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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1903

1,221 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 62

Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 January 1903 · page 3

A well-filled house witnessed a contest between Hayward Barnes (coloured) and Smith of Newcastle, at the Gaiety Athletic Hall, on Monday evening. Smith's weight…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1903 · page 3

The 100yds swimming championship of the State was decided at Goulburn on Monday night with the following result:— Cavill, Pyrmont, 1: R. R. Craig, Mort's…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1903 · page 3

Corpaccioll, the champion bowler of Western Australia, challenges, with another player, any pair of eastern State bowlers…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1903 · page 3

Newcastle Half-Holiday team met a No. 2 team of the N.S.W. Wednesday Cricket Association on Monday, on Wentworth Park. The home team scored 79, and…

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Inter-state Cricket. Victoria V. N.S.W. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1903 · page 5

The weather was beautifully fine for the interstate cricket match to-day. The wicket was in good condition, and played well…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1903 · page 3

George Johns intends visiting South Africa after his fight with Jack Grace. Turner has agreed to meet Jessop at the "Referee" office in Sydney on…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 January 1903 · page 3

Before a crowd of about 8000, the thirteenth annual Inter-University Rugby match was played on December 14 at the Queen's Club, West Kensington, London…

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Inter-state Cricket. Victoria V. N.S.W. Home Team Victorious. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 January 1903 · page 5

The inter-state cricket match between Victoria and New South Wales was brought to a conclusion to-day in the presence of only a moderate attendance…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 January 1903 · page 3

The Sultan of Turkey's champion, All Nourlah Hassan, had his first real test since his arrival in England when he encountered a youthful wrestler named…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 7

On Anniversary Day the Maitland Club brought off its annual carnival, which turned out a great success, and one of the largest yet held in that town. Fully…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 7

Following is the second draw of the President's Singles, to be played before February 13th:—Kinder v. Swain, Hills v. Porter, Hingst v. W. Jones, H. Gilbert v…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 7

Lord Hawke's English team has defeated 18 Nelson players by on innings and 80 runs. Trumper has been extremely fortunate…

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Early Newcastle. a Stockton Regatta. Champion Hickey. No.xxi

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 2

Queen's Birthday, 1865, was celebrated at Stockton by a regatta, which is still well remembered. Some difficulty was experienced in getting a flagship, the port…

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Cricket on the Dining Table

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 10

The real devotee of cricket is as complete at a loose end in the water as is the fox-hunter to a hard frost. Both of them are dented their favourite sport, and…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 7

Paddy King and Lyn Truscott are to contest the best of 20 rounds in the Victoria Theatre on the 9th prox. A footrace has been arranged between…

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Ladies' Cricket Clubs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 February 1903 · page 7

Of late there has been a marked in crease in the number of ladies'. cricket club's started in our suburbs. East Melbourne already "has three of these, the…

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Inter-state Cricket. Victoria v. Queensland. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 February 1903 · page 3

The first Inter-State cricket match between Victoria and Queensland was commenced on the Brisbane Cricket Ground to-day, in the presence of 4000 spectators…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 February 1903 · page 3

Entries for Gibson and Cameron's Handicap, to be run next Friday night, close this evening. An international battle is to be decided…

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Football

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

The English Rugby Union Committee has recommended that the visit to the old country of a New Zealand team be postponed till September, 1904, owing to…

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New Lambton. Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1903 · page 6

A match between the New Lambton and Jesmond Public School Clubs was played on the latter's ground on Friday afternoon, resulting in a win for the former in…

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