One Team to Represent Singleton Club Office-Bearers Elected For Football Club
It was the general feeling of football players and supporters who attended the meeting held in the Council Chambers on…
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Story of the First Cricket Test Played In Melbourne (By “Not Out”)
We have seen that Australia scored 245 runs in its first innings against J. Liliywhite’s team of professionals, of which C. Bannerman made 165 retired hurt. Opening with N. Thompson, Bannerman left at eight…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Racing Sidelights Yankee Lad May Win Again Engaged in Flying Handicap. Rose Glory and Silent Place Bets
With eight races on the programme, punters will have a full time Job in their efforts to come off best in their struggle to beat the bookmakers at the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Golf Returns to Japan But Caddies Too Polite
TOKIO—(Associated Press).—Golf has returned as a major sport in Japan, where the courses’ fairways once were pumpkin patches, and the caddies think it impolite to recover a lost ball…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bowls Social Games
Only two social rinks were played on the local bowling green on Saturlay afternoon. Results:…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cricket Off at Singleton
SINGLETON. Mon.— Because all turf wickets were considered too damp for play, all cricket matches set down for Saturday in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rain Caused Cricket Play Abandonment
Rain which fell towards the latter end of last week forced abandonment of play in cricket competition games set down for last Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Third Cricket Fatality in a Month
SYDNEY, Monday.—The third cricket fatality in Sydney this month occurred yesterday when Ernest Francis Neary (14), of Lakemba, died in Canterbury hospital five hours after being struck en the temple by e cricket ball while…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Maul and Sportsmen in Racing News Wade Rides Newcastle Double For Local Stables
Sportsmen from Maitland were well represented at die Newcastle Jockey Club meeting at Broadmeadow on Saturday, two winners coming from stables in this district, and the local apprentice, W. Wade, was successful in riding a double…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bowls
Muswellbrook bowlers, led by C. Brown and E. W. Shaw, met with mixed luck at the Country Week fours championship, which commenced in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Swimming at Singleton
SINGLETON, Tuesday.—Nancy Leighton won the 60 metres senior backstroke handicap in 50 secs, and Ruth Langsford the 25…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Electric Light Bowls
On account of many players being absent at Country Week, the Robinson Shield, electric light games will not be played this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cricket
The first day's play in the final round of premiership matches in the Cessnock District Cricket Association's 1946-47 season was played last Saturday. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Football Meeting
Supporters and footballers are reminded that a meeting will take palace in the School of Arts on Friday next, February 21. All are requested to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Booral Swimming Carnival Exhibition Swimmers
A grand swimming carnival will be held at Booral on Saturday next in aid of the Ambulance Fund. Mr. Neville Westcott informs us that exhibitions…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cessnock Bowls Title to Mat Ross
CESSNOCK, Tuesday.—Mr. Mat Ross, by defeating J. Hanson, 31-19 in the final round won the singles championship of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Country Week Bowls Carnival Continued in Sydney
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Country Week bowls tournament was continued to-day, rounds, 4, 5, and 6 of the fours championship being played on various city and suburban greens. Results include: Round 4, at North Sydney ; Cox…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Night Tennis Grand Finals Create Record
Decisively beaten by Wagtails In the men’s B grade night tennis competition last night, Gowan Brae [?] was the fourth minor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Association Tennis News. Men's "A" Grade Final Night
The men's "A" grade competition was completed last night when an American tournament was played in two division?. Ron Glasby and Laurie…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Story of the First Cricket Test Played In Melbourne
Now that players of the 147th Cricket Test between England and Australia, have made history in a match played at Adelaide, perhaps the most pleasantly situated ground in Australia, our thoughts go back to the genesis of what may rightly be…
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