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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1933

5,635 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 23 of 250

City Council Tennis Courts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1933 · page 6

District school children will have their first use to-day of the new tennis courts erected in National Park by the Newcastle City Council. These courts, which…

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Olive Branch Scorned Rival Coursing Associations Pickets Suggested

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 February 1933 · page 6

That two metropolitan coursing grounds should be picketed was a suggestion made at the meeting, of the National Coursing…

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Rugby League Club Morpeth-e. Maitland Annual Meeting

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 February 1933 · page 8

The acceptance of their own Insurance liability proved a heavy drain on the finances of the Morpeth-East Maitland Football Club last…

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Pokolbin Races Entries For

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 February 1933 · page 6

Entries for the Pokolbin races next Monday are:—Flying Handicap: Jean Humphrey, Qucthia, Konratli, Shingle short, Two…

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Bowls Women's Carnival Newcastle Wins Four Games SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1933 · page 5

Teams from Newcastle fought many strenuous battles with their opponents in the Women's Bowling Carnival, which was continued to-day on suburban greens…

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Three Grades in Future School Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 February 1933 · page 6

It has been decided by the P.S.A.A.A. to run the school cricket competitions this year in three grades…

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Big Swimming Carnival Champions in Action District Teams to Compete Diving Thrills

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 February 1933 · page 2

The Northern District Amateur Swimming Association is taking full advantage of the visit of the…

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Cricket the English Visit. (To the Editor.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1933 · page 3

Sir,—The English team is noon due to appear, here, and it is to he hoped that the selectors will do the job in an efficient manner. The time has arrived to stop…

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Night Tennis Sparkling Play at Learmonth Park Bollinger's Win

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 February 1933 · page 2

following her splendid victory over Miss Blakey on Tuesday, Miss N. Cashman, partnered with Mrs. Gray, fully extended Misses…

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Ban Put on Bowls Club Play on Good Friday E. Maitland Stir

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 February 1933 · page 6

East Maitland Council last night rescinded by five votes to three the motion giving permission to the…

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Rosebery Races Good Horses Engaged Pentheus for Handicap SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1933 · page 2

A little time ago one would have scoffed at the idea of Pentheus, Havespot, Confab, and Polly Speck contesting races on a pony coarse, but the presence of this…

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Final Selection On Saturday District Cricket First Grade Premiership Is Still in Doubt Six Have a Chance

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 February 1933 · page 2

The tenth series of fixtures in the District Association's grade competitions will be commenced on Saturday, and it will afford…

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Wallsend Regatta Loss

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 February 1933 · page 10

Due mainly to the cost of transport and the means of conveyance to Speer's Point on Anniversary Day, the Wallsend and Plattsburg Regatta…

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Muswellbrook Coursing

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 February 1933 · page 11

At the annual meeting of the Muswellbruok Coursing Club, the financial statement showed that the receipts for the year amounted to £352…

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Teachers' Swimming Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 February 1933 · page 3

The first round of club championships for the Teachers' Swimming Club will begin on Friday, when the 50 yards free style and 50 yards backstroke events will…

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Swimming Pool Proposal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 February 1933 · page 9

For many years the people of Cessnock have felt the need of a swimming pool, and many attempts have been made to have one installed, but the cost seemed…

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Boxing Newcastle Stadium Bouts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 February 1933 · page 3

Saturday night's programme at the Newcastle Stadium will consist of two attractive 10 round bouts, preliminaries, and vaudeville. The main events are Wally…

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Theatrical Tennis Matches

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 February 1933 · page 11

Miss Madge Elliott (left) and girls of "Our miss Gibbs" company at the White City courts, when the musical company tennis stars tried conclusions with the Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company players…

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Cessnock Boxing Williams v. Anlezark

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 February 1933 · page 11

"Splinter" Williams and Andy Anlezark have been matched In the main fight over 10 rounds at the Wentworth Stadium at Cessnock on…

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Coursing Control Negotiations Fail Greyhound Council Moves

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 February 1933 · page 3

The Secretary of the Newcastle Amusements, Ltd. (Mr. B. Kerr) has received the following communication from the of the Greyhound Racing…

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