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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1904

1,267 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 64

Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 February 1904 · page 7

The Englishmen meet a combined fifteen of local and metropolitan players at Bathurst to-day. A good deal of interest attaches to the match because of the…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 February 1904 · page 7

Preliminary boats in the third Queensland £100 Sheffield Handicap of 130 yards were decided at the Brisbane Cricket Ground on Wednesday night in the…

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Boating Club Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 February 1904 · page 7

In another column will be found the full programme of the Plattsburg Boating Club regatta, to be held at Toronto on Good Friday. As will be seen by the…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 February 1904 · page 7

Champion Rink, Waratah v. Lawlands, at Hamilton Green—Harrison, Wrightson, T. Silcock, Harris. City v. Waratah, club match, on City…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 February 1904 · page 7

The match at Bathurst, between the Englishmen and the local team will be brought to a conclusion to-day. The following ancedole, related by…

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School Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 February 1904 · page 7

Sacred Heart C.C. met and defeated Hamilton A C.C. by 1 run. For the winners J. Duffell 11, C. Perkins and L. Beckett each batted best; while Wall 15 did…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 February 1904 · page 7

Entries for two leading pedestrian events to be run at the miners demonstration on the 12th prox., close on March 5. Liberal prize money is offered, and it is…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 February 1904 · page 7

Colliery Employees' Demonstration Mar., 12…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 February 1904 · page 7

Fred. Lane and Dick Cavill were asked to go to New Zealand, but neither could do so. The West Australian Association also desired a visit from Cavill and…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 February 1904 · page 7

During the Easter holidays a team of Bathurst bowlers will visit Sydney. On Easter Saturday a match has been arranged with Redfern, and on Easter…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 February 1904 · page 7

All doubts concerning the composition of the Australian team to play England, in the test match commencing at the Sydney Cricket Ground on the 26th instant,…

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Test Cricket Matches, the Umpire Difficulty. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 February 1904 · page 5

A special meeting of the New South Wales Cricket Association was held at the association's offices to-day to consider the rescission of the resolution regarding the…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 February 1904 · page 7

Bondi Club members were engaged with a back and breast stroke handicap, over 100 yards, on Saturday, G. H. Alderton finished first in the final, with J. Chant…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 February 1904 · page 7

City and Petersham are now the only two clubs left in the Metropolitan Pennant competition, and they will probably meet on March 5. The game then may be the…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 February 1904 · page 7

The local tramway team leave by the 3.8 p.m. train this afternoon for Sydney, where they are to play the return match against Waverley depot on Thursday. The…

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Boxing Contest. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 February 1904 · page 6

The National Sporting Club was crowded to-night, the attraction being a contest between B. Turner and Tim Hegarty for the light-weight championship of…

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Newcastle Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 February 1904 · page 7

The Newcastle Jockey Club's February race meeting is down for decision this afternoon, and if favoured with fine weather, the committee have every reason…

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District News. West Wallsend. Football Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 February 1904 · page 3

A match between foams representing Wallsend and West Wallsend, under British Association rules, was played on Pryor's ground on Saturday. After a well…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 February 1904 · page 7

Charlie Woods, who is not unknown to Sydney ring-goers, is at present in Newcastle on the lookout for a match with any 9st 3lb lad. It is likely that Woods and…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 February 1904 · page 7

Waratah Youths (79 and 7 for 90) were defeated by the Tarro 1st Juniors (82) at Tarro, on Saturday last, by 3 runs. The batting was done by Harris 38, Hughes 11,…

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