Tennis Semi-Finals
It is expected that semi-finals in the A reserve grade mixed teams competition will be played next Saturday. Millorna. Morisset, Central…
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Sport, 1948
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Many Bowls Places Not Yet Certain
Some teams in the running for sectional honours in the Newcastle Bowling Association's pennant competitions were defeated on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Merewether's Cricket Final Hopes Fading
With only one point in the Newcastle District Cricket Association first grade competition at issue—that of the team to meet the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Reid Park In Mixed Tennis Semi-Finals
Reid Park, which began the season poorly, won its way into the semi-final round of the mixed teams' competition conducted by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bowls and Bowlers
ALL Newcastle district pennant teams on Saturday will play the games which were deferred from January 17 because of rain…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Move to Leave Country Rugby League
After long discussion last night on the strained relations between Newcastle Rugby League and the Country Rugby League, a move was made for Newcastle to withdraw its affiliation from the C.R.L…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Shorter Races To Conserve Petrol
NEWCASTLE branch of the Royal Motor Yacht Club will reduce the remainder of its races this season by half to conserve…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mixed Races In London Protest
LONDON, March 8. A.A.P.—Six hundred coloured and white people demonstrated in Downing-street, London, yesterday, while a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Four Hours For Exhibition Tennis Matches
It will need almost four hours to complete the exhibition tennis matches in which Australian Davis Cup players will play at District…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bradman's Leg Injury News In U.K. Cricket
D. G. Bradman's withdrawal from the team which met Tasmania at Launceston yesterday has become "big" news in England…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Steel Works Golf
At Shortland on Saturday the Steel Works Golf Club will conduct a 4-ball best-ball Stableford competition instead of a teams match as set…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cricket Protest Lost
The Judiciary Committee of the Newcastle City and Suburban Cricket association reported last night that it had dismissed a protest…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Good Year for Tennis
The construction of new courts and improvements at District Park accounts for the £613/4/11 surplus shown in the annual report and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Ferrier In Miami Golf Final
MIAMI, Mar. 9. A.A.P.—Jim Ferrier and Cary Middlecoff moved into the semi-finals of the 10,000dollar dollar (£3120) Miami international…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miss Kennedy Wins Brilliant Tennis Final
One of the best tennis singles matches ever seen in the district was played last night in the Women's A Grade Singles Final…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cricket Selectors
LONDON, Thurs. (A.A.P.)—The English cricket Test selection committee for matches against Australia this year is:…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Tennis Seedings Ended
NEWCASTLE Tennis Association decided at its annual meeting last night to discontinue seeding of players. The question has caused…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →N.z. Boxing Incident Recalled
The Hutt Valley (N.Z.) Boxing Association published a special souvenir programme for Dave Sands's bout with Doug Rollinson at Petone last Saturday. Dave and his four brothers got plenty of publicity in…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →One Bowls Team to Qualify
Lambton, B.H.P. and Hamilton are assured of being sectional winners in Newcastle District Bowling Association's No. 1 pennant, but…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Last Of Pennant Bowls Rounds
The last games before the semi-finals and final of the four grades in the pennant bowls competitions will be played on Saturday…
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