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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1946

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Junior Rugby Union Meets Tonight

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 February 1946 · page 11

Newcastle Junior Rugby Union will hold its annual meeting in the Rugby Union rooms tonight. It is anticipated that competitions…

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Branxton Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 February 1946 · page 5

Branxton Sports Club "A" grade cricketers have a lead of 29 runs on the first innings against Singleton in the Singleton Association competition Outstanding…

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Rain Helped Wickham's Cricket Prospects

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 February 1946 · page 8

SATURDAY'S rain, which cut short most of the day's cricket, may be a disguised blessing for Wickham, on whose players the sun shone…

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Favourite for Tennis Singles Has Easy Game

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 February 1946 · page 8

Jim Redman favourite for Newcastle District Lawn Tennis Association's A grade singles championship, easily defeated J. Middleton…

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C. and S. Cricket Stopped by Rain

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 February 1946 · page 12

For the fourth time this year rain prevented any decision being reached in the City and Suburban A grade cricket matches on Saturday…

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Interesting Position In District Cricket: Wickham Soundly Placed

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 February 1946 · page 11

Rain on Saturday restricted play in the vital District Cricket premiership competition match between New Lambton and Maitland — joint leaders with Wickham — to 76 minutes, and the interesting position which has developed slightly favors New…

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N.J.C. Dog Races Will Definitely Be Held On Saturday Afternoon

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 February 1946 · page 12

Secretary of the Newcastle Jockey Club (Mr. J. Hibberd) stated today that his club would definitely conducted a greyhound racing meeting on Hamilton Speedway track on Saturday afternoon…

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Rugby League Conferences

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 February 1946 · page 11

Apart from weekly committee meetings, the Newcastle League executive will be kept busy with administrative conferences in the…

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Stop Press Interstate Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 February 1946 · page 12

Queensland, second innings: Rogers, c Barnett, b Johnson, 90; Dixon, not out, 13; Ellis, c Tamblyn, b Johnson, 2; sundries, 7. Total 306…

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Rugby League Job Seek Successor to Sacked Secretary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 February 1946 · page 8

SYDNEY, Monday.—The New South Wales Rugby League decided to-night to advertise for a secretary to replace Mr. H. R. Miller, who…

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10 Dog Races at Speedway 25 Entered for "Night Meeting"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 February 1946 · page 8

"With all clubs in the North racing, the entry for the Newcastle Jockey Club's greyhound race meeting at the Hamilton Speedway track on…

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Navy Cricket Cancelled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 February 1946 · page 8

The Secretary of Newcastle District Cricket Association (Mr. Alan Dodds) was advised yesterday that because H.M.A.S. Artifex had been…

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Rivalry Keen In District Cricket Match

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 February 1946 · page 15

Former Army player, Aich Callaway, may prove Maitland's key performer when the vital district cricket premiership…

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Outstanding Swimming Sextette

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 10

NEWCASTLE Premier Swimming Club has produced many swimming champions, but never before has it had so many outstanding female…

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Suburban Swimming Facilities Urged

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 6

Better swimming facilities for Newcastle, including baths in the suburbs, was urged by the honorary secretary of the Northern Amateur Swimming Association (Mr. J. Howard) last night…

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Unhappy News for Rugby League

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 10

LONDON, February 20. A.A.P.—Yesterday's announcement that Derby County is to tour Australia is an unpleasant surprise to Rugby League…

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May Set Up Boxing Commission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 10

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The establishment of a Boxing and Wrestling Commission to control those sports in New South Wales is under…

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Title Holder In Saturday's Tennis Matches

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 15

L. Vincer, singles champion, will appear at District Park on Saturday when the individual tennis will be advanced another…

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May Be Early Surprise in Tennis Titles

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 10

Several matches not completed last Saturday in the Newcastle Tennis Association championships will be resumed on Saturday. Most…

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Tech. High School Swimming Gala

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 3

Newcastle Technical High School held its eighth annual swimming carnival at the Ocean Baths today. Officials in charge were Messrs. R. Rushbrooke (referee), G. Turnbull and C…

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