12 Races at Maitland Tin Hares
From over 200 nominations the Maitland Coursing Club has arranged a programme of 12 races for…
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Sport, 1939
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School Vacation Cricket Draw For Third Series To-morrow
The third series of the school vacation competition, arranged by the newcastle district crickets Association, will be played to-morrow, when the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Bowls Exciting Match Day Section Final in Fours Championship C. McNEILL'S Rink Wins
The final of the day section of the fours championship conducted by the Newcastle District Bowling Association was won yesterday by H. Murray, A. Murray, T…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Cricket Umpires Agree Give New Rule a Trial Lost Time Compensation
The Newcastle District Cricket Umpires' Association has agreed to the request of the Newcastle District Cricket Association and, like it, give the new rule regarding…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Tennis Tournament
A ladies' tennis tournament will be held at Park Way courts, Adamstown Park, at 10.30 a.m. to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Boxing Contest at Cessnock
Cessnock will be the scene of a boxing match on January 24, for the flyweight championship of Australia. The contest will be staged at…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Table Tennis Meeting
A general meeting of the Newcastle Table Tennis Association will be held on Monday next, January 16, at 7.45 p.m., in the Y.M.C.A. rooms,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Child Drowned in Private Swimming Pool Sydney
A three-year-old boy was drowned in a private swimming pool at Pymble yesterday while his two sisters and a number of the other children were…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Chance in Shield Cricket
S. Siamey, young Sydney Western Suburbs wicketkeeper, who has been given his first chance in big' cricket by being chosen for the New South Wales team to meet South Australia' in the Sheffield Shield on Saturday. Siamey is shown in a typical stance behind the slumps…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Races Will Not Clash With Show
SINCE the arrangement of Newcastle Jockey Club's fixtures for 1939, it was noticed that one of the dates, Thursday, February 23,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Speedway Racing English International To Ride On
Two more international riders will make their first appearance in Newcastle on the Showground on Saturday night. Bob Harrison, who is a…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Tennis Seedings Surprise Hopman Placed Third MELBOURNE
A surprise was contained in the seedings for the men's singles tennis championship of Australia, which were released to-day. H. Hopman eras placed in third…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Tennis Juniors Proposal for Coaching in Country SYDNEY
Following suggestions at the annual conference between New South Wales Lawn Tennis Association delegates and representatives of country districts, plans are…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Seaman's Death on Road at Stockton Inquiry by Coroner Boxing Day Fatality
Circumstances surrounding the death of John McMillan, 56, seaman, who was killed when a car collided with him…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →N.j.c. Races Will Not Clash with Show
The Newcastle Jockey Club's race meeting which was to have been held on February 23 has been brought forward to February 16. The former…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wickham Should Keep Its Lead District Cricket Points Score
The seventh series of the first round of the Newcastle District Cricket Association's first grade competition is at an…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Newbiggen to Contest State Titles To-night Swimming Championships In Sydney Jack Paul After Diving Honors
Newcastle swimmers will take part in several State championships this week, and at the week-end…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Bowler Makes Century Record Cup Tie Football Crowds Prolific Shield Rungetters
When the young South Australians, R. S. Whitington and K. Ridings, were nearing 200 in their opening partnership Following upon a paragraph published last week, on huge football crowds, come these interesting facts from a correspondent:—…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →"Married Life and Cricket Don't Mix" LONDON, January 10
MRS. DOROTHY HAMMOND, wife of the captain of the English cricket team touring South Africa, will not join her husband on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Far West Players Had Advantage Intense Heat at Country Tennis Carnival Women's Title Fight Sydney
Tennis players from the Far West had the advantage when the country carnival was continued at Rushcutter's Bay to-day, for the heat was more intense than the previous two days. Interest again centred in the A grade women's teams…
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