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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1909

1,353 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 68

Maitland Swimming Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 March 1909 · page 6

The following handicaps have been declared for the Maitland Swimming Club's carnival to-night:— Youths' Race, 30 yards.—Ern. Wilks…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 March 1909 · page 3

The Australian professionals can hardly be satisfied at the financial result of their present tour under the auspices of the Northern Union (says the London…

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Football in England. "Kangaroos" Again Defeated. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 March 1909 · page 5

The Australian Rugby League team [?]net England yesterday afternoon, and was defeated by 14 points to 7. England scored 4 goals 2 tries and…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 March 1909 · page 3

Broadley has signed articles for his contest with Shakespeare, to take place at the Summer Park. The other contests to be decided on the same day are…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1909 · page 10

The annual general meeting of the Northern British Football Association will take place on Saturday next, 13th instant, at Denney's Hotel Broadmeadow,…

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Boxing Championship. Jeffries Willing to Try. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1909 · page 5

Ten thousand people greeted Jim Jeffries, the ex-champion pugilist, on his arrival at New York. Jeffries verbally promised to meet…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1909 · page 10

An attractive programme has been prepared for the Summer Park next Saturday morning, when no fewer than three contests, are set down for decision…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 March 1909 · page 7

Thus a London sporting writer:—The veiled professionalism business will have to be thoroughly thrashed out, and there must be no wavering, but it is impossible…

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Maitland Golf Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 March 1909 · page 6

The monthly medal match was played on Saturday, 6th inst., with the following result:— Sc. Hp. Tl…

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Bowls. Lowland v. WICKHAM

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 March 1909 · page 7

If evidence were required as to the growing popularity of the game of bowls, it could have been found on the Wickham Bowling, Green on Saturday…

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Boxing in Brisbane. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 March 1909 · page 5

A boxing contest took place at the Brisbane Stadium on Saturday night between Ted Green, of Sydney, and Jim Donald, of West Australia. The fight lasted for…

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Boxing in Sydney. Whitaker Defeats Starlight. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 March 1909 · page 7

The principal contest at the Gaiety Athletic Hall last night was provided by Alf. Whitaker and Starlight. The last-named, who is 57 years of age, was much…

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Saturday's Cricket. Senior Final. Sacred Heart V. Wickham

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 March 1909 · page 7

The final in the senior grade was resumed on Saturday on a good wicket. As a taken of respect to the memory of the late Mr. C. H. Hannell,…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 March 1909 · page 7

Mr. John Wren states that he has been for some time in communication with Mr. W. Naughton, editor of the San Francisco "Examiner," relative to the…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 3

New Lambton and Charlestown clubs played on the former's wicket on Saturday, the game resulting in a win for New Lambton by 192 runs and 3 wickets 70…

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Lawn Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—At Cambridge Twinn beat Stone at tennis by 8 to 6, 8 to 6, 6 to 4…

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Football Postponed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 5

LONDON, Monday,—The match which was to have been played on Saturday afternoon between Wales and the Australian Rugby League had to be…

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Boxing Contest. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 5

In the boxing match between Moeghan and Unholz, Meeghan broke a bone in his hand in the second round, and Unholz declared the winner…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 3

Much interest is centred locally in the three contests to be decided at the Summer Park next Saturday morning. The lads are said to be well matched in…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1909 · page 3

It has been gleaned that the annual meeting of the New South Wales Rugby League was a stormy one. Those who were in favour of a change of some of…

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