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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1930

4,437 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 222

Successful Season Waratah Golf Club Annual Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 9

Members of the Waratah Golf Club were in happy mood at their annual meeting in the Chamber of Commerce rooms last night…

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Cricket Curiosities When Is a Wide?

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 2

In 1899 the N.S.W. Cricket Association in reply to a correspondent,…

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Stiff Fight Australian Tennis Champion Five Set Match Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 7

The Australian tennis champion, E. Moon, had a stiff fight to-day in the match against J. Grimstead, of Queensland…

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Junior Cricket Holmesville Still on Top a Grade Position

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 2

The seventeenth series of the Newcastle district junior A grade competition was completed on Saturday-last, when some important games were played…

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Tennis Stars State Championships Play at White City Courts Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 8

The State tennis championships were continued at the White City courts to-day in sultry weather, which affected some of the players, who were feeling…

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POSTPONED Newcastle Jockey Club Races Grandstand Fire Spectacular Broadmeadow Blaze

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 8

The members of the committee of the Newcastle Jockey Club inspected the scene of the fire at the racecourse this morning, and decided to postpone the race meeting, which was, to have been held on Saturday, until the following Saturday. This date has become…

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Swimming Baths

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 7

The public swimming baths are becoming very popular at Toronto. Although they are not yet completed, a large number of residents are already using them…

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Bowls Teams

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 10

A Pennant bowls teams for to-morrow are:-- Lambton v. Waratah, at Lambton green: Elliott, Charlton, Payne, Tiplady;…

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Bowls Association Pairs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 4

The following unplayed heats in the qualifying rounds of the day and night sections of the champion pairs are to be played as follows—…

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Boxing Morgan v. AITCHENSEN

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 4

For solid fighting it would be difficult to present patrons of the Newcastle Stadium with a more promising programme than will be submitted to-morrow night,…

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SWIMMING Northern Association Championship Events

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 4

The following events for competition amongst the affiliated clubs under the auspices of the Northern District Amateur Swimming Association have been decided…

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Newcastle's Racing Problem

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 6

Sir,—Judging by recent attendances, it is evident that beyond all donut the sport of kings, horse-racing, in the Newcastle area will soon be a thing of the…

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TENNIS Plans for Exhibitions

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 8

The plans for the exhibition matches set down for next Wednesday night are [?]lling up rapidly, and additional seating is now available for further booking…

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Cricket Curiosities a Wonderful Catch

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 10

In a match on the Carisbrook ground, N.Z., in 1899, two fieldsmen…

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Cricket District Association Ninth Series of Matches

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 4

The ninth series of games under the Newcastle District Cricket Association scheme will commence to-morrow. Several of the fixtures should provide very…

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Big Cricket Stir Over Stockton's Defeat Waratah Leads Merewether 'Also in the Running District Cricket Ninth Series Begins To-morrow

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 9

Fixtures in the ninth series of the District Association's grade premiership competitions wilt be commenced to-morrow. After the present series only a further three remain to be played, and the unexpected defeat of Stoctkon by Waratah-Mayfield has left the latter with a…

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Dazed Girl Alleges Attack by Two Masked Men Near Gosford Final Stages Rink Championship Country Bowls Wallsend Team in Final SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 7

The concluding rounds of the country week rink championship were played on the Way[?] green to-day…

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Boxing Morgan v. AITCHENSEN

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 6

Great interest is being shown in tonight's main fixture of 15 rounds, at the Newcastle Stadium, between the two promising featherweights, Billy Morgan,…

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Social Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 5

Owing to the Broadmeadow turf wicket not being available, the following alterations to the social cricket fixtures are;-- B Grade: Peters v. Bylands,…

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Tennis Lorndale Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 6

A successful mixed doubles tournament was held at Lorndale Court. The play was of high standard, and after a record number of players finished the rounds, F…

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