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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1944

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Branxton Cricket Trophies Presented

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 April 1944 · page 3

Winners of the various competitions in connection with Branxton Sports Club's cricket activities for 1943-44 received their trophies at…

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Rugby League Plans for Brighter Play This Season

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 April 1944 · page 8

Representatives of Newcastle Rugby League players, officials, coaches, and referees last night "got together" to consider means of brightening the game in the coming season. Referees promised a tightening-up in the application of…

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Cricket Pennant Allocation Opinion Divided

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 April 1944 · page 6

The City and Suburban Cricket Association last night failed to reach a decision on the allocation of individual pennants. Opinion was…

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Place Clubs in Zones Plans to Curtail Tennis Travel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 April 1944 · page 6

The Board of Control of Newcastle District Lawn Tennis Association will meet on the night of April 17—the date on which entries, for the…

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Sydney Rugby Union Team's Visit

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 April 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY.—Eastern Suburbs Rugby Union team will visit Newcastle premiers. HMAS Assault…

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Fewer Knocks-on in Rugby Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 April 1944 · page 8

Manly first grade and under 18 teams will meet St. Patrick's at Rugby Union at Wickhans Oval to-morrow afternoon. Rugby Unison followers expect the game…

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Bowls Two Rounds of Pairs Championship

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 April 1944 · page 4

By "Yard On."—The second and third rounds of the district pairs championship will be played at Hamilton,' National…

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Move for Cricket Merger

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 April 1944 · page 8

A fresh attempt to bring about a merger of the Newcastle District Cricket Association and the City and Suburban Association will be made…

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Anzac Day Bowls

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 15 April 1944 · page 4

Newcastle City Bowling club has issued its usual annual invitation Newcastle and district members of the Returned Soldiers'…

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Rugby Union To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1944 · page 8

Rugby Union matches to-day are—R.A.A.F. V. Merewether-Carlton, transferred from Empire Park to Connolly Park at 3.15 p.m., referee D. Charlton…

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Maitland Golf Club

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 15 April 1944 · page 4

AIF and Anzac Cup events would be conducted by Maitland Golf Club on Anzac Day. With a limit of 24, for an l8-hole…

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Rugby Union Final Trials

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 April 1944 · page 4

Four first grade teams had their final run on Saturday in preparation for the competition which commences next…

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Rugby Match, Mitchell Park

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 April 1944 · page 4

An incident in the Rugby League match in which Cessnock defeated South Newcastle…

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Bowls Surprises in Championship

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 April 1944 · page 4

There were a number of surprises in the second and third rounds of the Newcastle District Bowling Association's pairs championship on…

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Bowls Pairs Many Fancied Candidates Were Eliminated

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 April 1944 · page 4

By' "Yard-on."—Many pairs, considered to hold good prospects of winning the district title were eliminated in the…

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Kurri Bowls

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 4

Kurri bowlers held a mixed progressive rink carnival at the week-end in sid of the Comforts Fund. There was a good attendance and the event was…

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Kurri Rugby League

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 2

In a trial match at Kurri. Kurri Rugby League first grade team 20 [?] Madge [?]. White, Close tries[?] defeated West 17 [?]roz[?]er. Nash, Thomas tries…

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Rugby Union in Schools

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 4

Newcastle Rugby Union decided last night to ask the New South Wales Union what could be done about the playing of…

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Bowls Carnival for Acf

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 3

So great was the number of players who attended Hamilton bowling green to-day to take part in the carnival arranged by the…

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Play Off in Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 6

The play-off in the Newcastle District Bowling Association's No. 3 pennant competition between Carrington and Belmont will take place at the…

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