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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1949

2,110 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 106

Waretah nd Wickham To Meet In District Cricket Final

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 7 March 1949 · page 12

With only one round of fixtures to be played it is now certain that Waratah-Mayfield and Wickham will be the opposing teams in the District cricket final at Newcastle Sports Gro und on Saturday, March 26. In the eleventh series, com[?]…

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Newcastle In Limelight Of Athletics

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 7 March 1949 · page 10

Three Newcastle athletes from different clubs helped greatly to keep the standard of Newcastle athletics in the…

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Golf Gossip

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 11

Talk of "innocent cheating" is heard so regularly among golfers that it should stimulate clubs to take active steps to check on just how many members have a full knowledge of the rules of play…

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Women's Bowls Off

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 6

SYDNEY, Monday.—Rain to-day caused a postponement in the sectional play is the tours championships at the country women's…

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Bowls and Bowlers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 6

THERE IS still a lot of confusion about the running speeds of greens; some players still can't understand that there is no anomaly…

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Rugby League Firm On Qualifications

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 6

NEWCASTLE Rugby League will insist that a player returning to the district and wishing to qualify for a club other than his former…

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Second Round In Hunter Bowls

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 10

Teams competing in the Hunter River District Bowling Association's blue and white pennants competitions will start…

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Dates Arranged For Deferred Bowls

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 11

Winners of the mid-week pennant bowls competition in all sections except No. 1 have been decided and the result in No. 1 section will be known tomorrow after a deferred match between National…

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Rugby League Draw for First Round

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 12

Draw for the first round of Rugby League fixtures was made last night and it is likely that two matches will be…

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No Melbourne Racing for Foxzami

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 13

MELBOURNE: Sydney colt, Foxzami, who injured his pelvis on the trip to Melbourne, will not run here this autumn…

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Stop Press Shield Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 13

ADELAIDE.—Victoria, second innings, total 328 (Loxton, b Noblet. 135; I. McDonald, not out, 32; W. Johnston, c Gogler, b Noblet, 7; J…

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Record Profit From Tennis In Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 12

Newcastle and District Lawn Tennis Association made a record profit of £934 15s 11d for the year ended December, 1948…

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Tennis Board Increased By New Zone

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 6

Newcastle Tennis Association by creating a new zone embracing Carrington and Stockton at its annual meeting last night,…

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Cricket Clubs Cited For Rules Breaches

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 6

Wallsend and Belmont Cricket Clubs have been cited to appear before Newcastle District Cricket Association's Judiciary Committee…

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Waratah And Wickham To Meet In District Cricket Final

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 13

With only one round of fixtures to be played, it is now certain that Waratah-Mayfield and Wickham will be the opposing teams in the District cricket final at Newcastle Sports Ground on Saturday, March 26. In the eleventh series, com-…

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Weston Bowls

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 11

Matches to be played in Weston Bowling Club's K.S.B. Shield competition on Sunday are: Fisher (Cessnock) v Watson (West…

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Bowls Match Postponed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 8

The bowls singles semi-final in the P. B. Baker competition, to have been played at Waratah club's rink to-morrow, has been postponed…

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Newcastle South Bowls

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 12

Newcastle South Bowling Club's draw (play or forfeit) for the novice pairs games tomorrow night commencing at 7.30. is S. Corbett and…

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Midweek Bowls Almost Ended

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 8

Sectional winners of the Newcastle Bowling Association midweek competition hive been completed, except for No. 1 division…

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Rugby League Knock-out Competition

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 11

A football knock-out competition, worth £75 to the winning team and £25 to the runner-up, is being organised by the…

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