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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1951

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State Transport Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 8

Newcastle Transport (Gordon Ave. Depot) Cricket Club maintained its unbeaten record in the State Transport cricket competition when it…

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U.S. Tennis Tour Recommended

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday.—Mr. Harry Hopman, captain-manager of the 1950 Davis Cup team, to-night strongly recommended to the…

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Protest By Man At Dog-Racing Inquiry

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY: A man interrupted the Greyhound Royal Commission today and protested against the use of his na me by a King's counsel. "My name is all I have got," said the man. J. R. Faultier…

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S. Africa Cricket Team to Tour

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 8

DURBAN, Tuesday (A.A.P.): South Africa Cricket Association has chosen a well-balanced team of young and old…

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Coal Board Rugby League

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 11

The first round of the Joint Coal Board's senior Rugby League knockout competition will be held on March 11…

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Rugby Union Player Refuses Offer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 7

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The International Rugby Union forward Rex Mossop to-day refused an offer of £A2500 to play Rugby League in…

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Cessnock Races Mar. 3

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 12

Cessnock Jockey Club will hold Its first meeting of the year on March 3. Six events, with prize money totalling £265. will be decided. The…

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May field East's Five Teams In Rugby Union

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 11

Mayfield East Rugby Union Club decided at its annual meeting to enter five teams in this season's competition, also…

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£1400 In For Anzac Day Racing

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 12

"The Chief Secretary has sanctioned the Newcastle Anzac Day race meeting at Broadmeadow and it will definitely be held" said the President of the Newcastle Branch of the…

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Anzac Day Races "Not Desecration"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 4

Holding of a race meeting on Anzac Day could not be regarded as a desecration, the President of the Newcastle Branch of the…

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Newcastle Boxing

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 11

"Snowy" Boyd, fourth Victorian boxer to appear at Newcastle Stadium in recent weeks, is to meet George Kapeen on Saturday night…

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Central Rugby League

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 11

Training for Central Newcastle Rugby League senior and Junior players will begin next Tuesday. They should attend…

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Action Unlikely On Dubbo "Amateur" Boxing Bouts

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 12

SYDNEY: No action is likely to be taken against any of the parties concerned in the "amateur" bouts at Dubbo, which featured Sydney professional boxers, Mickey McDonald and Keith Francis…

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Bone Fracture Ends Racing For Bahadur

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 12

MELBOURNE.— Bahadur. highest stake winning two-year-old in Australia this season, broke the sesamoid bone…

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C. and S. Cricket Prospects

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 11

Doug Gray, Tighe's Hill slow medium bowler, may prove a match winner for his team on Saturday against Police Boys…

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Interstate Bowls Test Played

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 7

ADELAIDE, Thursday.—The first of five interstate Test bowls matches were played at the Commonwealth Jubilee Bowling…

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Bowls Round Ends To-morrow

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 8

Matches in the Newcastle Bowling Association's pennant competitions to-morrow will be the last in the second round, leaving only two…

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Mixed Doubles' Tennis Final

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 7

Stockton and Majestic are to meek In the A grade mixed teams tennis final at District Park tomorrow after noon…

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Cricket Draw at Cessnock

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 7

Cessnock District Cricket Association's fixtures for to-morrow are—A grade: St. Andrew's v. East End. Bellbird v. South Cessnock, Paxton…

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Main Hawkesbury Club Races £500

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 10

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Hawkesbury Race Club intends to give £500 for the main event on its programmes…

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