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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1943

1,333 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 67

Cricket Council to Encourage Game in Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 6

NEWCASTLE Cricket Council will be revived to-night. Its chief objective will be to advance cricket in district schools. At a…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 6

NOBBYS.—Sunday morning: First heats senior and junior club championship and R. and R. drill…

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Pennant Bowls To-morrow

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 4

By "Yard On,"—Pennant competitions will be resumed to-morrow after a three weeks' break, and many interesting…

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Dog Racing Inquiry Next Week

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The committee to inquire into the management and control of greyhound racing in N.S.W. following…

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Coordinating Cricket in Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 4

Al last night's meeting of the Newcastle Cricket Council, moves were to coordinate the activities and…

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Cricket Bodies to Coordinate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 6

Newcastle Cricket Council decided last night to meet again on January 25 to formulate a scheme to coordinae the activities and…

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Strict Control of Dog Racing Punned

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY.—Legislation to provide for united control of greyhound racing will be introduced by the Chief Secretary (Mr…

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Athletics

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 2

The Newcastle Athletic Associations will open its 1947 point score competition at No. 4 Sports Ground, National Park, to-morrow afternoon…

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Week-end Sport Programme Athletics

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 4

The Newcastle Athletic Association will commence the 1943 point score competition at No. 4 Sports Ground National Park, to-morrow…

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Vacation Swimming at Cessnock

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 January 1943 · page 2

Sixty-five girls and 60 boys are attending the vacational swimming classes at Cessnock baths…

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Stop Press Moonee Valley Races

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 January 1943 · page 1

Appeal Handicap.—Second Division: David Copperfield 1. Aggressor 2. Much To Say 3. HAROLD PARK TROTS…

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Athletic Season to Open

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1943 · page 6

Newcastle Athletic Association's 1943 points-score competitions will begin at No 4 Sports Ground. National Park, this afternoon. Members of the forces…

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Women's Bowls Pennants

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 January 1943 · page 6

In the Northumberland Women's Howling Association's annual pennant competitions, which begin to-morrow. Hamilton has forfeited all matches in…

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Vacation Cricket Teams

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 January 1943 · page 4

Merewether v Waratah, at Mitchell Park Wednesday, 10 a.m. W Te[?] W White W. Oi[?] Burke, E Clarke K [?] R. Al[?] G. Hamilton…

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Pennant Bowls Wickham and Hamilton Share Lead

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 January 1943 · page 4

By "Yard On": Belmont was defeated by New Lambton in the No. 1 pennant bowls competition on Saturday; Wickham and…

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Spurs Barred at Soldiers' Races

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 January 1943 · page 1

Spurs will be barred when steeds, with strange names and doubtful pedigrees, compete at a big race meeting, which is being planned by the Army in a north-west operational area in Australia…

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Connolly Park and Railway Tennis Leaders

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 January 1943 · page 4

By "Forehand." — Connolly Park, by defeating Nesca, now lead the A and A Reserve grade section of the mixed teams…

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District Cricket Maitland Improves Position

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 January 1943 · page 4

By defeating Stockton outright in the District Cricket first grade competition on Saturday, Maitland advanced…

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Maehl Bats and Bowls Well

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1943 · page 6

P. Maehl, Newcastle district colt, was again prominent in the batting and bowling averages in the schoolboys' vacation cricket competition yesterday…

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Greyhound Racing at Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 January 1943 · page 4

The next Newcastle greyhound race meeting will be held at the Hamilton Speedway track on Saturday, January 23…

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