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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1949

2,110 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 28 of 106

McLURE to Meet J.redman in Tennis Singles

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 12

A feature of the tennis championship matches at District Park tomorrow will be the meeting of Jim Redman (holder)…

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Veterans' Swimming Club Final

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1949 · page 10

Newcastle Vetrans' Amateur Swimming Club will hold its final event of the year at the Ocean baths at 10.30 a.m. to-morrow with…

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Rugby League Trial Games

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 April 1949 · page 4

Rugby League clubs this afternoon played semi-final trial games in preparation for the opening of the premiership…

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Rugby Union Protest on Use of Oval

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1949 · page 10

The Chairman of Newcastle Rugby Union (Mr. E. J. Anderson) protested to the Lord Mayor (Ald. Quinlan) yesterday against a…

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Stop Press Cessnock Races

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 April 1949 · page 8

Cessnock Handicap: TESSIE MARCH 2, Jackass 2, silver Shawl 3. CAULFIELD RACES SECOND MAIDEN 2-YR.-OLD…

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Seek Provincial Mid-week Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1949 · page 10

SYDNEY, Friday.—A deputation from the New South Wales Trainers' Association will ask the Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley), on…

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Australian Tennis Win In S. Africa

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 April 1949 · page 5

JOHANNESBURG. Saturday (A.A.P.).—The Australian tennis players yesterday survived their second and third round…

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Tennis Association Should Bring More Players Here

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 April 1949 · page 4

The Lawn Tennis Association of Australia must adopt a more vigorous policy if it is to maintain its finance on a sound footing, and this can be done by bringing players to Australia, writes Harry…

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Toronto Air Cadet's Swimming Success

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 4

Air Cadet D. C. Tennent, of Toronto, won the sprint, long distance and diving championships at the R.A.A.P. College swimming…

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Islington, Lambton In Bowls Finals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 6

The semi-finals of the No. 1, 2, and 3 Pennant competitions of the Newcastle Association were played on Saturday. Islington and…

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Good Tennis At District Park

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 11

Mesdames [?] Vincer and R. McFadden won the A grade women's doubles championship by beating Mesdames…

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Standard High In Women's Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 6

Mesdames McFadden and Vincer played very good tennis to defeat Mesdames Gunderson and McNaughton in the final of the…

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India Suspends Cricket Captain

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 12

BOMBAY, Mon. (A.A.P.).—India's Test cricket captain, Lala Amarnath, yesterday was suspended from playing in…

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Rawle Stars in Rules Football

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 11

Mayfield shewed [?]nsistent form in boating Newcastle on Saturday at Islington in the final trial before the Australian…

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Karachi Withdrawn From Big Races

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 12

SYDNEY: Karachi, who had been backed for the Doncaster Handicap, today was withdrawn from that race and the…

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Cricket Final "In The Bag"

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 11

The premiers, Waratah-Mayfield, have established a commanding lead in the first grade cricket final, which has now…

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Wickham In Hopeless Cricket Position

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 6

WICKHAM is in a hopeless position in the Newcastle District Cricket Association Premiership final against…

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Even Scoring In Club Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 11

Although the City and Suburban cricket grand final at No. 2 Sports Ground was three-quarters of an hour late in…

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"Selfishness" in Football (To the Editor.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 6

IT SEEMS that Rugby Union officials have been netting themselves acquainted with the Australian Rules code. Recently, they…

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Australians Doing Well in S.a. Tennis

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 1

JOHANNESBURG. Monday (A.A.P.).—Three Australian pairs yesterday reached the quarter - finals of the South…

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