Gate Takings Up 25 Per Cent Good Year For Rugby League
Gate takings of Newcastle Rugby League wee 25 per cent. higher last season than in 1942, the President (Mr. Evan Lloyd) said last night:…
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Sport, 1944
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Semifinal Teams Still in Doubt C. & S. Cricket
With only three series of games to be played, City and Suburban semi-finalists still remain in doubt…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Golf Fixtures
STEEL WORKS GOLF CLUB: At Shortland on Saturday the Steel Works Club will conduct a stroke competition…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rugby League State Cup Plans Discussed
Plans for improvements in the Rugby League Cup competition are being discussed by the Country and NSW…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Tennis Association Annual Meeting
The annual general meeting of the Newcastle District Lown Tennis Association will be held at the Hamilton Council Chambers on March 2, Clubs…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wants Cricket Tour After War
LONDON, Feb. 23. A.A.P.—After the war a tour by Australian cricketers from the forces, on the lines of the 1910 A.I.F. side, would be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Brazier: Timken Should Win Newcastle Races
Failures at the last Newcastle meeting Brazier (Flying Handicap) and Timken (Novice Handicap) are likely to atone at Broadmeadow on Saturday. Bon Terre, in the NJC Handicap, should record his…
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Jimmy Pearce, who is to fight Jacky Green in one of the 12-round bouts at Newcastle Stadium to-morrow night. Is in the AIF and holds the NSW…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pennant Bowls for
By "Yard [?].—The [?]ec most important games in the No. 1 pennant [?]owis competition tp-morrow are: Hamilton v Wickham, Wallsend v Boolaroo…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cricket Maitland May Clinch Premiership
Maitland has a change to clinch the Newcastle District cricket premiership on Saturday if the team can defeat Merewether…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Week-end Sport Athletics
Myer Park Club: Field day at National Park. Police Boys v Mayfield East in a series of tests at National Park…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tennis Balls Next Month
A Sydney tennis ball manufacturing company has received permission from the Controller of Rubber to make a limited number of new balls from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Poor Displays by Heavily-backed Favorites at Newcastle Races
By "Valais,"—Disappointing displays by First Battery, Helen M. and Star Gold, favorites in their races at Newcastle on Saturday, were costly. It was "black Saturday," for punters despite the success of three of their No. 1…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →C. and S. Cricket J. Scholes Has Taken 103 WICKETS
Jack Scholes, Hume Pipe Works bowler, has secured 103 wickets for 713 rims following Saturday's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Secondary Schoolboys' Swimming Representatives
The selectors of the Newcastle District PSAAA have selected 22 boys from the Secondary Boys' School to represent Newcastle and Northern District…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Boys' Club Inter-city Boxing
The President of the Newcastle Police and Citizens' Boys' Club (Superintendent A. Duckworth) has called a special meeting of officers and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bowls Carnivals for A.c.f
Presidents of clubs affiliated with Newcastle District Bowling Association and Northumberland Women's Association will meet at Hamilton Clubhouse…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Scouts Swimming Carnival
After the swimming carnival at Gosford on Saturday, trophies will be presented to the winning troop and Scouts at a Scout social. The District…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Belmont Easter Bowls Carnival
Belmont Bowling Club will conduct a bowls carnival over the Easter holidays. It will cater for all branches of the game…
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The most important game in the No. 1 pennant bowls competition on Saturday will be that in which Hamilton, undefeated…
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