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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1904

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Aquatics. Newcastle Annual Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 January 1904 · page 7

The Newcastle annual regatta, which has now come to be recognised as one of the principal aquatic events in Australia, is down for decision to-day. For several…

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Tattersall's Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 January 1904 · page 7

Metropolitan sportsman will be engaged at Randwick to-day, when a start will be made with Tattersall's Club race meeting. The Principal event down for decision is…

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Newcastle Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 January 1904 · page 7

A race meeting into be held under the auspices of the Newcastle Jockey Club this afternoon, when it is safe to anticipate a large attendance. The first race…

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Inter-state Cricket. New South Wales V. Victoria. Victory for the Southern State. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 January 1904 · page 5

The fifth day's play of the match Victoria v. New South Wales was commenced with the visitors wanting 301 runs to win, and five wickets to fall. The fielders went…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 January 1904 · page 7

Veteran W. Manus, put in Boxing Day quietly at Talbot (Vic.), where just to keep the ball a-rolling, to picked up the Quarter-mile from scratch, B. Allan and…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 7

The 500yds Flying Squadron Championship of New South Wales will be decided in Sydney on January 9th, at Rushcutters' Bay Baths and a team from Newcastle will…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 7

New South Wales is to play Queensland the return match at Brisbane during the Easter holidays. Clem Hill has made 545 runs in ten…

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Newcastle Regatta. the Harbour En Fete. a Great Gathering

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 5

The annual regatta at Newcastle, now an institution on New Year's Day, took place in the harbour yesterday, and proved a great attraction, the wind being…

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Newcastle Races. the Shock and Metal Lace

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 7

The race meeting promoted by the Newcastle Jockey Club attracted a very large attendance, included in those present being an unusually large number of country…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 7

Matters in connection with the Creedon-Thompson contest, which ended so unsatisfactorily at the National on Tuesday night, are likely to be righted…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1904 · page 7

A. Wickham, the young South Sea Islander, has given notice to the New South Wales Amateur Swimming Association of his intention to attempt to lower the…

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Newcastle Swimming Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1904 · page 6

A meeting of the Newcastle Swimming Club was held at the Crystal Palace Hotel, Hunter-street, last night to further the arrangements for the forthcoming carnival…

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The Test Cricket Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1904 · page 4

The test match now proceeding between the Australian cricketers and the representatives of England calls attention to the methods of…

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Cricket. Half Holidays v. SINGLETON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1904 · page 7

Played at Singleton. The grass being rather long probably accounted for the scores being small. H.H. won by 19 runs. SINGLETON.—First Innings…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1904 · page 7

Ted Pritchard, a one-time well-known English boxer, died in England last month. The greatest event of Pritchard's career was the fight with Jom Hall (of…

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Toronto. Boxing Day Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1904 · page 6

The presentation of prizes in connection with the regatta was made at Mr. W. Donnelly's Hotel, Toronto, on Saturday night, when prize-money to the value of about…

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Newcastle Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1904 · page 5

A meeting of the Newcastle Regatta Committee was held at the Centennial Hotel last night, the president Mr. S. Arnett, in the chair. The principal business…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1904 · page 6

A committee meeting of the Federal Swimming Club was held last night, Mr. C. Hawken in the chair. The balance of the late carnival was announced at £10…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1904 · page 7

East Sydney Club's carnival is fixed for Saturday next. The chief event on the programme is the Flying Squadron Championship of New South Wales, which is at…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1904 · page 6

Gardner's team V. Kinder's team, to-day, at Waratah, at 2.30 p.m.—Gardner's team; Gilbert, Allen, Rodgers, Preston, Phillips, Muller, Way Timpbury, Hills, Frost, Watt,…

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