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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1939

4,102 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 35 of 206

Successful Year Maitland Golf Club's Annual Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 15

The activities of Maitland Golf Club were reviewed in a report presented by the Secretary (Mr. J. Brownie) at the annual meeting at West Maitland last…

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Men's A Grade Tennis Final To-morrow

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 10

The men's A grade singles championship will be decided at District Park courts to-morrow, when F. Sherriff meets…

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Golf Equalled Record Miss Crago's Moss Vale Win Moss Vale

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 22

Miss B. Crago (Australian Club) to-day won the 36-hole stroke scratch event at Moss Vale with an aggregate of 158. Her second round of 77 equalled the course…

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Social & Club Bowls Games To-morrow Pennant Competitions Deferred Many Players in Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 10

Owing to the Country Week carnival in Sydney and a number of bowlers remaining there over the week-end, there will…

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Hunter Bowls Array of Talent East Maitland Players' Success Why Not the Pennants?

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 15

Although records in recent years disclose that East Maitland Club has had the greater number of strong individual players in the Hunter River district, it…

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Shield Cricket Final South Aust. and Victoria Adelaide

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 8

South Australia and Victoria to-day began what is really the final of the Sheffield Shield cricket competition…

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Refreshments at Races Discussion at N.J.C. Annual Meeting

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 8

Newcastle Jockey Club's expenditure on refreshments was questioned and criticised by members at the annual meeting last night, but after…

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Yachting Back to Point Score Racing Lake Macquarie Club to Use No. 2 Course

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 20

After a fortnight without point score racing Lake Macquarie Yacht Club will take the club point score a further stage on Sunday when the eighth heat will be…

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Commanding Lead Of Wickham In District Cricket Interest Now Centres In The Runner-Up

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 10

With only two series to complete the season, after the conclusion of the 11th Series to-morrow, the District Association's first grade competition has reached a very interesting stage in regard to the…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1939 · page 19

Club competitions at Newcastle Ocean baths…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1939 · page 19

Club competitions and social matches…

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Golf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1939 · page 19

Steel Works Club: Summer season's final event. Stableford competition, at Shortland. Waratah, Club: Par competition, in two…

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Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1939 · page 19

Newcastle and District Lawn Tennis Association's championship matches, at District Park…

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Rugby League Star's Northern Debut

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 25 February 1939 · page 8

A trial Rugby League match between Cessnock and Western Suburbs Clubs on March 10 is expected to-mark the first northern appearance of Ross…

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Tennis Day Championships

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 25 February 1939 · page 10

In the Day Championships played at District Park. Mrs. Guest met Miss Dix in the Women's A Reserve final, and Sherriff and Miss Cashman were…

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School Cricket Opens

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1939 · page 13

Marist Brothers' School, unbeaten with its No. 1 team last year, started the new season well against Homeville yesterday in the primary schools' competition conducted by the Maitland…

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Week-end Sport Hunter Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1939 · page 13

The principal question About to-day's matches in the Hunter River District Cricket Association's first grade competition is whether Marist Brothers can pass the Robins score of 258…

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District Cricket Teams In Good Positions

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 25 February 1939 · page 9

Except for Wickham, teams in the District Cricket competition had big scores to face when play was resumed this…

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Singleton Fixture Cancelled "Racing Out of the Question"

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 25 February 1939 · page 9

Although Singleton Club had applied for March 3—next Saturday—as its first racing date this year, owing to the…

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C. & S. Grade Cricket Competition At Vital Stage

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 25 February 1939 · page 9

With only one point separating the leaders, and only two more series to play, matches vital to the premiership were…

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