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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1946

2,201 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 111

Pepper Memorial And Pennant Bowls Matches

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 January 1946 · page 15

The second last games (with the exception of deferred games) of the bowls pennant competitions will be played next Saturday, and…

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Night Dog Racing at Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 January 1946 · page 8

Maitland Greyhound Racing Club will probably begin Saturday night racing on March 9. This will be the first meeting after the break for the…

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Newcastle Rugby Union Players Expected To Exceed 600

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 January 1946 · page 14

The annual report to be presented to the annual meeting of the Newcastle Rugby Union on February 13 states that over 600 players were registered with the Union Code last year, and with players returning from the forces this…

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Night Racing at Harold Park Dogs

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 January 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY. — Greyhound race meetings at night will be resumed at Harold Park on February 9. This decision was made by the…

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Re-turfing for Cricket Test

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 January 1946 · page 8

THE OVAL, scene of many notable Test cricket matches between England and Australia, and home of the famous English…

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Sporting Letter-Box Cricket Selections

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 January 1946 · page 15

On viewing the personnel of the selected Newcastle representative side to play against South Australia, on February 7. I was…

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A.l.p. Against Mid-week Racing Return

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 January 1946 · page 8

Mayfield A.L.P. does not want to see mid-week racing reintroduced. "I don't believe mid-week racing…

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Mayfield A.l.p. Opposes Mid-week Racing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 January 1946 · page 4

An "emphatic protest" against the reintroduction of mid-week race meetings will be made to the Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley) by…

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Keen Triangular Fight Likely For District Cricket Premiership

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 January 1946 · page 15

The last four days of play in the District Cricket premiership competition have witnessed some startling changes in the points table, and while Wickham has maintained the leading position, New Lambton and Maitland have made such rapid advancement that…

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Bowls for Legacy Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1946 · page 10

The eighth series of Newcastle District Bowling Association's pennant competitions will be played on Saturday in conjunction with a…

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Seek Swimming Pool for Jesmond Park

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1946 · page 4

Greater Newcastle Council last night carried a motion by Ald. Henderson that the Parks and Building Surveyor submit a report and…

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Umpires Play Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1946 · page 10

Members of the City and Suburban Cricket Umpires' Association to meet a team comprised of executive officials at Speers Point on Sunday is—K. Ross,…

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Good Entries for Tennis Titles

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1946 · page 10

Entries received to date in the Newcastle Tennis Association's championship are the largest for many years. Play in the championships…

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Northern Athletic Championships

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1946 · page 10

Newcastle branch of N.S.W. Amateur Athletic Association has invited several Sydney athletes to compete at the first day of the…

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Pennant Bowls

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 12

The eighth series of games in the bowls pennant competitions are to be played to-morrow. Hamilton leads Belmont and B.H.P. by two…

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Bowls for Crippled Children

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 10

The eighth series of Newcastle District Bowling Association's pennant matches in aid of the Crippled Children's Association to-morrow will…

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Fingleton Out of Big Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 10

CANBERRA, Thursday.—Jack Fingleton, former opening Test batsman, announced that he had no intention of seeking a return to…

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Donnelly to Play Cricket Again

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 10

J. Donnelly, former member of Stewarts and Lloyds' first grade cricket team, and who twice played for the State will be asked to play with…

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Resume Night Dog Racing at H.P.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 10

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Night greyhound race meetings will be resumed at Harold Park on February. 9 for the first time since 1941…

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Many Changes In District Cricket Teams

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 12

Two erstwhile second grade bowlers, R. Kemp and J. Alto, have retained their places in Wickham's XI. to meet Wallsend…

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