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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1945

1,463 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 74

Good Sprint Class in Autumn Racing Stayers Below Standard

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 January 1945 · page 15

MELBOURNE: There wilt be no shortage of class sprint horses during the autumn racing season in Melbourne, but although there are plenty of them about, the stayers, with few exceptions, are not up to the standards of…

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Anniversary Day Games In District Cricket Are Limited To Day's Play

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 January 1945 · page 13

District grade cricketers will have a double programme of matches over this holiday week-end. Tomorrow the seventh series will be concluded and on Monday (Anniversary Day) the eighth series will be completed in a day…

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Waratah's Football Successes

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 27 January 1945 · page 5

By winning the Rugby League major premiership outright last year, Waralah-Mayfield now has outright possession of the…

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Athletic Carnival On

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 27 January 1945 · page 4

Given good weather, athletes who participate in the Amateur Athletic-Association's carnival meeting at the Sports Ground on Monday should…

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Swimming Stars At Belmont Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 January 1945 · page 7

Swimming stars at Belmont at the weekend.—Left to Right: R. McCourt (Manly), B. Hancock (Belmont), R. Johnson (North Cronulla), K. Sever (Singleton), and K. Donaldson (Sydney University)…

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Strong Sides in Social Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 January 1945 · page 6

The former Queensland bowler champion, Wal Currey, will be in the Sydney team to play the inter-association match against Newcastle…

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Boolaroo Still Leads In Pennant 1 Bowls

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 January 1945 · page 7

Boolaroo still remains at the head of the No. 1 pennant bowls competition, but only to the extent of one point as they could…

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Rugby League Will Foster Schoolboys

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 January 1945 · page 11

In order to keep a steady flow of League football material through the junior gradings up to senior status, special attention will be paid in Newcastle this season to schoolboys' games and tuition…

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Duke Not Racing During War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—While the war is on the Duke of Gloucester will not race horses in Australia…

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Duchess Excelled at Table Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1945 · page 4

Described as a "first class" table tennis player, the Duchess of Gloucester was runner-up in the women's championship during the voyage to Australia…

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Lake Centres May Combine in Rugby Union

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 January 1945 · page 12

A large following of Rugby Onion enthusiasts attended a meeting of the Boolaroo Rugby Union Club last week to discuss the formation of…

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Federal Rule Pending on Racing Times

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Premier (Mr. McKell) said the Commonwealth Government proposed to issue a regulation covering the starting and…

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Push Bench Wins at Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 January 1945 · page 11

The match between Push Bench and Routing on Monday resulted ir. an unexpected win for Push Bench. The best bowling was by R…

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Zhukov Races for Berlin S.S. Troops From Front To Quell Unrest In Germany

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 January 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday: Berlin has now been declared a fortress city and will be defended to the last, a German official spokesman said last night. German High Command last night admitted that Marshal Zhukov's…

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Two Districts "Break Even" in Athletics

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 January 1945 · page 11

Sydney and Newcastle athlete "broke even" in the carnival conducted by the Newcastle branch of the N.S.W. Amateur Athletic…

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Cessnock Cricket Fixtures

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 February 1945 · page 7

Cessnock Cricket Association will field an under 21 team against Maitland Association on Sunday and on the following Sunday an A grade…

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New Use for Old Tennis Balls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1945 · page 2

OWING to the difficulty in purchasing mosquito-proof gauze for household tanks, the Health Inspector for Lower Hunter Shire Council (Mr…

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District Cricket Aspects Changed by Holiday Games

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 February 1945 · page 14

The fight for inclusion in this season's District Cricket final has developed along complicated lines. AnniVersary Day defeats of the leaders, Hamilton, and New Lambton, have vitally changed the whole aspect of the…

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Vincers Meet O'ryans 2 in Tennis Semi-final

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 February 1945 · page 14

Vincers and O'Ryans No. 2 will meet in the semifinal of the A grade section of the Lawn Tennis Association's mixed team competition at District Park on Saturday. Reid Park opposes Railway in the A reserve grade final. Vincers team has not been seen…

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A.J.C. Has Allocated £250 to New Racing Body

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1945 · page 8

WITH the appointment of Mr. J. Hibbard, of Port Macquarie, Deputy Registrar to the Central and Lower Coast Racing Association, the…

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