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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1908

1,298 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 30 of 65

Football in Queensland. Toowoomba

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 5

The football match between Now South Wales and Toowomba was played this afternoon. The weather was fine, and the attendance large. The New South…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 3

"Boko" Thompson, who is now in Tamworth, writes to say that Chewey Williams and W. M'Call are getting into good shape for their contest, to take place on…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 3

Wickham v. City, on City green.—Richardson. Whitehead, Pepper, Duncan, Johnson, Eyles, Philpotts, Cherry, Dalby. Dawson, Davis, Bryant, Fennell, Hogue,…

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Swimming Record

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—F. W. Springfield, the Queensland swimmer, won a half-mile race on the Thames at Surbiton, covering the distance in 10min…

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Boxing Match. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 5

The contest at the Gaiety to-night between Ted Green (8st 1lb) and Jim Donald, of West Australia, was disappointing. The visitor showed an…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 3

John L. Sullivan, who is now a teetotal advocate, and practises what he proaches, has recently given his opinion that Burns would not do otherwise than…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 July 1908 · page 3

A Scotch exchange is responsible for the information that Miss Etta Mackay, the Glasgow lady champion swimmer, who defeated Miss Beatrice Kerr, of Victoria, in…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 July 1908 · page 3

Mr. Harding, captain of the British footballers, at present in New Zealand, says the tour is being badly managed, the amount of travelling being excessive…

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New Zealand Football. Auckland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 July 1908 · page 5

The British Rugby football team played a match at Napier this afternoon against [?] Hawkes Bay team. The result was a win for the Britishers by 25 points to 3…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 July 1908 · page 6

Representatives of the Maitland Bowling Club and the Maitland City Club met on the former's green, in the Maitland Park, So measure their strength yesterday…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 July 1908 · page 3

"It is not true," said Tommy Burns, champion heavyweight of the world; "that I am about to purchase the late Duke of Devonshire's mansion in Piccadilly. This…

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Bowls

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

Members of Lowlands Club rolled up in force on Monday evening last at J. Frost's rooms in Hunter-street West, Newcastle, the occasion being a musical…

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Golf

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

Some of the candidates for champion ship honours are indulging in hard practice at the Kensington course, and remarkably good rounds are being done…

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Football

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

The northern branch team will meet the Sydney City and Suburban Association's representative, team on Saturday next. Although the players of this association…

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Athletics

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

R. Whitelaw has signed the articles of agreement for his glove contest with Bob Turner. Chapman and Cosgrove are to box the…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 July 1908 · page 9

Mr. P. Richardson is organising a team of five rinks of Newcastle bowlers to visit Queensland in September. The following programme is proposed : Leave Newcastle…

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Golf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 July 1908 · page 9

The following is the draw for the competition at Waratah, for the trophy presented by the president:—J. Paton v. W. Ellis, J. Grcaves v. C. W. Donnelly, J…

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Lawn Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 July 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—At the lawn tennis championship meeting, at Wimbledon, M. J. G. Ritchie and A. F. Wilding won the doubles, beating A…

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Competition Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 July 1908 · page 6

As evidenced by the number of teams taking part in the competitions arranged under the auspices of the Hunter River District Football Union for the…

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Football. Notes and Comments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 July 1908 · page 9

This afternoon on the Rugby Union Ground, a first-class combined team, thoroughly representative of the City and Suburban Association Sydney footballers,…

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