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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1901

1,043 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 53

Athletics

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

Jessop, who is to meet Frost in the Victoria Theatre next Friday night, is under engagement to fight Selby at the Gaiety in Sydney to-night. Both lads hall from…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1901 · page 6

After his fight with Hegarty at Kalgoorlie, Tweedie announced to the audience that he had been badly treated in having to come all the way from New…

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Rugby Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 April 1901 · page 6

A special general meeting of delegates of the Local Branch of New South Wales Rugby Football Union took place at the Chamber of Commerce on Monday evening,…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 April 1901 · page 6

Lane's time (2min 40 3-5sec) for the 220 yards championship of Queensland, though fast, has been beaten on several occasions. The Australasian record (2min 38 1-8sec)…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 April 1901 · page 6

The final match for the New England cup and gold badges will be played on Saturday next, when Coningdale will meet Uralla, which team includes Jas. R. M'Kay,…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 April 1901 · page 6

Jessop, who is to meet Frost in a glove contest at the Victoria Theatre on Friday evening, met and defeated Selby in Sydney…

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Athletics. the Wrestling Match. M'dermott v. Buttan Singh. How the Indian Won

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 April 1901 · page 6

The following account of the wrestling match between M'Dermott and Buttan Singh is taken from the Melbourne "Sportsman":—…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 April 1901 · page 6

All arrangements have been completed for the glove contest to be decided at the Victoria Theatre this evening between C. Frost. of Sydney, and E. Jessop, of…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 April 1901 · page 3

The mile championship which was decided in Sydney last Saturday produced one of the finest struggles over witnessed in metropolitan waters. Both Cavill and Road…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 April 1901 · page 3

The attention of secretaries of clubs is drawn to the closing date of entries for the four competitions which the local branch of the Rugby Union are promoting…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 April 1901 · page 3

Morpeth District v Macleay River Team.—These teams mot In a two days' match on the Skillion Flat Cricket Ground. Macleay winning somewhat easily by 181 runs…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 April 1901 · page 3

Young King having failed to arrange a match in Newcastle, returned to Sydney on Thursday evening. Lost night ho was to have been the guest of the Newtown…

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Maitland District Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 April 1901 · page 8

The first annual meeting of the Hunter District Rugby Football Union will be held on Tuesday evening, when the annual report will be submitted for adoption. The…

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The Hexham Regatta. Campbell and Pearson the Winners. Worboys Shows Brilliant Form

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 April 1901 · page 7

Mr. E. C. Lightfoot, of the Travellers Rest Hotel, Hexham, is to be complimented upon the success attending his second regatta, which took place on Saturday…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 April 1901 · page 7

Turner and Lenten boxed a draw in Sydney on Saturday night after 16 rounds hard fighting. At this stage the police stopped the contest…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1901 · page 7

Johnny Briggs, the popular Lancashire cricketer, has had a bad recurrence of the [?]lady with which he was seized during the summer of 1899, and has been taken…

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Football. British Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1901 · page 7

The annual meeting of the Northern British Football Association was held in Davis' Locomative Hotel, Newcastle, on Saturday. There was a large attendance,…

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The Football Premiership

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The football final for the Association Cup between the Sheffield United and the Tottenham Hotspurs was played on the…

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Cricket in England

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—Dr. W. G. Grace states that the captains of county clubs shirked arriving at a decision on the question of throwing by bowlers…

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Maitland District Hunter District Rugby Football Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 April 1901 · page 8

The first annual meeting of the Hunter District Rugby Football Union was held at Cridge's rooms last evening. Present: Mr. D. J. Ryan in the chair and Messrs. R…

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