Stop Press Randwick Races
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Sport, 1950
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Matthews Holds Country Tennis Title
SYDNEY.—The title-holder, Jim Matthews (Albury) and his fellow townsman, Rex Hartwig, had a long tussle in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Distracts From White City Tennis
SYDNEY, Friday.—Attention was distracted from the tennis when a fire broke out to-day at White City before the final match of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victorian Rule Too Severe On Summer Racing
MELBOURNE: The V.R.C. rule providing that each city programme shall include a race of not less than 1½ miles has done a lot of good for racing in Victoria, but many owners consider it should not operate during December and January…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →First Meeting Of C. and S. Cricket Leaders
Police Boys' Club and Blackalls, which share the lead in the Newcastle City and Suburban Cricket Association A grade competition,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Golf-course Inquiry
Referring to protests against the establishment of a golf course on Crown land at Blacksmiths, the Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cricket Coaches Coached
Cricket coaches are being coached en masse at Westcliff (Essex), in a course being conducted by Essex County Cricket Club. The coaches, who are later to train England's budding cricketers, are shown under the instruction of H. Crabtree, Essex cricketer…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Clubmates Meet In Tennis Final
SYDNEY, Sunday.—J. Matthews, former Australian Rules representative player, won the Country tennis singles championship yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Stockton Shows Cricket Worth
Before the cricket season began, there were some suggestions that Newcastle and Stockton Clubs should amalgamate because, it was claimed, they were not up to Newcastle District Association…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →£20 A Week On Football Pools
LONDON.—Said by the police to have spent more than £20 a week on football pools with money stolen from his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Britain's New Racing Car in Secret Trial
take in TRUSTS .... a CMFWYP RA DO FR D LONDON, Mon. (Reuter): Britain's "top secret" racing car—the B.R.M.—on which more than 150 leading designers and manufacturers have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Waratah And New Lambton Assured Of Inclusion In Major District Cricket
With three rounds of matches still to be played, only two of the four teams have assured themselves of places in the major competition of district cricket…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Swimming Champ
South Australian champion, Denise Norton, a member of the team for the Empire Games in New Zealand next month, dries off after a training swim at North Sydney Olympic Pool. She will contest the N.S.W. 440 yards championship…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Bowls Teams
Hamilton team to meet National Park in the electric light competition tomorrow night is: Nesbitt, Boorman, Rowlands, Drummond; T…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Bowls and Bowlers
A NUMBER of pennant skippers in the Newcastle district are likely to be rapped on the knuckles over score cards…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Steel Works Golf
Steel Works Golf Club will play a par competition at Shortland Links on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Action Against Newcastle Boxing Trainer
SYDNEY: Executive of the N.S.W. Boxing Guild today suspended Newcastle trainer, Dick Finlay, for two months and decided that none of its members would fight Finlay's…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Australian Tennis Players Win
AUCKLAND, Tues. (A.A.P.): Australian tennis players. George Worthington and Tom Warhurst, yesterday beat a local…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Thomson Well Down In U.S. Golf
PEBBLE BEACH (California), Jan. 16. A.A.P.—The Australian golfer, Peter Thomson, with a total of 227, finished 13 strokes behind…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cessnock Races On Saturday, Feb. 4
Cessnock Jockey Club returns to racing with a £300 programme on Saturday, Feb. 4. It will be the first meeting on the Cessnock track since…
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