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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1950

2,172 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 109

Three Injured In State Cricket Side

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Stanley Sismey, New South Wales wicket-keeper, who has been selected to tour New Zealand with the…

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Clifton Scores 133 In Gosford Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 6

GOSFORD, Sunday.—Vern Clifton, who will captain Gosford district team against singleton in to-morrow's final round of the…

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Stop Press Newcastle Races N.j.c. Handicap Wearie Nodeco Courier Randwick Races Anniversary Handicap

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 8

FREEDOM HIGH SPIRITS ROYAL REWARD SHIELD CRICKET…

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Big Prizes For Easter Races In Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 6

MELBOURNE: Melbourne Racing Club committee is to be congratulated on the excellent programme, embracing £16,500 in stake-money for its Easter meeting at Flemington on April 8 and 10…

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Two Teams Are Certain For MAjor Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 5

With two rounds of District cricket matches still to be played, Waratah-Mayfield and New Lambton have both secured…

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Bowls and Bowlers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 8

A MOVE to after bowls ditches in Australia is likely to be made soon. Any change would come with the revision of rules…

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Belmont Wins Bowls At Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 5

Twenty-eight fours took part in a five round progressive turnament at the East Maitland bowling greens yesterday…

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Stop Press Shield Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 12

South Australia.—Second innings: Wilkins, not out, 18; McLean, not out, 13. None for 31. CUSTOMS SEIZURE…

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Win for Demaret in Hogan Golf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 5

PHOENIX (Arizona), Jan. 30. A.A.P.—Jimmy Demaret, with an aggregate of 269, won the 10,000 dollar Ben Hogan golf tournament…

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3 Lower Grade Bowlers Left In Bowls Title

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 8

Three of the 16 players left to contest the fifth round of the Newcastle Bowling Association singles championship are not No. 1…

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Cricket Position Still in Doubt

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 8

The fight for fourth place in the Newcastle District Cricket Association's major competition, to begin after the next round, is still open. The three teams which have a chance of gaining it were…

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Sedgman Beats McGregor in Tennis Title

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Monday.—Superior ground strokes enabled Frank Sedgman to retain his national tennis singles title in the final against…

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Big Crowd Saw Close Speedboat Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 6

A big crowd watched close racing in the final day of the Royal Motor Yacht Club's regatta at [?]oronto yesterday. In the…

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District Cricket Waratah Unbeaten In First Grade

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 12

Waratah-Mayfield is the only unbeaten team in the Newcastle first grade district cricket competition. Waratah-Mayficld has a com-…

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N.S.W. Beats Victoria, Holds Cricket Shield

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—New South Wales to-day won the 1949-50 Sheffield Shield competition by easily defeating Victoria outright…

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Steel Works Golf

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 12

At Shortland on Saturday, Steel Works Golf Club will conduct a stroke competition…

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Cricket Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 8

Newcastle District Cricket Association will hold a committee meeting to-night. A number of applications for regrades will be…

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Tennis Doubles at District Park

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 12

N. Gilmour and Mrs. L. Vincer beat F. Sherriff and Mrs. R. McNaughton 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 at District Park last night in…

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Stop Press Kembla Grange Races

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 12

First Unanderra Handicap: GINCHY 1, Special Release 2, Tidebar 3…

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South Africa Has To Accept Bumpers Says Cricket Writer

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 12

JOHANNESBURG, Tues. (A.A.P.). Noted South African cricket writer, Louis Duffus, in an article in the Johannesburg "Star," sums up the local view on Australian bowlers' bumpers,…

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