C. & S. Cricket Prospects
City and Suburban cricket matches tomorrow will mark the opening of the second half of the season and the start of…
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Sport, 1948
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Tonight's Boxing
Billy De Belin has already made his name in the fight game, but Buck Yarbnald, of Dorrigo, whom he fights tonight, has yet to prove his worth…
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The Northumberland Women's Bowling Association has received 125 entries for the gala on Monday January 26. Newcastle, Hamilton…
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The City and Suburban A reserve grade competition match between Boolaroo-Speers Point and Goninans, set down for Dalby Park…
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The death of Hugh ("Butch") Fitzsimmons, a member of Newcastle Tattersall's Club for more than 40 years, has prompted a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Land For Golf Links Granted
GOSFORD, Friday.—The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) announced to-day that he had granted 51 acres of Crown land at Ocean…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Forecast Fine Day For Races
SYDNEY, Friday.—The State Weather Bureau issued the following special race forecast—Fine, occasional cloud, mild day…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Newcastle, Wollongong, Maitland, and Albury of the men's country week teams' championship, in the women's…
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PERTH, Friday.—At the close of the first day's play in the tennis match between the United States and Australia at Royal King's Park…
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Results in the No. 1 pennant bowls on Saturday leave Hamilton the only unbeaten team in the grade. Islington broke even with B.H.P. and…
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SYDNEY, Sunday—John Bromwich and Mrs. Nancye Bolton each won two titles at the Seaside tournament, Manly, yesterday, when…
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Lambton defeated Belmont by two in the Newcastle Bowling Association No. 1 pennant competition on Saturday. The two teams…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—Newcastle won both sections of the country tennis premiership yesterday…
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HOBART.—India, first innings, 3/304 (Hazare, c Alexander, b Wolsley, 115; Amarnath, not: out, 145; sundries 5)…
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LONDON, Jan. 11. A.A.P.—It is estimated that the greyhound racing totalisator tax yielded the Treasury nearly £250,000 when it came…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.s. Tennis Win in Perth
PERTH, Sunday.—J. Brink and E. Moyland (U.S.) defeated C. Long and J. Dart (Australia, four rubbers to two, in the international…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Johnston And Priestley Make Wallsend Cricket Record
A 30-year-old record was broken in Newcastle first grade cricket on Saturday. By taking the score from 96 to 212 for the last wicket for Wallsend against Newcastle, at Wallsend, Warwick…
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THE effect of the shorter working week is being reflected in howls. Clubs are reporting many applications for membership…
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MELBOURNE, Monday. — In interstate women's cricket to-day, Victoria, 195, beat Queensland, 40 and 60, by an innings and 95 runs…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Rain to-day prevented any play in the Country Week tennis carnival individual championships. The programme of…
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