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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1929

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Cessnock Coursing

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 8

Cessnock Electric Coursing Association, Ltd., will conduct a carnival with live hares on Cessnock Sports Ground next Saturday. The programme will…

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Coursing Northern Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 2

At a meeting of log owners and trainers, held last night at the Lass o' Gowrie Hotel, Wickham, it was decided to form a Northern Coursing Association. Mr…

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SWIMMING Merriwa Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 8

Merriwa Swimming Club held a sports carnival during the week-end. Good entries were received for the various events, and there were close finishes in every…

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SWIMMING Premier Club Meeting

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 5

The general meeting of the Premier Swimming Club was held last night, when there was a good attendance of members present…

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BOWLS Lowlands Rink Tourney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 8

On Thursday night Lowlands Club will commence a progressive rink competition. Play will commence at 7.45 each night…

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Hill Tennis Draw

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 8

The draw for the night championships on the Hill courts next Thursday is:—A grade doubles. No. 1 court: 7.15, O'Ryan and De Flon v. Alexander and…

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Speedway Coursing Selections for To-morrow

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 8

An eight-event coursing programme will be run off by the Newcastle Coursing and Sporting Club on the Speedway to-morrow. Entries for the various events…

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Swimming Merewether Surf Club. Saturday's Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 2

The Merewether Surf Life-Saving Club's carniral, to be held at Merewether Beach on Anniversary Day, Saturday, January 26, should with favourable…

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Breaking Records Sensational Swimming Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 5

When Arne Borg established a world's record for 880 yards at the Domain Baths on Saturday, it was thought that it would stand for some time. However, the…

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Tennis Notes District Championships

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 2

Owing to next week-end being a holiday, no matches will be drawn for the events not completed. A start will be made on February 2…

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Sheffield Shield Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 4

The Victorian cricketers who will meet New South Wales in the Sheffield Shield match on the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday, reached Sydney by the…

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Boxing Stadium Tournament To-morrow Night's Bouts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 2

Further bouts in the boxing tournament at the Newcastle Stadium will be contested to-morrow night. Eight bouts, each scheduled for five rounds, are set down…

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Football Start of the Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 5

Newcastle City Council, at its meeting last night, decided, upon the committee's recommendation, that football on all the council's playing areas should start…

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Motor Yacht Club Racing at Toronto

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 2

A rather heavy wind from the south on Saturday, rather marred the activities of the motor speed-boat racing at Toronto. Nevertheless, three races between six A…

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Tennis Stars Anderson and Crawford Exhibition Match

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 7

An exhibition match, in which J. Crawford, J. O. Anderson and Misses Ackhurst and Bickerton will appear, has been arranged for February 9 in…

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Melhorn Wins Open Golf Championship El Paso

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 5

Melhorn won the open golf championship with a total of 271 over a 6500 yards course, said to be the lowest total made over an 18-hole course of that length…

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Racing Neck and Neck for the Judge's Box

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 8

Lucy Thrice hung on in a tough go with Lovebox to win the Randwick January Handicap with half a neck to snare…

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"A Slur!" Cricket Row Starts VICTORIA v. N.S.W. Criticism of Home Team SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 5

Almost inevitably a fight for supremacy in the cricket world of Australia has developed into a pitched battle between New South…

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Big Carnival Cycling, Athletics, Motors Sports Ground

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 8

Splendid entries have assured the success of the combined cycling, athletic, and speedway, carnival, to be held at the Newcastle Sports Ground…

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Cessnock Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 8

Entries for the Cessnock Electric Coursing Association's live hare meeting, to be held at the Cessnock Sports Ground next Saturday, close to-day. The programme…

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