English Cricket Plans
LONDON, Fri. (A.A.P.)—The committee appointed by the M.C.C. to Inquire into the future of English cricket does…
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Sport, 1949
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Smith And Lygoe In Bowls Final
The Newcastle Bowling Association will end the season's competitions tomorrow with the finals of the singles championship and the No. 4 pennant. Final of the singles will be…
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Newcastle Bowling Association singles championship final, between H. Lygoe (New Lambton) and H. Smith (Belmont), at Hamilton…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—An international golf tournament, with the biggest prize money ever offered in Australia, is being planned for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rugby League A. Watsford on Wing for North
FORMER South Newcastle Rugby League winger, Alf Watsford, will play his first competition match of the season, at…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Synod Favours Admission Of Coloured Races
TAMWORTH, Thursday.—The Anglican Synod at Armidale to-day adopted a motion expressing the view that coloured people of other…
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Cessnoch has the bye this week. Matches have been arranged with Quirindi for both grades to-morrow afternoon. Players leave by bus in…
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The following players will represent the Newcastle Bowls Association Veterans in a match against the Hunter River…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Smith's Early Lead In Bowls Final
H. Smith (Belmont) met H. Lygoe (New Lambton) at Hamilton green today in the final of Newcastle District Bowling…
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LONDON, Sat.—Surrey professional, Max Faulkner, won the Dunlop 2000 guineas golf tournament at Wentworth…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tennis Applications By Germany, Japan
LONDON, Sat. (A.A.P.).—Germany and Japan have applied for reaffiliatlon to the International Lawn Tennis…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—A post-mortem examination to-day revealed that Mrs. Isabella Brien, 57, had died from cerebral hemorrhage at…
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LONDON, May 6. A.A.P.—Germany and Japan have applied for reaffiliation to the International Lawn Tennis Federation, it was…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Newcastle Will See Good Football From The Maoris
The Maori Rugby Union side announced to tour Australia this season appears to lack nothing in size and experience, though it has one notable omission—J. B. ("Johnny") Smith, probably New Zealand's outstanding centre three-quarter today—writes a Union supporter from N.Z. now resident in Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Athletic Tracks For Melbourne Olympic Games
LONDON: Athletic tracks similar to those laid down at Wembley last year, may be used for the 1956 Olympic…
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BUSSELS, Mon. (A.A.P.).—Italian Tiberio Mitri won the European middleweight boxing title on Saturday night…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →H. Lygoe Wins Bowls Title After Recovery
After being down 17-11 at the 17th head, Harry Lygoe, of New Lambton Club, with some brilliant, and at all times consistent, play,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Forfeit Rule Applied in Tennis Final
The women's D grade doubles final was won on Saturday by Misses Steggles and Hemphire of forfeit, when the opposing…
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Merewether-Carlton forward, Neil Adams, and Tech. College breakaway, Jim Jenkins, have won places in the N.S.W. Rugby Union team to play Queensland at Brisbane next Saturday…
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SYDNEY: Under-Secretary of the Chief Secretary's Department (Mr. S. L. Anderson) said today that Auburn Sports Committee's plan to conduct football pools was illegal…
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