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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1931

4,634 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 232

Bowls Pairs Competition Night Section Play

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 9

The qualifying heats in the night section of the champion pairs' competition of the Newcastle Bowling Association were played at Wallsend on Monday night…

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Minnie Golf "Sun" Championships SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 5

Once again some sterling contests were witnessed in the eliminating rounds of the "minnie" golf championship at "The Sun" course last…

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British Golf Captain London, January 12

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 6

Some surprise has been expressed that George Duncan has been passed over in favour of Charles Whitcombe for the captaincy of the British golf team to…

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Sydney Boxing Roberts Has Easy Win SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 6

Jack Roberts, 10.0, of Newcastle, quickly ended his contest with Roy Storey 10.4 of Surry Hills, at the Leichhardt Stadium to-night. Soon after the Leichhardt…

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ABANDONED Wellington Races WELLINGTON

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 6

The Wellington Picnic Race Club, like all western clubs, is feeling the effects of depression. It has decided to abandon its annual meeting this…

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Play Postponed Country Tennis SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 1

Owing to the sodden state of the N.S.W., L.T. ground to-day, no play was possible in the country tournament…

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American Open Golf Los Angeles, January 12

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 6

In the third round of the open golf championship, Diegel leads with a score of 212, followed by Hagen, 217, and Kirkwood, 226…

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Big Decrease In Racing Nominations SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 6

Compared with last year, nominations for the A.J.C.'s spring handicaps show a marked failing-off, the decrease, strangely…

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Night Tennis District Championships Draw and Results

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 6

Following is the draw for to-morrow night for night championship at Carrington, to start at 7.15 o'clock:— No. 1 Court…

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Play Held Up Country Tennis Carnival SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 1

Owing to the heavy rain play in the country tennis tournaments this morning was impossible. The committee decided to inspect the courts after…

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Newcastle Races Saturday's Meeting Off Application for Anniversary Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 9

Subject to the permission of the Australian Jockey Club, the race meeting of the Newcastle Jockey Club that was to have been held on Saturday next will be…

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Another Victory Newcastle No. 1 Men Tennis Carnival Breden and Reid Do Well SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 6

The 1931 Country Week tennis carnival will rank as one of the most important in the minds of Newcastle players, as teams from the district scored a double…

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Betting Tax Hits Country Racing Clubs xATTRACTIVE FIGHT McCoy and Harvey Stadium To-night

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 2

The fifteen-round fight between Frank McCoy and Frankle Harvey should draw a good crowd to the Newcastle Stadium to-night. It is one…

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Teams And Fixtures For Saturday's Cricket :: Broadmeddow Track Gallops BOXING

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 2

Frank McCoy Challenges Roy Burns Showing that his consistent fighting In Sydney has greatly Improved him, the speedy and aggressive local…

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Tennis

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 2

Only two matches are set down for Saturday at District Park in connection with the newcastle district championships. Court captain, G. Defton. The…

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Swimming Premier Amateur Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 5

E. Burgess, a member of the Premier Amateur Swimming Club won the New South Wales Country Championship. It is the first time this event has been won…

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Coursing Association's Loss Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 10

The New South Wales National Coursing Association made a loss of £673 on the meetings conducted in the coursing season just concluded. The biggest item…

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BOXING McCOY Defeats Harvey

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 5

One of the most interesting boxing contests seen at the Newcastle Stadium for some time took place last night between Frank McCoy, 9.10, and Frank Harvey,…

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Tennis Newcastle's Double Win

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 4

By decisively defeating Tamworth in the final of the teams tennis matches in Sydney, Newcastle won both the ladies' and men's country teams' matches. This…

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Football Newcastle Soccer Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 4

The Newcastle Soccer Association rules and revision meeting will be continued on Friday right, not on Saturday night, as previously stated. The meeting will be…

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