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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1933

5,635 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 26 of 250

Australia's Test "Possibles" Show Good Form Sheffield Shield Cricket South Australia and Victoria Nitschke's Good Score Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 7

Conditions were ideal to-day when Nitschke said Ryan opened the South Australian first innings to the bowling of. Alexander and…

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Mechanical Hare Racing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 7

At a meeting of dog owners yesterday, it was decided to make application for permission to run mechanical hare racing over a straight course on the…

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Crisis Threatened Australian Rugby Union BRISBANE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 7

A crisis is threatened in Australian Rugby Union as a result of a reported decision by the English Rugby Union refusing appeals by the Queensland,…

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Indian Cricket Calcutta, February 12

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 5

A meeting of the Indian Board of Cricket Control, at New Delhi, approved of the suggestion that if an invitation came from the Australian Board, negotiations…

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Soccer Football Newcastle Association Annual Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 2

The annual general meeting of the Newcastle Soccer Association was held in St. Peter's Hall, Hamilton, on Saturday night. Mr. R. Errington presided over a large…

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BOXING Maher Wins Decisively Carr and O'brien Draw

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 2

Wally Maher, who was a contestant in one of the two main boxing contests listed for 10 rounds at Newcastle Stadium on Saturday night, showed a decided return…

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Revival Was a Success Cessnock Races

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 9

Cessnock Jockey Club's meeting on Saturday was the first under A.J.C. rules on that track since May, 1931, and officials had…

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TENNIS District Championships Sattler and Mrs. Sattler Win

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 8

The last match in the Newcastle District Tennis Association's grade championships was played on Saturday between Battler and Mrs. Sattler and Shaw and…

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Lake Macquarie Yacht Races Happy Days Wins

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 9

The Lake Macquarle Yacht Club conducted its second Pulbah Island race yesterday, the starters being Happy Days, Warrant, Flibberty Too, Breezy…

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Pokolbin Races Likely Winners Shingle Short and Suncluse

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 8

As is customary at Pokolbin, the nominations are good, and the meeting this afternoon, with the class of horses engaged, should be productive of some…

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Cessnock Races Successful Meeting Silver Fleck and Suncluse

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 8

Resuming operations under Australian Jockey Club rules, the Cessnock Jockey Club held a successful race meeting on Saturday. It was the first meeting of the…

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Cricket District Matches Tenth Series Begins A. Chipperfield Scores 123

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 9

Fine weather prevailed on Saturday for the beginning of the tenth series of grade matches controlled by the Newcastle District Cricket Association. The results of…

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Sparkling Tennis at Cessnock Maitland Players in Good Form a Grade Matches

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 8

MemberS of Maitland's Country Week team, who took part in Cessnock Tennis Association's championships last night, were…

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Victoria Out for 120 Sheffield Shield Cricket Melbourne Match Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 7

Warm and muggy conditions, with the sun obscured, prevailed to-day for the resumption of the…

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C. and S. Cricket Position Some Easy Wins Recorded Fern Hill Again

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 9

Playing right up to their best form the Lysaghts-Orb combination beat New Lambton in the City and…

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Open Tournament Amateurs and Professionals U.S. Tennis Body Agrees New York, February 11

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 6

The United States Lawn Tennis Association's annual meeting, held here to-day, for the first time authorised an open tournament for professionals and amateurs…

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Plenty Of Excitement At Carrington Cycle Races Finishes Were Thrilling Cycling Carnival at Carrington Many Riders Fell

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 9

A feast of fine cycling, liberally spiced with thrills, was provided for spectators at the combined Amateur…

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Bowlers Dominated District Cricket Matches on Saturday the Team to Meet M.C.C. Few Surprises in Selection

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 10

The district selectors, Messrs. H. Hooker, E. Clement and R. Houston, on Saturday evening announced the team to meet the Englishmen at the…

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Cessnock Boxing

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 3

Andy Anelzark, of Kearsley, and S[?]ter Williams, of Newcastle, who fought at Wentworth Stadium, Cessnock, on Saturday, will again…

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Country Bowls

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 3

W. Stubbing (Katoomba) playing in the Country Week Bowls at Victoria Park yesterday…

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