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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1907

1,239 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 62

Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 3

City Bowling Club play off their pairs and singles on Saturday next. Keen contests are anticipated. The members of the Waratah Bowling…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 3

To-night, at the Victoria Theatre, "Chewey" Williams, of Wallsend, and Sld. Russell, of Sydney, are to settle their difference, the conditions being the best of…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 6

A rink match was played on the City green yesterday afternoon, when Messrs. Burns, Cameron, Tillett, and Thomas representing the Criterion Hotel,…

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Racing Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 6

Sporting men in the Maitland district are interested at present in a dispute which arose some weeks ago between Mr. A. J. Pramtice, manager and secretary of…

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Wallsend Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 6

The next race meeting at Wallsend is to be held on Wednesday, the 20th inst., When a six-event programme will be discussed. Entries close at 8 p.m. on the…

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Heddon-greta Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 9

Local racegoers will be catered for at Heddon-Greta to-day, when an attractive five-event programme is set down for decision. Mr. Walter Mitchell, the…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 9

Bob Whitelaw's expenses for his fight with M'Ivor in Melbourne are to hand, and it is expected that the Newcastle crack will leave for Melbourne to-day,…

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Carrington Regatta

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

The sculling race for members of the Carrington Regatta committee, that was postponed on Regatta Day owing to the lengthy programme, took place in the…

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Swimming

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

At the Mosman Club's gala on Saturday much interest was taken in the 300 yards first-class handicap. The event was decided in two heats and a final. The first…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. Heddon-greta Races. Prince Prosper and Ruenalf Ii

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 February 1907 · page 6

Although the weather was dull and [?]howery, on Saturday morning, ideal wea[?]ner prevailed during the afternoon for Heddon-Greta Race Club's February…

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Athletics

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

The middle-weight championship of Australia will be contested at the Gaiety Athlectic Club's hall to-morrow evening, when Tim Murphy and Cripps will decide…

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Football in England

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

LONDON, Monday.—The profits of the tour of the (South Africa Rugby football team amount to about £6000. In the International Rugby match,…

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The Boxing Championship. Melbourne

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

When interviewed to-day both Squires and Wren stated they would refuse to have any further parley with M'Loan or Johnson, with regard to a match for the…

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Athletics

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

News comes from Dunedin (N.Z.) that Charlie Griffin administered a decisive licking to Tim Hegarty on the 16th ultimo. Hegarty's cleverness in…

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Football

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

Mr. D. Maher, honorary secretary to the Copper Company's Club, writes:—"Mr. H. Brown, the secretary to the Newcastle Football Club, condemns my action in…

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Boxing in Sydney. Sydney

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

Arthur Cripps and Tim Murphy met at the Gaiety Athletic Hall to-night in a contest for the middle-weight championship title of Australia. Cripps, who held…

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Athletics

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

The second deposit has been made good in the glove contest between Dan O'Connell and Jim Fogarty. The contest takes place at Weston, which is about central…

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Athletics

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

Nelson and Cripps will probably be matched for the 4th or 11th of March, in Melbourne. Cripps, is to enter on a tour of the Victorian provinces with Bill…

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Football. the District Scheme

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

H. P. Brown, hon. secretary Newcastle Club, writes :—"We generally find that a weak cause requires no end of advocacy. This seems to be the great handicap under…

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Athletics

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

Arthur S. Duffey, who, in company with Shrubb, visited Australia and New Zealand a year or two age at the invitation of the Australasian Amateur Athletic…

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