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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1945

1,463 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 74

Close Points Scores in C. and S. Major Cricket Competition

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 February 1945 · page 14

With the fifth series of matches, which will be decided on Saturday, the C. and S. cricket major competition will reach the half way mark, four matches remaining to be played. The competition table reads: Hume Pipe 11, New Lambton 10, Rathmines…

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Bowls Pennants at Interesting Stage

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 10

There will be keen competition in most of the games in the No. 1 grade bowls tomorrow, as about five teams have distinct possibilities of gaining premiership honors. These include Boolaroo, on 19…

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Change Sought in Control of Dog Racing

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 10

A largely attended meeting of the N.S.W. Greyhound Owners, Breeders and Trainers' Association in Sydney on Sunday last agreed that…

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Athletic Sprints Tomorrow

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 11

The Achilles Amateur Athletic Club will conduct a programme of sprint handicaps at No. 4 Sports Ground tomorrow…

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Swimming Championships

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1945 · page 8

State and country swimming championships will be held at Armidale Baths on February 23 and 24. Entries close on February 14…

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Cattle Damage Tennis Court

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 February 1945 · page 4

The Sunshine Tennis Club, Kotara, will ask Greater Newcastle Council to repair the fence bounding the court…

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Dave Sands Has Grand Record in Boxing

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 February 1945 · page 5

In his 27 contests, Dave Sands has fought away from Newcastle on only two occasions — when he knocked out Bill Bayliss and Dal Conway in…

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Stop Press District Cricket First Grade

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 February 1945 · page 12

Lambton 5/244 v Wickham. Merewether, first innings, 6 for 217 v Hamilton. Waratah 0/108 , v Belmont 66…

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Surprises in Bowls Again

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 February 1945 · page 6

Each round of the Newcastle District Bowling Association's pennant competition have brought surprises. Saturday's round was not an…

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Boolaroo's Bowls Lead Now Clear Cut

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 February 1945 · page 11

Boolaroo defeated Belmont in the No. 1 pennant on Saturday, and now has a clear-cut lead of three points over B.H.P., City, Hamilton and New Lambton, all of which share second place. With five more games to be played. the…

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Vincers' Good Win in Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 February 1945 · page 6

Vincers easily defeated O'Ryans second team in the semi-final of the Newcastle Tennis Association's A grade mixed teams' competition on…

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Vincers to Play in Tennis Final

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 February 1945 · page 11

Vincers scored an easy win in the semi-final of the A grade mixed teams tennis competition at District Park on Saturday. The…

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Cricket Leader Faces Another Defeat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 February 1945 · page 6

ONLY a particularly good batting performance next Saturday will save the leader of Newcastle District Cricket Association's first-grade…

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Two Centuries in District Cricket Games

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 February 1945 · page 11

Six of the district's most accomplished batsmen were to the fore in the opening day's play of the ninth series of competition…

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Newcastle Racing Failures May Make Amends in Near Future

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 February 1945 · page 12

Heavily backed Dance Time, Dart Off, King of the Mist and Mannerheim were costly failures on Saturday at Newcastle, but they should not be discarded. Each ran well enough to suggest making amends in the near future…

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Keen Struggle In Sight For Bowls Pennant

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 11

With only five more games to be played, No. 1 pennant bowls competition is particularly interesting, and it would be hard to predict…

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"Trams for Races None for Schools"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 2

"It is wicked that special trams to carry children to swimming baths and playing areas have been eliminated while trams are running to…

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Pat Cahill Carries on a Cricket Tradition

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 12

Detective Pat Cahill has a shining cricketing background in the prowess of his father and four uncles in Maitland years ago. But for Detective Cahill the fame achieved by his…

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Sydney Cricket Club Invitation Has Been Declined By Gordon Woolmer

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 12

"There is no possibility of Gordon Woolmer playing for, any Sydney club this season or until, the war ends for that matter," said the secretary of New Lambton District Cricket Club (Mr. Bill Cross) today…

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Golf Fixtures

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 11

WARATAH CLUB. — Par competition at Cockle Creek links, Saturday. STEEL WORKS CLUB. — Par competition. Saturday…

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