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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1906

1,299 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 65

Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 7

The Sydney team to visit Mudgee at Easter will consist of Noble, Duff, Hopkins, Garnsey, Diamond, Johnston. Sweetham, J. Ranshaw, R. Ranshow, J…

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Wallsend Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 7

The Wallsend Jockey Club will cater for racegoers to-day, when the February race meeting is set down for decision. The entries received are well up to the…

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Boxing in Sydney. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 6

The contest between Peter Kling and Bill Smith attracted a large number at the National Sporting Club to-night, Smith, who had in his…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 7

Cobar, of Raymond Terrace, and Mason, of Cockle Creek, are likely to meet shortly, the latter having accepted Cobar's challenge, and to bind a match for £5 a…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 3

Our Boys met Winn and co., on Newcastle wicket, and the result was a win fort W. Winn and Co. by 18 runs. Our Boys, 102 (Williams 41, Fawcett 21 not out,…

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Wallsend Races. Mary F. and Lochnagah

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 3

Delightful weather prevailed for the Wallsend Jockey Club's race meeting yesterday, and the attendance, though large, was not up to the average, the…

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Wallsend Racing Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 February 1906 · page 7

Sir,—That part of the report of the Wallsend race meeting published in your journal referring to the accident that happened to the jockey M'Kenzie,…

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Quirindi Races. Quirindi

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 February 1906 · page 3

Fine but hot weather prevailed for the second day of the Quirindi races, and the attendance was large. The following are the results:—…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1906 · page 9

Bowls must not be called an "old man's" game in the future, for up at Hunter's Hill they have a young lad of 13 years, named Armitage, whom his…

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Amateur Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—At the amateur swimming race meeting at New York, Daniels covered 60yds in 31 1-5sec, a world's record…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1906 · page 6

A meeting of a Islington Football Club was held on Wednesday, for the purpose of forming first junior, third grade, and fourth grade teams to take part in the coming…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1906 · page 6

The first Junior final, which is at an interesting stage, will be continued this afternoon, starting at 2.15. Zapupe is the Indian name of a plant…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1906 · page 9

The boxing contest between Dalby and Dillon, postponed from last year, is down for decision at West Wallsend next Friday night, Mr. Harry Ford will act as…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 February 1906 · page 3

At the last meeting of the Victorian Football League, the secretary road a letter from Mr. Lupton, of Wisconsin University, U.S.A., asking the league to…

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Boxing. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 February 1906 · page 3

At the Galety Athletic Club to-night, Quigley and Truscott met in a 20-rounds contest. The flight attracted a big attendance of boxing enthuslases. When the…

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Swimming. New World's Record. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 February 1906 · page 3

The East Sydney and Manly swimming clubs held a carnival this afternoon at the latter's baths. In a 120yds handicap, Cecil Healy (of the East Sydney Club)…

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Moorefield Races. Miss Rosebery and Red Flag. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 February 1906 · page 3

There was a good attendance at Moore-field races this afternoon, and the course was in good order, Results:— Kogarah Stakes, a handicap sweepstakes…

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Catherine Hill Bay. Regatta Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1906 · page 6

A meeting of the Cathering Hill Bay Regatta Club was held in Mr. Tobin's Hall on Saturday evening Mr. Mannix being in the chair. Correspondence was received…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1906 · page 3

Hamilton Presbyterian (89) defeated Mayfield Methodist (14 and 24) by an innings and 51 runs. For the former, Veitch 38 not out, G.Stronach 28, and W. Stott…

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International Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—In the international Rugby football match on Saturday, Scotland defeated Ireland by two goals and one penalty goal to…

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