Bowls Broadcast
On Saturday, Station 2NA will broadcast the Australian bowling championships as frequently as possible during the afternoon. On…
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Sport, 1947
2,393 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 120
Newcastle Tennis Rankings
Les Vincer and Miss Ruth Kennedy, because of their wins in the district singles championships, are placed on top of the 1946…
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Although there have been fewer entries for the Northern District junior tennis championships, the quality of players is much better…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →N.s.w. Pairs Shine in Bowls Title
MELBOURNE: N.S.W. finished the post-sectional play in the Australian pairs bowls championship yesterday with 12…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boxing Writers Were Brutally Frank Half A Century Ago
The yellowing pages of an old scrap book kept by a sporting gentleman of half a century ago reveal that the freedom of the Press, for boxing writers at least, was a very literal thing. The owner of the book, dead these many years,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stop Press Flemington Races Bagot Handicap
ORTHDOX 1, Logical 2, Oatcake 3 JOHN BULL CRICKET Hunter River two for 252 closed v Muswellbrook 93 and none for 8…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Country Rib Appeals As A Winner AT Maitland Dog Races
County Rib is selected to win the 500 yards Campbell's Stake at the Maitland dog meeting tonight. Mystery Rocca appeals in the Showground Stake, and Red Picture is favored for the Bolwarra Stake No. 2…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland Girl Lowers Own Swimming Record
BRISBANE.—Denise Spencer swam 1.101/2 to clip 3-5sec off her own State women's free vle 100 metres record at Roma last night…
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Victory of 19-year-old Ray Land, of Cook's Hill, over Australian champion Bob Newbiggen in the open surf race at Bar Beach carnival yesterday augurs…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Sydney Champion Beaten in Melbourne Bowls
MELBOURNE: Surprise in yesterday's play in the Australian singles bowls championship, in which 1527 players took part, was the defeat of Ernest Collings, of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Indian Cricket Match Cancellations
LONDON, Wednesday.—In Calcutta the Indian Cricket Board of Control has cancelled the two remaining four-day matches in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →No Paddock, So Lianphil Kept Racing
After Lionphil won the second division of the Maiden Handicap at Newcastle races yesterday, E. D. Lawson, trainer, said the filly would have been spelling had it been possible to get a suitable paddock…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Russia Joins Federation Of Association Football
LONDON. Wednesday: According to the Moscow "Izvestia" the Russian football organisation has joined the International Federation of Association Football and taken the post…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Letter Box Cricket in Street
Why Darks, unless they are used? Near my place is one of the finest play and sport grounds, but boys prefer the street for cricket,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cook's Hill Surf Carnival : John Bull Cricket
CRICKET ENTHUSIASTS: The Rev. Father Coaly and Mr. C. Coombs had the Newcastle Sports Ground "Hill" to themselves during the early part of the John Bull Shield game between Newcastle and Murrurundi yesterday. VICTIMS OF YESTERDAY'S HAIL STORM IN SYDNEY: Jacques de Vroes, aged 13, and Nancy Mason (14), shown at St. Vincent's Hospital. Jacques was struck while swimming and Nancy while attending the Highland Gathering at the Sydney Sports Ground…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →[?] Strong For Murrurundi In Shield Cricket Match
Newcastle had little difficulty in defeating Murrurundi in the John Bull Shield Cricket fixture at the Newcastle Sports Ground yesterday. The visitors were completely out…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Three Club Changes In A Grade C. And S. Cricket
After two weeks' recess the City and Suburban Cricket competition will resume on Saturday. The series will not only mark the start of the major competition, but will introduce Awaba, Blackalls and West Wallsend to the A grade ranks…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Cessnock Swimming
Cessnock Swimming Club resumed Us points score competition last night. Results: Girls: Under 10 (25 metres): D. Winton…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Indian Cricket Itinerary Cut
LONDON, Jan. 2. A.A.P.—The Calcutta Cricket Board of Control has cancelled the two remaining four-day matches in which the Indian…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Indian Tennis Title to Sumant Misra
LONDON, Jan. 2. A.A.P.—Sumant Misra, 26, beat Manhoman, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-0, in the final of the National singles, becoming the all-India…
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