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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1901

1,043 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 17 of 53

Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 May 1901 · page 6

If the projected team of bowlers comes to England from Australia this summer (says the London "Leader" of April 6) they will find two excellent new bowling greens laid…

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Athletics. Thomal V. Bridges

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 May 1901 · page 6

Full particulars of the Thomal-Bridges' glove contest, to take place in the Victoria Theatre this evening, are advertised in this issue. The lads have been In training for…

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Rugby Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 3

Though a number of club matches have taken place, the season proper will open to-day, when the first series of matches in four grades of competitions will be…

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Racing at Sea

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 4

Captain T Corrance, master of the ship Kilmory, writing to "Lloyd's Gazette" from Cardiff says: "I hear that it has been reported in some of the Glasgow newspapers that the captains of four ships…

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Bowls. the Local Premiership

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 May 1901 · page 7

Bowlers mustered in strong force on the Waratah green on Saturday afternoon, when the pennant match, Lowlands v. Hamilton, was decided. The game was…

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Maitland District Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 May 1901 · page 8

The football season was opened on the Albion Ground on Saturday, in the presence of a fair attendance of spectators. Two matches were set down for discussion, East…

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English Cricket Team

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 May 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—A. C. M'Laren says he will do his best to organize a team of cricheters for Australia, the arrangements to be similar to those…

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Cricket. Newcastle West v. WICKHAM

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 May 1901 · page 7

This match terminated on the Association Ground on Saturday and was won by West Newcastle by 12 runs after a very exciting finish. Wickham, the previous…

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Wallsend J.c. Races. Mosaic Has a Win

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 May 1901 · page 6

Delightful weather prevailed for the Wallsend Jockey Club's race meeting on Saturday ,and the attendance was quite up to the average. The course was in…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1901 · page 7

Merewether Rovers. (4th grade) met and defeated Burwood by 9 points to 3. Valentine Peters and Cornu scored for the winners; while A. Nanney scored for…

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Rat Coursing at Homeville

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1901 · page 8

There was a large attendance at Horton's Caledonian Hotel on Saturday afternoon for the rat coursing match promoted by Mr. J. Horton, who donated a prize…

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District News. Hamilton. British Football Athletic Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1901 · page 7

The football season (British Association rules) was inaugurated by the Hamilton British Football Athletic Club on Saturday by the seconds playing the thirds. In the…

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Rugby Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 May 1901 · page 3

The usual weekly meeting of the executive committee of the local branch of the union took place in the Chamber of Commerce on Monday evening, the following…

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Maitland District Hunter District Rugby Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 May 1901 · page 8

A meeting of the executive of the Hunter District, branch of the New South Wales Rugby Union was held at Cridge's rooms last evening. Mr…

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Northern British Football Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 May 1901 · page 3

The usual meeting of the above was held in Davis' Locomotive Hotel on Saturday, Mr. P M. Myers in the chair. There was a large attendance of delegates, some fifteen…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 May 1901 · page 3

P. Walshe, Buttan Singh's trainer, writes from Melbourneo to say that the Indian is prepared to give Jas. M'Dermott another match in a month's time. Buttan…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 May 1901 · page 7

An extraordinary scene attended a football match at Newcastle on 6th ult, when Newcastle United met Sunderland. The crowd, estimated at…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 May 1901 · page 7

At Perth (W.A.) the other night, Tweedie defeated Jack Cullen in five rounds. Tom Ball has arranged an…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 May 1901 · page 7

The final of the pairs competition is to be played on the Lowlands' green to-morrow afternoon between Messrs. Tighe and Harrison (Waratah), and Messrs. Latham…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 May 1901 · page 7

Entries for Cameron and Gibson's 9th handicap fall due to-morrow evening at the usual places. The "Cup" Handicap is to be run on June 14th…

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