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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1935

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

Sport Chatter Australia and Empire Games U.S.A. Team Golf Betting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 18

There is continued enthusiasm regarding the prospect of holding the British Empire Games of 1938 in Australia, Sydney having been selected as the…

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Tennis in Melbourne Junior Doubles to N.S.W. Perry Beats McGRATH MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 8

Commencing with the junior doubles finals, a full programme was provided to-day at Kooyong, when the Australian tennis championships…

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Athletics Dawson Shield Events To-morrow

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 12

A programme of five events will be contested between Newcastle and district athletic clubs at West End Park to-morrow, when the Dawson…

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Stockton Citizens' Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 13

The Citizens' Regatta Committee has adopted a programme of races for the annual regatta to be held on the lower Stockton course on January 28…

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Tennis Tenseness

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 3

MISS NANCY GRAHAM (Albury) gets on to a forehand shot at the Country Week tennis carnival…

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BOXING Newcastle Stadium Bouts

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

Bob McLeod, Sydney lightweight, will meet Teddy Moroney, of Kurri, in the main boxing bout over 10 rounds at the Newcastle Stadium tonight. There will also be several short…

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Rugby League in London London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 1

A meeting will shortly be held in London in connection with the formation of a Rugby League Club, designed to be the forerunner of…

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Speedway Greyhound Races

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

Eight events will be run at the greyhound racing, to be conducted by the Newcastle Jockey Club at the Speedway ground, Hamilton, to-night. Owners and…

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Cricket District Matches

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 13

Newcastle District Cricket Association is to begin its seventh series of matches to-day. With the weather conditions which prevail, bowlers may come…

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Rustic Charm of Little Home- —Swimming Stars From France

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 10

SWIMMING STARS from overseas. Jean Tarn (left), and Emile Poussard, visiting French champions, photographed after a swim in Melbourne. REFRESHMENT for thirsty Boy Scouts. During a long cross-country hike, these Scouts, in Victoria for the jamboree, paused for refreshment at the Mississippi…

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Newcastle Men at Country Tennis Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 10

W. Rogers and F. Forward, playing for Newcastle A team against Gosford second team, at the Country Week tennis carnival in Sydney yesterday. The second picture shows A. Owens, who was partner with J. O'Ryan, playing in the same match…

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Bookmakers on Strike Refused to Field at Tamworth Coursing Meeting Tamworth

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 9

Tamworth coursing meeting at the Showground this afternoon developed into a fiasco when 18 registered bookmakers struck…

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Epic Tennis Battle Big Crowd Was Thrilled Crawford and Perry Melbourne, Saturday. Play For Titles

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 7

By defeating Fred Perry at Kooyong to-day for a second time in a five-set match since the world champion arrived in Australia. Jack…

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Tennis Players at Country Carnival Newcastle Teams' Successes Critics Impressed by Junior Boys Gruelling Matches Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 3

The teams matches are now well advanced, and in the women's No. 1 section the two leading ones are Armidale…

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Swimming

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 5

E. Smith (women's captain of the Stoney Creek Swimming Club) showed a return to form yesterday, when she won the senior women's 50…

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Toronto Swimming Abandoned

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 4

Owing to the cricket match between Toronto Swimming club and Blackalls Cricket Club, which was won by Blackalls yesterday, no…

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Bowls Premier Team Defeated Lowlands Surprises

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 5

The seventh set of games in the A, B, and C pennants was played in deal weather on Saturday, but some of the…

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Dog Racing at St. Moritz

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

St. Moritz, January 12.—The lure of dog-racing has invaded the winter sports arena here, and, for the first time in the history of St. Moritz, greyhounds,…

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Ponder's Revenge Winner By 10 Lengths Speedway Coursing

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

Good racing was witnessed by a largo attendance at the greyhound racing meeting at Hamilton Speedway Ground on Saturday night. Each of the eight courses…

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Country Tennis Postponed Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 8

Owing to rain the Country Tennis Carnival had to be postponed until to-morrow. (See details on page 5)…

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