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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1934

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Ascot Races Prince's Promise Chosen Havaspot and Voleti Likely Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 8

The programme for Ascot to-morrow is small in comparison with the usual midweek meeting, for only seven races will be decided. The scratching pen was…

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Sporting News Wyong Races Miss Ash's Success Cistus Fails at Odds On

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 8

A disqualification for life and a fine of £20 were punishments inflicted by the Stipendiary Steward at the Wyong races yesterday. The disqualification followed…

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C.& S. Grade Cricket Games to Resume on Saturday Prospects of Clubs

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 5

The sixth series of A grade fixtures will be concluded on Saturday when players will have the opportunity of…

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Tennis Ashes Australia Defeats Great Britain Big Margin Perry and Quist Have Keen Struggle MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 5

Great Britain lost the tennis Ashes to-day, when Australia, winning three out of the four matches set down for decision, concluded the third Test with…

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Stumping Off a Wide One On The Off Side Cricket Hint, No. 76 (Copyright)

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 4

STUMPING off a wide ball, whether pitched on the off or left side of the wicket, necessitates more foot work than in the general cases of…

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Batting Improvement Is Expected In Newcastle Cricket Country Week Form Should React Grade Matches on Saturday Strenuous Battle for Second Position Club Gossip

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 4

The District Association's grade competition fixtures, which were suspended last Saturday, will be resumed on…

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Newcastle Teams' Continued Success At Carnival To-day Country Tennis Contests Third and Fourth Rounds To-day Results in Detail Runaway Wins in Some Cases Individual Entries Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 7

Delightful weather again greeted the players in the Country Tennis Carnival when the second day's play…

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Swimming Merewether Surf Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 7

Merewether Surf Life-saving Club's march-past team looks like eclipsing all previous records in winning the Murdoch Shield three years in succession. The club has had three starts and…

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Harold Park Coursing Increasing the Fields

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 13

So as to give greyhound owners a hotter chance of getting a run, the N. S. W. Trotting Club has under consideration the running of 10 dogs in a…

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Brotherhood Cricket Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 7

Rev. E. H. Wilson presided at a special meeting of the Maitland Brotherhood Cricket Club, in the Memorial Hall, on Tuesday night. Mr. C. Collard tendered…

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Boxing Newcastle Contests Around the Gymnasiums

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 7

As a fitting opening to the 1934 boxing season, the Manager of the Newcastle Stadium, Mr. Jack Cousins, has arranged two attractive 10-round bouts, which…

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Swimming Handicaps Night Events at Ocean Baths

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 12

Premier Amateur Swimming. Club and Cook's. Hill Club conducted handicap events at the Ocean Baths…

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Sydney Boxing Purcell Wanted Guarantee SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 6

At the Leichhardt Stadium to-night, Jimmy Day, 10.0 (Sydney) outpointed Jacky Fitzgerald, 9.9, in a 12-round contest…

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Country Tennis Player Hurt Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 9

His head swathed in bandage the result of a motor accident when he sustained a head injury which necessitated the insertion…

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Study In Expressions— Country Tennis Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 14

SYDNEY'S WEST DRESSES MAN?—It's a question which even Sydney tailors cannot definitely answer, and many men were, named whon the question was put to…

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Paris Thrilled Rugby League Match Kangaroos Feted London, January 2

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 6

England's Rugby League players were packed off back to England on Monday night. The Australians remained to visit both the Folies Bergeres and the Casino…

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Straight Sets Learmonth Park Tennis Mixed Doubles Win

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 12

Play in the tennis championships was advanced another stage last night at Lear-month Park when matches in…

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Stumping Off Slow Bowling Cricket HINT—(Copyright)

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 12

STUMPING off slow bowling is an entirely different study. It is by far the most. Interesting bowling to keep wickets to and to be…

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Tennis Team "Not Acclimatised" G. P. Hughes's Comment Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 5

Although disappointed at the comparatively poor showing which the Englishmen made in the three tennis Tests against Australia the captain of the…

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Money for Big Cricket M. C. C. RECEIVES £100,682 LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 9

The balance sheet of the M. C. C., to be published in April, will show gross receipts at £100,682. This represents a total attendance…

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