Boxing at Toowoomba. Toowoomba
Max Pardella (Brisbane) and Sam Cooney (Tasmania) fought 20 rounds for the lightweight championship of Queensland at the Valhalla Hall last night. All…
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Sport, 1908
1,298 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 37 of 65
Racing at Caulfield. Melbourne
The Australian Steeplechase meeting was opened at Caulfield to-day, in fine weather. The attendance was large, and some interesting sport was provided…
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The competitions were advanced another stage on Saturday, when some interesting and exciting football was witnessed on the Rugby Union Grounds…
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The only senior match decided on Saturday was the match between East Maitland and Cessnock, and was played on the East Maitland Reserve. The local…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Our Sydney Letter. the Proprietary Passes Another Dividend.—some Old But Interesting Figures.—the Interest in Boat Racing.—something About Two Rivers.—preparing for the Fleet.—the Tram Business As Brisk As Ever. Sydney
The Broken Hill Proprietary has again "passed" in regard to the usual dividend, when it "passed" last time, there were many who said, "Absurd! They could…
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The West Wallsend Coursing Club held a successful meeting on Pryor's enclosure on Saturday, and notwithstanding the very wet weather the ground was in the…
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The Anglo-Welsh footballers have selected Mr. T. Pauling to referee the match against New South Wales on Wednesday afternoon. It is expected that the…
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In connection with the schools' football competition, which has been instituted this year, with a view of fostering that sport amongst the boys, and ingendering…
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LONDON, Monday.—Middlesex won the cricket match against Gloucestershire at Bristol by 2 runs. F. A. Tarrant, for the former, took 12 wickets…
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Newtown and University met in the final of the Metropolitan Rugby Union's competition for the 1908 season on the Sydney Cricket Ground this afternoon…
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Paddy King and Dave Miller (ex-Victorian) fought for the featherweight championship of Australia at Fremantle (W.A.) when King won on points after…
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Albert Trott got 5 wickets for 34 runs in the second innings of Yorkshire v. Middlesex. Tarrant has 6 for 59 in the first round…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lawn Tennis. London
The English Lawn Tennis Association is still undecided about sending a team to Australia, owing to the financial uncertainty…
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Scientific Boxing, Limited, the company promoting the contest for the boxing championship of the world between "Tommy" Burns and "Bill" Squires, have…
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With regard to the statement that has been made very frequently lately that the Rugby League will not have sufficient money to send a team to England, as…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—Playing for Surrey against Nottinghamshire at Kennington Oval, Alan Marshal, an ex-Australian cricketer, took five…
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Dave Meekin, of Newcastle, fought a draw with a local lad named Burns at Moree. It was a good fight, and the receipts totalled £50. Meekin was…
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The New South Wales team for the return match against the Britishers will be picked from the following:—Full-back, W. Dix; three-quarters, D.B. Carroll,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Swimming Championship. London
The Amateur National Mile Swimming Championship, at Leicester, was won by Frank Beaurepaire, of Victoria, who beat T. S. Battersby…
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The northern branch of the New South Wales Rugby Union gave a dinner last evening at the Central Hotel in honour of Dr. H. M. Moran and Mr. J. Stevenson,…
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