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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1944

1,414 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 71

Combined High Schools' Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 25 March 1944 · page 4

The annual cricket match Combined Metropolitan High Schools versus Combined Northern High Schools at Newcastle will be played on Waratah Oval…

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Two Red Armies Racing to Get to Rumania FiRST

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 25 March 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Friday. — A gigantic race is on for the Rumanian frontier between fleeing Germans and hotly-pursuing Russians. With the German retreat now a definite rout, Marshals Zhukov and Koniev are vying with each other for the honor of being the first Red Army…

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Surfing and Swimming Club Notes Premier Swimming Club

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 March 1944 · page 4

Owing to adverse weather conditions at the Newcastle Baths on Saturday, the northern district swimming carnival held there was not as…

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Bad Day for Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 March 1944 · page 4

A strong, cold wind and intermittent squally rain mode conditions at the Ocean Baths unpleasant on Saturday when Newcastle Premier Swimming Club…

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Merewether Cricket Social

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 March 1944 · page 4

Merewether District Cricket Club held its wind-up social in the School of Arts on Saturday night. Visitors included Messrs. A. Dodds and Wallah…

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Rugby League Dawson to Play with North

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 March 1944 · page 4

Most important acquisitions for the coming league season are announced by Norths, who have secured the services of…

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Bowls District Pairs Postponed to Next

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 March 1944 · page 4

(By "Yard On").— Weather conditions prevented any play in the district champion pairs on Saturday, and as a result the…

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C. & S. Cricket Wet Weather Causes Complications

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 March 1944 · page 4

To-night's meeting of the City and Suburban Executive Committee will be called upon to find a satisfactory method of…

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Objects to Good Friday Cricket Stand by Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 March 1944 · page 4

Maitland Club is likely to press its objection to Good Friday play in the district first grade cricket final against Wickham…

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£1500 Prize Money for Njc Races on Easter

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 March 1944 · page 4

By "Valais."— The £1500 prize money for the NJC Easter Monday race meeting is the highest, with the exception of cup fixtures, given by the club for many years. Two £350 race— Flying and Easter…

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Rugby Union Entries Close on April 3

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 March 1944 · page 4

Entries for all Rugby Union grades close on April 3 and competitions commence on April 22. At the Newcastle Rugby Union…

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Acf Races at Broadmeadow

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 March 1944 · page 4

The programme for the Australian Comforts Fund May Day Appeal race meeting, on April 39, at Broad meadow is: Maiden Handicap £200 (one mile)…

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School Football Jerseys

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 March 1944 · page 7

The secretary of the Cook's Hill P. and C. Association (Mr. H. V. Gale) told members last night that permission had been granted…

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A.c.f. Bowls Gala

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 March 1944 · page 8

A bowls gala day conducted by Hamilton Bowling Club yesterday raised £21 for the Australian Comforts Fund. The day ended with a close finish…

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BOWLS District Pairs Championship On

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 March 1944 · page 8

A start will be made with the district pairs bowls championship on Saturday, when the qualifying and first…

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Golf Fixtures

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 March 1944 · page 7

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

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Trial Rugby Union Games

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 March 1944 · page 7

Trial Rugby Union games have been arranged by the Mayfield East Club for Saturday against Port Hunter. In the main match,…

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Police Boys' Boxing Tournament

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 March 1944 · page 7

Highlights of the Newcastle Police Boys' boxing tournament on April 18 will be the contests' for the Australian amateur…

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Rugby League Soldier-player Proposal

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 March 1944 · page 8

Officials of Newcastle League clubs are not optimistic that the soldier-player rule proposed by the…

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Boxing Champions In The Forces

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 March 1944 · page 8

SYDNEY.—Six of the seven boxing champions of the world are giving our war enemies all the stoush they want…

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