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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1903

1,221 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 62

Sydney Sporting Letter the Turf. Sydney, Friday. Hawkesbury Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 April 1903 · page 7

The autumn meeting of the Hawkesbury Race Club will be brought off to-morrow, and as there is no counter attraction Sydney turf-hunters are bound to roll up to a…

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Special Notice. Steam to Sydney the Randwick Races and Great Trotting Match for £1800, On New Year's Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 April 1903 · page 2

The A.S.N. Coy's powerful steamer WILLIAMS, Capt. MACFARLANE, will leave Newcastle for Sydney on Monday…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 April 1903 · page 7

Mr. J. Cameron announces that he will run a handicap on Good Friday afternoon. The sports meeting in aid of the West Wallsend Brass Band is down for decision…

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Tennis

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

A tennis match was played off on the Dudley courts on Wednesday afternoon between representatives of the Carrington and Dudley Clubs and resulted in a…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 April 1903 · page 3

Speaking at the annual meeting of the New South Wales Rugby Union on Friday night. Mr. A. W. Green said he trusted the council would charge no capitation fees in…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 April 1903 · page 3

On behalf of G. H. S. Trott, the well-known Australian and Victorian cricketer an application was made to Jude Moles-worth in the Insolvency Court. Melbourne…

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Saturday's Cricket. the Senior Final. Newcastle East Victorious. a Sensational Match

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

The senior final cricket match between the Newcastle East, and the Wickham teams, was brought to a conclusion at the Newcastle Cricket Ground on Saturday…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 April 1903 · page 3

Denney's handicap is to be run on the Broadmeadow tracks this evening At the Gaiety on Saturday night. Tom Taylor defeated Sandy Ross in the third…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 April 1903 · page 3

Rosedale B v. Smedmore (Semi-final).—Played at Smedmore, and won by Rosedale by 1 run Scores: Rosedale 50 (Jones 12, Price 10): Smedmore 49…

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Teralba Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 April 1903 · page 6

A match was played at Fassifern on Saturday between Teralba and a combined team representing Fassifern, resulting in a win for the former…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 April 1903 · page 3

Corbett says that the proposition of Jeffries to fight him to a finish for the championship is ridiculous. So it is Jeffries never fought anyone to a finish…

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Wallsend Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 April 1903 · page 6

Panama, 7st 5lb, was omitted by Mr. Quinton from the list of horses, handicapped for the Borough Handicap, to be run at Wallsend…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 April 1903 · page 3

R. Whitelaw and Jack Willis have signed to box the best of 20 rounds in the Victoria Theatre on Monday, night, the 4th prox. The men, who have gone into…

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Spiers' Point Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 April 1903 · page 6

Following starts have been issued for the Lake Macquarie Regatta Club's sailing races at Speers' Point on Easter Monday:—Allcomers' Race: Federal scratch…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 April 1903 · page 7

By the 7.53 train on Friday morning the following players, representing the Lowlands, Bowling Club will proceed to Petersham to meet the local players the…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 April 1903 · page 7

Wickham v. Lambton, on Lambton wicket, Good Friday.—Wickham team: Payne, Blundell (2), O'Leary. Snelson, Miller, Gammidge, Howie, Steward, Marshall…

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Newcastle Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 April 1903 · page 6

A deputation from the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association waited upon the committee of the Newcastle Jockey Club last evening with…

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Maitland District Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 April 1903 · page 6

The annual meeting of the Southern Division Football Club was held at Sampson's rooms on Tuesday evening, Mr. W. A. Terry being in the chair. The report…

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Late Sporting. A.J.C. Races. Postillion Scratched. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 April 1903 · page 6

Some surprise was occasioned in sporting circles to-day when the pen was Put through Postillion's name for all his A.J.C, engagements. It transpires that the…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 April 1903 · page 7

Savral has put up a deposit of £10 to bind a match with Paddy King, at 9st, give or take 2lb. In the glove contest at Kalgoorlie on…

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