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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1935

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Athletics Great Effort by Stenner

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 4

The Newcastle District athlete Sid Stenner again demonstrated his undoubted ability over the high hurdles by defeating Cooper in 15 l-5sec…

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Tennis Carnival At White City Postponed Owing To Rain Newcastle's Chances in County Games Knock-out Rounds To-morrow Women's Team Looks Bright Men's Section Open Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 5

The Country Tennis Carnival matches set down for decision at the Rushcutter's Bay ground to-day were postponed until…

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New Racing Car

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 4

A BACK VIEW of the new German racing car, in which trial runs have recently been made in Berlin…

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Hill Tennis Courts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 6

Newcastle City Council agreed last night to construct tennis courts on the hill adjoining the Obelisk, at a cost of £790, to include courts and the necessary…

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New Tennis Courts

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 2

Approval was given by the Newcastle City Council last night to plans for the completion of proposed new tennis courts on the Hill, near the…

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Homing Pigeon Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 4

The first squeakers' race, held by the Newcastle Homing Pigeon Society, started from Muswellbrook on Saturday, 68 miles distant in a direct line…

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Cessnock Cricket Fixtures

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 2

Fixtures for Cessnock Cricket Association's competitions on Saturday are:— A Grade: Weston v. South…

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Holmesville Cricket Matches

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 9

In an A Grade cricket match, Railway, 181, played a draw with Holmesville, nine for 150. In a B Grade match, Adamstown, 162,…

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Rugby League and Soccer (To the Editor.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 11

Sir,—Being a ratepayer and a keen follower of the round-ball game (Soccer) at the Oval last season—which, by the way was the local team's initial year in the…

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"Difficult Year" Hexham Coursing Club Position Should Improve

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 11

Discussing the annual report of the Hexham Coursing Club at its annual meeting last night, the President (Mr. M. Clark), said that the club must have the…

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MOTOR-YACHTING Racing at Toronto

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 5

The programme of speedboat racing conducted by the Royal Motor Yacht Club at Toronto on Saturday afternoon was the best of the season. With the exception of Wyambee, which is on…

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Swimming Miss E. Hey's Record Winner of 26 Championships

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 11

Miss E. Hey is the only Newcastle swimmer to have won the women's country championships of New South Wales. She retained her title after a brilliant…

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Tamworth Races Postponed Tamworth

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 8

Owing to the flooding of the race track following heavy rain. last night, the opening of Tamworth J.C. January meeting has…

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Rugby Union Maori Team Visit to Australia Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 2

Further progress in the negotiations for a tour of Australia by a Maorl Rugby Union team during the coming season, was announced last…

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Japanese Tennis Rankings Tokio, January 14

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 4

The first five Japanese tennis ranking are as follows—J. Yamagishi, H. Nishimura, Hirai (all of Keio University), Kusumoto (Imperial University),…

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"Times Too Slow" Maitland Speedway Racing Disappoints

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 10

Maitland Speedway can rightly claim to be the home of dirt track motor-cycle races, and many of the world's most famous riders gained their experience on this…

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Boxing Henneberry's Offer to Meet O'brien Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 2

Fred Henneberry (N.S.W.). the Australian middleweight champion, has notified Fitzroy Stadium that if Jack O'Brien (Vic.) defeats Jimmy Mitchell…

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Country Tennis Carnival Matches Off SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 11

The Country Week tennis carnival matches, which were to have been decided to-day, at the Rushcutter bay courts, were postponed until to-morrow, owing…

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Tennis Doubles English Women Win MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 11

The English players, Misses Dearman and Lyle, won easily in the final of the Australian Women a Doubles Championship at Kooyong to-day. They defeated…

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Tennis Players' Profit From Films English Association's Support London

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 1

The English Lawn Tennis Association to-day endorsed the Czechoslovakia Association's proposal to delete the section of the International rule 23, prohibiting amateurs profiting from moving pictures…

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