Record Bowls Singles
Newcastle Bowling Association's singles championship for this season, which attracted an all-time record of 400 entries,…
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Sport, 1950
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Teams Tennis Tomorrow
After a spell of three weeks, tennis players will return to competitive matches tomorrow. Night events will be resumed…
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Newcastle Bowling Association has received 400 entries—a record—for this year's singles championship. Practically every club green…
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Newcastle Bowling Association's pennant competitions will be resumed tomorrow with the fourth series, in conjunction with the Legacy competition for the Albert Smith Trophy…
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BRISBANE.—South Australia, first innings 6/144 (Ridings n.o. 18, Bowley n.o. 17, sundries 10)…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fourth Series To-morrow in Pennant Bowls
The fourth series of matches of Newcastle Bowling Association pennant competitions will be played to-morrow…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Politics Enter U.k. Football
LONDON, Jan. 5. A.A.P.—Two Chinese Soccer forwards in Singapore who want to play for Leeds United football team will have their…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mrs. Bolton In Manly Tennis Final
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Australia's No. 1 woman tennis player, Mrs. Nancy Bolton, defeated Miss E. Ashford in the semi-final of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →W. Cook Riding Favorites In Moorefield Juvenile Races
SYDNEY: W. Cook is booked to ride the two hot favorites. Prairie Fire and Define in the Two-Year-Old races at Moorefield tomorrow. Premiership leader, N. Sellwood, has a mount in seven…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Tennis star cools off
American tennis star Doris Hart takes a soft drink to quench her thirst after practising in the heat at the White City courts in Sydney…
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Queensland, 1st innings: Brown n.o. 109, Tallon n.o. 24. 5/244. MOOREFIELD RACES Peter Moore Handicap.—Prices: 5/1,…
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MELBOURNE.—Dark Man. one of the most promising hurdlers in Melbourne, will not race for some time. His trainer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australian Cricket Team For Today's Match
PORT ELIZABETH, Sat. (A.A.P.).—Australia's cricket team to play Eastern Province in a three-day match beginning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tennis Decision February 4
Players in Newcastle Tennis Association summer competition decided at a meeting at District Park on Saturday to continue the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Merewether Loses Cricket Chance
Weak batsmanship robbed Merewether of a chance of defeating Lambton-New Lambton, one of the two unbeaten teams in Newcastle District Cricket Association first grade competition, which resumed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Northern Teams In Last Tennis Round
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Newcastle No. 1 and Cessnock No. 1 teams have reached the semi-final round of the men's country tennis teams championship, which is being played at Rushcutter Bay courts…
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SYDNEY.—Newcastle narrowly beat Premier team. Albury, in a semi-final of the men's A division of the Country…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Teams Tennis Players Entitled To Oppose Sunday Games
Several players taking part in the mixed teams tournament now being conducted at District Park stated on Saturday that they would be forced to withdraw from the competition if…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Criticism Of Hamilton's Cricket Captain Was Unjustified
Many people who saw the first day's play at the Sports Ground on Saturday in the District Cricket match between Hamilton and Waratah-Mayfield, adversely criticised Hamilton's veteran skipper, Percy Lee, because they considered he had erred in not bringing left-hand bowler, Ron…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Gessnock's Reply In Racing Dispute With N.J.C.
"Newcastle Jockey Club refused a request by former Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley) to switch its greyhound race…
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