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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1944

1,414 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 71

C. & S. Cricket Hume Pipe to Play at Belmont

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 4

The Hume Pipe Works-Belmont match at Belmont on Saturday will be the centre of considerable interest in the City and…

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Golf Fixtures

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 7

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

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Hunter District Pennant Bowls

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 8

The Hunter River District Bowling Association will commence the 1944 pennants on Saturday. There are no entries from West…

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Branxton Cricket Averages

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 8

The batting averages of the Branvton sports Club's sunday cricket competition though not very high, were very creditable considering that many members…

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School Cricket Finals

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

The finals of the school vacation cricket competitions will be played nest Monday. Merewether, who won the first grads premiership, play Hamilton…

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Knock-out a Grade Tennis Final

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 4

By "Forehand."—Rising Sun meets O'Ryans in the knock-out final of the A grade mixed teams tennis competitions at District Park to-morrow…

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District Cricket Promoted From Thirds oTO FIRSTS

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 4

J. Campton, third grade medium-fast bowler, has been promoted to Lambton-New Lambton firsts for to-morrow's match…

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C and S. Cricket Scholes Nears Century of Wickets

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 4

J. Scholes. Hame Pine Works bowler, has taken 81 wickets for 450 runs at an avenue of 5.6. Last season ho secured 135…

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At Services Boxing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 January 1944 · page 8

Major Patterson and Eric Welch (sporting broadcaster) at combined Navy. Army and Air Force boxing contests in the…

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C. and S. Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 January 1944 · page 8

Whitebridge and New Lambton meet at Whitebridge to-day in the City and Suburban Association fourth division competition…

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Pennant Bowls First Grade Positions Unchanged

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 24 January 1944 · page 4

Results of Saturday's play in the pennant competition did not affect the points table as far as the No. 1 pennant was concerned…

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C. & S. Cricket Lambton's First Reverse

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 24 January 1944 · page 4

Mayfield Methodist's defeat of Lambton was the principal surprise in Saturday's City and Suburban games. Mayfield's…

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District Cricket G. Woolmer's Century in 66 MINUTES

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 January 1944 · page 4

FOUR HUNDRED and fifty-one runs were scored in Lambton v. Wallsend first grade district match at New Lambton Oval on…

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District Cricket Outright Win Was Fourth For Season

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 24 January 1944 · page 4

Wickham's outright defeat of Assault on Saturday was the fourth in District Cricket this season. Splendid bowling…

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Ask Why Newcastle Overlooked in Big Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 4

NEWCASTLE District Cricket Association decided last night to ask N.S.W. Association why Newcastle players were not…

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Swimming Danger

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 January 1944 · page 3

The Maitland district Coroner (Mr. Searlett) directed Kearsley Council's attention to the fact that two drowning fatalities had taken place near…

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Mid-week Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 January 1944 · page 8

If games in Newcastle District Bowling Association's mid-week competition are postponed to-day because of the transport…

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Pennant Bowls Fixtures for

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 January 1944 · page 4

The twelfth series of games in the pennant competitions will be played next Saturday. At present Hamilton No. 1 is leading…

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Weston's Lead in Cessnock Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 January 1944 · page 4

Weston, still undefeated in cessnock cricket, has piled up an eight-point lead over the second team on the table…

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District Cricket Maitland to Play Waratah

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 January 1944 · page 4

Maitland, District Cricket competition leader, will play Waratah-Mayfield on Saturday in the fourth series of…

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