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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1938

4,646 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 233

MAITLAND — KURRI — CESSNOCK West Maitland Swimming Baths Deputation to Minister Grant Sought by Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 January 1938 · page 11

The Mayor of West Maitland (Ald. A. S. McDonald), and the Town Clerk (Mr. E. W. Williams) will go to Sydney this morning to place before the…

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Longer Races English Women Athletes "Not Made of Cottonwool" London, January 17

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 January 1938 · page 17

Regretting that the Empire Games and other international events organised by men do not include a women's long-distance race, the English Women's…

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Smith Heads District Batting Averages First Grade Cricket Association Tables Warafah-Mayfield Team Has Undefeated Record

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 January 1938 · page 10

At the head of the batting averages in the District Association's first grade competition to the close of the first round is the young Waratah-Mayfield player, J. Smith. He has made 138 runs in six…

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Athletics Good Chance Englishmen at Games W. Roberts and P. WARD

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 January 1938 · page 17

Two of the most thrilling athletic events at the Empire Games in Sydney next month will probably be the 440 yards and three miles, and in each England is…

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Coursing Postponed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 9

Owning to rain the Maitland Mechanical Hare Coursing Club's meeting was postponed from last night until to-night…

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Golf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 9

With most of the members back from holidays, the officials expect a good attendance on the links on Saturday, when an 18-hole stroke competition will be…

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Merewether Golf Club

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 16

Merewether Golf Club will hold a Stableford par competition on Saturday and the usual open four ball on Sunday. On Anniversary Day an open…

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Bowls Carnival Games Postponed Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 9

Sixty-four sections of the single-handed bowls championship of Australia, which were to have been played on Metropolitan greens to-day, have…

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Three Ocean Yacht Races

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 15

Two additional races will be held in conjunction with the ocean yacht race on February 12, which will be part of Newcastle's 150th Anniversary…

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Country Tennis Postponed Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 16

There was no play to-day in the country tennis championship at Rushcutters Bay. The courts were sodden…

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Golf Week-end Events Play on District Courses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 12

The Steel Works-Golf Club will conduct a par competition at the Shortland course on Saturday, for A and B grade players, On Sunday morning and…

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Cricket Averages H. Hatcher's Fine Figures

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 9

To have scored 452 runs in seven innings, twice exceeding the century, is the fine performance of Harold Hatcher, of Branxton, in the first grade competition…

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Boxing Elimination Contest Dundee Meets Joe Johnson Abbott and Oliver Again

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 12

Now that Alf. Blatch has retired there is no Australian lightweight boxing champion. The first of a series of elimination contests to decide who will hold the title…

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Tennis Day Titles Close Matches Likely Draw for Next

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 13

The draw for the day championships of the Newcastle and District Lawn Tennis Association at District Park on Saturday is one of the most interesting…

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Cricket Last Six Positions in Team to Tour England Difficulties About Opening Batsmen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 13

IN ARTICLES forecasting the selection of the Australian cricket team to tour England, published last week. I reserved the right to make an alteration after the…

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Rain Hinders Gallops on Sydney Courses Challenge Candidates in Heavy Going Brown Baroness Races On Rosebery Track SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 16

Final trials to-day for the Challenge Stakes at Randwick on Saturday were spoilt by heavy rain. Some of the regular Randwick workers were taken to Rosebery, where Brown Baroness, the…

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Shield Cricket by Four Wickets N.S.W. Defeats South Australia Will Meet Victoria in Final Game Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 12

New South Wales defeated South Australia in the Sheffield Shield match which ended at Sydney Cricket Ground to-day by four wickets. The defeat means that…

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Athletics State Titles Newcastle Represented Events for Next

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 13

Eleven Newcastle athletes, W. and B. Ryan, S. and V. Millington, G. Dickson, A. Newham, L. Glassop, R. Bainbridge, A. McLeod, L. Connors, and J. Sullivan,…

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Speers Point Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 22

Anniversary Day has always been the most favoured of the public holidays for regattas, and in the North is has always been to recognised day for the Speers…

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Kurri Golf

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 10

Members of the Kurri Golf Club will open their second summer point score competition at the Heddon Greta links to-morrow. The competition will be…

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