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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1944

1,414 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 20 of 71

Rugby League Newcastle Attacks Poaching

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 4

The Management Committee of Newcastle Rugby League is to prepare a case for submission to the New…

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Intercity Police Boys' Boxing Displays

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 3

The intercity Police Boys' boxing and wrestling carnival to be held at the Newcastle Stadium tonight will eclipse all previous…

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71 Teams for Winter Tennis

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 4

Seventy-one tennis teams have entered for the winter teams competition which will begin on April 29…

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Cricket Amalgamation Move Defeated

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

AN EFFORT to have the committee of the Newcastle District Cricket Association set in operation a committee to bring about the…

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Badly Received at Two Schools Rugby Union Complaint

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

Headmasters of two Newcastle schools had refused to see Rugby Union officials to discuss the introduction of Union to the pupils, the…

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Rugby Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 April 1944 · page 4

Sir,—Men who have played rake will understand what an utter impossibility it would be for a rake to stand up in a serum with straight…

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A.C.F. Bowls at Hamilton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 April 1944 · page 8

Hamilton Bowling Club's tournament in aid of the Australian Comforts Fund yesterday afternoon realised £21/10/. In the final S. Carpenter, Mrs. Sawyer. Mrs…

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District Pairs and Singles Bowls Championships

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 April 1944 · page 8

The fourth and fifth rounds of the district pairs and the qualifying rounds of the singles bowls championships will be played on…

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Police Boys' Boxing Ends on Exciting Note

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 April 1944 · page 8

NO ROUND of fighting at Newcastle Stadium has caused greater excitement than did the last round of the last bout at the Police Boys'…

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Shankland Plans Tour As Golf Pro

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 April 1944 · page 8

SYDNEY.—Bill Shankland, ex-international League foot-baller and now a professional golfer in England, hopes to bring…

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Tennis Courts for Boys' High School

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 April 1944 · page 8

Newcastle Boys' High School has taken over three tennis courts in Waratah Park, the headmaster (Mr. N R. Mearns) told members…

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Interview Not Refused Cook's Hill School and Rugby Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 April 1944 · page 8

The Principal of the Cook's Hill Intermediate High School (Mr. A. W. Shuemaker) said yesterday that reports presented to the meeting of…

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Golf Fixtures

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 April 1944 · page 8

STEEL WORKS GOLF CLUB: At Shortland on Saturday, the Steel Works Club will conduct a Stableford competition…

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Manpower Raid Spoilt Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 April 1944 · page 1

BRISBANE, Wednesday.—Manpower officials raided Booroodabin Bowling Club's green this afternoon and interviewed all players except…

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Cessnock Tennis Association

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 April 1944 · page 2

Cessnock Tennis Association has been able to secure a supply of tennis balls for week-end play. Those wishing to play should report to the court…

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Rugby Union Competitions Begin on

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 April 1944 · page 8

The first round of the Newcastle Rugby Union competitions commence on Saturday, and if keenness is any indication the…

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Attractive Races in the Winter

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 April 1944 · page 8

SYDNEY.— With suburban clubs offering attractive prize-money the public can look forward to Interesting racing…

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31 Teams in the Field Rugby Union on

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 April 1944 · page 6

Newcastle Rugby Union opens its 1944 competition on Saturday with 31 teams taking part. The match of the day is likely to…

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Golf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 8

WARATAH: Competition, Cockle Creek links, to-morrow…

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Saturday's Bowls Programme

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 4

By "Yard On" — Keen interest is being taken in the fourth and fifth rounds of the district champion pairs which are to be played…

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