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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1936

5,393 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 250

Women's Athletic Championships Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 7

Rain and a following wind prevented any records at the Sports Ground this morning when the heats of the 90 yards hurdles, 100 yards, and the broad jump…

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Sporting Fixtures for To-morrow Athletics

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 9

Final round of the Douglas Shield competitions at West End Park Adams-town. Bowls Pennant games on all district greens…

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Athletics

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 9

The final round of the Dawson Shield competition for the 1935 season will be held at the West End Park. Adamstown, to-morrow…

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Newcastle Boxing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 17

Vincent Street, of America will appear at Newcastle Stadium to-night, in opposition to "Young" Campbell, in the main boxing contest over 15 rounds. Street has been to Newcastle…

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Tremble Champion Queensland Swimming BRISBANE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 10

At the State swimming championships to-night, V. Tremble beat W. Fleming by a touch in the 200 metres race, in 2min. 24 1-5sec. 21. Cuzzu won the ladies'…

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Steel Works Golf Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 16

The Steel Works Golf Club will conduct a four-ball best-ball v. par competition on its links at Mayfield to-day. Members are requested to arrange their own…

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Rugby Union All Blacks in Ireland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 17

The Irish optimists were disappointed, and New Zealand scored its second international triumph by the substantial morning of 17 points to 9. But what a strange…

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Speedway Greyhound Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 16

Newcastle Jockey Club will cater for greyhound racing patio to-night with an attractive programme of 10 events, including a hurdle race, at the Speedway track, Hamilton. A…

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Play Abandoned Bowls Test in New Zealand Wellington (N.z.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 17

The New South Wales bowlers to-day visited Wellington, where a programme had been provided for a game with five rinks of Wellington players, three to be…

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No Shield Cricket Sydney Ground Drenched SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 9

At 2.15 p.m. to-day it was announced that there would be no play in the Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and South Australia…

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Luck Out Country Tennis Players Games Are Off Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 7

Country tennis players' luck with the weather continues to be out. After losing more than two and a half days' play during the week it…

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Athletes Protest "Drop" in Sydney Cricket Ground Hobart

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 7

Spirited comment on the fall in the Sydney Cricket Ground was made at the Amateur Athletic Union Conference to-day, when a motion by Mr…

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On Errand of Mercy Steamer Racing to Island for Urgent Operation

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 3

With Royal mail, 382 passengers and about 2500 tons of cargo aboard, the Monowal is rushing north in a big deviation…

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Cricket Wet Wickets Likely for To-day District Association Games

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 17

Prospects for cricket to-day are doubtful. Even should the day dawn bright and fair, yesterday's downpour may have its aftermath and prevent play, even on…

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Bradman Out For a "Duck Shield Cricket McGILVRAY SENT S.A. in to Bat Bowlers' Happy Day Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 6

The sensation of the Sheffield Shield match at the Cricket Ground this afternoon was the dismissal of Don Bradman before he had scored. He was out to a brilliant catch on the leg side by Little off the bowling of…

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Hobart Conference Amateur Athletic Union HOBART

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 10

At the Amateur Athletic Union conference to-day, it was decided not to accept the offer by Western Suburbs, New South Wales, to present a shield in recognition…

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Form and Selections for Warwick Farm Races Short Wave Selected Bright Prospects in Sefton Handicap Journal and Not So Bad Appeal Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 16

Seven well-filled events comprise the bill of fare at Warwick Farm on Saturday. Short wave may prove equal to scoring in the Sefton Handicap, although it is by no means a one-horse race. Cereza, Cid and others are also possessed of chances…

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Swimming Carnival Night Racing at Ocean Baths

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 January 1936 · page 4

The Northern District Amateur Swimming Association will make another attempt to conduct its championship carnival in the Newcastle Baths to-morrow…

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Fraser Bowls Well

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 January 1936 · page 13

Batting first on a last wicket at the Association ground Lambton was dismissed by Reid park for 123. Good bowling backed by good fielding, kept the rate of scoring down E…

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Cruelty of Golf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 January 1936 · page 4

Oxford's golf captain, Mr. A. A. Duncan, certain, I should have thought, experienced the cruelty of golf when his professional opponent, Padgham, holed…

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