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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1905

1,249 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 63

Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 February 1905 · page 7

The Newcastle Harriers' 120yds Handicap, run on the Rugby Ground on Saturday, attracted much interest. The final resulted as follows:—W. Adams. 7yds, 1;…

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Boxing at West Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1905 · page 3

A West Wallsend correspondent writes:—Now that the miners are working well there is nothing but fight on for the next two or three weeks. "Monk" Ford and…

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Athletics. Squires v. MOIR

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1905 · page 3

When Silver Bryant, the representative of the National Sporting Club, visited Newcastle the other day, it was with the object of inducing Bill Squires to fight…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1905 · page 3

At a special meeting of the committee of the Metropolitan Rugby Union on Monday night. Mr. W. Howe was appointed to the position of paid secretary,…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1905 · page 3

The married and single members of the S.S. and C. Co. C.C. tried conclusions on Saturday, and after an exciting game the married men defeated their opponents by…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1905 · page 3

Buttan Singh and Bert Woods are to meet this month in a contest for the wrestling championship of Australia. The Australian wrestler Harry Pearce…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1905 · page 3

The Newcastle Club held its 17th members handicap last night. Mr. J. Bayatt acted as referee, Messrs W. Brain and A. Green as judges, and Mr. Don M'Lean as…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1905 · page 3

Now that the cricket season is drawing to a close, members of the various clubs are stirring themselves in view of a big season ahead. A large meeting of juniors…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1905 · page 3

Blaxland was out in a peculiar manner in the Sydney-Melbourne University match, for he was "kicked out." He and Waddy attempted to steal a run when the…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1905 · page 3

The glove contest between Pent and Ford of West Wallsend, to-morrow night is to be referred by Mr. Harry Ford. Arrangements were being entered into by…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 March 1905 · page 3

The boys' handicap and Peats of Potters's handicap are to be swum off by the Cook's Hill Club in the baths to-night…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 March 1905 · page 3

Mr. W. Howe, the newly-appointed secretary of the Metropolitan Rugby Union, has been connected with the game for the past seventeen years. He played as a…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 March 1905 · page 3

The question of paying the expenses of members of the New Zealand teams in the approaching matches against the Australians was under consideration at a recent…

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Hexham Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 March 1905 · page 6

Gold Lock's weight (7st) was omitted from the official list for the Hexham Handicap. The gates were sold yesterday afternoon…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 March 1905 · page 3

The bantam champion Ted Murphy is in receipt of a telegram from Kalgoorlie W.A., offering him a £200 purse for a match with Thorn bantam champion of…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 9

Arrangements are well in hand for the Cook's Hill carnival, to be held in the Corporation Baths on Wednesday night next, the 8th inst. In addition to the…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 9

The Victorian Junior Association has disqualified La Mascotte Club for life. The La Mascotte and the Northern District Clubs were engaged in the final…

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Hexham Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 9

Given fine weather, the race meeting at Hexham to-day promises to be well attended. Upwards of fifty entries have been received for the four leading events, and…

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District News. West Wallsend. Tennis Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 6

A meeting of the residents was held in Mr. R. Hill's refreshment rooms, for the purpose of forming a tennis club in West Wallsend. Mr. James Johnson was…

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V.r.c. Races. the Newmarket Handicap

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 9

The V.R.C. autumn meeting will be entered upon to-day, when everything points to a successful day's racing. All the events have filled well, and with most of the…

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