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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1938

4,646 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 233

Golf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 11

A par competition conducted on the Cessnock golf, links yesterday was won by J. O'Neil, 1 up, A. V. Sykes was second, 2 down, and J. O. Prior third, 3 down…

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Hamilton Golf Club

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 10

Hamilton Golf Club's four-ball stroke aggregate competition will be played at the racecourse links on Saturday. Members are to arrange their own…

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District Golf Programme

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 16

Merewether club will play a stroke competition on Saturday in conjunction with the fourth round of the Summer Cup and the summer scratch…

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Annual Meeting Waratah Rugby League Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 14

The annual meeting of the Waratah-Mayfield Rugby League Football Club was held at the Waratah Town Hall on Monday night. The annual report showed…

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Old Hands Rejoiced on and Off Shore at the Regatta

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 16

The regatta at Speer's Point yesterday was a "grand day entirely" for the large number of "old hands" who were drawn to…

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Reduced Stakes Harold Park Trots and Coursing SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 14

A reduction of £100 in the amount of stake money provided at Harold Park trotting fixtures was announced to-day. A similar cut in dog racing stakes at…

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Money Prizes Barred in Golf London

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 16

The Royal and Ancient Golf Club (St. Andrew's) has ruled that playing for a money prize in a putting competition is a violation of amateur…

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Desired Peace Australia and the Nations Prime Minister at Regatta Luncheon Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 10

Speaking at the Anniversary Regatta luncheon on the Ormonde to-day, the Prime Minister (Mr. J. A. Lyons) said that Australia desired peace with the…

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Boxing Fundess v. MINAHAN "Spike" Simpkins Reappears Newcastle Stadium Contests

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 14

Billy Fundess, a coloured Sydney featherweight, who is popular it Newcastle, will meet Jack Minahan, also of Sydney, in the principal 10-round contest…

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Cricket Saturday's Play Leader in Safe Position District Association Matches

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 15

There is no reason to expect that the leader, Waratah-Mayfield, will meet with a reverse on Saturday When it meets Wickham in the Newcastle District…

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Tennis Germans Tested Championship Surprises Budge and Miss Bundy Defeated Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 2

The tennis at the Australian championship carnival to-day was full of surprises, the greatest being when Clemenger and Harper won two sets against…

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Traffic Chaos Crowds Late for Races Trams Held Up Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 10

Race trams on their way to Randwick to-day were held up between the city nod Moore Park for periods ranging from one to two hours. Hundreds of…

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Damage in Gale N.Z. Cutter Racing to Hobart Turns Back with Smashed Rudder Wellington (N.z.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 9

With her redder damaged and a large skylight smashed, the cutter Wayfarer, one of the two competitors in the ocean yacht race to Hobart limped into…

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Bowlers Excelled in Holiday Cricket Waratah Maintains Its Undefeated Record Baird And Woolmer Both Make Centuries

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 15

Waratah-Mayfield, with its first innings victory yesterday over Merewether, maintains the lead in the District Cricket Association's first grade competition with an undefeated record. With a total of 53…

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Kurri Rugby League

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 9

The adjourned annual general meeting of the Kuril Rugby League Club will be held in the club rooms on Tuesday, February 1 at 7 p.m…

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Dog Racing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 15

Owing to insufficient entries, Cessnock Show and Sports Club will not conduct a meeting to-morrow night…

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Practice Games in Bowls Programme for District

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 10

Though there will be no pennant bowls in the Newcastle district to-morrow, most of the clubs have arranged for practice games…

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Golf Summer Cup Fourth Round at Merewether

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 22

A stroke competition will be held by Merewether Golf Club to-morrow in conjunction with the fourth round of the Summer Cup competition and the summer…

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Yacht Races at the Week-end

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 10

Two races will be held by the Lake Macquarie Yacht Club at the Lake this week-end. On Saturday yachts will compete in…

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Tennis Straight Sets Bromwich Defeats Cramm Quist Disappoints Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 23

There were more surprises in the Australian tennis championships to-day. The first came early when Miss D. Stevenson defeated Miss N. Wynne, the…

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