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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1946

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Bowls

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 January 1946 · page 8

Tattersall's Club bowlers to meet Wickinson, Grinsell, Ferguson, Edwards, Hutchinson, Doyle, Keating, Reeves, Laurence, T. Moore, Jeffries, M. Clarke, R. Clarke…

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Red Groo, Proof Again Likely To Win At N.J.C. Dog Races

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 January 1946 · page 7

Red Groo (Lambton Stake) and Proof Again (N.J.C. Stake), winners last Saturday on the Hamilton Speedway track, are well placed against similar class at tonight's meeting, and are favored again…

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Holiday Bowls

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 January 1946 · page 11

Unless the restrictions are lifted there will be no play in the pennant competitions next Saturday, but many clubs will take the opportunity of conducting their…

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A Grade Mixed Tennis Final

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 January 1946 · page 6

The semi-finals and finals of the mixed teams' competition conducted by the Newcastle Lawn Tennis Association will be played on…

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Cessnock Dog Races to Resume

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 January 1946 · page 12

Greyhound races will be resumed at Cessnock on Saturday night, January 12. This will be the first meeting since the power and light restrictions were imposed nearly…

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Bright Play in Pairs Tennis Tournament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 January 1946 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Brilliant play by J. Gilchrist and H. Lindo delighted spectators at the seaside tennis tournament to-day. They defeated J…

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Hoots For Governor At Football Match

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 January 1946 · page 5

VALETTA (Malta), Tuesday: A crowd hooted the Governor of Malta (Lieut.-General Sir Edmond Schreiber) at a football match today…

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New Year Day Boxing Death Knell of Daylight Bouts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 January 1946 · page 6

Yesterday morning's fight at Newcastle Stadium was probably the last of daylight boxing in Newcastle. Circumstances will have to be extreme…

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Newcastle Colts in Good Cricket Win

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 January 1946 · page 4

If yesterday's match between Newcastle District Cricket Association Colts and The Rest—almost a Newcastle representative team—is a criterion, the game is particularly healthy in Newcastle. The colts won well…

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Stop Press Interstate Cricket QUEENSLAND—Second Innings

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 January 1946 · page 12

D. Watt, c Gulliver, b Grieves. 13 C. McCool, c O'Reilly, b Lindwall 62 V. Raymer, not out 17 G. Lockie, not out 0…

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Wrist Injury May Keep Ken Hill Out Of District Cricket Match

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 January 1946 · page 11

Ken Hill, Merewether cricket skipper and valuable all-rounder, does not expect to be fit to lead his side against Maitland at the Sports Ground on Saturday. Hill hurt his left wrist yesterday…

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First Swimming Lesson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 1

Enjoyed their first day at the "Learn-to-Swim" classes at the Ocean Baths yesterday. Left to right: Doreen Pritchard, Yvonne…

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Golf Fixtures

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 11

WARATAH CLUB.—Saturday: Stroke competition on Cockle Creek links. NEWCASTLE CLUB.—Saturday: Par competition on the North Stockton links…

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Night Racing For Dogs In Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 12

SYDNEY: The next greyhound meeting in Sydney probably will be held at night on January 19 at Harold Park…

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Governor of Malta Booed at Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 4

VALETTA, Jan. 2. A.A.P.—A crowd vented its discontent at the general administration of Malta when it booed the…

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Cricket Fixtures On Saturday District Association

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 11

Newcastle District Cricket Association fixtures and umpires for Saturday are:— First Grade: Hamilton v Wickham, at Wickham (C. Horsefield and F. Grivell);…

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Week-End Sporting Teams Cricket District Association First Grade

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 11

Wickham, v Hamilton, at Wickham Oval: J. Sharp (captain), G. Bridges (vice-captain), R Camps, C. Sharp, R. Turner, A O'Keefe, K. Sullivan, J. Passmore, A…

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Senior Cup Tie Final In Teams Tennis To Be Played

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 11

Mayfield will meet National Park No. 1 in the cup tie final of the A grade mixed teams tennis competition at District Park on Saturday. Both semi-finals of the A reserve grade section will also be staged…

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Whitebridge Returns To A Grade In C. And S. Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 11

After a two weeks recess the City and Surburban Cricket competition will resume on Saturday. The series will not only mark the start of the major competition, but will introduce Whitebridge to the A grade ranks for the first time since 1942…

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Interclub Athletics on

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 11

Athletes from the Achilles and Myer Park athletic clubs will contest the third round of Interclub competition at No. 4 Sports Ground on Saturday. At present…

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