Record Crowd To Tennis Stars
Officials expect a record crowd at tomorrow night's tennis exhibitions between American and Australian stars at District Park…
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Sport, 1947
2,393 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 120
Brian Sellers "Damaged Cricket Unity"
LONDON, Jan. 14. A.A.P.—A great cricket inquest is about to begin, says a leading sports writer, Hylton Cleaver, in the "Evening…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Newcastle Cricket Teams Will Be Chosen Tomorrow Night
The Newcastle selectors will meet on Thursday night to select the Combined Newcastle XI to meet the State Seconds at the Newcastle Sports Ground on Anniversary Day. The Newcastle XI to oppose Gosford at Waratah Oval on the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Revive Rowing at Stockton Regatta
Port Hunter V.J. Dinghy Club plans to revive rowing and sculling at its regatta on Newcastle Harbour on Anniversary Day…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Country Week Bowls Draw Completed
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Mr. Farqueson, a member of the bowls pennant committee, said to-day that the draw for the Country Week bowls…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Tennis Titles in Sydney
SYDNEY: Victoria and N.S.W. remain the unbeaten teams in the Wilson Cop series. With Helen Utz (N.S.W.) winning her singles,…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →District Cricket Umpires
Fixtures and umpires for Saturday: FIRST GRADE: Newcastle v Belmont, at Belmont (A. Parker and D. Charlton; Hamilton v Wickham, at Sports Ground…
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American Davis Cup players. Bill Talbert and Gardnar Mulloy, who will play Australian players Colin Long and Dinny. Pails (right) at the District Park courts tonight. They arrived in Newcastle by the flier and were later welcomed at the City Hall by the Mayor (Ald…
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LAUNCESTON—Heavy raiD caused the play to be abandoned today in the M.C.C. v Tasmania match at 2.45 p.m. Rain insurance of $200 was…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley) has refused to renew the horse racing licence issued last March to the Gosford Agricultural and Citrus Association, pending a fresh rental agreement being reached…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Tennis Teams Cup Tie On
The A grade mixed teams cup-tie final will De played at District Park on Saturday. Preliminary rounds will be continued in the lower grades…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →R.S.L. Cricket Challenge
Hamilton sub-branch of the R.S.L,. has challenged other sub-branches in the district to a cricket match. The cricket secretary (Mr. B. McCabe)…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Busy Time For U.S. Tennis Stars
SYDNEY: American tennis players, Billy Talbert and Gardner Malloy, get around. Leaving Adelaide on Sunday, they…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Gosford Racing Programme To Go On If New Rental Is Sought
SYDNEY: The Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley) today told representatives of Gosford Racing Club that if the club submitted new terms for a new rental agreement, he would consider the granting of a horse-racing licence to enable the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →U.S. Tennis Stars Say They're "Gonna" Sleep Before Tonight's Game
When the American Davis Cup players, Bill Talbert and Gardnar Mulloy, arrived in Newcastle this morning and were asked how they intended to spend the rest of the day, both answered emphatically: "We're gonna sleep !"…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tennis Teams For Overseas
MELBOURNE, Thursday—The outstanding young tennis players, F. Sedgeman (Vic.) and G. Worthington (N.S.W.), are included in a team of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Mixed Teams' Tennis Postponed
Because the stands at Newcastle District Park have to be removed over the week-end, mixed teams' tennis competition matches drawn for…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Special Check on Racing Licences
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Applications for racecourse licences were being subjected to special scrutiny, to ensure that licences were issued only…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Gosford Application for Racing Licence
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley) received a deputation to-day from the Gosford District Agricultural and Citrus…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Squatters Took Over Tennis Clubhouse
MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Under the direction of Williamstown branch of the Communist Party, a family of eight "squatted" in the…
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