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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1941

2,235 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 21 of 112

Races Broadcast From House-top Race Club Frustrated

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 18

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Although the Mornington Race Club had prohibited the broadcasting of the meeting to-day, a commercial station was able to give…

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U.S. Tennis Ruling Won't Apply to Our Amateurs Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 8

If Australia applied strictly the American tennis ruling that players associated with the sale of sporting goods are ineligible for amateur competitions, most of our stars would be disqualified…

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Programme of Week-end Sport Athletics

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 8

Myers park club: field day at national park Bowls club games for the Greek Appeal…

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Russian Youth's Swimming Prowess

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1941 · page 10

SYDNEY, Friday.—Outstanding performer at the Parramatta High School's swimming carnival at Granville Baths to-day was Bogdan Hmelnitsky, a Russian youth, who won ail…

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Milgate Boxing Shield Winners

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 March 1941 · page 5

Boys from the Marist Bros.' High School who defeated the Police Boys' Club's representatives at the Newcastle Stadium on Thursday night for the Milgate Shield. The gun-crew of a British destroyer in a convoy escort preparing for action…

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Macquarie Golf Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1941 · page 10

The Macquarie Goff Club will hold its annual opening tournament to-day and to-morrow. Record entries are expected. The tournament opens at 12.30 p.m., with…

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Cessnock Tennis Competition

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 March 1941 · page 5

Entries for the Cessnock Tennis Association's winter competitions will close on April 19. Play will commence on April 26…

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Newcastle Baths Antiquated Swimming Official Critical

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1941 · page 10

The Treasurer of the Northern District Amateur Swimming Association (Mr. Thomas B. Edge), who recently visited Parkes and Forbes as an instructor for…

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Mid-week Tennis Draw

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1941 · page 10

C grade, semi-final: Alcayde v. Laurels; reserve grade, semi-final: Railway (1) V. Hamilton. TOURNAMENT FOR GREEK APPEAL…

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Singleton's Bowls Win

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 March 1941 · page 8

SINGLETON, Sunday.—Singleton defeated Denman, 25-17, in the first match of the Hunter River District Bowling Association's fours championships. Scores—G. Wilkinson,…

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Royal Boxing Thrills and Comedy

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 March 1941 · page 7

As the name suggests. "The Leather Pushers" is a story of prize-fighters and of boxing. It has its exciting moments as well as its not so exciting…

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Wallsend Cricket Club's Fourth Annual Picnic

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 March 1941 · page 8

An enjoyable time was spent by the 400 picnickers who were conveyed in 10 buses to Nelson Bay yesterday for the Wallsend District Cricket Club's…

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Ten Buses for Cricket Club's Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 March 1941 · page 2

Ten buses carried a party of 450 from Wallsend to Nelson's Boy yesterday for the fourth annual picnic of the Wallsend Cricket Club…

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Waratah-mayfield and Lambton-new Lambton in Cricket Final

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 March 1941 · page 8

Whatever hopes Wallsend had of beating Lambton-New Lambton for the honor of playing Waratah-Mayfield in the final of the Newcastle District Cricket competition were lost on Saturday. It is in a seemingly hopeless position in its game against…

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Cook's Hill High Swimming

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 8

Cook's Hill Intermediate High School held its annual swimming carnival at the Ocean Baths to-day. Swimmers…

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Boxing for Patriotic Funds

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 4

The proposal to hold a boxing and wrestling show in aid of the Newcastle Patriotic Fund and the Greek Day Fund was considered at a meeting at the City…

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Hire Of Tennis Courts

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 8

Applications for the hire of tennis courts at District Park must be submitted to the secretary of the Newcastle District Lawn Tennis…

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Women Tennis Players for Men's Teams?

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 8

Before the end of the present tennis season leading women players may be called upon to fill vacancies in some of the men's competition teams…

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All Love Thrives on Racing Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 8

All Love was pulling her rider, T. Gunning, out of the saddle when covering six furlongs in 1.23 at Flemington to-day. She has thrived to a…

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Players Seeded for Tennis Association's Winter Competition

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 8

Nine men and six women were graded as seeded players for the Newcastle District Lawn Tennis Association's winter teams competition at last night's meeting of the Board of Control. The competition will start On April 21…

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