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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1939

4,102 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 17 of 206

Dog Racing Good Prize Money Trotting Club Offers £3000 for Four Meetings SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 22

The New South Wales Trotting Club has decided to hold four meetings in the next few weeks, with prize money totalling £3000. On Saturday night the £850…

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District Cricket Grade Competitions Eighth Series Concludes on Saturday Full Round on

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 10

The District Cricket Association's eighth series of grade fixtures will be concluded to-morrow. The…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 19

Club events at Newcastle Baths…

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Boxing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 19

Greater Newcastle Stadium: Main bout, Syd Brown v. Art "Young" Campbell. 15 rounds; Pat Marrinan v. "Lofty" Stigg, eight rounds. Six and four round bouts…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 19

Rounds of the Newcastle District Bowling Association's champion singles competition at Lambton, B.H.P., Newcastle South, Hamilton and National…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 19

Newcastle District Association's Pennant competitions in four sections…

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Golf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 19

Merewether Club: Open Stableford competition at Merewether Went links. Waratah Club: Open tournament at Cockle Creek links…

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Golf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 19

Merewether Club: Stroke competition for A and B grade players. Newcastle Club: Par competition at North Stockton…

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Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 19

Newcastle and District Lawn Tennis Association's championships at District Park…

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Dog Racing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 15

Sir,—I would like to draw attention to the position of the association affiliated with the N.C.A. plumpton coursing. The N. C. A. will soon be a tin hare club. I…

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Week-end Sport Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 13

Blue pennant final: West Maitland v. Cessnock, at Lorn Park. Red pennant final Singleton (1) v Lorn Park (1), at West Maitland Park…

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Melbourne Boxing Off Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 19

On account of an injury sustained in training, Claude Varner has withdrawn from his contest with Irving Eldridge, at the West Melbourne Stadium to-morrow…

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To-day's Sport Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 19

Newcastle District Cricket Association's first grade competition: Wickham, two wickets for 88, v. Merewether, 159, at Wickham Oval: Hamilton. 265, v…

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Cricket Need Curator's View

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 9

Condemnation of perfect cricket pitches is almost universal. In England, as well as Australia, there is a plea for…

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A Lake Veteran Mr. A. Steel Has Seen Every Speers Point Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 19

SAILING into the freshening breeze in one of his many boats has kept Mr. Albert Steel, of Speers Point, now in his 73rd year, from being under the sod. At…

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Move for Women's Cricket Carnival Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 19

If arrangements can be made a minor women's interstate cricket carnival may be held in Sydney between March 11 and 18. A team from Queensland will be in…

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Tennis Straight Sets Bromwich and Quist Win Australian Singles Final To-day Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 19

By straight sets victories J. Bromwich and A. K. Quist entered the final of the Australian tennis singles championship. V. B. McGrath closely pressed…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 19

Myer's Park Club's field day for B and C grade members at No. 4 Sports Ground…

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Speer's Pt. Annual Regatta Colorful Scene at the Lake

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 January 1939 · page 10

The Anniversary Regatta at Speer's Point to-day celebrated its 60th birthday. Despite its ups and downs—the main…

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Ten Titles to Be Decided Northern District Swimming

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 January 1939 · page 9

Ten Northern District swimming championships will be decided at the Newcastle Baths to-morrow night…

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