Shortage of Good Cricket Balls in N.Z.
NEW PLYMOUTH (N.Z.) Feb 24 A.A.P.-Reuter.—There is a shortage of cricket balls is N, Zealand, and what good ones a…
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Sport, 1950
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Kurri Rugby League
Kurri Rugby League footballers began training last week under coaches Viv. Madge (first grade) and W. Close (reserve grade)…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Bank Team's Cricket
Sydney Commonwealth Bank cricketers defeated a Newcastle bank team by 54 runs yesterday. Arthur Robinson of Newcastle top scored…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Cricket Inquiry Doubtful
Newcastle District Cricket Association is not likely to open an inquiry into an incident at the Sports Ground on Saturday when, in the Waratah-Mayfield v Belmont match, claims that a player…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lake Macquarie Dinghy Races
Lake Macquarie V.S. Dinghy Club continued its point score competitions on Saturday and Sunday. Yesterday's event, a special race…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Lance To Play In Country Bowls Final
SYDNEY, Sunday.—N. Lance, of Boolaroo Club, will play N. Andrews, of Wagga, in the final of the country singles…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Junior Wins Senior Club Swimming Title In Fast Time
Ralph Pullinger, a Junior member, won the Premier Swimming Club's open 220 metres club championship at…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Marathon Match In Men's Tennis Doubles
In the longest A grade men's doubles match ever played at District Park C. Neilson and D. Jones…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Hume Pipe Takes The Lead In C. And S. Cricket
Len Sivyer, the New Lambton all-rounder in C and S. cricket had one of his best days on Saturday when he made a…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—Six Newcastle athletes gained placings in three of the main events at the State athletics championships…
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Performances of Newcastle athletes in the 1950 State titles were the best ever recorded by Northern athletes, Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Boxing Replacement
LONDON, Tues. (A.AP.).—Lloyd Barnett, of Jamaica, will replace Australian Alf Gallagher against U.S…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Golf Gossip
The new rules of golf, due to come into operation tomorrow, seem certain to get off to a bad start in Newcastle. Except for a handful of copies, the books haven't yet arrived…
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NEVILLE LANCE (Boolaroo) won the Country Week singles final in Sydney yesterday. He beat A. Andrews (South Wagga), 32-19…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Barrackers at Swimming Carnival
Newcastle Boys' High School held its swimming carnival at the Ocean Baths yesterday. Among the barrackers were (left…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Minister Upholds Tennis Case
The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) has told Newcastle Tennis Association representatives that ground it requires to construct six courts but refused to it by the District Park Tennis Trust must…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Overhead Lights Best for Tennis
No practicable means of providing satisfactory lighting for night tennis, apart from overhead central, or side lighting, had been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Representative Schools' Cricket Match
The main attraction in the cricket section of school sport this week will be the representative match between Newcastle and Sydney for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →U.k. Tennis Star for Africa
Kay Stammers (Mrs. Michael Menzies), British Wimbledon tennis star and Wightman cup captain, says farewell to England, while her six-year-old daughter, Virginia, clutches her doll. The family will live in South Africa…
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Wanganui 97 (Cave, n.o. 23) v. Australia…
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