Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Sport, all years

Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1951

1,698 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 85

Transport Swimming

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 12

Newcastle Transport (Gordon Ave. Depot) Amateur Swimming Club continued its point score competition at the Ocean Baths yesterday…

Continued on Trove, page 12 →

Hamilton Night Bowls

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 12

In the event of electricity restrictions being lifted the Hamilton Bowling Club's gala I night competition will be held…

Continued on Trove, page 12 →

Branxton Pennant Bowls Teams

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 11

Miller Park (Branxton) bowls teams will play East Maitland to-morrow afternoon in the white pennant series. Players chosen to…

Continued on Trove, page 11 →

Swimming Club Formed At Kurri

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 11

An Amateur Swimming Club was formed at Kurri at a public meeting convened by the President of Kearsley Shire…

Continued on Trove, page 11 →

Tennis Titles Draws

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 16

A full round of day tennis championship matches will be played at District Park tomorrow and on Sunday, and night championships will…

Continued on Trove, page 16 →

Leaders At Bowls May Change

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 10

The second series in the second round of the Newcastle Bowling Association's pennant competition will be played on Saturday…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

Kurri Week-end Tennis Fixtures

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 11

The Kurrl and District Lawn Tennis Associations' teams' competition will be continued tomorrow. Play commences at 1.30 p.m. The…

Continued on Trove, page 11 →

4th President Of C. & S. Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 4

The election of Mr. D. H. ("Dan") Blackley as President of the Newcastle City and Suburban Cricket Association on Tuesday night is a fitting acknowledgment of the inspiring influence that the late…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Branxton Cricket Team For Week-end

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 9

In Hunter District Cricket Association third grade competition at the week-end Branyton is drawn to meet Northern Districts on…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

Three Teams Vie to Get Into Major Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 12

Results in the ninth series of District Cricket matches which end tomorrow, will determine the four teams to play for the…

Continued on Trove, page 12 →

Tonight's Boxing

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 February 1951 · page 6

Ambrose Palmer's protege, Bobby Poole arrived from Melbourne yesterday for his 12 rounds contest with Jack Smith, of Murwillumbah at…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Gosford Dog Races Abandoned

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 February 1951 · page 4

The Gosford greyhound meeting set down for next Tuesday night has been abandoned be[?] of insufficient entries…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

One-day District Cricket Game

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1951 · page 12

The second grade District Cricket Association match between Merewether and Belmont, postponed last week because the ground…

Continued on Trove, page 12 →

N.Z. Swimming Win

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 February 1951 · page 8

CHRISTCHURCH, Monday (A.A.P.). — New Zealand scored 27 points to Australia's 19 in the inter-university…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Stockton Swimming Pool Opened

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 February 1951 · page 5

1. Trooper K. Wepper and Corporal J. Jones doing preliminary work on a L.V.T.4 before leaving for camp exercises at Gan Gan. O 2. Children swimming in the new Stockton pool, which was opened on Saturday afternoon by the Lord Mayor (Aid. Purdue). 3. Miss V. Frew of Lamb ton, snapped in Farnell Place after a Sunday morning swim in the surf. 4. Sunday morning on the beach at Nobbys. Left to right: Judy Bowden (Waratah), Dorothy Stott (Mayfield) and Pam…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Gosford Bowls Team Beaten

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 February 1951 · page 6

GOSFORD, Sunday.—For the second consecutive Sunday Gosford first grade bowls team was defeated to-day. It now has no prospect of…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Changes In Pennant Bowls Lead

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 February 1951 · page 8

A number of leading teams in all grades of the Newcastle Bowling Association's pennant competitions—some of them previously…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Cricket Nears Final Stage

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 February 1951 · page 8

Hamilton, Waratan-Mayfield. Merewether and New Lambton have qualified for the District Cricket major series…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Carrington R.l. Football Club

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 February 1951 · page 8

Carrington Rugby League football Club, a subsidiary body of Northern Suburbs, held its first annual meeting in…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Wickham Out of Major Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 February 1951 · page 6

A check of points in the Newcastle District Cricket Association first grade competition matches eliminates Wickham from the major premiership series…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →