Cricket Position Still in Doubt
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 6
Play in the Newcastle District Cricket Association first grade competition on Saturday—the first day of the final series before the major and minor premierships begin—left in doubt the positions of…
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The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 11
Carlton easily heat Railway No. 1 in the A reserve mixed teams competition on Saturday and is now the only…
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The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 11
The fight for the fourth position in the major section of the District Cricket competition has been greatly complicated by rain stopping play in the first day's play of the ninth series of matches on Saturday…
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The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 11
Two matches in the C and S A grade cricket competition on Saturday, New Lambton v Stewart and Lloyds and…
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The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 12
It has been announced by the Australian Jockey Club that one of its stewards, Mr. H. H. Stokes, will have charge…
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The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 11
Members of the Newcastle (Gordon Ave.) Transport Amateur Swimming Club competed in the State Transport annual swimming carnival at…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Golf Gossip
The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 11
At last the importance of the etiquette of golf has been underlined by the Royal and Ancient Club's decision to place the section on etiquette first, instead of last, in the new book of rules to operate from March 1…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Bowls and Bowlers
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 8
MENTION last week of a couple of points which have arisen since the South Africans arrived in Australia on their way to the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Transport Rugby League Social
The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 12
More than 150 members, their wives and supporters of the Newcastle Transport (Gordon-ave. Depot) Rugby League…
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The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 12
Matches arranged for tonight in the City Bowling Club's electric light competition have been postponed. The…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Hair-do for Australian Swimming Champion
The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 1
HAIR-DRY. Marjorie McQuade (left) has her hair dried by robe attendant Kathleen Grey, (N.Z. champion), after setting a new Empire Games record in the 110 yards women's freestyle swimming…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 8
WYONG, Monday.—After an inspection of the track this afternoon, Wyong races, which were to have been held on Wednesday,…
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The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 12
BOMBAY, Tues. (A.A.P.).—A Bombay XI, saved its three-day match against the Commonwealth XI., scoring 388 in reply…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →New Lambton Lodge To Buy Bowls
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 6
New Lambton Protestant Alliance Friendly Society decided to buy a set of indoor bowls. The lodge decided to consider forming an…
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The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 5
LONDON: A direction that he be cremated and his ashes scattered over the Crosland Heath Golf course was given…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 8
Mr. J. Murphy, president of the Kent Hotel Social Cricket Club, presents J. de Courcy, Newcastle and interstate cricketer, with a cricket bag at a social last night…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 8
TUCSON (Arizona), Feb. 6, A.A.P.—Chandler Harper, who had birdies at the last three holes, won the Tucson Open Golf tournament…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →W. Briscoe For Vagabond In Autumn Races
The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 12
SYDNEY: W. Briscoe is to ride Vagabond in his autumn races, trainer D. Lewis announced today. Briscoe rode Vagabond in his first race as a two-year-old in 1948. Since then,…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 8
Newcastle Surf Club was wholly behind the Superintendent of Newcastle branch of the Surf Lifesaving Association (Mr. R. Brydon) in…
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The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 12
MELBOURNE: Chicquita, whose winning sequence ended when she missed a place in the Standish Handicap at Flemington on Jan. 2, probably will have her next race at Flemington on Saturday…
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