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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1907

1,239 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 62

Lawn Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 March 1907 · page 5

LONDOK, Wednesday.—In the match at Nice for the lawn tennis championship of the South of France, Mr. A. F. Wilding (New Zealand),…

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Cycling in Newcastle. More Fine Racing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 March 1907 · page 5

The Newcastle Amusement Company brought their postponed cycling carnival to a close last evening on the Rugby Ground, when there was again a large…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 March 1907 · page 3

Meeghan defeated Ted Murphy in six rounds in Melbourne on Tuesday night. Amongst the matches scheduled for decision at Wren's Athletic Pavilion…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 March 1907 · page 3

The pennant matches fixed for to-morrow have been postponed on account of the show sports, and will be played on, May 11, if necessary…

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Football. Northern Branch Rugby Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 March 1907 · page 9

The report of the committee to he presented at the annual meeting of the Northern Branch of the Rugby Union next Monday night is of an exhaustive…

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Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 March 1907 · page 9

The Lake Macquarie Coursing (Club will open the season on Good Friday, when an attractive programme will be disposed of, the items including an eight-dog no[?]vice…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 March 1907 · page 9

At the annual meeting of the Not[?] Country Cricket Club, it was reported that the financial position was fairly satisfactory, also that there was a prospect…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 March 1907 · page 9

M. Ford and T. Donohue have been matched to box the best of twenty rounds at West Wallsend in three week's time. The latter is a brother of J. Donohue,…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 March 1907 · page 3

Up to Saturday last, the world's three quarter mile swimming record was held by Billington, whose figures were 18min 24 2-5sec, and the prior Australian best…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 March 1907 · page 3

In the Wickham Bowling Club's Singles competition, Richmond 31 beat Wilkins 30, and in the pairs Oakes and Bowditch 33 beat Bryant and Whitehead 13…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 March 1907 · page 3

Hamilton S.P.S. defeated Cook's Hill S.P.S. on Hamilton ground by 36 points to nil. Chief scorers wore Crossley. Lancaster, Allen, Lloyd, Franck, and…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. CRICKET

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 March 1907 · page 6

The Upper Hunter district team, consisting chiefly of representatives from Scone and Muswellbrook, played on return match on the Albion Ground oil Saturday…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 March 1907 · page 3

At the Gaiety to-morrow night Syd. Russell and Dumaresque are to box the best of twenty rounds. "Chewey" Williams and Lynch are to…

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University Athletics. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 March 1907 · page 5

The representatives of Oxford and Cambridge measured their strength to-day on the sports field. Cambridge was unable to repeat its…

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Rugby Football Union. Annual Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1907 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Northern Branch of the New South Wales Rugby Football Union was held last evening at the Chamber of Commerce…

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Treatment of Native Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1907 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The Aborigines Protection Society has asked Lord Elgin, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, to include the treatment of…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1907 · page 3

At the St. Patrick's Day sports in Melbourne the champion high jump was won by T. M'Gahan, 3in from J. Emmerson, 1in, and T. O. Graham, 3in. M'Gahan and…

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Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 March 1907 · page 3

The first meeting of the season is to be held under the auspices of the Lake, Macquarie Club, at Teralba, on Friday next. The programme of events is one of the…

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Golf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 March 1907 · page 3

The annual general meeting of the Wallsend-Plattsburg Golf Club was held at the school of arts, Wallsend. There was a good attendance. New members…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 March 1907 · page 3

It is perhaps as well that the proposed tour of a team from New South Wales should be postponed till 1908-9, for three visits from Greater Britain in successive…

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