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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1943

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Week-end Sport Programme Athletic's

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 January 1943 · page 4

Continuation of the Newcastle District Athletic Associlation's point score competition at National Park No. 4 ground…

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Bomb-crater Swimming Pool

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 January 1943 · page 1

Private Sal Corona, of California, getting out of his bomb-crater swimming pool, on the main strip at Buna, and the Japanese only 100 yards away. A wrecked Japanese bomber on the landing strip at Buna—evidence of the accuracy of Allied airmen's bombs…

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Newcastle Racing Days

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1943 · page 6

Since Newcastle Jockey Club has an option to hold meetings at Wyong, and as transport restrictions prevent fixtures being held on that course, a…

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Resume Racing in South Australia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1943 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Friday.—South Australian racing and trotting delegates have conferred on the allocation of 40 race meetings for their respective…

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Cessnock Swimming

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 January 1943 · page 2

En[?]es for Cessnock's seventh [?]ming championship carnival on February [?] will close on January [?] with Mr C. J. Peters at Cessnock…

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Kurri Bowls

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 January 1943 · page 2

Kurri bowlers opened the season at the week-end with a progressive rinks competition, in which 12 rinks took part…

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Singleton Golf

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 January 1943 · page 2

Claude McDonald won the par competition from R. Solman in the gol[?]competi[?] non Saturday…

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Greyhound Racing on

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 January 1943 · page 4

Next Saturday's NJC greyhound racing programme will include [?] 130 yardsma[?] qua[?] Stake, beats of [?] will [?] on Thur[?] and…

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Delaney at Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 January 1943 · page 6

Discharged from hospital on Saturday morning, Prank Delaney attended Newcastle races in the afternoon. The stewards finished the inquiry into…

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Leading Tennis Teams Defeated

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 January 1943 · page 4

By "Forehand."—Connolly Park and Tod Spins, leading teams in the A and A Reserve grade section of the mixed teams…

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Pennant Bowls Wickham and Hamilton Share Lead

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 January 1943 · page 4

(By "Yard On"),—Wickham and Hamilton and Hamilton still share the leading position in the No. 1 pennant bowls competition, as…

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Control of Dog Racing Sought By Owners, Trainers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 January 1943 · page 6

GOSFORD, Sunday.—Decisions reached by the conference of New South Wales Greyhound Owners and Trainers' Associations to-day for…

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District Cricket Two Bowlers Each Take Seven Wickets

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 January 1943 · page 4

Honors were with the bowlers in the District cricket first grade competition on Saturday. Wellhom (Merewether) took seven…

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School Vacation Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 January 1943 · page 4

Merewether v Hamilton, at Empire Park, 10 a.m. to-morrow: W. Tennant, K. Banfield, W. White, K. Wellham, B. Burke, R. Westroff, J. Selkirk, E…

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Umpires' Cricket Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1943 · page 6

Arrangements for an inter-district cricket match will be completed at a meeting of City and Suburban and District Umpires' Committees at St…

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Mr. Baddeley Denies Dog Racing Appointment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1943 · page 6

SYDNEY, Monday.—"There is no foundation for the statements attributed to Mr. Hunter that I intend to appoint Mr. Bill Brown…

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Pennant Bowls Hamilton Has Easier Path to Premiership

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 January 1943 · page 4

By "Yard On."—The eleventh series of pennant bowls will be played on Saturday, with Wickham and Hamilton sharing the…

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Golf Fixtures

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 January 1943 · page 6

STEEL WORKS GOLF CLUB.—At Shortland on Saturday the Steel Works Club will conduct a Stableford competition…

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SWIMMING Newcastle Surf Club

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 January 1943 · page 6

Newcastle Surf Club last Sunday conducted heats of the senior and junior championships. The swim to the [?] in the senior events was a closely…

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Rivalry in Tennis Unprecedented

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1943 · page 6

With only a few points separating New Lambton, Nesca Park, and Mathiesons, unprecedented rivalry exists for Inclusion in third and fourth places…

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