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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1942

1,392 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 70

Maitland Dog Racing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1942 · page 8

Maitland show Council will hold its next greyhound meeting on Saturday, January 24. The first race will probably start at 4 p.m. The possibility of the…

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Cessnock Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 January 1942 · page 8

Prospects will be even on Saturday when play is resumed in the Cessnock firt-grade fixture between East Cessnock and High School…

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Surf and Swimming Nobbys Surf Club

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 January 1942 · page 8

Nobbys S.L.S.C. patrol for Sunday is: No. 4 19 a.m. to 5 p.m. E. R. Maclean (capt.), I. Ippl[?]ard (vice-capt.), G. Grimmond, E. Carruthers, J…

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Tramway Cricket Competition

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 January 1942 · page 8

The Newcastle District Transport and Tramway Cricket Association continued its competition yesterday when No. 2 and No. 5 teams met at New Lambton…

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District Cricket Fixtures: Umpires

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 January 1942 · page 8

Newcastle District Cricket Association fixtures and umpires for Saturday are; DISTRICT SECTION First grade: Wallsend v Merewether…

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Stop Paying Dog Racing Profits to Government

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1942 · page 8

GOSFORD, Wednesday.—Holding that the association is not in a financial position to continue payments, Gosford District Agricultural and Citrus Association…

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Women's Mid-week Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 January 1942 · page 10

The President of the Newcastle and District Lawn Tennis Association (Mr. Wallace V. Rodgers) will present trophies to winners of events in the…

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Cricket Umpires Meet

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 January 1942 · page 10

City and Suburban Cricket Association umpires have been called to a special meeting at the Mechanics. Institute, Hamilton, on Tuesday at 8 p.m…

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North Well in Picture State Swimming Championships

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 January 1942 · page 10

SYDNEY, Thursday.—John Erwin (Cook's Hill Surf Club), Rodney Button (Maitland), and Kenneth Sever and John Forrest (Singleton)…

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Owners Resent Dog Racing Cuts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 January 1942 · page 10

The action of the Government in curtailing greyhound racing in New South Wales was criticised at a meeting of the Northern District…

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Reduced Number of Dog Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 January 1942 · page 10

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The dog racing meeting at Wentworth Park on Saturday was to-day reduced from 19 to 11 events by the National…

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Special Mixed Doubles Tennis Final at District Park

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 January 1942 · page 6

(By "Forehand") — The programme arranged for to-morrow afternoon at District Park is comprised of matches in the lower grade sections. One final will be decided. Hetherington and Mrs. Gustard…

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Greyhound Racing Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 January 1942 · page 4

MAIDEN STAKE: AYESHA SKY 1. High Road 2. Kitty Murphy 3. All started. Won by a neck length and a half. Time 28 4-sec…

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Stop Press Rosehill Races

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 January 1942 · page 1

Maiden Handicap, rst division, betting: 10 KING'S CROSS, Royal Laddle, 12 Miss Cyanea. Dive. (for 5s): Win,…

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Country Swimming Titles at Cessnock

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 January 1942 · page 2

More than 300 entries have been received for the N.S.W. country swimming championships to be held at Cessnock Baths next…

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No Pennant Bowls in Upper Hunter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 January 1942 · page 4

Transport difficulties have caused teams in the Upper Hunter which are affiliated with the Hunter River District Bowling Association to abandon…

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Marathon Match in Grade Tennis

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 January 1942 · page 6

(By "Forehand").—J. Dart and Mrs. L. Vincer defeated S. Hetherington and Mrs. Gustard in the semi-final of the…

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Stockton Regains Cricket Lead

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 January 1942 · page 6

STOCKTON regained the lead in the Newcastle District Cricket Association's first grade competition on Saturday when, in the first…

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Four Leaders Beaten in Pennant Bowls Competitions

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 January 1942 · page 6

(By "Yard On") Several surprise victories on Saturday greatly increased interest in the pennant bowls competition. Four leading: teams were defeated__B.H.P. in the No…

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Hard Tennis One Match—Three Hours

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 January 1942 · page 6

After three hours of close and solid play, Dart and Mrs. L. Vincer won the Newcastle and District Lawn Tennis Association's special mixed doubles…

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