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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1909

1,353 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 68

British Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 March 1909 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The football match between English and Scottish teams resulted in a victory for the latter. The scores were:—Scotland, three…

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Rosehill Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 March 1909 · page 3

The Cup meeting of the Rosehill Racing Club was opened on Saturday in line weather In the Trial Stakes eleven horses fell particulars of which will be found…

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Boxing in Queensland. Toowoomba

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 March 1909 · page 5

A boxing contest took place between Sturgeon and Booth yesterday, which was won by Sturgeon in the second round…

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Saturday's Cricket. First Junior Final. Ironclads v. LAMBTON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 March 1909 · page 3

This match was commenced on the Association Ground on Saturday, the wicket being in first-class order, whilst there was a fair attendance. Lambton won the…

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Rugby Football League. Maori Team's Visit. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1909 · page 5

Robert M'Keithney Jack was the plaintiff, and H. C. Hoyle, Victor Trumper, and J. J. Giltinan, respectively, president, treasurer, and secretary of the New…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1909 · page 3

A match in the public school series was played at New Lambton on Friday afternoon, between teams representing the New Lambton and Plattsburg Public Schools,…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1909 · page 3

S. Selby, a Sydney lad, is out with a challenge to the winner of the Costin-O'Grady contest at Kurri Kurri. In the event of Costin beating O'Grady,…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 March 1909 · page 3

The match between the Sydney Grammar School and Sydney Church of England Grammar School resulted in a win for the former by an innings and 519…

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Carrington. Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 March 1909 · page 7

The annual meeting of the North Newcastle Football Club was held at Jones' Hall, Carrington, on Monday evening. There was a large attendance, and…

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Boxing in Sydney. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 March 1909 · page 5

At the Gaiety Athletic Hall to-night, Fitzjohns, ex-amateur featherweight champion, and Elliott, of New Zealand, boxed 20 clever rounds. The referee declared the…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 March 1909 · page 3

In a boxing contest on Saturday night at Charters Towers Truscott beat Turner on a foul in the seventeenth round. Turner had rheumatism in the knee, and was…

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Hunter Rugby Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1909 · page 6

The executive of the Hunter District Rugby Union directs attention to the treasurer's statement of accounts in another column. Some…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1909 · page 3

The adjourned annual meeting of the Northern branch of the British Association will be held on Saturday night, at Denney's Hotel, Broadmeadow, when…

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Boxing in Sydney. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1909 · page 6

The meeting at the Stadium to-night of Arthur Douglas, feather-weight champion of South Africa, and Rudolph Unholz, ex-champion feather-weight of the world,…

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Bowls. Lowlands Beat Wickham No. 1

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1909 · page 3

Yesterday afternoon, on the Wickham green, Lowlands beat Wickham No. 1 team in the Wednesday competition by 78 to 62. Play up to the tea…

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Rugby Union Team. Welcomed in Sydney. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1909 · page 6

There was a large and representative gathering of supporters of the Rugby game of football at the Hotel Australia to-day, when the members of the…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1909 · page 3

Goode, the Gunnedah crack heavyweight, has signed the articles for his contest with W. M'Call, to take place at the Summer Park next month…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 March 1909 · page 3

Perseve[?]nce Swimming Club held their 18th handicap of the season at Tighe's Hill, with 13 starters. The heat winners were:—E. Young, G. Wrigley, D…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 March 1909 · page 3

A team representative of the New South Wales Bowling Association will meet a team chosen from the members of the Northern District Association, on…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 March 1909 · page 3

Members of the Australian Rugby Union team did not see much of the League players, but they learned that matters were not going at all well with a couple…

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