Carnival Bowls at Wickham
Play on Saturday was confined mostly to social games, but some clubs engaged in their own competitions. The…
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Sport, 1940
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Swimming Classes for Children at Newcastle
The vacation swimming school, arranged by the Department of Education, will begin at the Newcastle Baths to-morrow at 9 a.m…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Merewether's Bright Batting Display District Cricket
Merewether is at present at the bottom of the points score in the district first grade competition, but its score on Saturday of 237…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In Two Races Bramol May Win Sprint
Bramol should win the New Year's Gift or the Alfred Hill Handicap. Winner of an A.J.C. Kensington Handicap, Bramol was placed in Melbourne in the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Will Not Seek Lower Fees Bookmakers at Dog Races
The Northern Bookmakers' Association has decided not to seek a reduction in the betting fee charged by Cessnock and Maitland dog racing clubs…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Storm in Queensland Cricket Players Say Allowance Has Been Cancelled SYDNEY
Trouble has broken out between the Queensland Cricket Association and the Sheffield Shield players in Sydney. Claiming that the team should have left for home on Saturday night, or at least on Sunday, the controlling body has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →School Swimming Classes Begin
The Department of Education's annual swimming school commenced at the Ocean Baths to-day for Newcastle children…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Begins To-day Vacation Swimming School
The Newcastle vacation swimming school, which will be held under the auspices of the Department of Education, will begin at the Ocean Baths at 9 a.m…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Vacation Swimming Classes for Cessnock Children
Vacation swimming classes, arranged by the Department of Education, commenced to-day at Cessnock Baths. Children may enrol with the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Teachers Play Cricket
The first vacation match arranged by the Newcastle Teachers' Cricket Club will be played on Wednesday against Morisset Hospital at the Morisset ground…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hunter Cricket Fixtures
Fixtures for the Hunter River District Cricket Association's A and B grade competitions, to be played on January 6 and 13. are:—…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Races on January 16
The Newcastle Jockey Club will open the 1940 racing season with a meeting on Tuesday, January 16, at Broadmeadow, Singleton has a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Nimmo: Annette Win Belmont Sailing Races
The Belmont 16-foot Sailing Club conducted two events yesterday—a novelty race and the fifth heat in the Top Dog Breks trophy in conjunction with…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Races at Belmont Annette and Nimmo Win
The Belmont 16-foot Sailing Club conducted two events yesterday—a novelty race and a sweepstake. The boats were folly rigged on the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Alan Westbury Regains Welter Boxing Title Purcell, With Eye Cut, Withdrew in Seventh Round
Jimmy Purcell fought particularly well when he lost his Australian welterweight title to the Newcastle boxer, Alan Westbury, at Greater Newcastle Stadium yesterday morning. But Westbury was brilliant…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Alice Springs Gay for New Year Dancing and Races Alice Springs
After celebrating the New Year with a three-day race meeting, and a dance that started at midnight and ended at sunrise, many revellers will set off on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Find Other Players Reply to Strike Threat Queensland Cricket Trouble Brisbane
"If the Queensland Sheffield Shield team which played New South Wales refuses to play against South Australia, in the match…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →League Rules for Amateur Rugby Football
Thirteen-aside Rugby, under professional rules, may be played in South Wales during the war. Since the decision of the Welsh Rugby Union not|…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Swimming Instruction
Classes, arranged annually by the Education Department to provide instruction in swimming for schoolchildren have begun at Cessnock Baths. They will…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Women's Swimming Carnival
The Women's Swimming Association has decided to hold the northern district championships in the Merewether baths on…
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