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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1941

2,235 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 112

Ajax Returns to Racing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Ajax may return to racing at Flemington on February 15. He will probably start in the St. George Stakes. If he makes a good…

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Hunter River Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 2

Fixtures and umpires in the competition matches arranged by the Hunter River District Cricket Association next Saturday are—…

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State Title to Cessnock Girl Swimming Championships

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 11

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Thelma Chapman, 14-year-old Cessnock swimmer, easily won the 55 yards junior freestyle championship of New South Wales at…

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Week-end Golf Fixtures Hamilton Club

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 10

Hamilton Golf Club on Saturday will conduct a stroke competition and the fifth round of the Summer Cup. Newcastle Club…

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Fancy Fair Permit Surf and Swimming Bodies to Share

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 11

Greater Newcastle Council last night approved an application from the Northern District Amateur Swimming Association to use Parnell-place in conjunction…

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N.D. Women's Swimming Carnival The first of the stillwater

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 11

swimming carnivals will be held in the Newcastle baths to-night. The Northern District Women's Swimmer Association will conduct a…

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Cricket Umpires to Play at Maitland

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 3

A team representing the Newcastle district cricket umpires will visit West Maitland on Monday. January 27. to play the umpires from the Hunter…

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Good Prospects in Country Titles Tennis Week in Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 11

Newcastle is well represented in the more important rounds of the Country tennis championships. The holder of the men's singles championship, L…

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Athletic Championships

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 10

Northern District Amateur Athletic Championships will begin at No. 1 Sports Ground on Saturday. Events to be decided are —Junior 220 yards, senior 220 yards, senior…

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Tod Morgan, Boxing Marvel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 15

MEET TOD MORGAN—Australian champion, former world champion, and one of the marvels of boxing. Morgan, at 37—he looks only half…

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Close Play for Bowls Titles

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 15

Exceptionally seen play featured the first round of the Newcastle District pairs chumpionship contested on several greens yesterday afternoon. In three instances pairs were…

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Weston Cricket Team

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 8

Weston cricket team to play Robins in the Hunter first-grade competition at Maitland to-morrow is: T. Miller. G. Price. B Squires. K. Todd…

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Country Tennis Player in Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 8

Ron McLoughlin the Sydney welter-weight who is to fight Tod Morgan Australian lightweight champion at Newcastle Stadium to-morrow night. The contest…

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Judge's Placing Disputed Protest in District Swimming Title

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 15

Although the race was held lost night at the Ocean Baths, not until the Northern District Women's Amateur Swimming Association meets will it be known who is the…

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Pennant Bowls Nat. Park to Oppose Stockton

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 8

The game which will be watched with most interest tomorrow will be the Stockton National Park match in the No…

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RODE 160 Miles to Swimming Classes Enthusiasm Of Boy At. Cessnock

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 8

John Stephen, primary school pupil of "Cote d'Or," Pokolbin. rode his bicycle 160 miles during the fortnight to attend ten swimming classes at the…

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C. & S. Cricket J. Donnelly's Reappearance Stewarts & Lloyds Meet Lambton

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 8

Most interest in the A grade City and Suburban cricket series on Saturday will be in the match between Lambton,…

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L. Dawson Prepares for Boxing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1941 · page 10

L. Dawson, international Rugby League winner, is training fur busing contests. Before be played Rugby League seriously. Dawson was a promising middleweight, and…

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Vincer Loses Tennis Title

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1941 · page 10

SYDNEY, Friday.—L. Vincer (Newcastle) lost the country singles tennis championship to-day to Aubrey Brogan, 18-year-old Goulourn player. Vincer won only two games…

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Week-end Sport Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1941 · page 9

Hunter River District Cricket Association's A grade competition. Fixtures—Robins v. Weston United, on Robin's Oval: Gresford v. Branxton. on Association turf wicket;…

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