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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1943

1,333 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 67

Inter-dominion Rugby Match in Great Britain

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 February 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY.—From London to-day comes the announcement that Austraia and New Zealand Next Saturday will play the first inter-dominion football match…

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Rugby League in Schools Facing Decline, Says Mr. Delves

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 February 1943 · page 2

Mr. S. Delves (P.S.A.A.A.) told Newcastle Rugby League last night that it was faced with the prospect of a decline in the popularity of…

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Women's State Swimming

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 February 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY.—Una Crittenden of West Maitland and Marie Stevenson Newcastle will compete in the State junior swimming championship at Bondi on…

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Cessnock Swimming Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 February 1943 · page 4

More than 300 entries have been received by Cessnock Amateur Swimming Club for a carnival on Saturday. Northern District Association…

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Registration Of Boxing Union Cancelled

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 February 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY.—The registration of the NSW Professional Boxers Managers and Trainers Association as an industrial union was cancelled to-day by…

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Pennant Bowls Deferred Game Next

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 February 1943 · page 4

Pennant bowls games set down for play next Saturday will be those deferred from November 7 and may or may not be…

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Conference on Control of Dog Racing

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 February 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY.—A conference on control of dog racing is being held in camera to-day. Representatives of the Northern and Southern…

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C. & S. Cricket Three Games Bear on Premiership

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 February 1943 · page 4

Saturday's city and Suburban First Division fixtures will have an important bearing on the outcome of the competition…

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Golf Fixtures

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 February 1943 · page 6

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

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Surf and Swimming Newcastle Surf Club

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 February 1943 · page 6

On Saturday, February [?] at 2.39 p.m., on Newcastle Beach. Newcastle Sur[?] Club, in conjunction with the Trade Union Red Cross Committee, will…

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First Grade Tennis Should Be Finalised on

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 February 1943 · page 6

Matches in the A and A reserve grade sections of the mixed teams tennis competition at District Park on Saturday are…

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A.C.F. Request Refused Sunday Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 February 1943 · page 2

A request from the Australian Comforts Fund for permission to hold a Sunday afternoon cricket match in Newcastle was refused by the…

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Deferred Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 February 1943 · page 6

Matches deferred from November 7 will be played in Newcastle District Bowling Association's pennant competitions to-morrow…

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Pennant Bowls May Finish on

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 February 1943 · page 4

Unless ii is found necessary to conduct finals, the last of the pennant bowls competitions will be played to-morrow. A…

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C. & S. Cricket Competition Nearing Completion

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 February 1943 · page 4

Matches in the City and Suburban First Division to-morrow will be crucial for the leading sides as none can afford to be…

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Swimming Championships at Cessnock

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

The New South Wales Swimming Association has granted permission for six championships to be held at Cessnock Amateur Swimming Club's seventh…

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Tennis Star's Deferment Appeal Rejected

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 6 February 1943 · page 3

NEW YORK, Friday.—The Draft Appeals Board, rejecting star tennis player. Bunny Austin's, deferment appeal, sain that Austin was…

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Constitution for Newcastle Cricket Council

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

Postponed on Wednesday and again last night, the sub-committee meeting to frame a constitution for Newcastle Cricket Council, which is…

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S.A. Racing Ban to Remain Premier Says He Will Have No Humbug

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

ADELAIDE, Friday.—The ban on all racing in South Australia is to remain. This was made plain by the Premier (Mr. Playford)…

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Hamilton Again Bowls Premiers

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 February 1943 · page 4

(By "Yard On").—Hamilton won the first and second grade pennants bowls competitions, Cardiff Railways the number…

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