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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1907

1,239 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 62

Racing and the Anti-gambling Act

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1907 · page 13

Opinions seem to differ very much as to the effect of the Anti-gambling Act on the late Caulfield and the present Flemington Autumn meetings. Some people hold that…

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Athletics

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

There is some talk of Whitelaw and Andrews being again matched, this time to decide superiority. They have now met four times, and each has a win to his…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 March 1907 · page 3

At the Fort-street school carnival, held at Farmer's baths on Saturday, Reg. Healy won the half-mile championship, with O. Dickman second, and A. Hill…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 March 1907 · page 3

A correspondent writes:—Now that the meetings are being held for the formation of district clubs, it behoves all lovers of Rugby to be up and doing in assisting…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 March 1907 · page 6

A team selected from the H.R. District Association journeyed to Scone, and met on Saturday a team representing the Upper Hunter Cricket Club. The weather…

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Saturday's Cricket. Senior Competition Final. East Newcastle V. Wickham

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 March 1907 · page 7

These teams met at the Cricket Ground on Saturday in the final of the local senior competition. Great interest has been taken in the concluding matches of the…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 March 1907 · page 3

"Nugget" Fraser defeated Bob Quigley at the Gaiety Athletic Hall, Sydney, on Saturday night, in eleven rounds. The contest was stopped by the referee…

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International Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1907 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—In the Rugby football match on Saturday, Wales defeated Ireland by 29 points to nil. (Last year, at Belfast, Ireland…

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Boxing in Melbourne. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1907 · page 6

The glove contest between Nelson and Cripps, for the middle-weight championship, resulted in a win for Cripps on points, after a contest lasting…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1907 · page 3

G. Terry won the Sheffield Handicap at the Maryborough-Charity Carnival, J. Godfrey being the runner-up, with J. R. Hunter third. Godfrey had the tantalising…

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Newcastle Annual Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1907 · page 5

The final meeting of the general committee of the Newcastle annual regatta was held at the Centennial Hotel last night, the president, Mr. W. Cann, being…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1907 · page 3

The New South Wales cricketers, who have arrived in West Australia, will commence their first match against Fremantle to-day. They will meet West…

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Football. District Scheme

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1907 · page 3

A meeting of footballers resident in Tighe's Hill, Islington, and that part of Waratah Municipality north of the G.N. railway, was held at B. Davis' Royal Oak…

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Boxing in Sydney. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1907 · page 6

At the Gaiety Athletic Hall to-night Thorn, of West Australia, mot Clarke, of Newtown, to box 20 rounds. Both were under 9st 41b, and each fought fiercely…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1907 · page 3

Both English champion B. R. Day and the Australian crack A. B. Postle, are hard at work training for their return match over three distances, to take place…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1907 · page 3

The world's 100 yards record-holder, Daniels, distinguished himself again in a competition at the New York Athletic Club on January 12. Starting in the 200…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1907 · page 3

Cotter's score of 152 in 90 minutes, made against the Waverley bowling on Saturday, ranks with the best deeds of the mightiest hitters. It is not likely that…

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Football. the District Scheme

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1907 · page 3

A meeting of footballers and supporters of the game, residing within the municipality of Carrington and that portion of the municipality of Wickham excluding…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1907 · page 3

Mr. Wren, in appreciation of Nelson's good showing against Cripps, made him the recipient of £10. Halley Jackson, the West Coast…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 March 1907 · page 3

Last season, according to the annual report of the Metropolitan Rugby Union, was the most successful, both from a playing and financial point of view, since…

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