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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1903

1,221 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 62

Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 February 1903 · page 3

The council of the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association has invited J. M. Hamilton, of Gerymouth, to represent that colony at the Australasian championship…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 February 1903 · page 3

Mr. F. A. Iredale has given notice that at the next monthly meeting of the New South Wales Association, he will move that, when the proper time arrives, the…

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Swimming in Adelaide. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 February 1903 · page 6

At the annual swimming matches of the League of Swimmers, George Read, one of Sydney's best swimmers, was a competitor. Read has now lost his amateur…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 February 1903 · page 3

Championships are apparently not worth much in Adelaide just now. Harry Phillips and George Allen—the latter of America—recently met for the welter-weight…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 February 1903 · page 6

The tests for the purpose of selecting a second scan to represent the State at the Australasian championship meeting in Brisbane next month will be held as…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 February 1903 · page 3

Major Wardill, secretary of the Melbourne Cricket Club has received a letter from Mr. MacLaren. In it there is no mention of men requiring, rest as…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 February 1903 · page 3

At the National Sporting Club on Tuesday night, Hiscutt and Andrews provided the principal event. Both were in capital condition, but Andrews was exceptionally…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 February 1903 · page 3

At a meeting of the executive of the New South Wales Amateur Swimming Association, sanction was granted to Messrs. A. Wickham and E. Hobbs,…

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Cricket Question

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 February 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The Yorkshire County Cricket Club has disapproved the proposal for increasing the width of the wicket from 8in to…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 February 1903 · page 3

Mr. J. G. Cameron announces that he will run another handicap on the Rugby Ground thus evening…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 7

The Pirates have included a 60yds swimming race in their programme of March 2nd, open only to bona fine school boys. Mr. W. Palmer, the Pirate Clubs…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 7

Waratah v. City, on Waratah green.—Atkinson, Jacobson, Southon, Macdougall, Scholey, Bray, Henderson, Kidd, Greenland, Hawken, W. Wrightson, Harrison,…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 7

Local competition matches will be continued this afternoon. R. Abel has been unwell from an attack of rheumatism, but the Surrey…

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Cricket Question

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—Though the majority of the clubs consulted by the Yorkshire Cricket Council oppose the proposal for increasing the width of…

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Christmas Amusements. Grand Marine Trip on Boxing Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 3

The scamships Tamar and Rapid will leave the Steamers' Wharf on Boxing Day, at 10 a.m., for Limeburner's Bay, and will return at 5 p.m. Fare, 2s 6d return…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 7

The principal item on the card for tomorrow in the metropolis is the Rosehill Racing Club's fixture, for which sufficient nominations have been forthcoming to…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 7

The Melbourne middle-weight boxer, "Starlight," had an eight-round set-to with Pat Corrigan (of San Francisco), at "Wonderland," in London, last week, and…

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Swimming. a New World's Record

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 February 1903 · page 3

The Prymont Club's carnival was well attended on Saturday, and the feature or the sport was the swimming of Dick Cavill in the 120yds Club Handicap. The…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 February 1903 · page 3

Mr. H. Denney announces that his sixth foot running handicap will be run on the Broadmeadow tracks this evening. All the local cracks are engaged, and some…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1903 · page 3

The following twelve players have been chosen to represent Victoria in the return match against South Australia, commencing on Friday next. The final selection…

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