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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1930

4,437 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 222

BOWLS Launceston Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 January 1930 · page 6

Considerable dissatisfaction is expressed In bowling circles at the "poor response of howlers to the Australian Carnival to be held at Lnunceston next…

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Boxing Jackson v. HANNABERRY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 January 1930 · page 8

Yank Hannaberry is training hard at Tom a Maguire's gymnasium for his contest of 15 rounds at the Newcastle Stadium on Saturday night, with Dave…

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Swimming Cook's Hill Surf Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 January 1930 · page 8

The superiority of the Bar Beach surf boat crew was demonstrated at the Civic Week and Nobbys carnivals. The crew, notwithstanding the unbroken run of…

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SAILING Races at Toronto

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 January 1930 · page 5

Two sailing in Place of the usual New Year's Day regatta. were conducted at Toronto to-day. The regatta had been arranged to take place at…

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Cricket Curiosities Impaled on Knife

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 January 1930 · page 5

In 1885 at Ticehur[?]t England, T. Cooper hit a…

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Favorites Score Newcastle Racing Carnival Newsore at 64 Winrose Survives Nursery Protest

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 January 1930 · page 6

Punters started of well at Newcastle races this afternoon When favorites scored in the first three races. They were Some Verde, Newsore and Winrose Newsore was beavily backed from threes to 64 and was a…

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Wallsend and Boolaroo Fight Out Championship Rink Bowls Final DROWNED Youth in Harbor Fell From Ferry Sudden Disappearance

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 January 1930 · page 5

A youth, 16 years of age, named Sidney Nicholls of the Garden Suburb, North Stockton, fell off the ferry…

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Broadmeadow Track Gallops : C. and S. Cricket Racing New and Notes

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 2

Owing to the race meeting at Newcastle yesterday not many horses were cent against the watch at the Broad meadow racecourse this morning. The…

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Tennis Player Farewelled

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 3

There was a large gathering of tennis players at the home of Mr. and Airs. T. Sutton, Abermain, when Miss V. Worner was entertained at a…

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Sydney Cricket Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 6

Rain-damaged wickets considerably helped the bowlers is the inter-district cricket played to-day, and small scores were numerous. Petershaw were…

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Bowls Carnival Wallsend Champion Rink Boolaroo Second

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 9

The semi-final and final of the champion rink, the lust event in connection with the bowling carnival, were played on the Wallsend green yesterday. The day was…

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Cricket Curiosities Interest for Stolen Kiss

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 2

When Joe Darling's team of 1305 was voyaging to England one of Its members saw a woman resting on a deck chair, apparently…

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Poor Score S. Australian Team Shield Match a 'Beckett Bowls Best MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 5

South Australia's remaining batsmen were Quickly dismissed this morning, the all out total being 244…

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C. & S. CRICKET Charlestown Leads A's Keen C Struggle

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 2

All competition matches in the City and Suburban Association cricket will be in full suing again next Saturday. The seventh series in the A grade…

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Cricket City and Suburban Competition Matches Resumption on

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 9

After an interval of one week all competition games under the City and Suburban Association will be resumed on Saturday. The A grade will commence…

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Sporting News Profile's Half-head Win Holiday Handicap at Newcastle Races Beware Beaten in Great Finish Newsore's Success in Tramway Handicap

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 8

Punters began the New Year well at Newcastle races. Four first favourites were successful yesterday, when the Newcastle Jockey Club's New Year meeting was opened, and the winners of the two other races were also well supported…

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Speed Champions American "Streak" Arrives Athletic Carnival Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 5

Holder of one world's and four American running titles, Leo Lermond, member of the Boston Athletic Club, reached Sydney…

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Bowls Teams

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 10

Newcastle City No. 1 Red Pennant team v. Woratoh, on City green: Ahern, Evans. Devln, Clover; Dnviea, Israel, Robblns. Corrigan; Keating, Griffiths, Chlchestor,…

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Bowls Australian Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 8

The New South Wales Bowling Association has received the following nominations for the next Australian carnival, at Launceston, beginning on February…

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Swimming Newcastle Surf Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 8

With the Christmas and New Year festivities over, members of the Newcastle Surf Life-saving Club are eager to renew activities. Competitions which were…

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