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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1954

2,185 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 21 of 110

Cook's Hill School's Swimming

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 12

Cook's Hill Intermediate High School held its annual swimming carnival at the Ocean Baths today…

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Positions In Bowls Unchanged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 5

Most matches in Newcastle Bowling Association pennant competitions were played on Saturday, despite heavy rain in…

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Miami Tennis Final

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 12

MIAMI, Sun. (A.A.P.).—Art Larsen beat Sven Davidsson (Sweden) 6-3, 4-6. 6-2, in a semi-final of the…

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Larsen's Miami Tennis Win

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 8

MIAMI, Feb. 28. A.A.P.—Art Larsen, of California, eliminated Sven Davidsson, of Sweden, the United States…

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Thomson Behind In Open Golf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 8

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 28. A.A.P.—Peter Thomson, the Australian golf champion, entered the final round of the…

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Wyong Races on

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 12
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Wyong race meeting, postponed from last Tuesday, will be held next Thursday…

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Tennis Off For Third Time

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 6

For the third successive time rain washed out Newcastle Tennis Association's summer mixed competitions on…

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Stop Press Shield Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 12

Victoria, 1st innings, 7/401, declared (McDonald, b Wilson, 229; Lambert, c Dansie, b Wilson, 3[?] L. Maddock, n.o., 9; Carter; c Favell…

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Peter Thomson In Mexican Golf Final

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 11

MEXICO, City, Sunday (A.A.P.).—Peter Thomson entered the final round of the Mexican Open Golf…

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South Africa Wins Third Tennis Test

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—South Africa defeated Australia yesterday by five matches to three in the third tennis…

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Centenary Of Newcastle Cricket Club

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 12

Mr. W. Goold, in the latest issue of the Newcastle and Hunter District Historical Society's…

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Good "Break" for Hamilton Cricket Race Easier

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 8

Hamilton, leader in the Newcastle District Cricket Association competition, eased its position a little in the premiership race on Saturday. Hamilton gained a first…

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Rain Again Upset Cricket; Two Matches Held Up

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 11

Only three of five matches in the 10th series of the district cricket competition were commenced on Saturday, play being impossible at Stockton and Wallsend…

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GOLF Gossip

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 March 1954 · page 15

Newcastle Golf Club members were told at the annual meeting that the club had just completed a record year, financially and in many other respects…

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Boxing At Maitland

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 March 1954 · page 16

Norm Jones stopped Al Lewis in the second round of the main bout promoted by the Australian Boxing…

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Night Bowls on City Green

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 March 1954 · page 16

Draws for this week in Newcastle City Bowling Club's handicap pairs are: Tonight — Wyatt and…

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Stop Press Gosford Races

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 March 1954 · page 16

Juvenile Handicap: DOLLARATE 1, Channel Love 2, Wonder Coin 2 SHIELD CRICKET South Australia, first innings, 6/276…

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Going Likely To Be Fair For Rosehill Racing

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 March 1954 · page 15

SYDNEY: Reports from Rosehill today were that the track was recovering from its drenching on Saturday and if there is no more rain the going should be fair for the…

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Empire Boxing Proposal

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 18

LONDON, Wed. (A.A.P.) —The first meeting of the proposed Empire Boxing Board Committee should be…

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