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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1952

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Badge Tennis To Get Trial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1952 · page 8

A notice of motion, that badge tennis be instituted in Newcastle, was adopted at the annual meeting of Newcastle…

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League Not Opposed To Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1952 · page 8

The Secretary of the Newcastle District Cricket Association (Mr. A. D. Dodds) told delegates at the…

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BOWLS and BOWLERS

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1952 · page 10

GROWING at Dungog Memorial Bowling Club is a seedling from the original Lone Pine of…

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Charlestown-Belmont Bowls Gala Draw

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 March 1952 · page 15

The draw for the first round of the Charlestown - Belmont combined bowls gala in aid of the Royal Sydney industrial…

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Outsize In Golf Bags

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 March 1952 · page 16

SYDNEY: British Open Golf champion Max Faulkner, who arrived in Sydney by B.O.A.C. plane today,…

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Women's Pennant Bowls Final

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 March 1952 · page 10

The final of the Northumberland Women's Bowling Association's A pennant will be played to-day at Torpey Place…

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Aust. Tennis Win

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 March 1952 · page 3

CAPE TOWN, Thursday (A.A.P.).—Australian tennis players touring South Africa beat Northern…

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Outsize in Golf Bags

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 March 1952 · page 16

Norman von Nida (left), Eric Cremin (centre) and British Open golf champion Max Faulkner, with the big golf bag—standing 4ft. 6in. and measuring 4ft. 3in. round the top—which Faulkner brought to…

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Tennis Profit Of £274

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 March 1952 · page 16

Newcastle Lawn Tennis Association made a profit of £274 5s 7d for the year ended Dec. 31. This was…

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New Rules For Winter Tennis

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 March 1952 · page 15

Three new rules will operate in this year's winter teams tennis competition. They were agreed to…

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Visit by Boys' Cricket Team

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 March 1952 · page 10

A schools team from Western Australia will arrive in Newcastle on March 24 and play a one-day fixture against…

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Grade Cricket Final On March 29

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 March 1952 · page 16

Keen rivalry exists between New Lambton and Wallsend for the honor of meeting: this season's…

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Political Football, Says Branch Surf Carnival Abandoned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 March 1952 · page 1

Newcastle Branch of the Surf Lifesaving Association decided last night not to hold the surf carnival for the Youth Carnival for Peace and Friendship at…

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C & S Cricket Grand Final On

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 March 1952 · page 15

The City and Suburban cricket season will close on Saturday with the playing of the grand final between…

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Finals In 3 Grades Of Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 March 1952 · page 7

Finals of the Newcastle Bowling Association's No. 1, 2 and 3 grade pennant competitions will be played…

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Tennis Final May Be Close

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 March 1952 · page 10

The women's open singles will be the highlight of Newcastle Tennis Association's day championships at District…

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Plays Cricket At 60

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 March 1952 · page 10

CECIL SHIRLEY, President of the Commonwealth Bank City and Suburban Cricket Club,…

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Hunter Cricket Play-Off

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 March 1952 · page 13

By seven votes to six the board of control of the Hunter River District Cricket Association decided last night on…

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Newcastle Races On March 22

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 March 1952 · page 15

The next Newcastle race meeting will be decided at Broadmea dow tomorrow week. Entries close with…

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Local Tennis Stars In Open Singles

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 March 1952 · page 15

The meeting of R. Gustard and J. Redman in a quarterfinal of the men's open tennis singles at…

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