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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1903

1,221 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 62

Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 March 1903 · page 7

Lowland v. Newcastle, Lowlands green.—Clayton, O. Gilbert, Warhurst, Gow, Frost, Chandler, Lake Colgan, Hills, Fraser, Hunniford, H. Gilbert. Patron's…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 March 1903 · page 7

Jack M'Gowan has his next fight at Kalgoorlie on 11th inst. when he will once more encounter Peter Murphy. Champion Bob Turner is to box the winner…

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Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 7

The Kensington Plumpton is finished and already something like100 hares have been thrown down on the ground. A caretaker has been appointed in one…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 7

The Perseverance Club's Carnival which was postponed from March 2nd, will be held in the Corporation Baths on Wednesday night, the 11th inst. A good…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 7

Waratah v. Hamilton, Hamilton green—Silcock, Kilgour, Braye, Southan, Shearman, W. Wrightson, O'Mara, Greenland Henderson, Kidd, Jacobson, I. Winn,…

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Wallsend Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 7

The Wallsend Jockey Club has a race meeting down for decision this afternoon. There are five events on the card, and as the entries received are well up to the…

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Sydney Sporting Letter the Turf. Moorefield Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 7

The above races take place to-morrow, when it will be strange if they do not return better results than those of Canterbury Park on Saturday last. That fixture…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 7

Cameron's handicap, which was down for decision last evening, had to be postponed for a fortnight on account of the rain…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 March 1903 · page 3

At the Rockdale Club's annual carnival on Saturday, the half-mile championship was won by Dick Cavill, who won easily from R. R. Craig in 13min 20sec…

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Wallsend and Plattsburg Regatta Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 March 1903 · page 6

On Saturday the sailing events under the auspices of the Wallsend and Plattsburg Regatta Club took at Spiers', Lake Macquarie, and notwithstanding the counter…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 March 1903 · page 3

Lord Hawke's team of English cricketers completed their New Zealand tour on Friday, when they defeated a combined team by an innings and 22 runs. In all…

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Wallsend Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 March 1903 · page 3

The March meeting of the Wallsend Jockey Club was held on Saturday. Not-withstanding the heat of the day the attendance was large. Mr. E. Cowcher, the…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 March 1903 · page 3

The Goulburn bantam, Peter Roach, made his first appearance in Sydney at the Golden Gate on Saturday night, and was defeated by Ted Green…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 3

George Pinder, Yorkshire's great wicket-keeper from 1863 to 1880 odd, died a few days ago at the age of 62. He was, in the early days at the game, played for his…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 3

"Spike" Sullivan, the American light-weight, who has just come out with flying colours from a charge of being associated with a real criminal, in attempting to pass…

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Swimming Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 6

The Perseverance Swimming Club's carnival is down for decision at the Corporation Baths this evening, when, among other events to take place, is the 440yds…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 3

D. Gee has made 372 runs for Paddington for six times out—excellent, for one who did not figure in the first two matches of his club. Victor Trumper, in…

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New Lambton. Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 7

A match in the Public School badge competitions was played between the New Lambton and Tighe's Hill School clubs' on the former's wicket on Friday…

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Late Sporting. Boxing in Sydney. Jessop v. Turner. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 6

There was an unexpected development in connection with the Turner-Jessop glove contest to-day, both principals being charged at the Central Police Court…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 3

Larry Foley, the retired champion boxer of Australia, referring to the M'Coll-Creedon' contest, says:—"I've been thirty-five years at the game, and I…

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