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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1935

5,628 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 19 of 250

Amateur Athletics Dawson Shield Competition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 2

Three amateur athletic clubs will conduct events on Saturday. The Myer Park Club and Newcastle Harriers' Club will contest the fourth round of the Dawson…

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Rugby League

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 15

A meeting of the Kurri Kurri Rugby League Club on Wednesday night at which Mr. H. Hume presided, gave consideration to the question of the…

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Lake Swimming Facilities

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 10

At the meeting of the Lake Shire Council last night, it was decided to erect dressing enclosures at Belmont Park and to provide a starting…

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British Rugby Ban

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 23

The four British Rugby Unions in replies to the French Federation have decided that the time is not yet ripe for the resumption of international games…

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Boxing Newcastle Contests

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 22

The two boxing bouts of 10 rounds at Newcastle Stadium night will be "Young" Eagle v. Jackie Sharp, and Frank Moy v. Mick Hallam. Jim Penman…

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Golf Waratah Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 22

A stroke competition will be conducted by Waratah Golf Club on the Cockle Creek links on Saturday afternoon in conjunction with which members, who so…

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Another Tennis Freak

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 23

Australians have become accustomed to freakish tennis players, and are almost blase about them now. Nevertheless, readers will be interested in a player in…

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TENNIS Hamilton Championships

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 23

Interesting tennis was played at Learmonth Park courts last night in the Hamilton could championship. One of the best matches of the evening was the singles between C…

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Golf Steel Works Club

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 12

The Steel Works Club will have a mixed four-ball, best-ball competition to-morrow. Fish For River.—Gulgong, Friday:…

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Cessnock Cricket Fixtures

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 11

Cessnock cricket fixtures for to-morrow are:— A GRADE South Cessnock y. Wattagan. Weston West…

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Rugby League Annual Meeting Central Newcastle Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 8

The annual meeting of the Central Newcastle Rugby League Football Club attracted a large gathering of players and supporters at the Hamilton Council…

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Straits Settlements Racing Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 4

C. O. Davies is doing wonderfully well in the Straits Settlements. At the New Year's Day Gold Cup meeting at Penang he rode no fewer than…

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Sport Chatter Cheating at Sport :-: Revived Again Rugby League Title

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 23

Surely there can be little justification for the startling charges made by the sporting editor of a London paper that Britain has forgotten that sport is nothing else but…

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Tennis District Singles Championship Final To-morrow

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 11

The tennis association has arranged a very attractive programme of events for district park courts to-morrow. The men's…

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Visitors in Form Centenary Swimming Carnival Won Four Championships Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 14

Before a large crowd, the third carnival of the Australian National Centenary championships was held at the Olympic Pool to-night. Overseas swimmers won…

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New Zealand Tennis Australians Play Well Wellington (N.z.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 14

F. J. Perry and the visiting Australian payers won all their matches by convincing margins on the second day of the New Zealand tennis championships. Kay and…

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Second Cricket Test Match West Indians Make Moderate Score Wyatt's Wickets

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 1

PORT OF SPAIN. Thursday. The outstanding feature of the Second Test, between the West Indies and England,…

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Pennant Bowls Games for To-morrow Belmont Meets Wickham Both Have Not Yet Been Beaten Premiers at Home

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 11

Given fine weather to-morrow some particularly fine games should be witnessed when the ninth series of the A, B and C…

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Golf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 January 1935 · page 11

Kurri Kurri golf course, which has been closed since before Christmas, will reopen on February 2. with a storke competition over five Saturday, and the…

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Maitland Rugby League

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 26 January 1935 · page 9

The Maitland United Rugby League Football Club last night re-elected Mr. W. Mead as first grade manager, and Mr. T. New as reserve grade…

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