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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1948

1,638 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 82

Mangrum's Golf Win

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 8

HARLINGEN (Texas), Tues. (A.A.P.)—Lloyd Mangrum won the lower Rio Grande Valley open golf tournament with a 65…

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Hunter Cricket Fixtures

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 4

The last series of games in the Hunter River District Cricket Association's first and second grade competitions will be Played on…

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Hunter District Cricket Points

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 8

Points in the sub-section of the Hunter River District Cricket Association competitions are: A Grade: Anna Bay 66, Booral 69…

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"Too Early For Football Runs"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 3

Newcastle District Cricket Association last night will ask Greater Newcastle Council to prevent footballers using ovals for training…

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Cricket Badges To Aid Kindergarten

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 3

Buttons to be sold on Newcastle Kindergarten Union branch's appeal day on April 16 will portray members of the Australian Test…

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Cricket Limits Referred To State Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 6

The elimination of one of the districts in the Newcastle Cricket Association is to be a subject of discussion for the New South Wales…

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Bowls Enthusiasts

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 5

Above: Watching the bowls at Hamilton green yesterday. Right: Central School swimming carnival winners, Frank Wilks, 12 (two firsts, one second and two thirds)…

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Coach's Reply On Olympic Swimming Stir

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 8

SYDNEY.—Forbes Carlile, nominated swimming coach for the Australian Olympic team, said today he would not force…

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Grade Cricket Pointers

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 8

Two of the four matches in the 10th series of district cricket matches, to commence on Saturday, are "pointers" to this…

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Judge Rejects Maitland Dog Racing Claims

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The application by the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Society, seeking to restrain the New South…

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Lloyd Mangrum Wins Golf in Play Off

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 6

HARLINGEN (Texas), Feb. 17. A.A.P.—Lloyd Mangrum won the Lower Rio Grande Valley open to-day with 65, in a play-off with…

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Record Newcastle Entry In State Athletics

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 8

Entries from Newcastle athletes for the State track and field championships, to be held at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday and Saturday week, are easily a record. Altogether 16 athletes…

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Oversea Boxing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 6

LONDON, Feb. 18. A.A.P.—Freddie Mills, cruiserweight champion of Europe, knocked out Paco Bueno, of Spain, in defence of his…

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Pennant Bowls Suspended

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 12

Owing to the Country Week carnival being held in Sydney, at which many Newcastle bowlers are engaged, there will not be any district…

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Tennis Championships

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 11

Day events have again been included in the Newcastle Lawn Tennis Association's championships programme and entry forms are now…

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Rugby Union in Three Grades

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 11

The Management Committee of Newcastle Rugby Union decided last night to run competitions in senior, reserve and…

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Tennis Officers Defeated

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 6

GOSFORD, Wednesday.—After three executive officers had been defeated by ballot at the annual meeting of Gosford District Tennis…

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Keen Contest In Teams Tennis

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 12

The A reserve grade mixed teams tennis premiership competition is providing exceptionally keen competition and seven teams—Millorna…

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Won £100 a Year Racing: Cosgrove

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 3

HOBART: Apart from his salary as a member of Parliament his only other income was about £100 a year from the turf, he being a regular patron of race meetings…

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Australians Win in N.z. Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 3

WELLINGTON, Wednesday.—In the first day of the New Zealand invitation tennis tournament at Wilding Park, Christchurch, the…

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