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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1952

1,708 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 86

Cessnock Tennis

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 5 February 1952 · page 8

The CessnocK inter-collieries knockout tennis competition will start on the Aberdare courts on Friday night…

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Cricket Wickets "Dangerous"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 February 1952 · page 8

Newcastle City and Suburban Cricket Association decided last night to ask Newcastle City Council to re-lay…

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Night Tennis at Maitland

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 5 February 1952 · page 8

Mrs. Norms Dean and Miss Pat Parmenter, who won the women's B grade pairs tennis competition at Maitland last…

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Teralba Bowls

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 February 1952 · page 16

Six fours from Kewbolds will visit Teralba Bowling Club on Sunday for a social game. Newbolds members are…

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Golf Gossip

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 February 1952 · page 15

The 50 points recorded by Ken Dent and his wife in a four ball-best ball stableford at Merewether last Sunday is thought to be a district record for this type of competition…

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BOWLS and BOWLERS

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 February 1952 · page 8

ENTRIES for the Country Week bowls carnival, which starts on Monday week, are down slightly, but…

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Armidale Races

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 February 1952 · page 16

FLYING WELTER HANDICAP, 6 fur.—SHAKESPEARE, 8.4 (E. Walmsley). 1; Plymouth Pete, 7.7 (N. McGrowdie), 2; Roswal,…

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Tennis At Maitland

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 February 1952 · page 16

Nearly 500 seats had already been booked for the night tennis exhibition at Maitland next Monday night, the association…

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Big Cricket Partnership

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 February 1952 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—In a match against Tasmania at Melbourne Cricket Ground to-day, Victorian XI batsmen…

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Golf Stir Over Clowning Of Crosby, Hope

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 February 1952 · page 16

LONDON, Wed. (O.S.R.)—An international golf row has flared over the announcement that Bing Crosby and Bob Hope may play in this year's British amateur golf…

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Hunter Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1952 · page 4

Fixtures for the Hunter River District Bowling Association's championship rink competition on Saturday are:…

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Maitland Tennis Entries Fall

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1952 · page 4

Insufficient entries received by Maitland Tennis Association for a reserve grade pairs competition has caused the…

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C & S Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 February 1952 · page 16

With only three matches left to be played in the City and Suburban cricket A grade competition the fight for forth…

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Racing Clubs Waiting For Advice

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 February 1952 · page 16

SYDNEY: Decision will be made at a special meeting of the A.J.C. committee today whether the Randwick meeting on Saturday will go on, following on the death…

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Test Cricket A Liability

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1952 · page 10

State Cricket Associations are being impoverished by too much Test cricket. International matches, once a money-spinner, have become a liability…

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Vital Round In Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 February 1952 · page 16

The results of Saturday's district cricket matches will determine the teams to play for the major and…

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Interclub Athletics

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 February 1952 · page 16

Newcastle branch of the N.S.W.A.A.A. will conduct the third round of its current interclub competition at Stewarts…

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Belmont Bowls Draw

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 8

First round draw for Belmont bowls gala day on Sunday: White v James, Brown v Bull, Woodward v Kent, Baker…

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Vital Stage In Bowls

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

Play in this week's series of games in Newcastle Bowling Association's pennant competition will have an important…

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Week-end Bowls At Branxton

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 2

The following players have been selected to represent Miller Park (Branxton) Bowling Club in the…

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