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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1902

1,157 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 19 of 58

Sydney Turf Club Races. Horace at Last

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 May 1902 · page 3

A race meeting was held at Randwick on Saturday under the auspices of the Sydney Turf Club. There was a large attendance, and some good sport provided…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 May 1902 · page 3

W. Green and Tot Ramshaw, the two local heavy-weights, are to settle their difference at the Victoria Theatre this evening. They are to box the best of 20 rounds…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1902 · page 3

"Dick" Cavill, champion swimmer of Australia, left for London by the Norddeutscher liner Welmar on Saturday afternoon. There was a good crowd of…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 May 1902 · page 3

The Newcastle Bowling Club are taking their crib team up to West Maitland to-day to play the recently formed Bowling Club and School of Arts team. The…

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Wallsend Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 May 1902 · page 3

The committee of the Wallsend Jockey Club has decided to give the Wednesday afternoon race meetings a trial, and the first is to be held this afternoon. It is…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 May 1902 · page 3

There was a large crowd at the Gaiety Athletic Hall on Monday night to witness a boxing contest between "Denny" Moloney and Jack Willis, of Melbourne…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 May 1902 · page 6

A meeting of footballers residing in the western division of West Maitland was hold at Sampson's room last evening, when the following office-bearers, were…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 May 1902 · page 7

At meeting of the New England Rugby Football Union it was decided to protest against the scheme submitted in connection with the country week…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 May 1902 · page 7

Mr. Duncan C. M'Lachlan, appointed on Monday as Public Service Commissioner or the Commonwealth at a salary of £1200 per annum, was closely identified with…

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English Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 May 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The first match of the season of the M.C.C. and Ground commenced at Lord's yesterday, when they met Yorkshire. The…

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Wallsend Races. Peter and Gonaro

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 May 1902 · page 7

The committee of the Wallsend Jockey Club were favoured with delightfully fine weather for their race meeting yesterday, and the attendance was well up to…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 May 1902 · page 7

Mitchie and Rollo have been matched to box the best of 20 rounds in Sydney shortly. The date of the Felix-Doherty match has…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 May 1902 · page 7

The Newcastle Bowling Club's "crib" team visited Maitland on Wednesday evening, and place, the local team. The following are the scores:—…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 May 1902 · page 7

Jim Scanlan yesterday left £10 at this office to bind a match with W. M'Coll to contest the best of 20 rounds in Newcastle next month. The Armidale man…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 May 1902 · page 7

Lowlands v. Hamilton.—Burges., Lake, Warhurst, Phillips, Giles. Richmond, Field, Mottram, Gongs, Clayton, Fraser, Preston, and Gilbert…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 May 1902 · page 7

The following entries have been received for the four grades of competitions promoted by the local branch of the Now South Wales Rugby Football Union:—Fir[?]…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 May 1902 · page 7

Since Darling returned from England in 1890 he has only taken part in three first-class matches, and those were the three test games played last season against…

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Maitland Hospital Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 May 1902 · page 6

The programme set down for discussion at the Maitland Hospital races, to be held on the 9th June, appears in another column. The, trophies Include a satchel;…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 May 1902 · page 7

Pedestrian are given a final reminder that entries for Mr. D. Thomas' 100yds handicap, at £15, close this evening with Mr. J. G. Cameron and the promoter. The…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 May 1902 · page 3

Shrewsbury has played in 23 test matches, having had 40 innings, four times not out, scoring 1277 runs, or an average of 35.47. It was during one of his visits…

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