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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1901

1,043 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 53

Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 April 1901 · page 8

Patrons of the match Globe v. Hunter District, which was played on the Albion Ground on Friday last, evidently concluded that the crack Sydney team very…

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Wallsend Easter Races. Exile Wins the Town Plate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 April 1901 · page 6

A start was made with the Wallsend Jockey Club's Easter meeting on Saturday, under the most favourable conditions, and although the attendance was not so large…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 April 1901 · page 6

Jas. M'Dermott, the local wrestler, who is to meet Buttan Singh on the 15th inst., left for Melbourne on Saturday night. A splendid entry has been received for…

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English Racing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—At the Alexandra Park April meeting on Saturday the principal event resulted as under: The London Cup (handicap), of 2000…

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Maitland District Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1901 · page 8

Maitland v. New England.—This match was played on the Albion Ground yesterday in the presence of a limited attendance of spectators. M. H. Marsh won the toss from…

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Cricket. Morpeth District V. Gloucester District

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1901 · page 6

These teams met on the Gloucester ground when, after an interesting game. Morpeth District won on the first innings by 43 runs. Gloucester batting first…

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Wallsend J.c's. Races. Dudu Wins the Handicap

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1901 · page 6

The Wallsend Jockey Club's Easter meeting was brought to a conclusion yesterday, under the most delightful auspices. The weather was all that could be…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1901 · page 6

At the Golden Gate en Saturday night, "Tom" Essler ("The Kaffir") and "Charlie" Turner contested the best of 20 rounds before a house well filled in every part…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1901 · page 6

"Felix" in the "Australasian" thus refers to Trumble's magnificent score of 210 for Melbourne against Hawksburn:—"The popular 'Hughie' distinguished himself by…

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Bowls. the Lowlanders on Tour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1901 · page 6

Under the auspices of the Lowlands B.C., a party of local bowlers visited the metropolis during the Easter holidays. Leaving town by the mall train on Friday, they…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1901 · page 6

At Stawell on Monday the Easter Gift Handicap, the largest pedestrian race in Australia, was decided. The distance is 130 yards, and the prizes £70, £12, and £3…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1901 · page 6

The Australasian champion swimmer and world's record-holder, "Fred" Lane, returned from Brisbane on Saturday night, after his victory in the 220 yards supremacy…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1901 · page 6

Jas. M'Dermott, who is to wrestle Buttan Singh in Melbourne next Monday night, arrived in that city from Newcastle on Tuesday afternoon. Tom Mitchell…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 April 1901 · page 6

Lowlands and Hamilton meet to-morrow in the pennant competition, and in the event of the latter proving The victors they will have the honour of flying the coveted…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 April 1901 · page 6

Corbett and Fitzsimmons seem to have forgotten all about the enmity that existed between them, and the many unpleasant incidents that followed the solar plexus…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1901 · page 3

A special general meeting of delegates of the local branch of the Rugby Union will be held on Monday night at the Chamber of Commerce, when the executive committee…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1901 · page 3

An effort will be made to finish the first junior final this afternoon so as to enable the seniors to take the field next Saturday…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1901 · page 3

On Monday evening Jas. M'Dermott and Buttan Singh are to decide their catch-as-catch-can wrestling contest in Melbourne for a stake of £25 a side. The match is…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 April 1901 · page 3

At the East Sydney Swimming Club's carnival on Saturday there were 4 starters in the one mile championship, viz., R. Cavill, G. Rend, H. Baker, and C. Healy…

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Cricket. First Junior Final

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 April 1901 · page 3

This match was resumed on Saturday, and still remains unfinished, although the Wests have an undoubted mortgage on the game. With two wickets down for 193…

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