Golf Star's Status Not Yet Altered
Former Victorian golf champion Bobby Brown, who has announced that he intends to turn professional is still an amateur…
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Sport, 1949
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Racing Man's Factory Damaged By Fire
MELBOURNE.—Several thousand pounds' worth of damage was caused by a fire at the Port Melbourne case…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle Woman Beaten In Australian Bowls Semi-Final
SYDNEY: Mrs. Rodgers, of Newcastle, the only remaining N.S.W. competitor left in the women's Australian bowls carnival, was beaten to-day in the singles semi-final by Mrs. Cranley, of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Value Of Attacking Game Stressed In Tennis Lecture
The attacking game of Australian champion, Frank Sedgman, was stressed by Pat O'Hara Wood to the juniors from all States gathered in the coaching class be conducted for the Lawn Tennis…
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Newcastle South Bowling Club's novice pairs games will be continued at Newcastle South greens tomorrow night at 7.30. The draw (play or…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Opening Day Golf
Above: Mesdames F. Lawson (left) and A. B. K. Watkins at the opening day of Waratah Golf Club. Right: Misses B…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Notification of Bowls Postponement
New arrangements have been made by the Newcastle District Bowling Association for the information of pennant players…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Lambton Bowls To-day
Lambton Bowling Club hopes to make a start with its Monday afternoon galas to-day. The games have been postponed three times because…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Leading Bowls Teams Beaten
A number of teams well down on the points table surprised by defeating leading teams in the first of the deferred matches in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Few Surprises In Tennis
There were few surprises in the major or minor tennis events on Saturday. The only outstanding performance in the men's A grade…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →R.s.l. Cricket
There was a large attendance of members of the Hamilton R.S.L. and wives and friends at Myer Park yesterday when…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Cricket Finalists Lose Last Round
WARTAH-MAYFIELD, winner of the Newcastle District Cricket Association first grade competition, was defeated…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Left-Handers Took Cricket Honors
The final series in this season's district cricket premiership can best be described as the left-handed bowlers' day. Of seven outstanding bowlers…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Golf Gossip
Big event looming on the golf horizon and one to capture the day-to-day interest of golfers ali over the country is the McWilliams Wines £2500 tournament at the Australian course, Kensington,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Bowls and Bowlers
THE possibility of a standard time test being applied to Newcastle greens is being considered. The standard would be 13 seconds…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Vital Matches For Bowls Leaders
In most cases, matches in the Newcastle Bowling Association's pennant competitions on Saturday will have a big bearing on sectional…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Schools Swimming Championships At Sydney Baths
SYDNEY: Barrie Kellaway, State junior champion, had easy wins in the senior 110 yds. and 220 yds. freestyle events at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Teams for Midweek Club Bowls
Wickham team to meet Stewarts and Lloyds, at Stewarts and Lloyd'; green tonight: Quirk. Bender. Sparke. Curtis: Wenham. Meldrum, W…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →State Rugby League Drops Two Selectors
SYDNEY, Monday,—The general committee of the New South Wales Rugby League to-night rejected two of last year's State and Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gilchrist For Easter Tennis
J. Gilchrist, interstate tennis player, and his wife have entered for events at the Newcastle Tennis Association open championships at…
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