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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1908

1,298 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 49 of 65

Football. Second Grade Final

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 10

This afternoon the football season of 1908 will be closed with a brilliant flourish of trumpets, when the most important final in connection with the…

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A.j.c. Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 10

A start will be made with the A.J.C. Spring meeting at Randwick to-day, when a very attractive programme is to be presented. Horses from all the States…

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Boxing Contests. Deputation to the Premier. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 5

Mr. Robson, M.L.C., introduced a deputation to Mr. Wade, the State Premier, to-day from the Evangelical Council asking for the suppression of boxing contests…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 10

What promises to be one of the boat lightweight battles seen in Newcastle for many years is scheduled to take place at the Victoria Theatre this month. The…

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Swimming Championship

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 October 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—T. Tartakover, of the East Sydney Swimming Club, yesterday won the Southern Counties' 220 Yards Championship in 2min 47scc…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 October 1908 · page 6

The Hunter River Cricket Association executive has completed arrangements for the opening of the cricket season on Saturday with senior and punier competition matches…

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Lawn Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 October 1908 · page 7

St. Augustine's Merewether Club engaged in a match with Lambton Club at Lambton on Saturday. A total of 66 games were played, of which Lambton won 46 and Merewether…

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Golf. Waratah Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 October 1908 · page 3

The second round for the championship of the Waratah Golf Club was played on Saturday afternoon. It resumed in J. W. Greaves beating C. W. King. and H. Berkeley beating…

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Saturday's Football. Second Grade Final. Central Victorious

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 October 1908 · page 7

A large crowd was in attendance at the Rugby Union Ground on Saturday, to witness the final contest between South Newcastle and Central Newcastle, in the…

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Football in England. Kangaroos v. Rhondda. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 October 1908 · page 5

The Australian League team of footballers touring England played their first match against a team representing Mid-Rhondda yesterday afternoon…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 October 1908 · page 6

The competition arranged for the senior teams of the Maitland district reached its semi-final stage on Stage afternoon, and the struggle for a peace in the was…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 October 1908 · page 3

Joe Grimm and George Stirling are to contest the best of twenty rounds at the Stadium to-night. An interesting battle in down for decision at…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 October 1908 · page 3

The Wickham Bowling Club finished top-dressing their green yesterday afternoon. The labour provided was purely voluntary, and, considering that the majority of the members…

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Boxing Contests. Grimm Defeated. Sydney

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

Joe Grimm, described as the "Iron Man from Philadelphia," whose proud boast is that he has never yet been knocked out, although he has taken part…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 October 1908 · page 3

Ed. Jessop, who is to fight Frost on the 23rd inst., is undergoing a strenuous preparation at West Wallsend, under the supervision of Bob Whitelaw. On Saturday evening, at…

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Boxing Contest. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 October 1908 · page 5

Jim Griffin and Joe Costa met again at the Gaiety to-night, the former knocking out his rival in the fifth round…

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Bowls. with the Newcastle Bowlers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 October 1908 · page 3

Leaving Newcastle in the Brisbane mail on Thursday night, October 1, the party of 24, including three ladies, soon settled down. The first stopping place was Glen Innes for…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 October 1908 · page 3

The attempts on record by R. E. Walker, the South African sprinter, and E. R. Voigt, of the Manchester A.C. at the joint meeting of the Manchester A.C. and the N.C.U., at…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 October 1908 · page 3

At the conclusion of the match at Toowoomba Mr. Bryam congratulated the Newcastle bowlers on their victory. His club had fought hard and played to win, but failed,…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 October 1908 · page 3

On the Show Grounds, Broadmeadow, on Saturday afternoon next, the concluding stages of the British Association competitions will take place, when Squashers, of Minmi…

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