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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1929

3,696 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 185

Maitland Golf

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 5

S. L. Garrett, with 15½ points, occupies first place in the Maitland Golf Club's summer point score competition. J. McCaffrey (10 points) and…

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Tennis Notes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 9

The exhibition tennis to be played at Hamilton Park on February 9 next between the world's stars, J. O. Anderson, Crawford, Misses Akhurst and Bickerton,…

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Boxing Tournament To-morrow

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 9

Eight bouts, each of five rounds, are set down for decision at the Newcastle Stadium to-morrow night, when the tournament will be continued. Following…

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Tennis Player Robbed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 5

When Mr. Albert V. Hunt, who lives at the Grand Hotel, Newcastle, returned to the pavilion at the Hill tennis court after playing last night, he found that…

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Football Soccer Code

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 9

Mr. R. Errington presided over a meeting of the Newcastle Soccer Association, held at the Crystal Palace Ground, Wallsend. Speers' Point, Stockton,…

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Mid-week Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 6

The team to represent Zingari against Tramway No. 3, on Association wicket, Broadmeadow. In the mid-week cricket match is: M. Bramble, A. Bramble,…

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Boxing Tourney Fighters for To-morrow Night

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 7

Several promising fighters are drawn for the Newcastle Stadium tourney bouts to-morrow night. Harry Gill, Tiger Flynn, and Pat…

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Football Union Code Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 6

At a special meeting of the players and officials of Past Grammar Rugby League Football Club, held to-night, it was decided by a large majority that the club…

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Cessnock Cricket Eighth Round Fixtures

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 5

The eighth round of Cessnock District Cricket Association's competition games will be concluded on Saturday. Fixtures and umpires are:—…

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Motor Races Sensational Crash Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 5

Speeds up to 81 miles per hour were witnessed by 15,000 spectators at the Aspendale motor races to-day. There was a sensational crash when a…

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Golf Championship Won by Merhorn New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 5

Merhorn won the Open Golf Championship at San Antonio, with 277, which is a record for the course. This is also his second consecutive win in this…

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"Wet Wicket" Sunday Cricket Impossible Carrington Opposition

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 4

Carrington Council will be asked at its next meeting to decide whether Sunday cricket should be permitted on the local reserve…

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Swimming Newcastle Surf Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 January 1929 · page 4

A 440 yards handicap, the second event in the J. Tonkin long distance point score competition, will be conducted at the Ocean Baths this evening. The winner…

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Boxing Tournament To-night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 January 1929 · page 4

Newcastle Stadium tournament will he continued to-night when there will he eight bouts, each of eight rounds. The draw is as follows—L. Gazelle v H. Gill,…

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SWIMMING Cook's Hill Club Baths Handicaps

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 January 1929 · page 2

At the Ocean Baths to-night, Cook's Hill Surf Life-saving Club will conduct a 66 yards handicap for a trophy presented by Mr. J. Carroll, in conjunction…

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Cessnock Cricket Fixtures

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 January 1929 · page 8

The following matches have been arranged for next Saturday in connection with the Cessnock District Cricket Association's competitions—…

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Boxing Tourney Amended Draw for To-night

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 January 1929 · page 2

Some good bouts are promised by the Newcastle Stadium tournament draw for to-night. Amended draw is:—Len Gazolle v…

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Bowls

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 January 1929 · page 10

The second ona third round of the champion singles of the Newcastle district will be played on Saturday. The first match will commence at 10.30…

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Cricket Editions

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 January 1929 · page 7

Special cricket editions will be published each evening immediately after the drawing of…

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A Tennis Shield

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1929 · page 6

Mr. H. M. Ling, President of the Maitland and District Lawn Tennis Association has presented to the association a handsome silver shield set on a mahogany…

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