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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1901

1,043 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 53

Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 May 1901 · page 7

The Anglo-Indian colonel, aetat 50 or thereabouts, is always supposed to be a more or less red-faced or sallow-faced individual with much expanse below…

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Rugby Football. the Prospects of the Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 May 1901 · page 3

The coming season, which will commence the latter part of this month, promises to exceed in popularity the games of many years past, and footballers and…

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Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 May 1901 · page 3

A match between two local dogs, the best of nine rats, for a stake of £50, is to take place at Lambton to-day…

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Newcastle Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 May 1901 · page 3

The May meeting of the Newcastle Jockey Club is down for decision this afternoon, when, with tine weather, there should be a very large attendance of the…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 May 1901 · page 3

Upton, of Carrington, is an aspirant for the bantam-weight championship, and on Wednesday night he signed articles for a match with "Johnny" Somers, who was…

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Football

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

Cook's Hill v. Newcastle South.—This match was played on Friday in the Centennial park, and resulted in a decisive win for Cook's Hill, the scores being 23 Cook's…

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Dungog Races

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

The Dungog races were held on Friday, when there was a large attendance. The results were as follow:— Flying Handicap.—The Guardsmen, 1;…

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Saturday's Cricket. the Senior Final

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 May 1901 · page 7

The second day's play in the senior final match between the Newcastle West and Wickham clubs took place on the Association Cricket Ground on Saturday…

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Newcastle J.c's. Races. Antique and Lyrist

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

The weather was beautifully fine for the Newcastle Jockey Club's race meeting on Saturday, and the attendance, considering the big counter attraction, in the…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 May 1901 · page 6

A meeting of the British Association was hold at the Locomotive Hotel on Saturday. Mr. P. Strachan occupied the chair. There was a largo attendance of…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 May 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—At the meeting of the Marylebone Cricket Club held to consider the proposed alteration in the leg-before-wicket rule, Mr. W. E…

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Newcastle Tattersall's Races Ariana Wins the Handicap

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 May 1901 · page 6

A race meeting under the auspices of Newcastle Tattersall's Club took place yesterday, but owing to the unfavourable weather the attendance did not reach…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 May 1901 · page 6

Norman Gilbert Pritchard. India's champion amateur athlete, has decided to retire from the track. Before doing so he was prevailed upon to try and establish a…

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Rugby Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 May 1901 · page 7

The usual meeting of the Committee took place on Monday evening in the Chamber of Commerce, the following being present: Messrs. J. A. Forgie (in the chair), R…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 May 1901 · page 7

In the semi-final of the patron's pair competition, played on the Waratah Green, Kinder and Latham defeated Richmond and Fraser, 18 to 13. Neve and Homer meet…

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Maitland District Hunter District Rugby Union

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

A general meeting of the Hunter District Rugby Union was held at Cridge's room last evening. Present: Mr. John Gillies, M.P., and Messrs. R…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 May 1901 · page 7

Owing to pressure on our space it was impossible to deal at length with Mr. T. Martin's first £30 handicap, run on the Cricket Ground on Monday night. It is…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 May 1901 · page 7

In the final heat of the president's singles, played on the Hamilton green yesterday, Parnell (6 start) defeated Giles (scratch) by 31 to 22…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 May 1901 · page 7

Veteran Rovers .v. Stockton United, latter's ground, 3.30 p.m. Saturday.—Fomer's team: R. Bowden, G. Peterson (captain), H. Goudge, F. Smith, J. Rundle, W. Howell,…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 May 1901 · page 7

Entries for Gibson and Cameron's Handicap, to be run on Friday night, 17th Inst., close with the promoters on Saturday night next…

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