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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1944

1,414 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 71

Primary School Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 March 1944 · page 8

The PSAAA has arranged the following cricket fixtures to-morrow:— Seventh series (grades c and D):…

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Revived Tennis Balls "Like New"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 March 1944 · page 2

Reconditioned tennis balls have been received by the Secretary of the Newcastle Tennis Association (Mr. J. O'Ryan)…

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Fine Players Lose Tennis Interest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 March 1944 · page 6

Many A grade women players, particularly of the Hill Club, do not appear to be interested in competition play. It is likely that the…

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Weston's Lead in Cricket Final

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 March 1944 · page 2

Weston will have the advantage when play is resumed on Saturday in the Cessnock Cricket Association's final…

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Fewer Books at N.J.C. DOGS 40 to Field on Sydney Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 March 1944 · page 6

Forty instead of the normal 60 bookmakers will operate on Sydney events at Newcastle Jockey Club greyhound meetings…

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Combined Girls' High Swimming

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 March 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY.—Clipping three-fifths of a second off the schools' record, Barbara Lee (Sydney High) won the Girls' Combined High School' 110 yards…

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Rugby League Trials for Week-end

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 March 1944 · page 4

Ruby League trials will be continued at the week-end. On Saturday Norths play Maitland at Wickham and South will…

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Lambton Cricket Trophies

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 March 1944 · page 6

At a supper dance Lambton-New Lambton District Club held on Wednesday night, Mr. R. Beattie received a trophy as the batsman to secure…

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Bowls Record Entry for Pairs Championship

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 March 1944 · page 4

A record entry of 207 pairs will compete in the district pairs competition to-morrow, when the qualifying and first rounds…

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Merewether Golf Club's Annual Report

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 March 1944 · page 4

The report presented at the annual meeting of the Merewether Golf CLub disclosed income for the year of £7077 and the result a surplus of £548. An…

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Release of Reconditioned Tennis Balls

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 March 1944 · page 3

CANBERRA. — Authority had been given to manufacturers to begin distribution on March 31 on recovered tennis balls and new war…

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Play on 16 RINKS Bowls Pairs Title

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 March 1944 · page 8

Play in the Newcastle District Bowling Association pairs championships will begin to-morrow. Qualifying and first rounds will be played…

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Golf Club Income £2077

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1944 · page 8

Merewether Golf Club income for the year was £2077, and the surplus over expenditure £548, the President (Mr. N. McDonald) stated in the annual…

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Ladies' Bowls Gala for A.c.f

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1944 · page 8

Newcastle Ladies' Bowling Club will hold a mixed gala tournament for the A.C.F. on Easter Saturday and Easter Monday. Entries close with Mrs…

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Maitland, Wickham in Final District Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 April 1944 · page 4

Wickham and Maitland this afternoon commenced the final of Newcastle District Cricket Association's A…

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Athletic Oval Needed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1944 · page 6

"Newcastle needs an athletic oval," said the Regional Fitness Officer (Mr. S. Delves) at the annual meeting of the District Council of…

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Athletics Ovals for Children

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 April 1944 · page 2

The Regional National Fitness Officer (Mr. S. Delves) told delegates to the annual meeting of the District Council of P. and C…

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Upset in Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 April 1944 · page 4

The first round of the Newcastle District Bowling Association's pairs championship produced one of the biggest surprises of the competition…

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Boxing Champions by the Score

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 April 1944 · page 4

NEWCASTLE boxing trainer Tom Maguire "led in" his 20th Australian title-holder at Sydney Stadium on Saturday when Tommy…

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BOWLS Surprise Wins In Pairs Championship

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 April 1944 · page 4

By "Yard On."—Surprise results in the opening rounds of the district pairs championship on Saturday were the defeats of…

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