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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1934

5,628 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 250

Far Northern Bowls Plans to Split Assn. Tamworth

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 5

Proposals for the splitting of the Far Northern Bowling Association— at present with headquarters at Tamworth—into two distinct…

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Careful Throwing Necessary CRICKET HINT.—Copyright

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 7

BE careful of your throning. There are some over-enthusiastic fields-men who throw hard at every opportunity. They do not worry whether…

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Ocean Yacht Races Off Sydney Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 9

Two hours after the start of the first of the ocean yacht races controlled by the R.P.A.Y.C. to-day, most of the boats were still well in sight…

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Revision Needed Rugby League Laws Play-the-ball Rule Leeds, January 11

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 8

Candid admissions that the play-the-ball rule, and its interpretation as at present in England, needed revising, were made during the Australian…

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English Captain Denounces Fashion Of Shorts For Tennis Puts Game on Level with Football "Are Eyesore," He Says "Detracts From the Value of Game" Visit to Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 4

Uncompromising condemnation of tennis shorts was made by the Captain of the British Tennis team. Mr. G. P…

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Major Douglas for the Stadium But Not in Bout of Boxing Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 6

Major C. H. Douglas, the author of the Douglas Social Credit scheme, will arrive in Sydney on January 25, and the Douglas…

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Tennis Stars At District Park To-day Visit of British Players

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 8

The British tennis team which is to play exhibition matches at District Park this afternoon in the first overseas international side which has, visited Newcastle,…

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Country Tennis Carnival Newcastle Players' Triumph Improved Form Noted Interest in Australian Championships Meeting of the Stars

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 2

Newcastle pulled off what is held to be the blue ribbon of the Country carnival by winning the men's team…

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Visiting English Tennis Stars' Exhibitions At District Park Large Attendance Present Davis Cup Stars in Action First International Visit to City Walker Defeats Wil[?]e

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 8

Attracted by names world-famed in the tennis world, Newcastle's tennis enthusiasts flocked to District. Park to-day to see the exhibition matches arranged between the British tennis team,…

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News And Notes From The North And North-west Lessons of Country Week Carnival Upper Hunter Cricket Improved Play in District Games Muswellbrook Muswellbrook

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 5

Improved displays featured the opening games of the second round of the Muswellbrook cricket…

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Sydney Boxing Results

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 January 1934 · page 2

Jack Donald, 9.0 knocked out A1 Singleton, 8.13, in the fourth of a 10-round bout at the North Sydney Stadium on Saturday night. Jack Budd, 9.0, and Tom Jones, 8.12, fought a draw…

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Won Country Swimming Title

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 January 1934 · page 10

Miss Evelyn Hey, of Newcastle Premiers' Club, who won the 100 yards country swimming championship in easy style at the Sydney Domain Baths on Saturday…

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BOWLS Penant Competitions Soie Close Matches

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 January 1934 · page 2

The ei[?]th series of games in the A, B, and C[?]ennant bowls competitions were played in Saturday without interruption from the weather…

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Close Finishes Coursing at Speedway Far Flap's Win

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 January 1934 · page 2

Two of the four favourites who won at the greyhound coursing meeting held at Hamilton Speed way Ground on Saturday night were at odds-on prices…

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Soccer Football Waratah-mayfield Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 January 1934 · page 9

Waratah-Mayfield Soccer Club has begun its Management Committee's meetings, and much enthusiasm is shown. The home of the Secretary. Mr. Harvey, is…

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Boxing Newcastle Stadium Verdicts to Hoare and Mace

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 January 1934 · page 2

Art Hoare, 10.2, and Jim Mitchell, 10.7, met in a return boxing bout of 10 rounds at the Newcastle Stadium of Saturday night. Hoare was again given…

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Visit of English Tennis Players to Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 January 1934 · page 5

One of the bright spots in the doubles match at District Park on Saturday between Perry and Lee (England), and McGrath and A. Willard (Australia). Willard is shown reaching a high ball. Perry and Lee, in that order, are at the far end…

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TENNIS McGRATH v. MOORE Learmonth Park Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 January 1934 · page 3

The Newcastle and District Lawn Tension Association has been fortunate in securing the services of the world renowned Vivian McGrath to play a singles and…

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Cycling at Carringt'n Postponed Carnival Decided Thrilling Racing

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 January 1934 · page 4

Although damaged by rain earlier in the week, the effectiveness of the repairs to Carrington cycling track yesterday…

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Miss Wilson Keeps Title Women's Tennis Championship Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 January 1934 · page 7

Miss M. Wilson defeated Miss B. O'Donnell, 6-3, 6-4, in the final of the Country Women's Singles Championship at White…

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