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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1952

1,708 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 86

BOWLS and BOWLERS

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 February 1952 · page 10

Newcastle District Bowling Association has issued to clubs forms which must be used when members are being…

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Newcastle Does Well In Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 February 1952 · page 10

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Ten teams from the Newcastle and Hunter districts were among the 30 which to-day qualified…

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Racing Profit At Gosford

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 February 1952 · page 10

GOSFORD, Tuesday.—The half-yearly report of Gosford Agricultural and Citrus Association, which also conducts…

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Tennis Treble for Two

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 February 1952 · page 8

COLOMBO, February 19. A.A.P. — Australian Frank Sedgman and American Doris Hart each won three titles at…

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Ovals For Football, March 10

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 February 1952 · page 10

Newcastle Council Works Committee will recommend that football training be allowed from March 10 on…

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Pennant Bowls Points

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 February 1952 · page 16

In the District Association pennant bowls competition, with a deferred game to play, there are only two undefeated teams…

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Kotara Bowls Teams

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 February 1952 · page 16

Against Carrington, at Kotara: J. dimming, T. Harris, Spencer, McGuigan; W. Harris, Peters, Murray, - Summers:…

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School Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 February 1952 · page 10

Cricket trials will be held on Tuesday, at 3.30 p.m., to select a Newcastle P.S.A.A.A. team to meet a Sydney side…

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Home Science Swimming

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 8

Newcastle Girls' Home Science School held its annual swimming carnival at the Ocean Baths today…

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Stop Press Country Bowls

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 8

Singles championship final: A. Col gate (Newcastle City) d. W. Trai[?] (B.H.P.) 32-27. Pairs semi-final Young-Baree (Corrimal) d. Taylor…

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Kurri Sunday Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 3

Matches to be played in Kurri Sunday cricket competition on Sunday are: Criterion v Stanford No. 1, at Weston (D…

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Gosford Dog Races Abandoned

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 2

Owing to insufficient entries Gosford greyhound meeting set down for next Tuesday has been…

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Umpires In Tennis May Quit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 10

For the second time in less than six months the Newcastle Tennis Umpires' Association is considering disbanding…

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Gap May Close in Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 10

If matches in the Newcastle District Cricket Association major competition tomorrow follow the pattern of last Saturday's play, there should be a closing up of teams…

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Home Science Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1952 · page 12

Admiring a trophy at the Home Science High School swimming carnival at the Ocean Baths yesterday were juniors (Left to right) Marjorie Anderson, 13, Beverley Bainbridge, 12, Laurice Martine, 14, and Judith Tonkin, 14. Beverley Bainbridge won…

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Cricket Forfeits

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1952 · page 11

Five forfeits have been received by the Secretary of the City and Suburban Cricket Association (Mr. T. Mathieson)…

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International Boxing Club Under Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1952 · page 5

If you live in New York, you know that Madison Square Garden is not located on Madison Square, and that the International Boxing Club, which stages fights at the Garden, is neither international nor a…

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Barnes' Letter Sent To Cricket Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—A copy of Test cricketer Sid Barnes' letter to the Board of Control had been sent to…

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Wickham Bowls

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 25 February 1952 · page 8

Wickham bowls teams to play Masonic Club tomorrow night at Wickham is: Wenham, Lightfoot, Jannen, Jackson: A. Smith…

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Country Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 February 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday. — Results of the country bowls fours matches played at the City Green yesterday are—…

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