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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1942

1,392 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 70

Kurri Tennis

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 8

Kurd tennis championships will be played on Saturday as follows: 2 p.m., Miss A. Tait and B. Lindsay v Mrs. Ross and T. Mowett…

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Four Tennis Finals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 10

Four finals in championships conducted by the Newcastle and District Lawn Tennis Association will be played on Saturday…

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Cessnock Tennis Regrading

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 8

By regrading its players, Cessnock Tennis Association hopes to have uniform grading throughout the North. The badge grade,…

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Gee Steps Into Boxing Breach

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 10

When the Adelaide boxer, Alan Harry, withdrew from his bout with Tommy Chapman at Greater Newcastle Stadium on Saturday…

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Mixes Racing and Soldiering

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 8

MELBOURNE.— V. Hartney is the latest of several Melbourne jockeys undergoing military training. He hopes to be able to mis race…

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Tramway Cricket Competition

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 7

A combined team from the Newcastle District Transport and Tramway Cricket Association met a team from the Morisset Mental Hospital at New…

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Surf and Swimming Cook's Hill Surf Club

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 7

"Tot" Young and Roy Atkins well-known Cook's Hill surfers, will reappear against Merewether on Sunday in the Inter-club carnival for the Merebar…

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Punters Hard Hit by One Day Racing

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 8

SYDNEY (By R. K. Kent).— Results have been definitely in favor of bookmakers since the introduction of one-day a week racing in Sydney. The law came into operation…

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St. Andrew's Task in Cessnock Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 8

St. Andrew's will set a new season's record for Cessnock cricket if it gains a first-innings lead over High School in the…

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Four Cricket Grounds in Bad Condition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 10

FOUR of the grounds on which the Newcastle District Cricket Association depends to play its first-grade fixtures are…

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No R0sehill Racing Change

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 6

SYDNEY: No alterattons of the Rosehill programmes published for Saturday. March 14 and 21, are contemplated by the secretary, Mr. R. Rown…

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Fogo and Rushton Win Bowls Title

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 12

W. FOGO and W. Rushton, of Wallsend Club, defeated J. Lonsdale and J. Ramsay, of Belmont, in the final of the day…

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Pennant Bowls Teams Are Closely Bunched

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 5

(By "Yard On").—There should be many interesting (fames in all the pennants competitions to-morrow, as in each grade there are…

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Narvo to Continue Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 12

HERB NARVO, the international player, was congratulated at a special general meeting of Northern Suburbs…

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Move to End L.g.u. Golf

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 6

SYDNEY (By Heather McCulloch):—The Ladles' Golf Union nearly came to grief this week when a section of club delegates, led by two vice-presidents…

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Saturday's Tennis in Line for Third Win in a Grade Mixed Doubles

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 5

(By "Forehand") W. McGill and Mr. C. Turnbull, winners of the A grade mixed doubles tennis championship on two occasions, are to appear against W. Bevan and Miss B. Christenson in the semi-final at…

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U.S. Amateur Tennis Champion

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 14 February 1942 · page 4

Jack Kramer, who has been named by United States amateur tennis champion or 1941 Bobby Riggs (now professional) as the…

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Racing to Start Later in Victoria

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1942 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Friday.—State Cabinet will shortly consider prohibiting race meetings beginning before 1 o'clock on Saturday…

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Sunday Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 February 1942 · page 4

Sir,—It is with unhappy surprise that one finds women advocating disregard of the sanctity of the Christian Sabbath. We men have…

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Bowls Fixtures Undergo Many Changes

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 16 February 1942 · page 6

(By "Yard On").—Pennant bowls games cancelled on Saturday will now be played at the end of the pennant season. Next Saturday. February 21, was…

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