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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1938

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Tennis Good Prospects Newcastle and Country Week Strong No. 1 TEAMS

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 12

The players entered for the country week tennis carnival, which begins in Sydney on Monday, are looking forward to the 10 days of tennis that the…

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Athletics Empire Games Newcastle Represented Australia's Prospects (Ii.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 12

S. Millington, of Newcastle and S. Stenner, who competed in this district for years, are members of the athletic team which will [?]…

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Greyhound Racing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 9

A programme of events over 480 and 660 yards will be decided at the Cessnock greyhound meeting on Saturday night. Entries close this afternoon at four o'clock…

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Country Week Tennis

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 14

The Cessnock country week tennis teams that were winners and runners-up respectively in the competitions last, year will be unchanged for the…

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Waratah Golf Club Competitions

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 13

On Saturday, the Waratah Golf Club will play a Stableford competition at the Cockle Creek links. The four ball v par competition…

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Hamilton Golf Club Stableford

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 13

The Hamilton Golf Club has arranged a Stableford par competition for the racecourse links on Saturday in conjunction with the summer point…

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Weston Cricket Teams

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 14

The Weston United Cricket Club has selected the following teams for Saturday:— A Grade versus Paterson, at West…

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Greyhound Races at Maitland

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 14

At the Maitland greyhound meeting last night there were 12 scratchings. The owners of Gay Marengo and Schnapper were fined £1 for non-appearance…

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Singleton Cricket Competition Singleton

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 13

Cricket competitions will be resumed at Singleton on Saturday. The draw is: A grade: St. Patricks v Bulga, Singleton v South Singleton…

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Golf Saturday's Play Events on District Links

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 10

Waratah Golf Club will conduct a Stableford par competition at Cockle Creck links on Saturday. The club was decided that the four ball par competition hitherto conducted on Sunday…

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Boxing Champion Returns Les Harman Meets Foster Joe Johnson and Timmins

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 10

An Interesting boxing programme has been arranged for Newcastle Stadium next Saturday night. Les Harman, the junior welterweight of Australia, will have his first…

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Dinghy Racing at Toronto Two Boats For State Championship

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 14

The third and final heat in the Toronto Amateur Dinghy Club championship will be sailed next Saturday afternoon, with a sealed handicap in…

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98 Teams Enter Country Week Tennis (By M. Henry Marsh) SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 13

Ninety-eight teams have entered for the country tennis carnival, commencing at Rushcutters Bay next Monday…

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Tennis Tests in Melbourne Australia, U.S.A. and Germany Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 14

The triangular tennis tests between Australia, United States, and Germany, opening at Kooyong this afternoon, should give a line on Australia's Davis…

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Next Newcastle Races on January 20 Reduced Prices Reallotment of Dates

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 14

Newcastle Jockey Club will make an earlier start than previously expected in its 1938 racing activities…

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Cricket in India Move to Unify Control New Delhi, January 4

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 10

With the object of unifying the control of cricket in India, efforts are being made to amalgamate the Cricket Club of India and the Board of Control for cricket…

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Cricket Beattie and State Team Mystery of Continued Omission the Man for the Position

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 11

THE failure of the opening batsman to give the New South Wales team a fair start in the last three Sheffield Shield matches makes the omission of…

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Athletics New Member Batros Was Impressive Carnival at Nobbys

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 11

V. Batros, a new member of Myer's Park Athletic Club, was the outstanding competitor at the carnival held by the Club at Nobbys Beach last night…

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Merewether Golf Competitions

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 12

The Merewether Gold Club will hold a par competition on Saturday and the usual open four ball on Sunday. On Saturday, January 15, a stroke…

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Country Week Tennis Prospects

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 12

The Newcastle No. 1 women's team, which will probably be favorite for the country week tournament, has draw a fairly easy division, that gives…

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