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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1903

1,221 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 20 of 62

Sydney Sporting Letter the Turf. Sydney, Friday. City Tattersall's Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1903 · page 7

Randwick will be alive again tomorrow, when the progressive betting institution, City Tattersall's Club, will hold its autumn meeting. The entries are…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1903 · page 7

The opening heats in the 9st tournament ate to be decided at the Victoria Theatre to-night. All the bes[?]lads in the district are engaged, and ask were are eight…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 April 1903 · page 3

At the first annual meeting of the New South Wales Football League, Mr. E. W. O'Sullivan, Minister for Works, who occupied the chair, said that he had been…

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Morpeth. Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 April 1903 · page 6

The Morpeth team played an Upper Manning district team at Wingham, and after an exciting game victory rested with the local by 4 runs. Upper Manning,…

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Sydney Tattersall's Races. Ambulance Wins

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 April 1903 · page 3

A race meeting was' held at Randwick on Saturday under the, auspices of City Tattersall's Club. There was a large attendance, and some interesting sport was…

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Athletics. Novice Tournament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 April 1903 · page 3

The boxing tournament for the novice division, promoted by Mr. Harry Ford, was opened in the Victoria Theatre on Saturday evening, in the presence of a…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1903 · page 3

At the close of the cricketers' national war fund, promoted in England by the M.C.C., it was found that the total receipts amounted to £2284 19s 7d. Of this the…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1903 · page 3

Moyes, the Canterbury crack sprinter, put up a really fine performance in the quarter-mile decided at the inter-varsity championship gathering. His 51 2-5sec…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 April 1903 · page 3

On Saturday Awaba 3rds and a combined team representing Teraba 1st, engaged in a match on former's wicket, which resulted in a easy win for the…

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Bowls. the Wickham Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 April 1903 · page 3

The Wickham Club and the Wickham aldermen met in a match on their green on Saturday last, in which the club succeeded in bowling the aldermen out. In…

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Maitland District H.d. Rugby Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 April 1903 · page 6

A meeting of the delegates of the Hunter District Rugby Union was held at Sampson's rooms last evening. Mr. W. A. Terry presided, and there was a fair…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 April 1903 · page 3

The bantam tournament at the Golden Gate, which has been going on for eight nights, and in connection with which there were 64 entries, was concluded on…

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Tighe's Hill. Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 April 1903 · page 5

A meeting of the Rosedale Football Club was held on Tuesday evening for the purpose of making arrangements for the incoming season. Mr. T. Jones presided,…

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Waratah. Tennis Club Opening

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 April 1903 · page 3

On Saturday last the Waratah Lawn Tennis, Golf and Croquet Club opened their season, and, notwithstanding the threatening appearance of the weather,…

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Australian Football. Association Formed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 April 1903 · page 6

A meeting of representatives of the Australian game of football was help at Sample's Hotel last evening for the purpose of forming an association to govern…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 April 1903 · page 3

A contest took place on Tuesday evening at the Athletic Hall of the National Sporting Club between Hiscutt and Truscott for a purse and a side-wager. The…

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Lawn Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 May 1903 · page 3

The adjourned meeting of the Lawn Tennis Association was resumed at the Great Northern Hotel on Wednesday night, when Mr. Croudace occupied the chair,…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 May 1903 · page 3

The semi-final and final heats of the 9st boxing tournament are to be contested at the Victoria Theatre to-morrow evening. There are six battles to be fought…

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Rugby Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1903 · page 3

A general meeting of delegates from clubs or the Northern Branch of the New South Wales Rugby Football Union was held, in the Chamber of Commerce,…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1903 · page 7

Hamilton v. Waratah, at Hamilton, Pennant competition.—Former's team; A Donald, Latham, Bennett, Swain, Wallace, James, Jones, R. Donald, Salt, Thornton,…

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