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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1951

1,698 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 85

Track Will Be Heavy For Racing At Rosehill

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 16

SYDNEY: More than four inches of rain has fallen at Rosehill since Tuesday and the going there for Saturday's meeting will be heavy. Work on the track today was…

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Bowls, Tennis Postponed

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 12

All Newcastle pennant bowls matches set down for tomorrow, also the match between Newcastle and Blue Mountains…

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Night Bowls Next Week

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 10

Newcastle City Bowling Club has set down for next week the fixtures washed out this week in its fours and pairs night competitions…

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Sport Letter Box Whither Bowls?

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 12

The first impression on reading Wednesday's article in "Newcastle Sun" is that it was written by one of the "grand…

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Hit by Golf Stick

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 6

Ronald McGuiness, 15, of Rawson-street, Aberdare, had his forehead lacerated when struck by a golf stick in Aberdare Park…

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Top Bowls Teams to Be Tested

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 4

The few unbeaten teams in the Newcastle Bowling Association's pennant competitions will be tested in the second round, which opens…

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Jubilee Races at Gosford

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 10

GOSFORD, Thursday.—A Jubilee race meeting will be held on Gosford racecourse on April 3 and the annual show on April 4 and 5…

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C & S Cricket Prospects

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 12

Tighe's Hill, second in the C. and S. cricket competition points, will be back at the Sports Ground tomorrow,…

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First Races On Anzac Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 10

The first race meeting in New South Wales on an Anzac Day will be held at Broadmeadow course on April 25. The Chief Secretary has…

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State Swimming to Be Held

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 20 January 1951 · page 4

SYDNEY.—Despite rain, the N.S.W. Swimming Association will go ahead with its championship carnival at North…

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Officials At Rugby Union Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1951 · page 12

Officials at the annual meeting of Newcastle Rugby Union at the City Hall last night were—the Secretary (Mr. R…

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Pennant Bowls In Second Round

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 20 January 1951 · page 5

Matches in the Newcastle District Bowling Association's Pennant competitions tomorrow, weather permitting, will be the…

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'Poor' Rugby Union Year In 1950

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1951 · page 12

Newcastle Rugby Union had failed to provide a first-class competition last year, Mr. R. Considine told the annual meeting last…

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Beaumaris Entered For Autumn Races

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 20 January 1951 · page 4

MELBOURNE: Beaumaris, winner of nearly £30,000 in stakes and the best horse New Zealand has had since Kindergarten, has been entered for the Australian Cup, the Alister Clark Stakes and…

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Golf May Be Only Sport To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1951 · page 12

Unless there is a big improvement in conditions this morning, golf may be the only sport in Newcastle to-day…

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Dark Marne And Chatspa Are Busiest Horses Racing

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 20 January 1951 · page 4

SYDNEY: Of the good performers now racing in Australia who have won more than £15,000 in stakes the busiest horses have been Chatspa and Dark Marne…

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Morse Code Will Miss Important Cup Races

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 20 January 1951 · page 5

MELBOURNE: Morse Code, who finished third in the Melbourne Cup and won the Williamstown Cup and the Eclipse Stakes last year, will not be entered for the Australian Cup or the Sydney Cup Morse Code has been sent…

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Wallsend Athletic Track Bid

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1951 · page 6

Wallsend Chamber of Commerce decided last night to ask the Joint Coal Board to review its disapproval of a proposal to lay an Olympic…

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Tie in Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 8

TERRIGAL, Sunday.—There was an unusual tie in the Terrigal v. Gosford premiership bowls match at Terrigal this afternoon…

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Mid-Week Bowls

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 8

Wickham team to play Insurance at Wickham tomorrow is: H. Miller, Toll, Lewis, Price; Oates, W. Baxter, Marks,…

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