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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1951

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Maitland Golf Scores

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 January 1951 · page 4

Best scores in a par handicap at Maitland Golf Club yesterday were: B. Buffier 1 down, C. Harding 4 down, R. Macmillan 4 down. A…

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Milk Bar Man Rescues Boy In Swimming Pool

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 January 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY.—A Manly milk bar proprietor stripped to his underpants and rescued a drowning youth in Many pool…

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Cricket Back To Reality

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 January 1951 · page 8

SYDNEY. (By R. C. Robertson-Glasgow).—Those who did not rely on hired vehicular transport arrived at the Sydney…

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N.s.w. Catholics Win Tennis Shields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 January 1951 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Sunday.—The undefeated New South Wales team won three championship shields at the Australian Catholic Lawn…

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Newcastle's Cricket Win In Last Over

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 January 1951 · page 4

CALOUNDRA, Sunday.—The touring Newcastle cricket side defeated the Queensland North Coast Council's team outright with a few…

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C. & S. Colts Enterprising In Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 January 1951 · page 3

Enterprising cricket by City and Suburban Colts' teams on Saturday gave the "Telegraph" Shield side a win against Northern…

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Wet End to Old Year Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 January 1951 · page 3

Newcastle's wettest cricket period in many decades continued on Saturday—with rain for the last day's play of the Old Year. Leading sides had established positions before matches were washed…

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Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 January 1951 · page 5

By Max Tippett, 12, of Lawson-street, Hamilton. Ten points…

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Golf Gossip

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 January 1951 · page 8

Under the system of course ratings which came into operation yesterday for all golf clubs in New South Wales it is hoped to get permanent abolition of the need for handicap adjustments as players…

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Bowls and Bowlers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 January 1951 · page 6

NEWCASTLE City and Suburban Cricket Association hopes soon to enter the world of bowls. It is seeking a 20-year lease of a big…

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Stop Press Shield Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 January 1951 · page 8

South Australia, second Innings: 0/15 (Pinch 10. Dan[?] 5). Lunch…

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Cricket Colts May Yet Meet

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 January 1951 · page 4

Efforts are likely to be made to play the annual match between colts' teams from the Newcastle District Cricket Association and the…

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Newcastle Bowls Team

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 11

Newcastle District Bowling Association team to play the United Kingdom team at Newcastle City Green on Friday next, commencing…

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Bowls Singles On January 27

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 11

First qualifying round of Newcastle Bowling Association's singles championship will begin at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan…

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New Zealand Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 11

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Wed. (A.A.P.)—Canterbury beat Wellington by six wickets with four minutes to spare in the…

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Swimming Star Must Have Plenty Of Wine

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 12

SYDNEY: Alex Jany, fastest sprint swimmer in the world last year, arrived in Sydney to-day with only one request for…

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Exhibition Tennis to Be Bright

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 8

Donald Budge, Pancho Gonzales, Frank Parker and Dinny Pails, will be in a party to play exhibition tennis matches at District Park on Friday night. Good tennis is promised…

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Miss Kennedy, J. Redman Tennis Tops

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 11

Jim Redman (Stockton) and Miss Ruth Kennedy (Hill) are my ranked No. 1 Newcastle players for the year 1950…

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Cricket Challenge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 8

The Kent Central Cricket Club issues a challenge to play any team in Newcastle next Sunday. The challenge will be accepted by the…

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Newcastle Tennis Stars

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 15

Ken Bendeich (top) and Norm Redman, members of the Newcastle A division men's team, which won the…

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