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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1946

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Teams Tennis Final Won By Mayfield

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 11

Mayfield defeated National Park No. 1 in the cup-tie final of the A grade mixed teams competition at District Park on…

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Wickham Back in Cricket Lead

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 6

WICKHAM has regained the lead in the Newcastle District Cricket Association's first grade competition. This was accomplished when…

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R.A.A.F. Tennis Star To Rest

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 12

SYDNEY.—R.A.A.F. tennis star. Roy Felan, will not play again for six months. He is to see a specialist this week about a recurring injury, originally suffered when…

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Ken Smith Signalised Return To Grade Cricket With Score Of 69

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 11

Hard hitting Maitland batsman, Ken Smith, has reappeared in First Grade Cricket at a vital stage of the Newcastle premiership race. Smith's 69 against Merewether on Saturday was a dashing promise of better scores to come…

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Middleweights In Boxing News

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 11

DAVE SANDS, who has contracted with Stadiums Ltd. for five fights a year for the next three years in Sydney, Melbourne and…

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Easther For Wallsend Cricket Team

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 12

The secretary of the Wallsend District Cricket Club (Mr. J Drury) has received a wire from Stewart Easther, of Boggabri, saying he would be available to play…

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Suburban and District Belmont Racing Pigeon Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 5

The annual report of Bermont Racing Pigeon Club, presented by the Secretary (Mr. M. Williams), showed income for the year as £172/1/ and…

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R.a.a.f. Star Out of Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Recurrence of an injury received when a plane in which he was a crew member was forced down in the Bay of Biscay…

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Fortnightly Mid-week Racing May Be Permitted By June

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 12

SYDNEY: Mid-week racing—one meeting a fortnight—may be restored by June under the Government's new racing and betting legislation. Caucus sub-committee on racing will meet on January 25 to prepare the draft legislation for Cabinet…

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Change in Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 8

The Northumberland Women's Bowling Association C grade pennant match between Torpey Place and Swansea has been transferred…

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Swimming Pool Is Sought for Islington

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 4

Construction of an Olympic standard swimming pool in Islington Park would be an economically sound proposition, the…

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Curling at Wimbledon Golf Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 8

Curling on the ice at the Royal Wimbledon Golf Club during the recent cold weather…

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Fast Bowler Sims Seeking Return To Club Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 15

After making an auspicious debut in District Cricket, Ossie Sims, Waratah-Mayfield fast bowler, wants to return to the club section. Simms Is widely regarded as the…

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Haslam Wins Bonus For Fastest 50 In District Cricket: In Running For Others

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 14

Besides winning the £5 bonus for the fastest 50 in the first round of District Cricket, Hamilton's hard-hitting batsman, H. Haslam, has claims on two other bonus awards, which will be decided at the end of the season…

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England's Leading Boxing Promoter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 10

JACK SOLOMONS, within six months, has developed from the owner of a fish and chip shop in London to England's leading…

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Bowls Premiers Have Hard Game

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 10

Hamilton, leader in Newcastle District Bowling Association's pennant No. 1 competition, has a hard match against National Park on Saturday…

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Seven-year Programme for Cricket Tours Drafted "Herald" Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 10

LONDON, Jan. 16.—The Imperial cricket conference agreed to-day to a programme of tours for the next seven years, with an interchange of…

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Increased Prizes For N.J.C. Races On Jan, 28

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 16

Prize money for the N.J.C. Anniversary Day race meeting on January 28 has been increased to £925. Most attractive races are the…

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Rivalry Is Keen In Club Athletics

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 15

Members of the Achilles and Myers Park Amateur Athletic Clubs will contest the fourth round of the inter-club…

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Bowls Association Decisions

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 12

At a meeting of the Newcastle District Bowling Association management committee last night it was decided to play all deferred games. If necessary at the end…

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