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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1944

1,414 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 71

Pennant Bowls Fixtures For

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 March 1944 · page 4

The most important game in the No. 1 pennant bowls competition on Saturday will be that in which Hamilton, undefeated…

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District Cricket Contest for Second Place

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 March 1944 · page 4

Second place in the District Cricket final may depend on the results of two matches on Saturday…

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C. & S. CRICKET Fight For Fourth Place In Finals

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 March 1944 · page 4

Principal interest in the City and Suburban First Division cricket competition lies in the struggle for the fourth…

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Aided in Raaf Rescue Newcastle Tennis Players' Awards

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 8

Two members of the Railway Tennis Club have been notified that they have been awarded the Bronze Medal anil Certificate for bravery in assisting RAAF men to safety when their plane crashed at Broadmeadow on September…

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Tennis Balls Available for Competitions

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 4

The President of the Newcastle and District Lawn Tennis Association (Mr. W. V. Rodgers) announced at the annual meeting last night, that sufficient balls would be available to conduct competition matches this year…

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Bowls a Pennants May End on

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 4

By "Yard On." — To-morrow's carries may be the last this season for the No. 1 pennant, but deferred games from November 13…

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District Cricket Contest for Fastest Century

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 4

L. Livingstone, Fortress captain, has three more chances to beat G. Woolmer for the season's fastest…

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C.&s. Cricket Hume Pipe's Vital Game with Lambton

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 4

Hume Pipe Works and Lambton meet in what will be a vital tame for the Pipe Workers in the City and Suburban…

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Dawson Shield Athletics

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 4

The last day for the Dawson Shield Ryan and Malcomson trophy athletics will be held on Saturday at No. 4 Sports Ground, Points scored to date…

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Week-end Sport Athletics

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 4

Field day at National Park, arranged by Myers Park, Police Boys and Mayfield East clubs. BOWLS…

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Cricket Forfeit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1944 · page 8

Assault will forfeit to Waratah in Newcastle District Cricket Association's third grade competition to-day…

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Women in Men's Tennis Teams

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1944 · page 8

Newcastle District Tennis Association decided at its annual meeting to conduct a mixed winter teams' competition…

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First Reconditioned Tennis Balls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 March 1944 · page 4

The reconditioned tennis balls, in appearance, are difficult to distinguish from new. Although only about 60 per cent. of…

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Pennant Bowls Hamilton's First Grade Premiership

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 March 1944 · page 4

By "Yard On."—Although Hamilton was defeated on Saturday by Wallsend, the State title holders have again won the district…

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Picked Up Bait Before Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 March 1944 · page 4

The analyst's report concerning the death of Judy Carlton, who was found dead in the kennels at Newcastle greyhound meeting a fortnight ago,…

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District Cricket Passmore's Fine Bowling

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 March 1944 · page 4

In three matches, J. Passmore, Wickham left-hander, had taken 22 wickets at an average of 4.2. His…

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District Cricket Woolmer's Third Century

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 March 1944 · page 4

G. Woolmer's third century this season, and M. Hinman's 13 wickets for 79, were the highlights of the first-grade competition on…

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C. and S. Cricket Belmont Is New Leader

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 March 1944 · page 4

Belmont has now taken the lead in the City and Suburban major competition. This is the third time…

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Bowls Veterans' Competition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 4

About 90 players 70 years and over, arc expected to play in Newcastle District Bowling Association's 10th annual veterans' competition at Hamilton on…

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Preparations for Rugby Union Season

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 4

Preparations for the 1944 season were made at a meeting last night of the management committee of the Newcastle Rugby Union…

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