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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1954

2,185 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 110

Arkinstall in Tennis Final

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 4

MADRAS, Mon. (A.A.P.)—Australian Jack Arkinstall and India's 16-year-old champion Rainanatha…

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Veterans Met At Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 8

Race veterans met at Newcastle races yesterday. They are Mr. R. McAulliffe, 84, life member and former Chairman of Newcastle Jockey Club, left, with Mr. J. Hartigan, of Maitland, a former veteran trainer. Mr…

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English Cricket Stalwart Dead

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 1

LONDON, Feb. 1. A.A.P.— Sir Henry Leveson Gower, 80, one of the grand old men of English cricket, died at his…

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Stop Press Shield Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 16

Victoria, second innings, 5/221 (R. Harvey, not out, 76: L. Maddocks, not out, 12; sundries, 4), v N.S.W…

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Easy Cricket Win For Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 16

Newcastle C. and S. "Telegraph" Shield team defeated Northern Suburbs at the No. 2 Sports Ground…

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Athletics Wins To Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 7

SYDNEY, Monday.—Two Newcastle athletes broke records at the country athletics championships on the Moore…

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British Boxing Hope

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 February 1954 · page 18

YOUNG ENGLISH middleweight hope Gordon Hazell in training at his Bristol home for his match with Johnny Sullivan. It will be a final eliminator for the British championship…

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Bowls, Teams, Draws

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 February 1954 · page 19

TRANSPORT CLUB: Owing to insufficient nominations being received, the regular monthly progressive fours gala set…

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Bowls and Bowlers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 February 1954 · page 11

HERE'S a knotty point, which is causing some talk among bowlers who keep up with the rules:—…

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Bowls Draws And Teams

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 February 1954 · page 19

Draw, for next Sunday in the Banks and Son second chance bowls competition at National Park is: F. C. Williams (Nat…

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Turpin Down In Boxing Rating List

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 February 1954 · page 12

NEW YORK, Feb. 2. A.A.P.—The British middleweight boxer, Randolph Turpin, has been dropped to third…

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Stop Press Randwick Races

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 February 1954 · page 19

Juvenile Maiden: TRANS TASMAN 1. [?]ed 2, Faridun 3…

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Tatt's Races For Charities

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 February 1954 · page 12

The profit from Newcastle Tattersall's Club meeting at Broadmeadow on February 13 will be divided between…

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Arkinstall All-India Tennis Champion

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 February 1954 · page 19

MADRAS, Wed. (A.A.P.)—Australian Jack Arkinstall won the all-India hardcourt tennis…

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Photo-Finish Camera For Gosford Racing

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 February 1954 · page 19

The photo-finish camera will be used for the first time at a provincial race meeting in New South Wales on Mar. 2. The camera will operate…

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Bowls Gala Off

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 February 1954 · page 12

Insufficient entries having been received for the progressive fours gala at Gordon-avenue Depot on Sunday, the…

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Tennis Meeting

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 February 1954 · page 28

A special meeting of the board of control of Newcastle Lawn Tennis Association will be held tonight…

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Huge Programme For Swimming Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 February 1954 · page 28

The swimming carnival to be held at Newcastle Ocean Baths next Sunday, a part of the celebrations of the Royal visit, will be one of the biggest functions of its kind in…

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Women's Tennis Coaching

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 February 1954 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. —Concern about the standard of women's tennis in Australia was voiced by delegates to…

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"Newcastle Sun" Racing Guide

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 February 1954 · page 28

A complete form review of runners engaged at Saturday's N.J.C. greyhound meeting together with…

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