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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1908

1,298 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 24 of 65

English Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 June 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—Playing for Marylebone at Cambridge against the University, F. A. Tarrant took seven tickets for 46 runs. Tarrant did the…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. District Schools' Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 June 1908 · page 6

The Rugby Union having decided to foster football among the schoolboys of the Maitland district, circulars were issued by the Teachers' Association, and…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 June 1908 · page 3

W. M'Call, who has not been seen in the ring since Jim Griffen bent him in Newcastle, is to meet Sid Russell at the Galety in Sydney to-night. The…

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Football

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

The selectors of the Australian League team have decided upon the following team for the third test, to be played next Saturday in Sydney:—Full-back, C…

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Boxing in Sydney. M'call Defeated. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 June 1908 · page 6

After a retirement of about twelve months Billy M'Call, the ex-heavyweight champion of Australia, made his reappearance In the boxing ring to-night,…

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Test Cricket Matches. Australia's Attitude. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 June 1908 · page 5

Referring to the decision of the Australian Cricket Council declining to gain in the triangular cricket scheme, "The Sporting Life" says no doubt…

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Athletics

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

Monk Ford and Frank O'Grady are both reported to be putting in some solid work for their glove contest, to take place at the Athletic Pavilion on Saturday…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 June 1908 · page 3

The Maori fotoballers are to play matches in Sydney against New South Wales on June 8, 13, 17, August 1 and 3, They will visit Newcastle on June 20, and…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 June 1908 · page 6

In connection with the Wednesday half-holiday football, competition, Marcus Clark's team met the Maitland Half-holiday team on the Albion ground…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 June 1908 · page 3

Monty Andrews has expressed his willingness to box Bob Whitelaw in Melbourne, but will not guarantee the weight mentioned by the Newcastle man—10st 91b…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 June 1908 · page 3

In connection with the visit of the Burwood Club to Newcastle on Monday, the City Club have arranged a tournament on the green during the forenoon,…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 June 1908 · page 3

The University F. C. meet the Northern Branch to-morrow on the Union Ground. The early match will be between Central Newcastle A and Central Newcastle B, to…

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English Cricket

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

LONDON. Thursday.—The cricket match Lancashire v. Nottinghamshire, which commenced at the Trent Bridge Ground, Nottingham, on…

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Test Cricket Matches. London

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

Referring to the cricketing question, "Truth" says: "Australia will have to learn that we are not going to play cricket her way. We pay…

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Athletics. How Squires Defeated Roche

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 June 1908 · page 3

Full reports of the boxing contest between the Australian champion, Bill Squires, and Jem Roche, in Dublin, have arrived. Roche led from the start,…

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Golf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1908 · page 6

The bogey competition will take place on the Newcastle Club's links this afternoon in the following order, starting at 2 o'clock:—Berkeley v. Hooper:…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1908 · page 9

Several interesting matches under British Association rules are to be played on the Newcastle Show Ground this afternoon…

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A Famous Racing Stud

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1908 · page 16

The famous racing ,stud of the 'late Mr. G. G Stead, which was celebrated not only in New Zealand, but also in Australia, and even in England, is to be…

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Boxing Championship. Burns Meets Lang. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1908 · page 5

Tom Burns, the boxing champion a the world, has signed an agreement with Mr. Hugh M'Intosh, of Sydney, engaging to fight Bill Bang,…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1908 · page 9

This morning, at 11 o'clock, at the Athletic Pavillon, Monk Ford, the promising West Wallsend boxer, and Frank O'Grady, of the Newtown Pastime Club,…

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