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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1937

4,832 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 242

Women's Cricket M.C.C. Helps Hospitality Fund LONDON, January 20

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 21

Marylebone Club at last has recognised that women play cricket. It has given £25 stg. to the hospitality fund for the Australian women's tour…

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School Cricket by Three Runs Hamilton Beats Waratah C. O'brien Scores 101

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 21

Hamilton defeated Waratah-Mayfield by 3 runs in the school vacation cricket final at Wickham Oval yesterday. Waratah-Mayfield made an excellent recovery,…

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Athletics District Titles Saturday's Programme New Track Will Help

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 21

The Northern District athletic championships will begin on Saturday, at the No. 4 Sports Ground. A 440yd, track has been marked out by the council, and will make…

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Tender Steaks From Athletic Cattle

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 4

The theory that tough beefsteak comes from athletically inclined cattle was upset by experiments of the University of Illinois (U.S.A.)…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1937 · page 18

Premier Amateur Club, 440 yards handicap, Newcastle Ocean Baths. Diving championships, Newcastle Ocean Baths…

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Boxing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1937 · page 16

Jock McAvoy has had to forego another fight, on account of his damaged hand. He should have gone into the ring on Monday evening against Cheo…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1937 · page 18

Matches in A, B, and C Pennant competitions; club and social matches. Play in ladies' club competitions…

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Golf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1937 · page 18

Waratah Club: Flag competition, at Cockle Creek links. Steel Works Club: Par competition, at Shortland links…

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Racing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1937 · page 16

Lovers of a good horse are not to have the opportunity of seeing a fourth meeting between Golden Miller and Reynolds-town in the Grand National. At Aintree,…

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Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1937 · page 18

Finals and preliminary round matches in the Newcastle District Tennis Association's annual championships at District Park…

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Dog Racing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1937 · page 18

Newcastle Jockey Club's greyhound racing meeting at Hamilton Speedway track. First event at 7.50 p.m…

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Association Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1937 · page 16

Efforts to increase the number of clubs relegated and promoted in the various divisions of the Football League date back to pre-war times. They have usually…

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Limiting Golf Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1937 · page 16

It is practically certain when the Royal and Ancient Club holds its general meeting in the spring a rule limiting the number of clubs a player may use will…

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L. Ward Transferred Loss to District Rugby League

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1937 · page 13

After having acted as captain and playing coach for the Morpeth-East Maitland Rugby League team for the past three seasons. Laurie Ward, interstate and…

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Cessnock Dog Racing Dispute Conference Arranged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1937 · page 13

The dispute between the Dog Owners and Trainers' Association and the Board of Directors of the Cessnock Show and Sports Club which controls greyhound…

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Village Cricket—as It Was

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1937 · page 10

Mrs. Surrey Dane, an Australian, who reached Melbourne from London this week to revisit her homeland, and who makes a hobby of delving into old…

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Sir Harry Lauder at Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1937 · page 9

The "Herald" photographer found Sir Harry Lauder playing with the boys at Stockton yesterday afternoon…

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National Tennis Championships in Sydney Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 January 1937 · page 5

Ideal conditions prevailed for resumption of the Australian tennis championships at Rushcutter, Bay courts to-day…

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Boxing in Second Round Berg Knocked Out in Melbourne MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1937 · page 18

Jim Berg, the New South Wales heavy weight, shaped like a champion to-night in the first round of a contest at the Fitzroy Stadium, against the Tasmanian…

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Women's Tennis Tour Is Off Mr. Ryder's Offer Rejected

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 January 1937 · page 5

The offer of the president of the Cessnock Tennis Association (Mr. G. Ryder) to finance the visit of an Australian women's tennis team…

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