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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1902

1,157 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 58

Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 January 1902 · page 3

At the Golden Gate on Saturday night, Willis and Fraser, two Melbourne boxers, met in a return match, the best of 20 rounds. At the end of the seventh…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1902 · page 3

A. M'Millan, Glasgow, easily won the 440yds championship of Scotland at Edinburgh on October 18. A monster benefit meeting is being…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1902 · page 3

The members of the North Sydney Club have initiated a movement to recognize in a practical manner the service rendered by R. A. Duff in the second test match…

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Boolaroo. Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1902 · page 3

Games of cricket have been frequent lately, and as the result of a game played a few days ago, between teams captained by Messrs. Copeland and E. Barrett, which…

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Hamilton. Football Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1902 · page 6

At the meeting of this club, called for last evening, to decide upon the disposal of the shield trophy, in consequence of the small attendance, nothing was…

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Inter-state Cricket. N.S.W. V. South Australia. Home Team Follow On. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1902 · page 6

When play in the inter-State cricket match was resumed to-day, Geo. Giffen, accompanied the over-night not out man, Hack, to the wickets. Hopkins completed…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1902 · page 3

J. Tuckwell and W. Smith are not likely to come to terms, unless the latter will agree to scale 12st or under. Tuckwell cannot see his way clear to concede…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1902 · page 3

A public meeting is to be held in the Council Chambers to-morrow evening, for the purpose of taking steps to recognise the many brave acts of the…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1902 · page 3

The following paragraph appeared in the London "Sportsman":—It in believed by those who know the deceased cricketer that George Lohmann actually received…

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Rhondda. the New Cricket Ground

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1902 · page 7

Saturday was a gala day in Rhondda, the occasion being the opening of the new cricket ground. The contesting teams were Young Wallsend and…

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Inter-state Cricket. South Australia V. N.S.W. Easy Win for the Visitors. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1902 · page 5

The inter-State cricket match was brought to a conclusion on the Oval to-day in the presence of only 150 spectators. Kirkwood (23), Travers (16), the…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1902 · page 3

M'Kell has consented to, meet Paddy King in Newcastle on the 31st inst. Messrs. Griffiths and Dorrity Intend running another handicap at New Lambton…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1902 · page 3

Four of the five shield matches—there will be no return engagement between Victoria and South Australia this season—have been played with the following…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1902 · page 3

Jim Scanian is getting into fine shape for his match with Bill Jennings, which is down for decision in the Victoria Theatre on Saturday night…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 3

J. Scanlon, the American boxer, is to make his bow before the Newcastle public to-morrow evening, when he will engage in a 20-rounds contest with W. Jennings,…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1902 · page 6

In the champion rink match between the City and Hamilton rinks on the Lowland green, the Hamilton team won by four points. Stegga, Kinder, Donald, and…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1902 · page 2

Pede are given a reminder that entries for the £20 handicap, to be run at the East Maitland Athletic Club's sports on Anniversary Day, close with the secretary,…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 January 1902 · page 3

J. Scanlan, the American boxer, and W. Jennings, of Sydney, were billed to box the best of 20 rounds at the Victoria Theatre on Saturday night, but…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1902 · page 3

The accident to Barnes, the leading bowler of the English team, turns out to be much more serious than was at first thought. On Saturday afternoon, shortly…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 January 1902 · page 7

The 500 yards Flying Squadron Championship is to be decided at the Fort-street School's carnival, on March 15, at Helling's Baths, Domain…

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