Wyong Races Off Till January 28
WYONG, Friday.—Because portion of the track is under water, Wyong Turf Club has postponed its race meeting set down for next…
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Sport, 1948
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Spend £400 on Five Cricket Grounds
Newcastle District Cricket Council decided last night to spend approximately £400 on improvements to five grounds. Details of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Plans To Extend Rules Football In Newcastle
Newcastle Australian Rules Football Club is going ahead with plans to extend its activities in the coming season…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Claim "Ring Ins" In School Holiday Cricket
Newcastle school vacation cricket was described as a farce and a "whole mass of ring-ins" by speakers at Newcastle Cricket Council…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Stop Press Inter-club Athletics
Results at the inter-club athletic meeting this afternoon were—Senior 220 yards hurdles: K. Steward (M.P.) l, R. Shean (M.P.) 2, W. Stewart…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Brisbane Water Bowls
GOSFORD, Sunday.—In the first round of Brisbane Water Bowling Association's senior premiership, Wyong d. Gosford, 94-85, and The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shield Cricket Queensland Leads S.A.
BRISBANE.—With eight for 318 at lunch, Queensland were holding a fairly comfortable lead of 56, but still needed a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Record Regatta Entry
More than 160 craftâV-J dinghies, skiffs, and yachtsâvalued at son £20,000, will take part in Belmont 16-foot Skiff and V-J…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bowls and Bowlers
COUNTRY WEEK Bowls entries are again a record. About 1400 bowlers from the country will take part…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →N.Z. Tennis Tour
MELBOURNE: The following tennis teams announced by the L.T.A.A. last night will tour New Zealand in February and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Letters to Editor Bowls and Bowlers
Harry Lygoe in "Bowls and Bowlers" (January 5) says the laws of the game of bowls "do not provide for the position which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stop Press Shield Cricket
Queensland v South Australia, 2nd innings: Watts, n.o., 8; Jose, n.o., 0; sundries 6. 9/263. ROBBERY REPORTED…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Nine in Tennis Team for N.z
MELBOURNE, Monday.—A team of nine players to tour New Zealand was announced at a meeting of the Lawn Tennis Association…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bowls Singles
The qualifying round of the district champion singles will be played on Saturday. Play will commence at 1.30 p.m. and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Stop Press Newcastle Races
Flying Welter Handicap: FIRST PICK 1, Prince Midas 2, Smart Alick 3. CHANGE OF RIDER…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Veteran Pair In Good National Tennis Victory
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.— The former Australian doubles champions and Davis Cup pair, J. H. Crawford and H. C. Hopman,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →16 Bowls Teams Reach Knockout
HOBART, Wednesday.—As a result of the first series of sectional matches in the fours championship of the Australian bowling carnival,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →South Rugby League
A proposal that team selectors be appointed by the general membership at the annual meeting will be discussed at the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Jockeys at Cricket
Newcastle jockeys are to play a team of Sydney riders in a challenge cricket match on Feb. 28. The game is to be played…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Preparing for Regatta
The lakeside at Belmont was a forest of masts yesterday as skippers of 16ft. dinghies prepared for the regatta…
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