Newcastle District Tennis Association
Newcastle District Tennis Association (NDTA)is also known as Tennis Newcastle. NDTA started way back in 1912.
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Key Events in the Association's history
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1912
The Association's inception. This was when it all began!
The creation of the Association formalised tennis in Newcastle and brought together clubs and players for local competitions.
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1957
The creation of Junior Branch was a milestone in the Association's history. It fostered the development of hundreds of junior players in our region and created opportunities for them to extend their tennis beyond the Newcastle district.
The licensed Club opened its doors for business, providing much needed funds for the Association to continue its work and a central recreation space for tennis players to meet and socialise.
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1981
New synthetic grass courts heralded a new era in tennis.
Labour intensive gravel courts became a thing of the past, freeing up volunteers for other work including the massive task of creating competition draws each week and carrying out maintenance at the District Park complex. Players loved the synthetic grass and flocked to District Park. Tennis was booming!
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1990's
The tennis scene on and off the court began to change.
Weekend shopping was in full swing, and the development of technology and resulting changes in job structures meant that fewer players committed to the traditional Saturday afternoon compeitions.
Seniors and social tennis were the growth areas of the sport while the traditional competitions began to decline.
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2000
The operating model at District Park changed in 2000 to a commercial operation, marking a change in focus for the Association.
This was a positive outcome that stabilised District Park Tennis Centre allowing the Association to once again start planning for a new future.
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Life Members
Life members are recognised for their long-term dedication and commitment to Newcastle & District Tennis Association and to the local tennis community.
The following is a list of those who have been made life members (* denotes deceased):
1924 Ashleigh Pulver*
1927 Ken Mathieson*
1948 Jim O'Ryan*
1950 Wal Rodgers*
1952 Rollo Davies*
1965 Joe White*
1966 Frank Tennant*
1967 Bill Gray*
1968 Stan Rutherford*
1969 Nev Thomas*
1970 Montie Chatfield*
1981 Doug Jones*
1982 Rob Henning*
1989 Bill Moroney*
1994 Norma Dawson*
1999 Frank Kitcher
2000 Ken Bendeich*
2001 Terry Musgrave
2012 Col Barwick
2017 Barry Presland
2021 Ellen Gordon
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