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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1950

2,172 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 109

Waratah Wins in School Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 8

Waratah-Mayfield 130 (J. Thompson 63, B Hamilton 28; B. Hines 5-43) defeated Stockton 97 (K. Wilkinson 33, D. Murphy 26; D…

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Steel Works Golf

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 11

The following programme has been arranged by Steel Works Golf Club for the holiday week-end: Saturday, 4 Ball Par…

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Fast Speedboat Not For Big Lake Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 8

Efforts to arrange for Firefly, which recently established a world speedboat record on Kogarah Bay, to compete in events at Newcastle…

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Stop Press Gosford Races

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 12

Maiden 3-Year-Old Hdcp.: ILKLEY MOOR 1, Lougay 2, Najelemy 3. W.P.: 5/2. Divs.: 16s 9d, 4s, 13s. AUST. TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS…

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Municipal Golf Course For Toronto Sought

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 5

A site suggested for a municipal golf course Toronto will be inspected soon by Lake Macquarie Shire Council Works Committee. An estimate of cost will be prepared by the engineer…

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Toronto Golf Course To Be Considered

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 4

The possibility of laying a golf course on 120 acres on the east side of Waring-road, Toronto (Hoban's Paddock), a mile and…

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Bromwich Stars In Tennis Doubles Win

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Tuesday—John Bromwich was outstanding player in the Australian men's doubles championship at Kooyong to-day,…

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Indian Cricket Ends in Draw

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 8

NAGPUR, Jan. 24. A.A.P.—The three-day match between the Commonwealth touring cricket side and the Central Province Governor's…

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District Bowls Singles Start

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 20

Newcastle Bowling Association's singles, championship for the season 1949-50 will be commenced on Saturday, when the…

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Surprises In National Tennis Singles

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—W. Sidwell, of Sydney, a member of last year's Davis Cup team, defeated Colin Long, another Davis…

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Ground Shortage Affects Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 10

Newcastle District Cricket Association will lose the use of Mitchell Park and Belmont Sports Ground on Tuesday for the remainder of the season. Both grounds are to be reconstructed…

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Points Scores Close In C.&S. Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 18

The City and Suburban cricket competition, the 12th round of which will be played on Saturday, has reached an…

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3000 at Gosford Races Not Interested In Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 10

A crowd of more than 3000 at Gosford races yesterday showed that it was not interested in the dispute of the ownership of Gosford racecourse. But the big crowd showed what a tragedy it would be if…

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Swimming by signs

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 9

RON SMALL, under 13 freestyle swimming champion of Victoria, who is deaf and dumb, gets instruction in sign langnage from Y.M.C.A. club coach Harry Farrow…

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Mixed Bowls Gala

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 3

Lambton Women's Bowling Club will hold a mixed gala to-morrow…

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Big Fleet Of Dinghies For Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 3

More than 120 V.J. sailing dinghies will compete in races at Belmont regatta at the week-end. There will also be 10 boats in the…

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Tatt's Golf Club

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 15

The annual meeting of Tattersall's Golf Club will be held in the club dining room at 8 o'clock next Thursday night…

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Newcastle South Night Bowls

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 12

Newcastle South Bowling Club will continue its fours competition for the W. Edwards Trophy next week. The…

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Cricket Transfers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 3

Newcastle District Cricket Association's third grade game on Monday day between Waratah-Mayfield and Stockton, set down originally for…

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Maitland Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 3

Owing to Newcastle competition cricket being carried forward on the holiday Maitland association matches against…

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