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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1904

1,267 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 64

A Cricket Squabble

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

The selection of fifteen men to practice for the match against Warner's team in Adelaide, on March 12,has been the occasion of a good deal of ill-feeling amongst…

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District News. Hamilton. Football Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1904 · page 6

The members of this club met at Sharp's Hotel last night to re-organise for the coming season. Mr. F. Murray occupied the chair. The following officers were…

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Sport in Sydney. Sydney, Friday. Moorefield Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1904 · page 7

Although the outlook at present is not very assuring if only requires a fine day, to make the meeting at Moorefield to-morrow a success. Quite a number of those…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1904 · page 7

There is some talk of Harry Pearce and Jim M'Dermott being matched to wrestle shortly, the beat two out of three, falls, catch-as-catch-can style. Pearce hails…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1904 · page 7

Coillery Employees Demonstration Mar. 12…

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Bowls. Champion Rink Matches

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 March 1904 · page 7

The champion rink matches, promoted by the Northern Association, were brought to a conclusion on Saturday, the trophy being won outright by Hamilton. Two…

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Wallsend Races. Exile and Zanzibar

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 March 1904 · page 7

The Wallsend Jockey Club's March meeting took place on Saturday in fine, but threatening weather. There was a large attendance, and the sport provided was…

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V.R.C. Races. Emir Wins the Champion. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 March 1904 · page 7

The V.R.C. autumn meeting was brought to a conclusion at Flemington to-day. The weather was threatening, but the rain kept off. Results:—…

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Swimming. Potter's Trophy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 7

The preliminary heats in the Potter's Trophy Inter-Club Handicap, one of the events to be decided at the Australasian Championship Swimming Carnival, next…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 7

Toronto 113 (W. James 32, F. Smith 23, H. Rayfield 31), defeated Sacred Heart, 42 (Kelly 10), by 71 runs, W. James, 7 for 12, Clack 3 for 18, trundled for the winners,…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 7

A Christchurch writer says that W. F. Simpson was so disappointed at not being able to compete at Melbourne that be seriously contemplates sticking to the game…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 March 1904 · page 7

Arrangements are well in hand for the Australasian Swimming Championship Carnival, to be held in the Corporation Baths, on Monday night. Mr. J. T…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 March 1904 · page 7

At the annual general meeting of the Rosedale Club, there was a large attendance, and the chair was occupied by the president, Mr. W. Jackaman. The hon,…

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Boxing in Sydney. Turner Defeats Blackmore. Sydney, Tuesday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 March 1904 · page 6

There was a crowded house at the National Sporting Club to-night, when Bob Turner and Jack Blackmore met in a twenty rounds contest. The fight…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 March 1904 · page 7

A correspondent, signing himself "Cornishman," writes from Weston, as follows:—”I often see in your columns accounts of the different wrestlers, but the good old…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 March 1904 · page 7

The result of the Wolfe's Schnapps £50 cricket competition shows that 10,425 selection coupons were sent to the proprietors of Wolfe's Schnapps, in response to…

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Bowls. Newcastle V. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 March 1904 · page 7

A team representing the Northern Bowling Association visited Strathfield yesterday, and engaged in a match on the local green. The game, which was won by the…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 March 1904 · page 7

After defeating Blackmore at the National on Tuesday night, Bob Turner announced that he would fight any man in Australia at 10st for £200 a side, and…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 March 1904 · page 7

G. Tartakever, R. A. Hill and O. Corthorn, the three members of the North Sydney Swimming Club who have tied tor the Flegeltaub, trophy, will take part in a…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 March 1904 · page 7

The second round of the first junior competition resulted in Adamstown, Newcastle West and Railway scorning an equal number of points. This makes it…

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