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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1951

1,698 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 85

Tennis Rubber Won by U.S.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Monday.—Art Larsen defeated the 20-year-old Victorian, Mervyn Rose, 6-4, 8-6, when their rubber of the U.S.A. v…

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Suggestion to Rate Tennis Court Profits

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 2

The fact that some people were making profits from renting tennis courts should be taken into account when rates were assessed, Ald. Cane…

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Youth Must Have Cricket Chance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 8

Australia's cricket selectors have real reason to think about the future which, despite the unbroken Test match success, [?] not rosy. The M.C.C. team has been…

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Women Stars for Athletic Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 8

Arriving yesterday in Newcastle for the International Athletic Jubilee Carnival at No. 1 Sports Ground to-night were (left to…

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City Bowls Postponed

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 16

Matches in the City Bowling Club's electric light competition, postponed last night because of the rain, will be played…

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Boxing For Beginners At Stadium

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 12

Mr. Hughie Dwyer, promoter of the Newcastle Stadium, is organising a Jubilee boxing tournament at the Stadium…

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Sydney Cup Tennis Postponed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 10

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Rain washed out play in the Linton and Wilson Cut tennis at White City to-day. The matches were put…

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Junior Tennis Again Postponed

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 16

SYDNEY.—Because of wet courts there was no play in the interstate junior tennis competitions for the Linton…

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Whither Bowls? A Club Man's Angle

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 15

THE views set out in the following contributed article are those of a senior official of a district bowling club who has made a study of the administrative side of the game…

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Sydney Horses for Melbourne Races

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 16

SYDNEY.—T. J. Smith, at present in New Zealand for the yearling sales, intends taking a fairly big team of horses to…

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Not Eligible For Five Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 12

A. J. Miller has been cited to appear before the stewards at Wyong races to-day concerning the nomination of Imitation for four…

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Tom Brown Retires From Big Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 10

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 16. A.A.P.—Tom Brown, who repre—sented the United States in the singles matches against Australia…

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Maitland Move For Exhibition Of Night Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 8

The Secretary of Maitland Tennis Association (Mr. D. McIlwain, jun.) said last night it was hoped to have a night exhibition match by…

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Wyong Races Off for a Week

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 16

WYONG: Wyong Turf Club's meeting sec down for today had to be postponed because of drenching rain last night and…

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City Bowls Postponement

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 16

Matches in the City Bowling Club's electric light competition set down for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week…

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Wyong Races Off

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 8

Rain caused a postponement of Wyong races yesterday. The meeting will be held next Wednesday…

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29 Jubilee Tennis Trophies

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 8

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Twenty-nine special Jubilee trophies will be awarded to winners and runners-up in the Commonwealth…

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School Cricket Postponed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 8

The school vacation cricket final conducted by the Newcastle District Cricket Association was postponed till Monday, soon after it…

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White City Tennis Washed Out

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 15

SYDNEY.—All tennis matches listed for today at the White City have been washed out by rain…

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Vital District Cricket For Three Teams

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 16

Results of the seventh series of District Cricket competition matches, which will be concluded on Saturday, are of vital…

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