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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1935

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Tennis Ladies' Mid-week Competition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 10

Owing to rain, the C grade final of the ladies' mid-week tennis competition, set down for decision at District Park last Thursday, was not played. The match will be played on Thursday…

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BOXING Moroney Defeats McLeod Newcastle Stadium

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 8

Teddy Moroney, 9.3, decisively out-pointed Bob McLeod, 9.0, in the main boxing contest of 10 rounds, at the Newcastle Stadium on Saturday night. Joe…

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CYCLING Carrington Carnival Rain Interrupts Racing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 12

Carrington League Cycling Club conducted a carnival on the Carrington track yesterday. There was an attendance of 2000, and some exciting racing was…

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Charlton's Form State Swimming Titles Newcastle Boy's Success Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 10

Perhaps the most interesting feature of the New South Wales swimming championships, which concluded yesterday at the Domain Baths, was the return to…

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Swimming and Surf Heavy Seas Along the Coast Activities of Clubs

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 4

Large crowds attended the district beaches yesterday morning, but the rain that fell later in the day and the [?]…

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Speedway Racing Australia Wins Second Test MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 10

Australia won the second speedway "Test'' against England by 30 points to 24 last night. There was sonic brilliant riding H. Stevenson and J. Pymer, of…

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Sailing On The Harbor— Tennis Players In Action

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 10

Below: S. Saunders makes a low forehand shot it the C grade single at…

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SAILING Saturday's Races Hinemoa Wins on Harbour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 9

Saturday's skiff sailing races were conducted in light breezes. The conditions suited Hinemoa splendidly, and it won the Port Hunter Club's handicap on the…

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COUNTRY v. CITY Newcastle Players' Good Tennis SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 8

The Newcastle players, Frank Forward and W. Rodgers, played splendidly in the City I. v. Country I. match at White City Tennis Courts yesterday. Forward met…

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Newcastle Races on Feb. 2 Entries Next Week

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 5

The Newcastle Jockey Club's next meeting is on February 2, when another £200 will be distributed over six races…

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Big Cricket To-morrow Victorian Team's Visit at Sports Ground

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 7

To-morrow will mark another step in Newcastle's cricket history. For the first time the…

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Big Tennis Junior Girls' Title Australian Honors to Miss Coyne Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 8

Miss Thelma Coyne (N.S.W.) won the Australian Junior girls' staples when she defeated the Victorian girl champion. Miss N. Wynne, reversing…

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Steady Batting in First Grade District Cricket Competition. Features of Cricket on Saturday. Lambton and Wickham O'brien Still Force for Merewether Mayes's Score

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 4

For the seventh and final series of the first round of the District Association's grade competitions which…

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Tennis Amateurs Ban on Making Films Repeal of Rule Proposed London, January 11

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 7

Czechoslovakia has officially proposed the repeal of the rule preventing tennis amateurs from making films. Pointing out that it is permissible for amateurs to keep…

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Canterbury Races Backers' Winning Day Saecula Good Colt Tremagne Survives Protest SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 10

The victories of Panhandle and Head Boy were the only bright spots for bookmakers in the Canterbury Park programme yesterday. All last week,…

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Crawford Wins Australian Tennis Title Perry's Hint Might Be Last Meeting of Champions MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 7

Jack Crawford regained the Australian singles championship title on Saturday when he defeated F. J. Perry (Great Britain) by three sets…

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Tennis Carnival Newcastle No. 1 Suffers Reversal Interesting Stage Grading of Teams Suggested SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 8

Owing to the defeat of the men's No. 1 Newcastle team by Walgett on Saturday, the first division of the Country Week tennis carnival is very interesting…

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No Betting Deadlock at Tamworth Greyhound Races Club and Bookmakers Fail to Agree TAMWORTH

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 11

Tamworth Greyhound Racing Club's meeting on the Showground yesterday possessed no interest as far as betting was concerned, for bookmakers, failing…

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Mostly Moderate Cricket Scores J. MAYES'S 98 Sound Batting Display Wallsend Does Well E. O'Brien Takes Six for 67

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 11

Delightful weather prevailed on Saturday for the beginning of the seventh series of grade cricked matches, under the auspices of the Newcastle District Cricket…

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Amateur Athletics Dawson Shield Competition Myer Park and Harriers Meet

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 8

Northern amateur athletic clubs met for the first time this year on Saturday, when representatives from Myer Park and Newcastle Harriers Clubs contested the second…

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