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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1951

1,698 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 85

No Cricket on Belmont Ground

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

There will be no play in Newcastle District Cricket Association's second grade fixture between Merewether and Belmont, at Belmont,…

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New Singing Team in Football Film

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 27 January 1951 · page 5

HOLLYWOOD, Fri. (O.S.R.).—Dean Martin and Polly Bergen, the screen's newest singing discovery, warble duets in…

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Decision To-day on Eagle Farm Races

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

BRISBANE, Friday.—The Eagle Farm track will be inspected at 6.30 to-morrow morning and a decision will then be made…

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Rain Interrupts Shield Cricket; Victoria 9/273

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 27 January 1951 · page 8

SYDNEY: Heavy rain at 2.30 p.m. interrupted play for several minutes in the Shield cricket match between Victoria and N.S.W. At this stage, Victoria was nine wickets down for 272…

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Stop Press Newcastle Races First Maiden Handicap Dashing Myth Scamanda Lilylake Protest entered

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 27 January 1951 · page 8

SHIELD CRICKET VICTORIA, 1st Innings. D. Ring, C Walker, [?] 4; J. Iverson, n.c., [?] sundries 13. Total 280…

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Bowls to Entrance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 January 1951 · page 8

GOSFORD, Sunday.—Gosford last year's premier, was defeated by The Entrance by 36 points today in the Brisbane Water District…

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Swimming Record To Cessnock

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 January 1951 · page 8

NARRANDERA, Sunday.—A record was established by B. Fairhall (Cessnock) for the under 14 years 50 metres breaststroke final…

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Bowls Foursome At Lambton Green

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 January 1951 · page 6

Among the competitiors in the district bowls single championships at Lambton green were A. Gillchrist (Mayfield), D. McKay (Adamstown), E. Willaims (Wickham) and E. Jaeger (Adamstown)…

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Top Players Beaten At Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 January 1951 · page 5

Among prominent players eliminated from the Newcastle Bowling Association's singles championship when the qualifying and first round…

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"Telegraph Shield" Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 January 1951 · page 4

C. Stephenson scored a brilliant 151 for Newcastle against Parramatta in the "Daily Telegraph" Shield competition at…

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Open Golf Day At Maitland

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 January 1951 · page 5

About 80 players took part in an open meeting at the Maitland Golf Club links today. The morning round was over…

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McWilliam's Wines Golf Tourney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 January 1951 · page 3

Professionals from every State in the Commonwealth, with the exception of Western Australia, have already…

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Toronto's Sweep In Skiff Racing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 January 1951 · page 8

Boats from Toronto Club filled five of the first six places in the Lake Macquarie 16ft. skiff championship sailed at Belmont…

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Cricket Places Still in Doubt

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 January 1951 · page 6

The unexpected batting downfall of some lending sides in the Newcastle District Cricket Association first grade competition on Saturday makes to-day's fixtures much more important…

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Disputed Score In C. And S. Cricket Match

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 January 1951 · page 3

City and Suburban Cricket Association will have to settle a disputed score before the result of one A grade match on…

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Bowls and Bowlers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 6

NEWCASTLE City Club was being called a lot of names towards the end of last week because at night the greens were a…

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City Night Bowls Tournament

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 8

With an auxiliary plant supplying the illumination, Newcastle City Bowling Club's electric light tournament will be…

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Championship Tennis Final

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 8

SYDNEY: At the end of the second set in the final of the championship tennis singles Dick Savitt (U.S.A.) and Ken…

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At Newcastle Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 4

Miss Marion Long, of Merewether, and Miss Patricia Chamberlain, of Stockton, were among punters at Newcastle races yesterday…

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Bowls Title Holder In Close Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 8

C. McNeill, holder of the Newcastle Bowling Association's singles championship, was fully extended yesterday in the second round of…

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