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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1948

1,638 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 82

New Football Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1948 · page 4

The new Wallsend-Jesmond Rugby League Football Club will elect officers at a meeting to-night…

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Wants Double Cricket Entry From Waratah

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1948 · page 6

A suggestion at last night's meeting of the Newcastle District Cricket Association was that Waratah-Mayfield Club should be allowed to…

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Rincheval Out of Boxing Bout

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 March 1948 · page 8

Neville Kincheval has ceased training for several weeks owing to a back injury and his fight with Jimmy Hogg, billed…

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Stop Press Femington Races

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 March 1948 · page 8

Autumn Steeple: Wangaratta 1 Kindervale 2, Garofil 3. VERDICT SET ASIDE SYDNEY.—The State Full Court…

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Tennis Association Re-formed at Wyong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 March 1948 · page 6

WYONG, Tuesday.—Disbanded in 1937, Wyong District Tennis Association has been re-formed. it will begin a Saturday…

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Teams Tennis Title Won By Millorna

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 March 1948 · page 8

With only one defeat in twelve matches, Millorna has won the premiership of the A reserve grade teams competition…

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Scientist To Play Tennis

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 March 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY: Serious, shy Ineborg Gerberg, 25-year-old mathematician, who arrived from Germany last Sunday…

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C. & S. Cricket Prospects

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 March 1948 · page 11

The last of the second-round matches of the City and Suburban competition will be played on Saturday, and the…

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Union Edict On Football Wear

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1948 · page 6

Players in senior, reserve and third grades this season must wear jerseys correctly numbered, it was decided at a meeting of the…

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Duke Of Windsor In Golf Tourney With Bobby Locke

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1948 · page 1

PALM BEACH (Florida), March 3. A.A.P.—The Duke of Windsor is partnering the South African professional, Bobby Locke, in the…

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Keen Athletic Competition

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 March 1948 · page 11

The interclub athletic competition will be condnded at No. 4 Sports Ground on Saturday and the position in all three…

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Cricket Venue Changed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 6

In City and Suburban D grade Northern division, the match between Broadmeadow and E.L.M.A has been transferred from…

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Final Series of Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 11

The final series of the 1947-48 district cricket premiership is set down for play tomorrow. The leaders and premiers…

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Duke Of Windsor Fails At Golf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 6

PALM BEACH (Florida), Mar. 4. A.A.P.—The Duke of Windsor, wearing bright orange slacks with a canary yellow shirt, was…

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Premier Club Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1948 · page 8

The Premier Swimming Club's race at Ocean Baths last night was won by J. Walmsley, from J. Stevenson and S. Isaac. The time…

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Boxing Champion Disqualified

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1948 · page 8

The State bantamweight champion, Ken Hatcher, 8.7, of Sydney, was disqualified in the last round of a 10-round bout with Billie…

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Easter Bowls Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 6 March 1948 · page 6

Entries for the Newcastle Easter bowls carnival to be held at the Newcastle South and National Park greens close on March 15…

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Football Coaches

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1948 · page 8

Waratah-Mayfield Football Club has appointed its junior coaches as follows: Reserves, R. McKew; third grade, J. Marjoribanks; under…

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Tennis Stars' Plans

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1948 · page 8

SPOKANE (Washington), March 5. A.A.P.—The tennis promoter, Jack Harris, said to-day that Kramer, Riggs, Segura, and Pails,…

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Four Newcastle Boys in N.S.W. Cricket Team

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1948 · page 8

Four Newcastle schoolboys have been selected in the New South Wales team which will compete in the schoolboys' cricket carnival in…

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