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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1939

4,102 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 206

Former Swimming Champions to Make Come-backs

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 16

Two prominent ex-swimming champions will return to the sport on Saturday, when they take their place in events icon' ducted by the Premier Men's Club. Harold Field, who a few years back…

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New Lambton v. City Bowls Postponed

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 16

Owing to the damp state of the New Lambton bowling green, the game arranged between City and New Lambton to-night has been postponed…

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Boxing Saturday's Bouts Velasco to Meet Cohen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 17

The programme arranged by the Greater Newcastle Stadium for last Saturday night and postponed because of the excessive heat, will, with slight alteration, be…

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Weston Cricket Teams for

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 9

Teams to represent Weston in the Hunter District Cricket Association's competition to-morrow are:— A grade v East Maitland, at…

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Reported English Cricket Offer Surprises Cook

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 10

The report that he might be going to England to play Lancashire League cricket has been denied by Geoff Cook, the Queensland Shield…

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Bowls Leading Teams to Meet Wickham and Boolaroo Saturday's Pennant

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 19

There will be another change in the Newcastle District Bowling Association's No. 1 pennant points score competition table after Saturday's matches. Two of…

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Football Pools in Sweden Net £710,000 LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 16

Sweden's state-controlled football pools, which levy a tax on winning dividends. produced £710,000 in revenue in 1938…

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Tennis Players Absent District Championship Draw Affected Matches on

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 19

Many of Newcastle's tennis players are competing in the country championships in Sydney. This means that a limited number of matches in the Newcastle and…

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Gifts of Golf Balls Are Banned Entries May Be Refused LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 10

The Royal and Ancient Club will shortly introduce drastic measures to prohibit the practice by which amateur golfers…

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Leading Teams to Meet New District Series Merewether and Wickham Saturday's Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 17

The leading teams in the Newcastle District Cricket Association's first grade competition, Wickham and Merewether, will meet in the new series—the…

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Seven Races at Rutherford To-day Cisteria Expected to Win Again Salutation in Rutherford Handicap

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 18

Cisteria, who showed a decided return to form by leading throughout in the Flying Handicap at Newcastle last Thursday, is expected to go on to further success by winning the Hunter River Flying Handicap at Maitland Race and…

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Athletic Championships On

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 16

Saturday's heat-wave resulted in the postponement of some of the events of Northern District amateur athletic championships…

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Kurri Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 8

The following matches will be played in the Kurri cricket competition on Sunday: Sawyer's Gully v Heddon Greta, Kurri v Kurri Colts,…

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Table Tennis Draw

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 21

At a committee meeting of the Newcastle District Table Tennis Association, it was decided that the finals of the 1938 competition most be played during the week starting…

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Action in Country Tennis

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 10

Fred Sherriff, of Newcastle, spares no energy in reaching for a high smash in the men's doubles championship at the Country Week Tennis tournament…

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To-morrow's Golf Steel Works Competitions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 21

The third round of the R. C. Meares Summer Cop competition will be played by members of the Steel Works Golf Club to-morrow at Shortland. A club…

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Hunter Bowls the Pennants Interesting Positions in Both Grades

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 13

Cessnock his won the first section of the Hunter River District Bowling Association's blue pennant competition, but the second section is undecided…

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Motor Yacht Races Handicaps on Toronto Bay

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 21

The Newcastle branch of the Royal Motor Yacht Club will hold races for cruisers and speedboats on the top course at Toronto on Saturday. Handicaps will…

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Hitch Reported Australian Swimming Tour of South Africa Cape Town, January 19

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 11

While Cape Town, Durban and East London fully support the proposed Australian swimming tour of South Africa. a serious hitch has arisen as au result of…

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West Maitland Not Favoured More to Share in Coursing Licence Hospital Board View

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 13

The extension of the number of charities to participate in the Maitland greyhound racing licence was viewed with disfavour by several members of the Maitland…

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