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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1949

2,110 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 32 of 106

Big Entry for Minor Races at N.j.c. Cup

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 9

Excellent entries have been received for the minor races at the N.J.C. Cup carnival on April 30 and May 1. There…

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Railway Rugby League

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 April 1949 · page 5

Railway Club Rugby League team to play Swansea, at Swansea, tomorrow will travel on a special bus leaving Newcastle…

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Week-end Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1949 · page 7

Matches to-morrow afternoon in the pairs competition are: T. Cooper-J. Sutton v. J. Blrd-W. Victor: R. Hodge-J. Murray v. J…

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First Rugby Union Game

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 April 1949 · page 6

The Newcastle Rugby Union competition opened today with one match at No. 2 Sports Ground between Newcastle…

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Rugby Tackle At Court-Martial

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 April 1949 · page 8

LONDON: A Rugby tackle brought down a prisoner who sprang at the president's table during a court martial at the…

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Pennant Bowls Finals To-day

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 April 1949 · page 6

Finals of No. 1, 2 and 3 Pennants of Newcastle District Bowling Association's competitions were played this afternoon. National Park green was in…

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Tennis Stars for England

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 April 1949 · page 6

Thelma Long and Joyce Fitch, present touring South Africa with the Australian tennis team hope to go on to…

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Reserve Grade Rugby League Lakes v West

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 April 1949 · page 6

Teams—LAKES UNITED: R. Marker, K. Jones, W. Thompson, R. Forbes, T Toole, D. Crockett, J. Brown, De…

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Hot Favorite Races Away

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 April 1949 · page 5

MELBOURNE: Dashing to the front after a furlong, hot favorite Dusky Rose, a Caulfield specialist, raced…

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Stop Press Gosford Races

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 April 1949 · page 12

Gosford Handicap: KAVOC. 8 (K. Birrer) 1; Marnrak 8.11 (N. Daly: 2; Brucello 7.7 (A. Seymour) 3. NEWCASTLE DOGS…

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Table Tennis Stars for Australia

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 April 1949 · page 8

Two of the greatest players in table tennis history, Victor Barna and Richard Bergmann, will visit Australia for a series…

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Australia Leads in Tennis Test

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 April 1949 · page 7

JOHANNESBURG, Saturday (A.A.P.)—At the end of play in the final tennis Test to-day, Australia had a formidable lead of four matches to one…

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Sydney High Again Wins First Fours At G.P.S. Regatta

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 April 1949 · page 6

SYDNEY: Rowing brilliantly in dead water, Sydney High led all the way to retain the Yaralla Cup in the First Fours at the G.P.S. Regatta on the Nepeen River to-day…

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French Tennis Standards At New Low

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 April 1949 · page 6

The team selected to represent France against Luxembourg in the first round of the Davis Cup competition…

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Social Of Paxton Cricket Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1949 · page 7

At the annual social of Paxton Cricket Club, the President (Mr. W. Evans) congratulated members on a successful season. The club…

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Won S.a. Golf Title for Seventh Time

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 April 1949 · page 7

JOHANNESBURG.—Fifty-year-old Syd Brews won the South African open golf championship at Maccauvlei on…

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Bowls Match Off

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 April 1949 · page 6

The pennant bowls match between Hamilton No. 1 A Women's team and Newcastle No. 1 A team, set down for to-morrow, has been…

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Rugby League Season Opens

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 April 1949 · page 6

The Rugby League season for 1949 opened on Saturday. At the Sports Ground, North played Waratah-Mayfield. A. Collinson…

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Lambton Wins Bowls Final

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 April 1949 · page 6

Lambton won its second major bowls pennant in the last three years by defeating Islington by six points in the final played at National Park…

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Good Points Made In Lecture About Rugby Union

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 25 April 1949 · page 7

Wally Meagher, former international Rugby Union player and now coach of the Randwick team, viewed the match between Tech. College and Waratah at Sports Ground No. 2 on Saturday and lectured Newcastle…

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