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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1934

5,628 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 250

Sporting News Rosebery Races Havaspot Disappoints Gold Honor at 20 TO 1 Chrystal Tin Narrowly SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 10

Havaspot added to his list of failures at Rosebery to-day. With M. McCarten in the saddle, he was sent out favourite in the Welter Mile, but failed to do…

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Amateur Athletics Field Day at Myers Park

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 11

Myers Park Amateur Athletic Club will begin the new year with a field day on Saturday, in conjunction with the point score for the French Cup. This trophy…

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Maitland Amateur Athletic Club

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 9

With a view of maintaining a continuity of interest over the summer season. Maitland Amateur Athletic Club has added swimming to its…

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Stadium Boxing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 14

Jim Mitchell will meet Art Hoare in the main 10 round bout at Newcastle Stadium on Saturday night. Mitchell recently returned to Newcastle after a…

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Mechanical Hare Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 11

Mr. T. Jeffries, junr., has been appointed classifier and identification steward for the mechanical hare meetings which are to be conducted by the Cessnock…

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Golf Armaments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 15

Last week mention was made of the increase in the number of golf clubs to be seen in the bag of almost any tournament player in comparison with the…

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Country Tennis Carnival Winners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 14

Newcastle No. 1 men's team, which won the Country Week Tennis teams match. Left to right F. Forward, J. Rodgers, J. O'Ryan, Bruce Moore…

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Tennis Hamilton Night Championships

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 4

Owing to the rain there was no play in the Hamilton night championships at Learmonth Park last night. The tournament will be continued…

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The Dogs, and Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 15

Scottish football is still in the grip of greyhounds. Clubs which have leased their grounds for the purpose of dogracing have now realised the error of the…

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Decision Deferred Big Racing Programme

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 14

The proposed comprehensive racing programme, which included a Corinthian Cup and a three days' meeting during May was discussed by the committee of…

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English Rugby League Rule Defects Conference with Australians Leeds

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 1

Almost three hours were spent by the Australian managers, Messrs, Sunderland and Webb, with the full council of the…

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National Tennis Championship Titles Draw for Matches

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 9

The draw for the Australian tennis championships, to commence at the White City Sydney, on January 18, was…

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Country Tennis Carnival Nears End Championships Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 7

Conditions were pleasant for a continuation of the individual championships at the Country Tennis Carnival…

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Football for Girls Italian Ban Supported Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 4

"I don't approve of a football for girls," commented Mrs. W. Chambers, secretary of the Women's Swimming Association…

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Tennis English Team's Visit Willard to Partner McGRATH

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 14

Arrangements are now complete for the visit to Newcastle to-morrow of the British tennis team. Advice received in Newcastle yesterday was to assure the…

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Sport Chatter Is Sport Overdone :: Tennis. Shorts :: Strange Coincidence

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 15

A change is creeping over the world in regard to the relationship of sport and business, and instead of the relationship being a successful partnership, in which…

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Fourth Tennis Test Why McGrath was Omitted SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 14

The non-inclusion of V. McGrath in the Australian team to meet England in the fourth tennis Test at Adelaide, caused considerable surprise among…

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C.&s. Grade Cricket Leading Teams Opposed To-morrow's Games

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 9

To-morrow's City and Suburban cricket matches will be the concluding fixture in the first round of the…

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Maitland District West Maitland Cricket Casualties Solicitors and Police Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 11

Several casualties were reported yesterday among the players who took part in the cricket match between teams representing the Maitland district solicitors and…

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Shield Cricket State Players in Review Kippax in Best Form

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 7

New South Wales won very comfortably against South Australia in the Sheffield Shield match, after a game which fluctuated for a considerable time. It was a…

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