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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1953

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Bowls Carnival Cancelled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 January 1953 · page 5

The bowls gala set down for Road Transport green on Sunday has been cancelled because of temporary closing of…

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Bowls Gala Cancelled

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 January 1953 · page 10

The bowls gala set down for Road Transport green on Sunday next has been cancelled, because of the…

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Stop Press Flemington Races

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 January 1953 · page 12

Bagot Handicap: SPEARFOLIO 7.1, Welkin Sun 13/2. Cap[?]as 8/1. SYDNEY CRICKET South Africa, first innings, 5[?]150…

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Big Money Awaits Tennis Pair

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 January 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, (by Radio Telephone): Tennis promoter Jack Kramer will guarantee Frank Sedgman and Ken McGregor 100,000 dollars between them if they turn professional…

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Colts' Cricket in Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 January 1953 · page 6

Three Newcastle players who represented against South Africa will play for District Colts against City and Suburban Colts in the eighth annual colt classic at…

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Sport Letterbox Handicaps In Greyhound Racing

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 January 1953 · page 10

I am amused at the attitude of the G.O.T.B. Association in allowing the minority to place a ban on…

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Railway Top In Summer Mixed Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 January 1953 · page 6

Railway, with one defeat, is leading in the A grade section of the Newcastle Tennis Association summer mixed…

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Gardini To Play In Tennis Titles

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 January 1953 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Italian Davis Cup player, Fausto Gardini, on arrival at Kingsford Smith air terminal…

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Tennis Stars Future Dropped in Seeding

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 January 1953 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—There seems to be no doubt that Australian tennis champions Frank Sedgman and Ken McCregor will turn professional…

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John Bull Cricket : Gosford Team At Maitland

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 January 1953 · page 11

Gosford, sent in to bat on a soft wicket in the John Bull Shield game at Lorn Park (Maitland) today, made a bad start. With only one run on the…

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Shield Cricket Victorians Off To Poor Start

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 January 1953 · page 6

MELBOURNE.—Victoria, surprisingly sent in to bat after South Australian captain, Phil Ridings…

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Star Bowlers In Vital District Cricket Match

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 January 1953 · page 10

Three of the North's most successful bowlers in this season's grade cricket will appear at New Lambton oval on Saturday, when New Lambton meets Newcastle in the opening day's…

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Carrington Bowls

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 11

Winners in the last day's play of Carrington Bowling Club's Christmas carnival were Bill Ord. F. Elsley. R. Mills and…

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Aluminium Boxing Ring

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 12

NEW YORK, Thursday (A.A.P.). — The International Boxing Club, America's biggest promoting…

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Directs Tennis Titles

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 6

MR. W. BUTLER, President of the Newcastle Tennis Umpires' Association since its inception in 1947, is to…

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Mulloy's Tennis Title

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 3

NEW ORLEANS, Thurs (A.A.P.). — Gardnar Mulloy won his second Sugar Bowl tennis title…

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Stop Press Shield Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 12

South Australia, first innings, 3225 (Duldig, n.o., 25; Hole, n.o., 72). CRICKET IN SYDNEY…

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Few Racing Cycles In Malaya Now

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 5

SINGAPORE. — Muslims prefer bicycles painted green, according to a visiting British…

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Tennis Men Can Work In U.S.A.

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 4

SYDNEY: Frank Sedgman and Ken McGregor will be able to work in the United States under special provisions of the U.S. Immigration Act relating to visitors "of…

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Motor Racing Review

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1953 · page 9

Australian Motor Racing Year Book No. 3 has been issued. It reviews a large number of competition cars which…

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