Golf [?]
Behind the announcement that a team, of five Australian women golfers will compete in the 1950 British women's open championship lies the story of the rise to fame of operatic and concert soprano, Joan…
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Sport, 1949
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Bowls Teams
Wickham bowls team to meet Adamstown at Adamstown: Oates. Meldrum. Edwards, Frost; Toll, Sparke, Rodgers, Jackson; Quirk,…
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NEWCASTLE City Council's decision to crack down on vandals will be especially welcomed by bowling clubs…
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Two sporting events which have been among the major attractions of Northern Easter sporting programmes were cancelled last night. Newcastle Tennis Association…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →EDITORIAL Mid-Week Racing Bobs Up Again
QN several previous occasions when approach has been made to him to relax the ban on mid-week racing the Chief Secretary, Mr. Baddeley, rejected the overtures, giving certain…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →J. Thompson 44 in Cricket Draw
J. Thompson, Newcastle schoolboy, who was dropped from the New South Wales team for the final match against Queensland,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lowlands Bowls Gala
Lowlands Bowling Club will hold its usual Easter bowls gala on Saturday and Monday. It is open to all bowlers and those…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Films on Rugby Union
Films of the tour of England by the Wallabies Rugby Union team will be shown at Lysaght's recreation hall, Newcastle, on Tuesday…
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JOHANNESBURG, Wed. (A.A.P.).—Three Australian pairs entered the semi-finals in the South African tennis…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Forfeit In Junior Cricket
Bankstown C S. Watson Shield team (under 16) had forfeited to Newcastle the match which was to have been played at Sports Ground…
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MILAN, April 12. A.A.P.—A 12-year-old girl, Annunciata Marchesi, won 25 million lire (about £12,500) in the Italian…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →R.S.L. Move For Racing Licence
The District Council of the Returned Servicemen's League will be asked by Hamilton sub-branch to call a meeting of delegates to…
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Three Sydney yachts, of shallow draught will come to Lake Macquarie for the Easter vacation. They will leave Sydney on Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cricket Finals To-morrow To End Season
The Newcastle District' Cricket Association first grade premiership final at the Sports Ground, between Waratah-Mayfield and Wickham, is…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Teachers' College Athletics
A lengthy sports programme, arranged by the Athletic Club of the Newcastle Teachers' College for its first annual athletic…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tennis Auxiliary
Following the formation of a Ladies' Committee as an auxiliary to Maitland District Lawn Tennis Association, a draw for partner…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Commercialism "Ruin of Boxing"
PERTH, Thursday.—Professional boxing was in a bad way, the M[?]rquess of Queensberry said on his arrival by the Orcades from…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →U.l.v.a. Golf
The U.L.V.A. golf club's competition ant Cockle Creek yesterday afternoon was won by the captain, J. Lowe, with 36 points off a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Kurri Cricket Club Re-formed
A meeting of cricket supporters decided to re-form Kurri Kurri Cricket Club. Messrs. R. Le Cussan and A…
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Lorn Park players were prominent in a progressive pairs tournament at East Maitland bowling greens yesterday afternoon. Three…
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