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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1902

1,157 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 58

A Racing Crisis. Adelaide Races Boycotted. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 5

Owing to the final decision of the South Australian Jockey Club not to fix any extra racing days for this season, the committee of owners and trainers have…

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Aquatics. Newcastle Annual Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 3

One of the leading local attractions to-day is the Newcastle Annual Regatta, preparations for which have been in hand for many weeks past. The programme…

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The Boxing Championship

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—Jim Jeffries and Tom Sharkey have been matched to box the best of 20 rounds in San Francisco in April next…

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Newcastle Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 3

A race meeting is to be held this afternoon Under the auspices of the Newcastle Jockey Club, and despite the big counter attraction in the regatta, the committee…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 3

Fulton and Mason, two local lads, decided their glove contest in Champion's Hall, Teralba, on Monday evening, in the presence of a very large attendance. The…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 January 1902 · page 3

The annual championship carnival of the Federal Club in to be held in the Corporation Baths on Wednesday evening next. A first-class programme has been…

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Newscastle Regatta. a Great Success

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 January 1902 · page 5

The Newcastle Annual Regatta was held yesterday under most favourable circumstances, and from every point of view was a decided success. Better…

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The Racing Trouble. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 January 1902 · page 6

The South Australian Jockey Club has started retaliatory measures on the owners and trainers who scratched their horses for to-day's meeting. Some of the…

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Newcastle Races. Marathon Wins a Double

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 January 1902 · page 3

Despite the big counter attraction in the annual regatta, there was an excellent attendance at the Newcastle Jockey Club's race meeting yesterday. The…

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Newcastle Annual Regatta. Considering the Protests

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 January 1902 · page 5

A meeting of the executive committee of the Newcastle annual regatta was held at the Centennial Hotel last evening, the president (Mr. S. Arnott) in the chair…

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A. D. Robinson, Tattersall's Club, Sydney. A. D. ROBINSON notifies that his address is now Tattersall's Club Sydney Letters and Telegrams will be promptly attended to. All telegrams must be reply paid. ATHLETICS

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 January 1902 · page 3

Letters and Telegram will be promptly attended to. All telegrams must be reply paid. 2549…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 January 1902 · page 3

Entries for Cameron and Gibson's next handicap fall due to-morrow night. Although they have not signed articles yet, Billy M'Coll and the American, Jim…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 3

The Federal Club's carnival to be held next Wednesday night is attractive a considerable amount of attention in the local natatorial world. A first-class…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 3

In 58 test matches, the toss has been won 31 times by England, and 27 times by Australia. On 55 occasions the captain winning the toss has decided to bat…

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West Wallsend. Cricket Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 6

On New Year's Day an interesting game of cricket was played at West Wallsend between teams representing the local and the Mulbring Club. Play…

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Late Sporting. Adelaide Racing Dispute. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 6

The dispute between the South Australian Jockey Club and owners of racehorses horses has been amicably settled. The next race meeting of the club will take…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 3

Entries for Gibson and Cameron's Handicap to be run next Friday, evening, close to-night at the usual places. Billy M'Coll passed through Newcastle…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 January 1902 · page 3

The wonderful recovery made by the Australian team in the second innings of the test match yesterday has never been quite equalled in any of the series. The…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 January 1902 · page 3

At the Golden Gate on Saturday night, Denny Moloney defeated Joe Dunne in the fifth round. Jim Scanlan, the American boxer,…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 January 1902 · page 3

"Mat" Roseingrave was a spectator at the Auckland Cycle Club's sports meeting. The Irish athlete was on crutches, and does not expect to get rid of them for some…

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