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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1952

1,708 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 20 of 86

Challenge From "Boxing Girls"

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 March 1952 · page 13

COPENHAGEN: Three "boxing girls" appearing in a variety performance at the Tivoli Gardens have…

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Close Match in Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 March 1952 · page 15

Great interest Is centred in the tense fight for the District Cricket minor premiership at Speers…

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Secondary Schools' Cricket Team

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 March 1952 · page 15

Selectors of the Newcastle P.S.A.A.A. have selected the fol-lowing team to represent Newcastle Secondary Third Year…

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Two Fined For Use of Hidden Radio At Races

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 March 1952 · page 3

BRISBANE: A father and son had used a concealed radio at Eagle Farm races, police said in court today when Laurence James Rayward, 41, and Donald Rayward, 19. pleaded guilty to having "by ill-practice in wagering" won £40 and having…

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Women's Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 March 1952 · page 10

Mesdames Embletorn and Stack (Adamstown) play Mesdames Heaydon and Lime-burner (Stockton) in the final…

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Pennant Bowls Near End

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 March 1952 · page 10

Newcastle District Bowling Association will end its 1951-52 pennant competitions tomorrow with the finals of the…

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Cricket Minor Title Fight

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 March 1952 · page 10

With Hamilton certain of the District Cricket Association's major premiership, and Lambton-New Lambton almost equally sure of being its opponent in the final,…

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Japanese Rugby Team Beaten

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 March 1952 · page 12

TOKYO, March 21. A.A.P.— Reuter.—A Rugby team from the New Zealand Korea force to-day defeated a team…

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Rain Affects Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 March 1952 · page 6

Rain interrupted Newcastle Bowling Association's No. 4 and 5 grade finals on Saturday afternoon, and the fourth…

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Wickham Bowls Team

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 24 March 1952 · page 16

Wickham Bowling Club's team play Charlestown at Wickham on Wednesday is Ash. Porter Sparke, Brien Meldrum T…

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Cricket On Beach

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 March 1952 · page 1

One sign of the changing season was noted at Bar Beach yesterday: Some beachgoers wore sweater to counter the cool breeze. Playing cricket, with an old packing case as a wicket, was Dorothy Collett, of Hamilton whose vigorous bit was watched by the wicketkeeper, Audrey Deacon, of Carrington…

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Women's Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 March 1952 · page 8

The final of the Nortaumberland Women's Bowling Association champion pairs was won by Mesdames Stack and…

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Motor Racing Book

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 March 1952 · page 6

The second edition of "Australian Motor Racing" includes illustrated specifications of 50 racing cars competing at…

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Stop Press Gosford Races

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 March 1952 · page 8

Maiden Handicap: MAYTEST 1, Missales 2, Barnaby 3. SCHOOLBOY'S CRICKET Newcastle Third Year Schools, 1st…

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Early Finish For Cricket Final

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 March 1952 · page 8

Newcastle District Cricket Association, in an effort to prevent appeals against, the light in the premiership final,…

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Snead, Ford Tie In U.S. Golf

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 March 1952 · page 8

JACKSONVILLE (Florida). Mon. (A.A.P.): Sam Snead and Doug. Ford tied for first when the final…

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Golf Gossip

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 15

The McWilliams tourney to be staged at Kensington tomorrow, Friday and Saturday seems set to eclipse its success of last year when it was acclaimed Australia's biggest golfing event…

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BOWLS and BOWLERS

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 10

ALMOST a perennial but why is it that many bowlers will not leain enough about their game to…

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Maitland's Rugby Union Bid

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 10

Maitland Club is making a strong bid to enter the Newcastle Rugby Union first grade ranks this season for the first…

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School Cricket Premiership

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 16

With one round left for play, Marist Brothers (18 points), the only unbeaten team, leads Hamilton (14)…

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