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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1907

1,239 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 62

South African Cricket Team

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 March 1907 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.— The "Daily Mail" states that Mr. J. R. Mackay, the New South Wales cricketer, who recently went to South Africa, has…

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Boolaroo Races. Repentant and Warkworth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 March 1907 · page 3

Fine weather prevailed for the second registered race meeting at Boolaroo on Saturday, and there was a large attendance. The special train from Newcastle was…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 March 1907 · page 7

Jack Johnson and Bill Lang are to box the best of twenty rounds in Melbourne to-night, under the management of Mr. J. Wren. Squires has advised Lang to adopt…

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A Sydney Letter. the Man Who Doesn't Like to Refuse.—addressing a Magistrate Standing.—the "Colonies" and the Army Meat Supplies.—the Coupon Question.—chris. Neilsen on Rival Racing Courses.—referring Back to Ned Trickett. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 March 1907 · page 5

A cabman was before one of the courts to-day on a charge of drunkenness. He was esteemed guilty by the magistrate, and as a consequence fined ten shillings…

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Boxing in Melbourne. Johnson Defeats Lang. Whitelaw and Andrews a Draw. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1907 · page 6

About 20,000 people were present on the Richmond racecourse this evening to witness the boxing contest between Jack Johnson, the coloured pugilist of…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1907 · page 3

Tim Healy (of Australia) was beaten in six rounds by Llew. Morgan (of Wales), at the Badminton Club, Cardiff, on the evening of the 21st January. The…

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Maitland Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1907 · page 3

The race meeting to be held at Rutherford to-day is likely to be well attended. The entries received for the five events are numerous, and as the horses engaged…

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Boxing in Sydney. Kling Beats Reader. Sydney, Tuesday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1907 · page 6

At the Gaiety Athletic Hall, to-night, Peter Kling defeated Props. Reader in the third round on a foul. The. Central Pacific Railroad Company…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1907 · page 3

Lang does not appear to have had a look in with Jack Johnson. The Australian was very nervous, and moved stiffly for the first round, but in the second and third…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1907 · page 3

The following entries have been received for the Half-mile Championship of New South Wales, to ho contested at Fort-street School carnival on Saturday…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1907 · page 3

A meeting of footballers residing in East Newcastle district will be held at the Chamber of Commerce to-night, for the purpose of forming the East…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1907 · page 3

George Ruenalf says he will undertake to stay ten rounds before Jack Johnson, winner 90 and loser 10 per cent. Jm Griffin and Sid Russell have been…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 6

The council of the Northern District Amateur Swimming Association met at the Commercial Hotel last evening. Mr. C. H. Hawkin, vice-president, occupied…

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District Football. First Club Formed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 5

In connection with the proposed district scheme of football, a meeting was held at the chamber of commerce last evening for the purpose of forming a…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 3

In the seventh Queensland 190yds handicap, Ted Martin, of Newcastle, is on the 12yds mark, the limit being 16yds. Before sailing for England Harry…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1907 · page 9

The pennant competition matches will be continued this afternoon. Preparations are being made for the forthcoming Easter contests in Sydney…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1907 · page 9

The district scheme of football introduced by the committee of the local branch of the Rugby Union, is meeting with much favour, and the players…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1907 · page 9

Newcastle East and Wickham meet in the final of senior competition on the Association Ground this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Both teams are confident of…

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District Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1907 · page 6

A meeting of footballers residing within the Hamilton and Adamstown municipalities, and the Newcastle municipality west of Auckland-street, was held at the…

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Racing Up Ben Nevis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1907 · page 11

Ben Nevis, as everybody knows, is the highest mountain in the British Isles, its summit being situated at an elevation of 4406 feet above sea level. Upon it, until…

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