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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1939

4,102 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 21 of 206

Ninth Draw Arsenal's Run in Games in Football Championship LONDON, February 1

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 27

Arsenal played its ninth draw this season when it held Wolverhampton Wanderers to a scoreless game at Highbury Park in the first division of the…

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Fourth Grade District Cricket Teams Withdraw Lack Of Enthusiasm Says Official

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 10

The Secretary of the Newcastle District Cricket Association (Mr. H. R. Morris) is convinced that lack of enthusiasm is the principal…

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Ninth Series Begins To-morrow District Grade Cricket Keen Interest at Sports Ground

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 10

The District Cricket Association will commence its ninth series of grade fixtures to-morrow…

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Small Fields in Chief Races June Favored in the Flying Event at Rosehill Tartanus Should Score Again; Improvement for Handicap

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 1

Fields for the chief races at Rosehill to-morrow are rather disappointing numerically, but all three events are likely to be evenly contested. June is favored for the Flying Handicap, with Rival Hit and Aureus in the minor positions. It is expected that Improvement will succeed in the…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 19

Club handicaps at Newcastle Ocean Baths…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 19

Newcastle District Association's singles and fours (final) championships at B.H.P. green. Club competitions and social fixtures…

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Golf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 19

Newcastle Club Competition at North Stockton. Waratah Club Stableford par competition at Cockle Creek…

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Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 19

Newcastle and District Association's championship matches at District Park…

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SWIMMING Premier Men

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 10

The Premier Men's Swimming Club held a 440 yards Handicap for the C. Martin Trophy at the Ocean Baths this afternoon. The race attracted 52…

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Cessnock Boxing Contest

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 7

Snowy Means, of Port Kembla, won his second Cessnock boxing contest last night when he outpointed Roy Under-wood, of Sydney in 12 rounds…

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Dog Racing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 19

Newcastle Jockey Club's meeting at Hamilton Speedway track…

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BOXING Means Defeats Underwood

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 13

The main boxing contest at the Cessnock Sports Ground last night was a 12-round bout between Snowy Means, 8.4, of Port Kembla, and Roy Underwood, 8.4½, of…

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Cricket Forfeit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 6

Cooperative Stores A reserve grade City and Suburban cricket team has for feited to Coalbrook because of a short age of players…

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Brisbane Boxing Disappoints Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 19

Willie Davis, 9.10½, of Mexico, and Johnny Hutchinson, 9.6½, a coloured American provided a very disappointing fight at Brisbane Stadium to-night. In…

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Swimming Star to Move to Sydney Perth

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 7

The Olympic swimmer Miss Evelyn De Lacy, will leave in the Kanimbia next Thursday to make her home in Sydney…

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To-day's Sport Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 19

Newcastle District Association's first grade competition.—Wickham v. Lambton-New Lambton, at Newcastle Sports Ground; Merewether v. Wallsend,…

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Table Tennis Title Broadmeadow Wins Final

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 19

Broadmeadow defeated Lysaght's by 11 sets 108 games to 9 sets 95 games in the final of the Newcastle District Table Tennis Association's teams competition last…

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Week-end Sport Hunter Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 13

Although the substantial lead of last season's premier team, Robins, in the first grade competition of the Hunter River District Cricket Association, has reduced interest in the…

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Town Where Horse Is Industry Famous Personalities In English Racing LONDON, January 17

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 9

Of all the towns in the world whose inhabitants live exclusively for and by racing the most famous is Newmarket. Racing has been the chief industry there since the 17th century. Whether one lives in one of the many hotels or in…

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Cricket a Long Fight Introduction of Overarm Bowling Agitation Lasted 60 YEARS

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 19

A correspondent has asked how overarm bowling was introduced to cricket. It is an interesting story to those who follow the game. The agitation to permit…

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