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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1948

1,638 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 82

C. Of E. Grammar School Swimming

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 March 1948 · page 4

The Newcastle Church of England Girls' Grammar School held its annual swimming carnival at the Newcastle Ocean…

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Exhibition Tennis At Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 March 1948 · page 6

Opening games in the exhibition tennis arranged by Maitland District Lawn Tennis Association at its Odd-street courts last night were…

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Mrs. Edgar Beaten In Bowls Singles

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 March 1948 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The defeat of Mrs. Edgar (Newcastle), three times winner of the Country championship, was the surprise of the…

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Bought Golf Club to Practise for Title

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 March 1948 · page 6

LONDON, March 16. A.A.P.—Max Faulkner, Ryder Cup player, and his parents, have bought the Selsey Golt Club,…

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Tennis Plan For Stand To Seat 6000

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 March 1948 · page 6

Newcastle Tennis Association plans to erect a grandstand which will surround three courts and seat more than 6000…

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Easy N.S.W. Win In School Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 March 1948 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The New South Wales school cricket team, with eight wickets down for 321, defeated Queensland, 219 and…

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First Forfeits for Main A.J.C. Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 March 1948 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—First acceptances for the main events of the A.J.C. autumn carnival will be declared next Monday at noon,…

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Toss Vital In The Final Of Cricket At Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 March 1948 · page 8

Because the match will be played to a finish, winning of the toss will be vital in the District Cricket final between Waratah-Mayfield (premiers) and Lambton-New Lambton, to begin at Newcastle…

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Confident Of Cricket Double

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 March 1948 · page 6

Members of the Newcastle District Cricket Association's first grade premier team, Waratah-Mayfield, which meets Lambton-New…

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Maori Rugby Union Team To Play Two Newcastle Games

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 March 1948 · page 11

A match between a N.S.W. Rugby Union team and the Maoris during the coming season has been allocated to Newcastle. This information was contained in a communication received from the N.S.W…

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Australian Win In Women's Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 March 1948 · page 12

DUNEDIN (N.Z.), Thursday (A.A.P.)—Dismissing Otago for 73 in its second innings, Australia won the women's cricket…

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Port Stephens Football

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 2

At the general meeting of the Port Stephens District Football League the opening date of the competition was fixed for April…

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Newcastle Women In Bowls Finals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Newcastle district women played the finals of both the singles and fours championships when the Women's…

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Victoria Improves in Interstate Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Victoria showed improved form to hold New South Wales to a small lead in the second day's play of the…

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Vincer Forfeits Tennis Title

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 11

Les Vincer, holder of the men's A grade tennis singles championship, has announced that he will not defend the title this year, but will…

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£1250 for Dog Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 6

Prize money of £1250 will be distributed at Newcastle Jockey Club's autumn double greyhound meeting on April 24 and 26. The programme…

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No More Seedings In Tennis

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 11

Newcasle Tennis Association has decided to discontinue seeding players and the new rale will operate for the…

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C. And S. Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 11

City and Suburban cricket finals will be commenced to-morrow and Police Boys will meet West Wallsend in the A…

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Sunday Football Trial at Kurri

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 6

Kurri Kurri will meet Waratah Mayfield at Kurri Kurri on Sunday in the third trial match before the start of the 1948 Rugby League…

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Newcastle Races on April 10

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 11

Newcastle Jockey Club has a race meeting listed for April 10 and entries close with the secretary (Mr. Jack Hibberd) on…

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