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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1947

2,393 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 120

Bowls Singles Title Play Next

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 12

The qualifying and first rounds of the District Singles Championship will engage the attention of Newcastle bowlers next Saturday. On Monday (Anniversary Day)…

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Disqualified Under Rare Racing Section

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 8

"I disqualified a man for six months at Wellington yesterday under a section of Rule 210, for conspiring and conniving," said Mr. R. Mitchell, who…

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Gosford Races In Doubt

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 8

GOSFORD, Sunday.—It seems unlikely that the scheduled horse meeting on the Gosford racecourse on February 1 will be held, as Gosford…

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2 Bowls Teams Unbeaten In No. 1 Pennant

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 8

Lambton and Boolaroo are the only teams unbeaten in the No. 1 pennant, following the fifth series of matches in the Newcastle Bowling…

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Sivyer's Double In Club Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 12

Lambton was dismissed for 82 runs because of inspired bowling by Len Sivyer, of New Lambton, in the second series of the City and Suburban…

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Hunter River Rep. Cricket Teams

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 2

Players selected to represent the Hunter River Cricket Association in games to be played on Anniversary Day are:…

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No Surprises In Representatives Cricket Elevens

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 12

There are no surprises in the two representative teams announced by Newcastle District Cricket selectors for the matches at the Sports Ground and Waratah Oval next Monday (Anniversary Day)…

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Six Records At Inter-club Athletic Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 8

New figures were established in six events during the third round of the Newcastle branch of the Amateur Athletic Association's inter-club…

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No Athletics On

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 11

The night athletics at the Sports Ground will not be held this week, the Newcastle A.A.A. secretary (Mr. H. Campbell) announced today. Next…

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Bowls And Bowlers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1947 · page 10

BOB WILCOX gave an outstanding exhibition of third man play for Green (N.P.) against Colgate (Belmont). As often as Steel, Welsh…

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Bigger Rugby Union Year

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 January 1947 · page 11

Although several weeks still remain in the cricket season, the coming weeks will see increased activity and preparation among…

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Rift in Lakes United Rugby League

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1947 · page 10

A minor bombshell was dropped at a meeting of Newcastle Rugby League last night when a letter asking that Speers Point, Boolaroo and…

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Rugby Union Star Appointed To Cook's Hill High

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 January 1947 · page 12

Mr. Arthur Buchan, B.Sc., who was a representative lock in the Australian Rugby Union team that visited New Zealand last…

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Cricket Team "Out" For Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1947 · page 10

At last night's meeting of the City and Suburban Cricket Association, Y.C.W.M. D grade team was disqualified for the remainder of the…

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Anniversary Day District Cricket Off

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1947 · page 10

There will be no play in the first, second or third grade District Cricket Association fixtures in Newcastle on Anniversary Day…

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Harbor Regatta On

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 16

A novel dinghy race in which each craft will carry a member of the West Wallsend Band, will be one of the feature items of…

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Lowlands'night Bowls

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 15

Tomorrow night. Lowlands will continue their electric light competition for the Albert Smith trophy when the visiting teams will be from…

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Newcastle South Bowls on

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 15

Newcastle South Bowling Club will play the following games next Monday (Anniversary Day), in the singles championship (1945-46):…

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Beach Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 5

Sir.—I think it is high time Greater Newcastle Council set its face against persons who play cricket on the Ocean Beach on Saturdays and…

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Tennis Prospect (To the Editor.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 12

Sir,—I wish to draw attention to the fine performance put up by the Newcastle lad, Jack Dart, in tennis. Newcastle should press for this lad's…

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