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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1931

4,634 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 232

Boxing Edwards Defeats Collins

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1931 · page 2

With each of the five boxing contests at the Newcastle Stadium last night ending in a knockout after wiling fighting, patrons saw an interesting programme,…

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BOWLS Far Northern Association

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 January 1931 · page 10

The Far Northern Bowling Association will hold a tournament at Tamworth at Easter, April 3 to April 6. inclusive. The programme is an extensive and varied…

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BOXING Offer for Al Burke

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 January 1931 · page 3

Tom Maguire received an offer today for Al. Burke to light Bundren in Brisbane, but Burke will not be available. Bundren got the decision…

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Notes Front Northern District Tennis Clubs :: Turf Gossip Tennis

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 January 1931 · page 3

There win be no play in the district championships this Saturday owing to Miss Burke's illness preventing completion of the junior matches…

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Cessnock Tennis Grading Tournament

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 January 1931 · page 10

Cessnock Tennis Association has finalised arrangements for a big tournament. which will be commenced on Monday night, for the purpose of…

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Novice Boxing Tourney Tacky' Macfarlane, Promoter

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 January 1931 · page 10

"Packy" MacFarlane, looked upon by Maitlanders sonic years ago ono who would lake the place of the late Les Darey. is back again in the…

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Skiff Championship on Saturday :: Cricket Teams Clarrie Grimmett Writes on Cricket First Laws Making a Bradman Grimmett Tells Standard of Cricket (No. 2)

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 January 1931 · page 2

Batting is the symbol and standard of cricket. There is no branch of the tame that attracts more attention. That docs not mean It in more…

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Tennis Championship Miss Valkenburg in Final SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1931 · page 6

Miss Valkenburg won her way into the final of the women's singles championship by defeating Miss Joan Hartigan in straight sets in the Ladies' Tennis…

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Jaw Broken Struck By Cricket Ball GOULBURN

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 January 1931 · page 8

Struck by a ball during a cricket match at Golsple. William White, of Crookwell, had his Jaw broken In two places…

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Y.W.C.A. SPORTS Cricket and Vigoro

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 January 1931 · page 2

Vigoro matches will be played on Saturday, January 31, on the grounds of the first mentioned teams at 3 p.m.:—…

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Cricket Ninth Series City and Suburban Premiership Prospects

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1931 · page 2

The ninth series of A grade fixtures in the City and Suburban Cricket Association competitions will begin on Saturday. Although New Lambton and…

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Conference Called Queensland Cricket Dispute Suspensions Not Lifted Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1931 · page 6

After a meeting of the Queensland Cricket Association Executive to-day, a statement was issued announcing a roundtable conference between the executive,…

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"DOPING" Spoils Our Cricket and Unfair Lord Hawke's Criticism YORKSHIRE

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 January 1931 · page 8

Lord Hawke, president of the Yorkshire cricket club, at its annual meeting to-day vehemently condemned the doping of…

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Stockton Regatta Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 12

A meeting, arranged for the purpose of settling matters arising out of the citizens' regatta, was held at Stockton last evening. The Mayor (Aid. H. Soper)…

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Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 11

A singles tournament has been arranged to discover who are the leading 10 players in the Cessnock district. The games will be played at night time. More than…

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Bowls Rink Championship

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 7

On Wednesday on the Wickham green, in the day section of the district champion rink competition of the Newcastle District Bowling Association, Barrack…

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Swimming Newcastle Surf Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 6

The Newcastle Surf Life-saving Club's No. 2 patrol, G. Scott captain, A. Hudson, and the following members will be on duty all day next Sunday—N. Stewart. J…

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Soccer Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Teralba Soccer Football Club the following players joined—J. Pettigrew, A. Fulton, A. Parry, D. Pickering, H. Martin, P. Harrington,…

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Lake Yacht Club Easter Regatta Successful Finale

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 4

It was stated at the monthly general meeting of the Lake Macquarie Yacht Club that arrangements were in hand for the club's Easter…

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Municipal Council Financing Swimming Baths

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 11

The Mayor of Cessnock (Ald. J. Shakespeare) and Ald. Elliott, Pryor, Duggan and Gordon, who have been appointed a sub-committee of the Cessnock Municipal…

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