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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1946

2,201 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 111

Camps Requires 174 To Reach For Cricket Season

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 March 1946 · page 14

Interest in the second day's play in the Wickham v. New Lambton District Cricket match at Newcastle Sports Ground on Saturday should not lapse when New Lambton completes its first innings, for although the result will be known by then, spectators…

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Cricket Forfeit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 8

Wickham third grade team, drawn to meet Belmont on Saturday, has forfeited the match…

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Cricket Changes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 8

D. Engel, of Hamilton, has been selected to replace C. Cox, of Merewether, in the Newcastle School under 16 team to meet a Sydney…

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Cessnock Tennis Notes

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 2

The semi-finals of the Cessnock B grade and the final of the A grade tennis competitions will be played on Saturday. In the A section, the two teams that fought…

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Wants Municipal Golf Course

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 8

A municipal golf course should be established in Newcastle, said Merewether Club professional (Mr. Sid Howard) at the Apex Club last…

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Primary Schools' Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 15

Newcastle P.S.A.A.A. has arranged the following cricket fixtures for primary school for tomorrow— C AND D GRADES (Third Series). —New…

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Dick Harris Is an Unknown Boxing Quality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 8

The form of the Maitland boxer, Jackie Green, is well—and favourably—known to Newcastle boxing enthusiasts. That of his opponent at…

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Cricket Leaders in Fine Finish

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 8

THE Wickham v. Lambton-New Lambton match in the Newcastle District Cricket Association first grade competition at Newcastle…

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Rugby Union Changes Name Of TOP Grades: Outline Of Plans

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 15

Newcastle Rugby Union Management Committee decided at its meeting last night to rename the two top graces seniors and reserves instead of first and second grades. These two grades will be of equal…

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Swimming Cups

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 March 1946 · page 4

Helen Byron polishes the caps for competition at the Combined Catholic swimming carnival at the Ocean Baths today…

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Catholic Girls Swimming

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 March 1946 · page 2

With a total of 51 points, Merewether won the cup for the aggregate point-score at the Catholic Girls' Schools' swimming…

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Swimming Champions at Ocean Baths

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 March 1946 · page 11

Patrons at Saturday's championship carnival at the Ocean Baths will see fine racing and the Beauty of the Baths and Beaches…

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Bowls Pennants Provide Keen Contests

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 March 1946 · page 12

With the No. 1 bowls pennant already decided in favor of Hamilton (they have a bye tomorrow), chief interest in this grade…

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Boys' Union Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 March 1946 · page 12

The final game in Boys' cricket Union A-grade matches will be played at Tickles wicket between Hamilton N.F. (11 and Wickham. at 2 p.m tomorrow. J. Lackey…

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Cricket Match Venues Changed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 March 1946 · page 12

The third grade match, Stockton v Wickham, will be played at Wallsend Oval, and the match between Mayfield East and Cardiff will be…

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Sporting Letter-box Boxing Commissar

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 March 1946 · page 10

Recent advocacy for the appointment of a Boxing Commission prompts me as one of the paying sport-loving public to…

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"Rehearsal" For Big British Golf

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 March 1946 · page 10

LONDON.—Golf star Henry Cotton is to plan many of the details of Manchester's £2000 golf tournament to be staged on the North…

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School Football Aid to Manhood

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1946 · page 11

There was no better raining for manhood than the "give-and-take" of football, the Principal of Maitland Boys' High School (Mr. R. F…

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"Young Joe" Impresses in U.s. Golf

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 March 1946 · page 11

NEW YORK, Friday: Son of the famous Australian golfer, young Joe Kirkwoqd is being tipped as likely to be a…

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Twelve Greyhound Races At Speedway Track

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1946 · page 12

An attractive 12-event programme will be decided at Newcastle Jockey Club's greyhound meeting at the Speedway track to-day. It is the first time since the war that a greyhound club…

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