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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1908

1,298 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 65

Football. British Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 March 1908 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Northern Branch of the British Association was held on Saturday night at Lynch's Australian Hotel. In the absence of the…

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Athletics. Whitelaw Beats Higgins

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 March 1908 · page 3

At the athletic pavilion on Saturday morning, before a large crowd of spectators, Bob Whitelaw, of Newcastle, beat Mark Higgins, of Victoria, in six rounds,…

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Rugby Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—Wales has defeated Ireland by one goal two tries to one goal…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1908 · page 3

Playing for Melbourne against Richmond, Hugh Trumble took six wickets for 29 runs. H. Fry, however, was the sensationalist of Saturday's first grade…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1908 · page 3

The Newcastle admirers of Jack Griffiths were pleased when the news came through yesterday that he had succeeded in establishing a new world's…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 March 1908 · page 3

The attention of all those interested in the Northern branch New South Wales Rugby Union is called to the advertisement in to-day's issue to the effect that…

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Boxing Contest. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 March 1908 · page 6

The contest at the Gaiety to-night, between Ted Nelson and Dob Quigley, was very disappointing from the point of view of the audience. The fighting was all on Nelson's…

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Newcastle Races. Second Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 March 1908 · page 3

The Newcastle Jockey Club's Cup meeting, which was inaugurated on Saturday last under anything but favourable weather conditions, will be brought…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 March 1908 · page 6

A meeting of the Hunter District Rugby Union Executive was held at the union rooms, last evening. Mr. R. E. Norman presided, and there was a good…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 March 1908 · page 3

Mr. W. W. Hill, secretary of the N.S.W. Rugby Union, is to visit Newcastle on the 23rd instant. The Rugby Union, which [?]s formed at…

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Lawn Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 March 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday—Mr. A. F. Wilding and Mr. J. G. Ritchie have beaten the brothers Doherty by three sets to one at Nice for the South of France…

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Newcastle Races. Second Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 March 1908 · page 3

The Newcastle Jockey Club's Cup meeting was brought to conclusion yesterday in the presence of a fairly large attendance. The weather conditions were…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 March 1908 · page 3

Rob Tur[?] says he will lay Frank Thorn £50 to £40, and undertake to weigh no[?] more than 9st 6lb. If the Westralia will give him a match…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 3

The annual meeting of the North Newcastle Football Club took place in Jones' Hall on Wednesday night, when there was a large attendance. In the…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 3

The Englishmen played eighteen eleven a side matches with this result:—Won 7; lost, 4; drawn, 7. They scored 9163 runs for the loss of 271 wickets, and,…

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Lawn Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday,—A. F Wilding, the New Zealand tennis player has won the South of France championship, boating M. J. G. Ritchie, by…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 3

Blackmore and Monty Andrews are to do battle at the Gaiety next Tuesday night. M'Croarey has not yet covered the…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 9

At a meting of the council of the New South Wales Swimming Association, a letter received by the chairman from Mr. Giltinan, hon. secretary New South…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 9

The opinion is generally entertained that the English team will be able to hold its own with the provincial combination and give all New Zealand one of the…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 9

The Victoria. Theatre on Friday evening next will be the scene of what promises to be one of the most exciting glove contests ever witnessed in…

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