August 15 and August 22. Researched: August 24 and August 26. Researched Only Saturday Pages: August 29, September 5, September 12, September 19 and September 26.

1943 

• Sydney Post-Record - CBU Microfilm Reel 123 [156], June 21, 1943 - September 18, 1943. Researched Only Saturday Pages: June 26, July 3, July 10, July 17, July 24, July 31, August 7, August 14, August 21, August 28, September 4 and September 11. Did not look at September 18.

1944 

• Sydney Post-Record - CBU Microfilm Reel 127, June 1, 1944 - August 31, 1944. Researched Only Saturday Pages: June 3, June 10, June 17, June 24, July 3, July 8, July 15, July 22, July 29, August 5, August 12, August 19 and August 26.

1945 

• Sydney Post-Record - CBU Microfilm Reel 132, June 20, 1945 - August 18, 1945. Researched Only Saturday Pages: June 23, June 30, July 7, July 14, July 21, July 28, August 4, August 11 and  August 18.
   

• Sydney Post-Record - CBU Microfilm Reel 133, 1945. Not Researched.

1946 

• Sydney Post-Record - CBU Microfilm Reel 137, June 15, 1946 - September 5, 1946. Researched Only Saturday Pages: June 15, June 22, June 29, July 6, July 13, July 20, July 27, August 3, August 10, August 17, August 24 and August 31.

1947

• Sydney Post-Record - CBU Microfilm Reel 142, June 19, 1947 - September 7, 1947. Researched Only Saturday Pages: June 21, June 28, July 5, July 12, July 19, July 26, and August 2. Researched: August 6.  Researched Only Saturday Pages: August 9, August 16 and August 23. Researched: August 29 and September 2, September 3, September 4 and September 5.  Researched Only Saturday Page: September 6.
   

• Sydney Post-Record - CBU Microfilm Reel 143?, September 8?, 1947 - ? 1947. Researched: September 8, September 9, September 10 and September 12. Researched Only Saturday Page: September 13. Researched Only: September 15. Researched Only Saturday Pages: September 20 and September 27.

1948 

• Sydney Post-Record - CBU Microfilm Reel 147, May 22, 1948 - August 4, 1948. Researched Only Saturday Sport Pages: June 5, June 12, June 19, June 26, July 3 and July 10. Researched: July 16. Researched Only Saturday Sport Pages: July 17, July 24 and July 31. Researched: August 2 and August 4.
   

• Sydney Post-Record - CBU Microfilm Reel 148, ? 1948 - ?, 1948. Researched Only Saturday Page: August 7. Researched: August 9, August 10, August 11, August 12 and August 13. Researched Only Saturday Sport Pages: August 14. Researched: August 17, August 19 and August 20. Researched Only Saturday Pages: August 21 and August 28. Researched Only Saturday Sport Pages: September 4, September 18 and September 25.

1949

• Sydney Post-Record - CBU Microfilm Reel 152, May 17, 1949 - July 21, 1949. Researched Only Saturday Sport Pages: June 4, June 11, June 18, June 23, July 2, July 9 and July 16.

• Sydney Post-Record - CBU Microfilm Reel 153, July 21, 1749 - September 28, 1949.  Researched Only Saturday Sport Pages: July 23 and 30. Researched: August 5. Researched Only Saturday Sport Page: August 6. Researched: August 9, August 10, August 11 and August 12. Researched Only Saturday Page: August 13. Researched: August 15 and August 16. Researched Only Saturday Sport Page: August 20. Researched Only Saturday Page: August 27. Researched: August 29. Researched Only Saturday Sport Page: September 3, September 10, September 17 and September 24.

1950 

• Sydney Post-Record - CBU Microfilm Reel 158, May 11, 1950 - June 30, 1950. Summer Issues Missing. October 2, 1950 -October 5, 1950. Researched Only Saturday Sport Pages: June 3, June 10, June 17 and June 24.

1951 

• Sydney Post-Record - CBU Microfilm Reel 164, May 9, 1951 - July 5, 1951. Researched Only Saturday Sport Pages: June 2, June 9, June 16, June 23 and June 30.
   

• Sydney Post-Record - CBU Microfilm Reel 165, July 6, 1951 - September 6, 1951. Researched Only Saturday Sport Pages: July 7, July 14, July 21, July 28 and August 4. Researched Only Sport Page: August 6. Researched Only Saturday Sport Pages: August 11 and August 18. Researched Only Sport Pages:  August 20, August 21 and August 22. Researched Only Saturday Sport Pages: August 25 and September 1 [NOTE DID NOT COMPLETE - CHECK, BEGINNING AUGUST 21, WHICH DATE (AUGUST 22, 23 24, ETC.) HAS THE CAPE BRETON OPEN WINNERS. CHECK IF TRANSCRIPTION FOR AUGUST 22 IS ACCURATE]

CAPE BRETON POST (JULY 14, 1956 - )

1965

• Sydney Daily Post -http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=T-Bu49-jKQgC&dat=19650529&printsec=frontpage&hl=en    - May 29, 1965

1966

• Cape Breton Post  - CBU Microfilm Reel ? - September 1 - September 7, 1966 and here and there

1969

• Cape Breton Post  - CBU Microfilm Reel ? - August 30 - September 2, 1969 and here and there

COMPANY INCORPORATION INDEX

1900 - 1914

• RG 73, Volume 17, Company Incorporation Index, 1900-1914 [Not yet investigated]

1914 - 1957

• RG 73, Volume 28, Company Incorporation Index, 1914-1957 [Not yet investigated]