Cricket District Association
The eighth series of games in the first and second grade competitions, under the auspices of the District Association will be played on Saturday. In the junior…
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Sport, 1929
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Junior Cricket District Association Games Teams' Chances
After a delay of one week, caused through the representative match with Weverley. fixtures in the A grade District Cricket Association junior competition…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Handicap Duel Lord Crag and Charlant Boolaroo Races
Charlant, who races at nearly every northern meeting, has proved a payable proposition to his owner-trainer, A. K. Stuart. With a little luck…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Swimming Newcastle Surf Club
That a wise move has been made by the Newcastle Surf Club in promoting a long distance point score competition was manifest on Wednesday evening, when 20…
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Patrons at the Newcastle Stadium are promised an interesting contest to-morrow night, when Jimmy Pearce and Harry Casey will meet in a 15-round contest…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Tennis Wallsend Championship
The finals of the open C grade doubles electric light championship, promoted by the Wallsend Arcadia Club, attracted enthusiasts of the game in large numbers…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Football Soccer Code
Adamstown Soccer Club held their annual meeting in the Park shed, when Mr. J. Hanlon presided over a large attendance. All the retiring officials were…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Boxing Notes Maguire's Busy Gymnasium Bigby Matched
Tom Magauire's Hamilton gymnasium is a bust place just now. In training be had George Thompson, Jack Roberts, Jimmy Pearce, Reg. Higby, Billy (Blue)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Title Racing Big Speedway Carnival Stars to Meet
Speedway racing should be given a big boom by the decision of the Sportsground Speedway management, to conduct a championship carnival on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Quiet Cricket England Takes No Risks Ponsford's Review Adelaide
England started well by winning the toss. The advantage of having first use of the wicket is generally considered to be worth anything from 100 to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boxing Pearce V. Casey
A boxing-programme of marled interest will be submitted at the Newcastle Stadium to-night. The principal contest will be between Harry Cagey and Jiinmy…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Golf Newcastle Club
Two trophies have been donated for competitions, to be played for between February 2 and April 13, which date has been fixed for the opening day of 1920…
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At Nobbys Beach, this afternoon, the Northern District Surf Life Saving Association will conduct the annual Northern district Surf Championships, and as the…
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Bellbird Racing Club will hold its first meeting for 1929 on Monday. February 18. The club has decided to restrict the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Football Row
There is a big fight on between the Queensland Rugby League and the Brisbane Rugby League. The former is the head of the League game in Queensland,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Trophies Presented Maitland Tennis
Trophles won in the 1928 championship of the Maitland and District Lawn Tennis Association were presented on the association court this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Zealand Swimming the Straits. Wellington, Jan. 24
Angry seas upset the plans of Miss Lily Copplestone to make the first crossing of Cook Strait by swimming. The Strait separates the North and South Islands…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A.I.F. CUP Golf Competitions
A.I.F. members are reminded that entries for the A.I.F. Service Cup, to be played at the australian Golf Club, Kensington, on February 27, close on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Ruin Cricket" Proposal to Alter Rules Fails London Meeting Wider Wicket and Narrower Bat? LONDON
A countrywide conference of cricket clubs in London unanimously rejected a number of proposals to alter laws in order to cheek bigb scoring, including the alteration of the law, l.b.w., widening the wicket and narrowing the bat…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Plumpton Cessnock Coursing
Dog-owners should be well catered for at Cessnock. In addition to dog racing, which in conducted by Cess-nock Electric Coursing Association on…
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