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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1951

1,698 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 85

Rain Again Held Up Play for Tennis Titles

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 16

SYDNEY: Washout of play in the Australian tennis championships at The White City today increased the estimated…

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Motor Yacht Club's Regatta

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 15

The Royal Motor Yacht Club (Newcastle branch) will hold speed boat and cruiser racing each day during the Anniversary week-end over…

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District Bowls Singles

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 15

Newcastle District Bowling Association's singles championship will be commenced tomorrow, when the qualifying and…

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Cricket Venues Changed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 3

In the third grade district competition to-morrow the match between Hamilton and Waratah-Mayfield has been transferred from…

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Leicester Cricket Application

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 12

LONDON, Fri. (A.A.P.): Mr. Charles Palmer, Leicestershire County cricket secretary and captain, said yesterday his club…

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First Games In District Bowls Title

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 3

The qualifying and first round matches of the Newcastle District Bowling Association's singles championship will be played to-morrow…

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Mr. F. Barker President Of Rugby League

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 4

Mr. F. Barker was unoppsed as President of Newcastle Rugby League when nominations closed yesterday…

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Merewether Has Cricket Chance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 10

Merewether has a chance of forcing its way into the top four in the Newcastle District Cricket Association's major competition. Now equal fifth in the first…

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Artist Who Took Quickly To Golf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 4

Jack Murphy, Secretary of Waratah Golf Club, knew nothing about golf till 1940. Since then he has become one of the best-known golf club…

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Sydney Speedway Racing In The Daytime

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 12

SYDNEY: Daylight speedway racing will be held at both the Sydney show ground and sports ground tracks while…

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Sydney Tennis Halted Again by Rain

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 12

SYDNEY.—Just as the players had taken the court for the first two quarter-finals of the Australian men's singles…

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Rain Causes £700 Loss On Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 10

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Rain washed out play in the men's singles quarter-finals of the Australian tennis championships at White City…

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Cricket Team for Workers' Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 6

Newcastle Workers' Club cricket team will visit Sydney on February 4 to play a team from Sydney Workers' Club. The team is seeking…

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Racing Secretary Says He Gave Correct Evidence

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 12

SYDNEY: William John McKechnie dedared to the A.J.C. Committee today that ail evidence he had given in the T. F. Smith appeal in December had been correct…

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Anzac Races To Be Wet: Forecaster

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 3

A LONG-RANGE weather forecast by Mr. Inigo Jones says it is likely to be "very wet" for the Anzac Day…

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Newcastle And Wyong Still To Have Dog Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 3

With restrictions on the use of electricity for sporting programmes, greyhound meetings are likely only at Newcastle and Wyong, in the…

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Cook's Hill Swimming Championships

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 27 January 1951 · page 6

At Newcastle Ocean Baths last night, 100 metres junior champion and prominent belt swimmer, Bruce Hull, won the Cook's…

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Bowls Team For South Africa

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 27 January 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY. — The N.S.W. members of the Australian bowling team to visit South Africa next October are: H. S…

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Tennis Semi-Finals Tomorrow

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 27 January 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY. Record attendance figures are expected to be beaten at the White City to-morrow, if the weather clears…

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Jubilee Tennis On

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1951 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—The quarter-finals of the Australian jubilee tennis championships, which have been postponed three times, will…

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