Achilles Athletics
The Achilles Athletic Club will continue its points score [?]ombetition tomorrow afternoon an No. 4 Sports Ground with events for…
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Sport, 1947
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Objects to Night Bowls
SYDNEY, Friday.—The owner of a £1000 home at Warrawee applied to-day for an injunction to restrain an adjoining bowling club…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Dungog Races
Entries close at 6 o'clock to-night for Dungog races to be held next Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →May Cancel South African Tennis Tour
MELBOURNE.— Because of difficulty of booking return passages the tennis tour of South Africa might be cancelled…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ship's Crew Wants Cricket Match
THE crew of S.S. Kaikorai, a New Zealand ship, berthed at King's Wharf, want to play a match against any cricket team…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Hopman Names First Ten In Men's Tennis
MELBOURNE: After observing first class tennis and major championships in England. Europe, U.S. and Australia in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →City Bowls Draw
Newcastle City Bowling Club's Electric Light competition fixtures for Tuesday night, February 4 (7.30 p.m.) Pairs: Scott aud Orrett (Lowlands) 7…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Midweek Bowls Fixtures
Rain prevented any play in either section of the pennant bowls competitions on Saturday. This is the second time this…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Coalfields Sport Singleton Swimming
Singleton swimmers recorded a number of wins at the swimming carnival conducted on Saturday night. Ashley Grainger, who recently won a State…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boxing Title Won by Frenchman
LONDON, Feb. 2. A.A.P.—Reuters Paris correspondent reports that a Frenchman, Robert Villemain, won the European boxing championship…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Speedway Racing On Tonight
Arrangements have been made to hold the speedway racing at the Sports Ground tonight with the same programme as listed for a meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Babe Didrickson Wins Golf Tourney
NEW YORK, Sunday.— Babe Didrickson won the Doherty women's golf tournament, beating Margaret Gunther, 12 and 10. in a 36 holes…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Boy Killed at Cricket
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Struck on the chest by a hard composition ball while playing cricket in Boronia-road. Bellevue Hill, yesterday, Peter Acco…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Snow Stops Football in England
LONDON, Sunday: Heavy snow caused the cancellation of all but three Rugby League and some Association matches at the week-end…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Rearrangement Of Newcastle Cricket Fixtures
The ninth series of District Cricket premiership matches will now be played on a one day's basis, with equal batting time for all teams. The curtailment of this series to…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Tennis Tour of South Africa in Doubt
ADELAIDE, Sunday.—Because the Australian Lawn Tennis Association has not so far been able to book return passages direct from South…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cricket Reduced To Farce By Wet Weather
FREQUENT abandonment of matches on wed days has reduced Newcastle cricket to a farcical position…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Stop Press Test Cricket Australia.— First Innings
MORRIS, not out . 45 HASSETT, not out . 22 Sundries . 5 Two for . 84…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fishing, Swimming
Top: Doug Grey (left) and Jim Lovett were prawning with some success in Throsby Creek yesterday, while (below) M. Morrisey, George Elliott and Ron Rayfield are seen diving into the water from nearby rocks and piles…
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IN his singles championship game with Bill Devin, Bert Newey (Hamilton) put up a record which will never be beaten—a toucher with…
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