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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1909

1,353 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 68

Cricket

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

Newcastle West team v. Wanderers, on Wanderers wicket.—Lindsay, Nicholis, Colgan (S), Towndrow, Porter, Rice, Hunt, Wooden (2)…

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Athletics

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

"Bill" Laing, the Australian heavyweight champion, has returned to Melbourne from a holiday at Nagamble with his manager (Mr. Arthur M'Farlane). Lang put on over…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 10

The New South Wales representative team will meet a Northern District Association team on the City green this afternoon…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 6

The Hunter District Rugby Football Union executive has decided to conduct three competitions, with entrance fees per team as follows, on Saturdays, during…

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Football. Interview with J. M. Stevenson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 10

The Newcastle player. J. M. Stevenson, who has just returned from a trip round the world, as a member of the Australian Rugby Union Football team, in…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 10

Jim Goode telegraphed from Gunnedah yesterday advising the Sports Club that he would fight M'Call in Newcastle on Saturday afternoon, April 17. This will…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 March 1909 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Newcastle branch of the Rugby Football League called for Saturday evening did not come off. The annual meeting of the Northern…

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Heddon Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 March 1909 · page 3

The Heddon Jockey Club's March race meeting took place on Saturday last, and was in every way successful. There was a large attendance, the…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 March 1909 · page 3

At Kurri Kurri on Saturday morning Jack Costin and Young O'Grady (of Sydney) met to contest the best of twenty rounds. There was a large attendance, and…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 March 1909 · page 3

Mr. G. F. Hearne (a cousin of "J.T."), who had been pavilion clerk at Lord's has resigned his position owing to ill-health, but has been given a pension by…

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Rugby Union. Annual Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 March 1909 · page 4

The annual general meeting of the Northern branch of the New South Wales Rugby Football Union was held at the chamber of commerce last evening, the…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 March 1909 · page 3

George Barnes and Tom Roberts, two Merewether lads, have signed to box the best of twenty rounds next Thursday week…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 March 1909 · page 3

The first meeting of the new council of the local branch of the Rugby Union will be held on Monday evening next, when the arrangements for the coming season…

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Newcastle Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 March 1909 · page 3

The Newcastle Jockey Club's March race meeting is to take place this afternoon. There are five events set down for decision, and some interesting results…

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Boxing in Sydney. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 March 1909 · page 4

The principal boxing contest at the Gaiety Athletic Hall this evening was between Bob Bryant and Monte Andrews. In the thirteenth round, Andrews, who…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 March 1909 · page 3

Jack Costin is after a return match with Young O'Grady for any reasonable side-bet, and has already lodged a deposit. Paddy King, who refereed last…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1909 · page 3

In the paragraph in yesterday's issue referring to the coming lacrosse and hockey matches to be played on 7th June. Mr. Farebrother was mentioned as…

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Newcastle Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1909 · page 3

The March race meeting of the Newcastle Jockey Club was held yesterday, under the most favourable auspices. The weather conditions were all that could…

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Bowls. Lowlands v. Wickham Ii. Played at Wickham

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1909 · page 3

L. W. Shepherd, Denton, G. Bell, H. Giles 32 — Cox, Croft; Dalby. Beahan...—20 Noodle, Johnson, Rodgers, Penrose 15—…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1909 · page 3

At a well-attended meeting of those interested it was decided to reopen the Newcastle Harrier Club. Mr. L. Hingst occupied the chair and…

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