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…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →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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The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 10
The District Cricket Association will commence its ninth series of grade fixtures to-morrow…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →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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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 19
Club handicaps at Newcastle Ocean Baths…
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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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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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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 19
Newcastle and District Association's championship matches at District Park…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →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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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…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dog Racing
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 19
Newcastle Jockey Club's meeting at Hamilton Speedway track…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →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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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…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →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,…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →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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