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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1949

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Darling Best Prospect For Gosford Races

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 January 1949 · page 11

Darling, dually engaged' at Gosford tomorrow has brightest prospects in the First Division of the Maiden Handicap; and appeals as the best investment at the meeting. Promising Tolga, who scored a four lengths win at her only start, is favored for the First Division of the Novice Handicap…

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Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 6

TO-MORROW (Wed.), St; Patrick's Court, Tighe's Hill, Ladies only 10 a.m. sharp…

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Bowls Draw Altered

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 6

Waratah Bowling Club Nos. 2 and 3 teams will meet Hamilton and Lowlands in the electric light compound to-night…

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Bowls and Bowlers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 6

COUNTRY WEEK entries from Newcastle this year are about 150 fewer than last season. This has been caused by the A.B.C…

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Racing Fund For Legal Advice

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 8

SYDNEY: A fund has been opened by the N.S.W. Owners and Trainers' Association to provide members with technical and legal advice at future swabbing inquiries…

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Former Racing Man 'Battling to Live'

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—A former racehorse owner, George Frank, who is in debt for £22,700 with the Taxation Department, is now…

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Gosford Races Off Till

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 6

GOSFORD, Monday.—To-morrow's horse racing has been postponed till Thursday afternoon…

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Good Double in Women's Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 6

ADELAIDE, Monday. — Miss Betty Wilson, of Victoria, maintained her dominating role in the first of the Test matches between…

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Athletic Carnival Approved

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 2

Greater Newcastle Works Committee approved an application by Newcastle branch of the Amateur Athletic Association to hold a…

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Athletics Postponed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 6

SYDNEY, Monday.—The athletic carnival set down for Hurstville to-night was postponed until to-morrow night because of rain…

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Three Unbeaten Bowls Teams

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 8

Although only three matches were played in the first round of the Newcastle Bowling Association's pennant competitions, the…

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Country Swimming Titles At Newcastle Baths

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 12

N.S.W. Country Swimming championships will be decided in four sessions at Newcastle Ocean Baths commencing on Sat, Jan. 29, and continuing on the following Monday. Heats will be decided on each afternoon…

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Australia's Easy Cricket Win

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 8

ADELAIDE, Tuesday. — The Australian women's cricket team won the first of the Test matches with England by 186 runs, the…

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£73,795 Record Football Pool

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Wed. (O.S.R.)—A Bristol man with five kiddies won £73,795 for a sixpenny stake in a football pool…

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Keen Games In Club Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 12

The fourth series of matches in the C and S A grade major competition will be played on Saturday and more than…

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Cricket Boundaries To Be Discussed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 8

A special general meeting of Newcastle District Cricket Association on Monday night will discuss boundaries…

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Abused During Cycle Races, Says Alderman

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 2

Ald. Rundle told Greater Newcastle Council last night that he had been "pushed off the road" and abused by riders in cycling…

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Sid Barnes May Not Play Cricket In Australia Again

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY: Test star Sid Barnes said today: "I do not care if I never play cricket again in Australia." N.S.W. has decided not to in-…

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Electric Light Bowls

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 12

Carrington electric light bowls competition draw for tonight: Ord and Galloway v J. and R. Callen, Bond and Cannon v Smith and…

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Suggests Rugby Union College

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 8

Newcastle Rugby Union should introduce a college of football suggests the annual report and review of the union, to be presented…

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