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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1939

4,102 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 23 of 206

Maitland Tennis Championships

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 February 1939 · page 10

Players from Newcastle Singleton, and Cessnock will participate in the night tennis championship competition to be held by the Maitland Lawn…

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Retirement of Cohen From Boxing

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 February 1939 · page 9

Reports from Sydney state that Harry Cohen is to retire from the ring. He and his party were bitterly disappointed at his defeat by Snowy Clarke…

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BOWLS Semi - Finals Of Pairs

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 February 1939 · page 10

More than the usual interest was taken in the semi-flnals of the Pairs Bowls Championship (Day Section) played at the B.H.P. green this…

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Kurri Cricket Competition

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 February 1939 · page 10

Kurri Strike Committee cricket competition was continued on Sunday, when Kurri and Pelaw Main played a drawn game…

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Special Racing Service From Armidale

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 February 1939 · page 1

The Armidale Cup meeting to-morrow, Thursday and Friday will be covered by "Valais." A complete service…

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Topics for Women Cockle Creek Party Swimming Pool Popular

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 February 1939 · page 3

To give their friends an opportunity of saying good-bye to their son Harry, who leaves for Tasmania this week. Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Evans…

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Lost His Money at Races

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 February 1939 · page 8

"The guard on the train did not want to give me my suitcase, and struck me across the head with his lamp," said Richard Lawrence…

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£2000 As Golf Prizes Wellington (N.z.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1939 · page 11

The New Zealand Golf Association is offering total prize money of £2000 for three open tournaments to be held during October and November at Auckland,…

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Hall Beats Loder Points Pile After Fourth Round Boxing in Sydney Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1939 · page 11

Punching consistently with both hands, Joe Hall, 9.2, knocked out Tommy Loder, 9.6, in the 10th round of a scheduled 12-round contest at the Sydney Stadium…

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Rain Stops Rhodesia. M.C.C. Cricket Match BULAWAYO

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 February 1939 · page 10

Rain to-day prevented play in the match between the M.C.C. team and Rhodesia. When play ended on Saturday the M.C.C. had lost two for 152…

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Tennis Likely Team Davis Cup Selection Crawford May Get Place Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1939 · page 11

The team to represent Australia in the Davis Cup this year will not be officially announced until next Monday night, after the meeting of the council of the…

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Keep Stan McCABE Here Need for Action Big Cricket Losses Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 February 1939 · page 9

what are we going to do about McCabe? Are we going to allow him to go to another State as…

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Nine Races at Broadmeadow To-day J. Butler Has Bright Prospects of Winning Double Huntsman in Chief Sprint: Daledon in Encourage Handicap

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1939 · page 10

Huntsman, who scored decisively at Newcastle Jockey Club's race meeting at Broadmeadow on January 24, is expected to win the Flying Handicap at the club's meeting to-day…

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Schools' Swimming Carnivals

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 February 1939 · page 10

The Secretary of the Newcastle branch of the Public Schools' Amateur Athletic Association of N.S.W. (Mr. L. M. Bedford) announced…

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Junior Rugby League

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1939 · page 9

The Cessnock Junior Rugby League reports a successful season, particularly in regard to the standard or the football. The A grade and under 18 competitions were both won by Kurri…

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Boxing At Maitland

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 February 1939 · page 10

In the main eight-round contest at the East Maitland open-air boxing tournament last night. Joe Delaney (West Maitland), 10.1. received a points…

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Singleton Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 February 1939 · page 10

Following is the draw in the Singleton and District Association cricket competition for next Saturday— A Grade: Glendon v Broke, Souths…

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Golf Easter Tournament Waratah Club's Programme

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1939 · page 12

Waratah Golf Club will play a stroke handicap competition in two divisions at Cockle Creek on Saturday. Competitors in the four ball knock-out…

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East Maitland Open-air Boxing Delaney Defeats Johnson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1939 · page 9

Joe Delaney (West Maitland), 10.1, defeated Joe Johnson (Kurri Kurri), 10.0, on points over eight rounds in the principal bout at the East Maitland open-air stadium last night. It was…

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Bowls Surprise Result Bradbury and Murray Win Magnificent Recovery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1939 · page 13

The semi-finals of the day section of the champion pairs of the Newcastle District Bowling Association were played on the B.H.P. green yesterday afternoon,…

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