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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1907

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Interstate Cricket. N.S.W. V. South Australia. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 5

The interstate match between New South Wales and South Australia was commenced on the Sydney Cricket Ground to-day. The teams were:—…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 9

There is a likelihood of Sid Russell, of the Newtown Pastime Club, and "Chewey" Williams, of Wallsend, being matched shortly, the contest to take place in…

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Our London Letter. the Newfoundland Dispute.—the Rand Mines and Electricity.—the Rhodes Scholarships.—the Education Bill.—the Soap Trust.—woman Suffrage.—the South African Footballers.—the Science of Football. London, November 30. the Newfoundland Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 7

An emphatic expression of opinion on the subject of Newfoundland's grievances arising out of the fisheries dispute has been given by Mr. W. A. Weir, the…

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Interstate Cricket. N.S.W. V. South Australia. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 January 1907 · page 5

The interstate cricket match was resumed yesterday in the presence of 7000 spectators. Diamond (64) and Hopkins (30) the…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 January 1907 · page 3

A boxing tournament is to be held in Peel's Hall, Minmi, on Friday and Saturday nights next, when prize money totalling £7 will be distributed. Entries close…

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Pony Racing. Deputation to the Government. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 5

A deputation of pony onwers, trainers, and jockeys waited upon the Attorney-General this afternoon. The deputation was Introduced by Mr…

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Interstate Cricket. Easy Win for New South Wales. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 5

The interstate cricket match between New South Wales and South Australia was continued to-day In the presence of only a moderate attendance. The visitors…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 3

The fact that Jeffries is to referee the Jack O'Brien-Tommy Burns match at Los Angeles adds a zest to the affair. It does more. It gives assurance that the two…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 3

The London National Sporting Club has, after serious consideration, decided to offer a purse of £600 and expenses for a match between "Jack" O'Brien, of…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1907 · page 3

Armstrong, the Victorian cricketer, did some straight talking on Monday night to the executive committee of the Victorian Association. An explanation of…

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Athletics. Squires V. Jeffries. the Match Abandoned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1907 · page 3

The contest arranged to take place at Rhyolite, Nevada, United States, in April, between Bill Squires, champion of Australia, and Jim Jeffries, of Los Angeles,…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 3

It is stated that one of the Sydney University team's three-quarters who toured New Zealand last season is talking bf taking up his residence in Wellington…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 3

At the annual meeting of the Yorkshire County Cricket Club, the president stated that the attendances at county matches during the year had been 171,696, as…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 3

The English amateur boxing championship meeting is to be held at Alexandra Palace, Muswell Hill, on Wednesday, March 27. The secretary of the Boxing…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 9

Concerning the performances of Cecil Healy (N.S.W.), C. M. Daniels (America), and others in the old, country last season, the latest files of London "Sporting Life"…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 9

In Swansea on December 1, £2867 was taken on the occasion of the Rugby Football match. Wales v. South Africa. This is a record for Wales, the previous best…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 9

A former Fitzroy player, W. J. Griffiths, now in Johannesburg, writes to "Felix" as follows :—"I saw in your cricket notes that the presence of the great Sydney…

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Football Troubles

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 2

Two questions are at the present moment being raised in the football world which points to undercurrents totally opposed to the true spirit of sport. In Rugby…

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Victoria's Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 13

There has been a nice little hullabaloo over the test cricket match between Victoria and South Australia. The failure of the two bowlers, Collins and Saunders, to…

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Our New Zealand Letter. Wellington, January 5. the English Cricket Team

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 11

The English cricketers are not meeting with much success in New Zealand. Their two first matches against the provincial teams of Auckland and Wellington…

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