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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1939

4,102 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 206

Waratah Golf Club

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 14

The Waratah Golf Club will play a four ball par competition at the Cockle Creek links on Saturday. On the following Saturday, a par…

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Hunter River Pennant Bowls

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 12

Though the Blue Pennant competition in the Hunter Valley will not resume until Saturday week the Red Pennant competition will restart on…

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Premier Men's Swimming Club Events

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 13

The Premier Men's Swim ming Club will resume their point score competitions with three events at the Newcastle…

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Speedway Racing Return Intercity Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 12

Speedway followers in Newcastle have been waiting for the return intercity teams match between Newcastle and Sydney, which will be staged on the…

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Hunter River Cricket Fixtures for

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 10

The Hunter River Cricket Association will continue its competitions on Saturday after a break of two weeks with the following fixtures:—…

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District Tennis Championships Saturday's Play Restricted Some Keen Games Likely

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 13

Because many players would have to leave before Saturday for the Country Week tennis carnival in Sydney, the drawn for the district tennis championships…

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Golf Martin Knockout Steel Works Club Event Trophies for 1938 SEASON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 13

More than 230 competitors were eliminated in the earlier rounds of the M. J. Martin knock-out competition conducted by the Steel Works Golf Club at…

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Gosford Dog Racing Mr. F. Grisdale Reinstated as Grader GOSFORD

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 12

The newly-appointed committee to control greyhound coursing at the Showground has reinstated Frank Grisdale, of Newcastle, as grader to the club…

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Boxing Bout of Promise Westbury to Meet McGrath Vexed Question Will Be Settled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 13

Few boxers are able to recover from an injury which has kept them from boxing for more than two years and then return to the ring and show form better…

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Cricket Uneven Matches Saturday's District Games Day May Bring Surprises

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 12

Except in one instance, teams which hold prominent positions on the points-score table for the Newcastle District Cricket Association's first grade…

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Return To Village Green Cricket Advocated By English Newspapers LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 14

Newspapers have revived the old "back to the old village green" cry, following the first two Test matches between England and South Africa. Condemning the "grim warfare of…

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Waratah Golf Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 14

Waratah Golf Club will hold a four-ball ball par competition at Cockle Creek to-morrow. The following Saturday a par competition will he held. The usual…

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Racing Car Crashes

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 8

Spectacular racing car crashes. at the Australian Motor Grand Prix on the Lobethar (S.A.) course on Monday, resulted in one facality. The meeting drew 60,000 spectators. Top: F. Kleinig (N.S.W.) going through the sandbag wall at Kayannic Corner. Below: R. F. Curlewis, another New South Wales driver, being assisted from his overturned car. Maybe it's homesickness... or just the day's good deed. Line-up for the phone at the Scouts" Camp at Bradfield is a…

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Weston Cricket Teams

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 8

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

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Northern District Women's Swimming Carnival At Baths

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 9

A large number of entries have been received for the Northern District Women's Amateur Swimming Carnival, which is to be held next…

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Group Seven Rugby League Drags Coat Tail Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 10

Group Seven officials of the Country Rugby League of N.S.W. believe that, during the coming season its competitive top-grade…

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Money Goes Back Into Racing LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 10

Compared with £150,000 in 1937, the Racecourse Belling Control Board is putting £175,000 of the totalisator profits "back into business." The money will be…

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Cook's Hill Surf Club Races: Patrols

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 10

The Cook's Hill Surf Club has arranged the following patrols for Sunday:— Morning: S. Greenland, captain. E…

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District Cricket Seventh Series Prospects Reviewed

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 10

Lambton-New Lambton and Newcastle should provide the most interesting match in the seventh series of the Newcastle District Cricket Association's first grade competition which commences tomorrow…

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Australian Women Beaten in N.z. Tennis Championships

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 7

CHRISTCHURCH (N.Z.), Friday. Australian representatives, Miss M. Hardcastle and Miss T. Rice, were unexpectedly beaten 2—6. 6—2, 7—5…

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