Smith Cup In Pennant Bowls
The Legacy Club competition for the Albert Smith Cup will be played in conjunction with the Newcastle Bowling Association's pennant…
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Sport, 1949
2,110 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 106
Maitland's Bad Luck In Country Tennis
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Maitland's first team in the men's section of the Country Week tennis premierships was defeated in its…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Points Revision To Brighten Cricket
IF POINTS for first innings victories in Newcastle District Cricket Association matches were eliminated, teams would have to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Stockton's Chance To Upset Cricket Leaders
Unbeaten District Cricket leaders, Wickham, will have to fight to avert defeat by the vastly improved Stockton eleven on Saturday. With six wickets in hand…
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PERTH, Wednesday.âBecause of illness, Australia's outstanding woman athlete, Shirley Strickland, will not be able to compete against…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Progress Is Rapid In Swimming Classes
Progress has been so rapid in the Premier Swimming Club's annual leanuto-swim campaign that already many boys and girls have been discharged as proficient…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Tennis Player Struck Post
John Ray, 17 of Gorrick-street, Mayfield, ran into a post while playing tennis on a private court at Merewether last night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Intercity Races At Speedway
Pairings for the Speedway teams racing Newcastle v. Royale (Sydney) at Broad, meadow tomorrow night have…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Athletic Clubs To Resume To-morrow
After a break of several weeks for the Christmas and New Year holidays, Newcastle branch of the Amateur Athletic Association of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Eric Cremin In Golf Challenge
Eric Cremin, runner-up to Norman von Nida in the Australian professional golf title, will partner Cronuila…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cessnock Beaten In Country Week Tennis
SYDNEY,—Cessnock was beaten by Wollongong in the A grade semi-final of the Country Week men's tennis…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Stop Press Hunter Cricket a Grade
Central 3/52 v Northern Districts. MOONEE VALLEY RACES Hillcrest Handicap: LOGICAL 1. Dream Roacks 2, Real Guy 3…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Phar Lap Gets Vote of U.s. Racing Critics
American sports writers and racing officials who saw both Phar Lap and Shannon race in America are comparing the two horses. Consensus of opinion is that Phar Lap was by far the greater racehorse…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Need Of Teams Tennis Rules Of Teams Tennis Rules
Two A reserve teams, playing in the mixed tennis competition, did not adhere to the rules for these fixtures at District Park on Saturday. The incident emphasised the need for official supervision. The teams concerned did not…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Women's Tennis Title To Newcastle
SYDNEY, Sunday — Newcastle won the women's teams championship of 1949 Country Week tennis carnival yesterday, when it…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rain Stops Cricket At Branxton
Because of rain, only 40 minutes play was possible in the second grade cricket match between Branxton and Maitland Central, at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Waratah's Chance To Share Cricket Lead
Because unbeaten district cricket leader, Wickham, has the bye next Saturday, Waratah-Mayfield gets its chance to share the lead in the competition. To do this, Waratah will have…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rain Ruins Chances For Two In Cricket
PROSPECTS of improving their positions in the Newcastle District Cricket Association's first grade competition were ruined for…
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Four Newcastle athletes have been selected in the New South Wales team to compete in the Australian championships at Sydney Cricket Ground next Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This is the first of six articles on the life of Tom Maguire, boxing instructor of Newcastle and trainer of 17 Australian champions. The story is by P. J. Cunningham, who went to school with Maguire early this century. At that stage Mr. Cunningham began to line up the trainer-to-be and recalls in the opening instalment—Author Meets Maguire—In O'Brien's Paddock
A winter afternoon in 1904. School was out at the little convent school on the farm road running through Miller's Forest…
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