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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1954

2,185 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 110

Stop Press Canterbury Races

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 16

Maiden Handicap: ALATUS 1. Blackwood 2, Pearson 3…

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Wyong Races On Feb. 23

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 16

Wyong Race Club's next race meeting will be held on Tuesday. Feb. 23, and entries close at 4 p.m. next Monday…

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Increased Prize Money For Divided Races

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 16

The prize money for each division of any race divided at Newcastle Tattersall's Club's meeting at Broadmeadow on Saturday will be increased by two thirds of the total…

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Swimming Postponed

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 24

Because of wet weather the annual swimming carnival of the Newcastle Boys' Junior High School,…

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City Club Bowls Postponed

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 24

The final of Newcastle City Bowling Club's open fours, which was listed for tonight, has been postponed until after…

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"Newcastle Sun" Racing Guide

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 24

The "Newcastle Sun's" racing guide tomorrow will include a complete guide to form with…

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Boxing Club Fails To Get Refund

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 24

Newcastle Council's Finance Committee will not agree to waive the rental of the Sports Ground,…

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Trophies For Tatt's Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 12

A six-piece silver tea and coffee service, valued at £75, will be presented to the owner of the winner of the Windsor…

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Shield Cricket Washed Out

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 23

BRISBANE: Seven inches of rain has flooded Brisbane Cricket Ground in the past two days…

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Fast Craft in Sailing Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 12

Outstanding Sydney and Taree craft will be brought to Lake Macquarie to compete in the Northern zone championships for V.S. and V.J. sections at Arcadia Vale…

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EDITORIAL Mid. Week Racing And The Community

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 12

FOR YEARS—pretty well from the day war ended—the "heat" has been on the State Government, to persuade it to relax the bans on mid-week race meetings…

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Leading Teams To Meet In District Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 24

The two leading teams in the district cricket competition, Hamilton and Waratah-Mayfield, are to meet at Waratah Oval in the 10th series of matches, commencing on…

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Junior High Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 16

Newcastle Junior High School will hold its swimming carnival at the Ocean Baths to-day…

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Boys' Union Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 11

Draw for the second round of the Boys' Cricket Union's competition to be played tomorrow morning is: YMCA No. 1 v…

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Trabert Unlikely For Indoor Tennis

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 12

CINCINNATI, Thursday (A.A.P.).—Tony Trabert said today, he may not be able to play in the U.S…

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Top Teams Matched In Tennis

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

Bakers, the premier team, will meet Majestic in one of the A grade semi-finals of Newcastle Tennis Association's…

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Mixed Teams Tennis Semi-Finals

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 12

The semi-finals of the [?] grade mixed teams tenn[?] competition—Bakers [?] Majestic No. 1 and…

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PERSONALITIES of the Cricket Field

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 11

On Sunday a youthful team of country cricketers, the majority of members of which are from areas north of Newcastle, will leave for a tour of New Zealand. The team will be managed by the well-known Muswellbrook grazier, J. S. White…

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Shield Cricket Unlikely Before

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 12

BRISBANE.—Play is unlikely before Monday in the Sheffield Shield game between Queensland and…

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New Series In Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 February 1954 · page 15

After a two-weeks break, matches in the Newcastle Bowling Association's pennant competitions will be resumed…

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