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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1937

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Big Interest Perry-Vines Tennis Match New York, January 5

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1937 · page 8

The advance sale of tickets indicates that record tennis gate receipts, in excess of 50,000 dollars (£A12,500), will be taken for the match between F. J. Perry and H…

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Dog Racing Owners Worried Dispute Over Control Many Scratchings Result Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1937 · page 11

Owners of greyhounds are in difficulties owing to the dispute between the New South Wales Trotting Club and the recently formed Greyhound Control Council…

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Quality of District Cricket Improving Young Men of Promise Wickets Favored Bowlers

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 January 1937 · page 2

The cricket displayed by the district teams in the first round of the competition, which ended last Saturday, was…

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Country Tennis Title Still in Doubt Rivalry Is Keen Several Teams Unbeaten Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 January 1937 · page 6

When play in the men's teams matches was continued in the Country Tennis carnival this morning, all the…

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Boxing Newcastle Bouts Purcell to Meet Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 14

After being closed for two weeks, Newcastle Stadium will begin its New Year presentations next Saturday night, with the usual 40 rounds of boxing. Jimmy Purcell and…

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More Popular School Swimming Classes Record Number of Pupils

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

The Department of Education's school vacation swimming classes, which are conducted annually at Newcastle Ocean Baths, are becoming more popular. This…

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Cricket Story in Figures Bradman's Amazing Records

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 15

ALTHOUGH it is impossible to measure genius in cricket, either by a season's play or figures, so amazing has been the record of D. G. Bradman in his…

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Women Of The Red Army Country Tennis Carnival in Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 14

"STUDENTS," Russia calls these women of the Red Array. They are being trained at the Military Academy of Communication (Signal Corps). The…

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Vacation Cricket Lead Retained Hamilton's Successes Third Outright Win

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 4

Hamilton holds its lead in the Newcastle school vacation cricket competition. By defeating Stockton with ease yesterday it gained its third successive…

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Aborigine Team English Visit in 1868 MR. C. E. Dagwell's Cricket Memories

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

A cricket team of aborigines from the Lake Wallace district visited England in 1868. This sporting venture is remembered by Mr. Charles Dagwell, sen., of Hamilton,…

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Speer's Point Regatta Australia Day Programme

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 8

The programme for Speer's Point regatta on Australia Day will include races for all classes of sailing craft and a sporting programme of land…

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Hunter River Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 5

The Hunter River Cricket Association has received an entry from Morpeth for tho under 20 grade. There are now four teams, the other three…

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Boxing Ridley's Claims (To the Editor.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 17

Sir,—As a keen supporter of boxing, and an interested reader of the boxing notes in the "Newcastle Morning Herald" each week, I would like to know why…

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Swimming Triumph for Newbiggen Creates Australian Record

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 8

The time of 64 9-10sec. made by Bobble Newbiggen when he won the 100 metres northern district championship at the Newcastle baths on…

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Miniature Boom in Horse Racing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 11

The revival in the popularity of horse racing in the metropolis, referred to in these notes recently, was no flash in the pan. The attendances at the various race…

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On the Railways Country Week Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 7

"Control Room" knows when the Intercity Express pulls out of Newcastle…

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New Zealand Tennis Winners Auckland

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 8

D. C. Coombe, of Wellington, won the New Zealand men's tennis singles championship. Miss Dulcie Nicholls won the…

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Diary for Golf Way to Avoid Lamenting

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 8

A golfing diary such as the celebrated Freddie Tait kept, would benefit many players. It would make them enjoy their A mail plays a round, perhapes, [?] 80, his usual total being 90, and then regards the first total as a standard of what he should score every time…

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Pennant Bowls Competitions Prospects of Clubs for To-morrow

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 8

The fifth round of the pennant competitions will be played to-morrow and some interesting games should result. There are three teams on the same mark in the No. 1 section of the A…

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Progress of Tennis Successful Year at Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 7

Newcastle Tennis Association had a successful year during 1936. Several innovations were introduced in the day championships in the form of…

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