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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1937

4,832 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 242

Schoolboys at Cricket Umpiring of Matches

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 January 1937 · page 2

Hamilton and Waratah schoolboy cricket teams will meet to-morrow at Wickham in the final of the District Association's schoolboy competition…

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GOLF J. FERRIER Exhibition on Sunday Cockle Creek Links

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1937 · page 13

Jim Ferrier, Australian and international golfer, will play at the Waratah Golf Club's links at Cockle Creek on Sunday morning, and in the afternoon he…

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Country Week Cricket Plan Outlined in Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 January 1937 · page 2

A plan for conducting Country Week in Sydney was briefly outlined last night by Mr. S. Delves, a vice-president,…

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Australian Praised Played in Rugby International England Defeats Wales London, January 16

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1937 · page 13

Rugby Union experts praise the display of the Australian. D. A. Campbell, who was educated at the Ring's School, Parramatta, and is now at Cambridge University. He was…

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Tennis Tourney with Queensland Played in Sydney Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 January 1937 · page 8

The interstate tennis match between N.S.W. and Queensland was continued at the White City courts this afternoon…

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Gosford Races Queen Moab's Win in Flying Welter

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 January 1937 · page 8

Favorite Queen Moab won the Flying Welter Handicap at Gosford this afternoon. Jockey M. McCarten rode a…

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Ladies' Golf Programme Official Events for This Year Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 January 1937 · page 2

Official events for the year have been arranged by the Ladles' Golf Union. Opening event will be the popular summer meeting, which is…

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Cricket to Entertain Ideas of M.c.c. Secretary

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 January 1937 · page 2

The seeds of revolution have been sown in the headquarters of cricket! It may shock those who insist that…

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Enlarge Stands Sydney Cricket Ground Members and Control Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1937 · page 8

It is planned to enlarge the stands at the Sydney Cricket Ground to accommodate date 80,000 persons. Proposals for the extension of the stands were announced…

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Tennis Interstate Play New South Wales Leads Queenslanders Begin Well Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1937 · page 13

New South Wales led Queensland by 4 rubbers 8 sets 66 games to 2 rubbers 4 nets 54 games at the end of the first day's play to-day in the interstate tennis…

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Cricket Complete Trials To Replace Country Week Suggestion by Mr. S. DELVES

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1937 · page 13

A suggestion that the Country Week carnival, as conducted by the New South Wales Cricket Association, should be discontinued was made at a meeting of the…

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Questions Asked Carpeting of Test Team N.S.W. Cricket Association Meeting Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1937 · page 8

The recent action taken by a subcommittee of the Board of Control, when it questioned for members of the Australian Test team in Melbourne at the…

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Financial Plight Leicestershire Cricket Club Suggested Aid by M.C.C. LONDON, January 17

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1937 · page 8

The plight of the Leicestershire Cricket Club, whose committee issued a communique that it had alternative but to recommend the closing down of the…

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Loss to Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 January 1937 · page 9

Regret was expressed amongst followers of tennis when it was learned that Mr. C. (Ben) Fuller had been transferred to Murwillumbah. Mr. Fuller has for some…

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The Sun Stop Press Victoria Park Races

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 January 1937 · page 1

V.P. Handicap.— Betting: 6/4 ORO, 7/2 Celebrate, 6 The Genuis, 7 Head Boy, 8 Mirrio. Divs.: 19s 6d. 15s, 12s. Won by a neck;…

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Boxing Retains Title Blatch Beats Hall Open-air Season Begins Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 January 1937 · page 12

Alf Blatch, 9.7, lightweight champion of Australia, retained his title at the Sydney Sports Ground to-night in the first of the 1937 open air contests. He…

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Use of White Ball in Cricket London

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 January 1937 · page 2

Controversy has been raised by the suggestion that a white ball should be used for cricket. The scheme submitted by the Hon…

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King and Queen Visit to Royal Racing Stables LONDON, January 18

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 January 1937 · page 7

The King and Queen, accompanied by Queen Mary, the Princess Royal, and Lord Harewood, drove from Sandringham to Newmarket to-day, and visited the…

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Fight for Cricket Leadership Two Teams Equal Wallsend and Lambton

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 January 1937 · page 2

After the current series of grade fixtures on Saturday, there will be only four series to complete the competition…

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Tennis Vines Again Third Defeat of Perry Englishman Was Steadier Boston, January 19

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 January 1937 · page 13

H. Ellsworth Vines (U.S.A.) defeated F. J. Perry (Britain) 6-4, 2-6, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, in a professional tennis match at Boston to-day. It was the sixth match of their…

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