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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1909

1,353 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 68

Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 April 1909 · page 3

Tommy Burns has been asked upon what terms he will go to America and meet Stanley Ketchel or Al Kaufman. Burns has replied that nothing less than…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 April 1909 · page 3

Police-constable O'Kelly, who won the Olympic Heavyweight Championship and who was recently beaten by John Lemm has resigned his position in the Hull…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 April 1909 · page 9

Entries for all the union competitions close with the secretary, Mr. P. Fleming on Monday, the 19th instant…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 April 1909 · page 9

Jesmond Public School, 48 and 44 for no wickets (Barry not out 23 and 10, Armstrong not out 18, Mulholland 12), beat Lambton 88 and 52 (Bell 21, W. Law 14)…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 April 1909 · page 9

The Morrisett Cricket Club sports are to be held on Saturday, the 17th instant, when eighteen events are set down for decision, including wood-chopping and…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 April 1909 · page 7

The adjourned annual general meeting of the Northern Branch of the British Association took place on Saturday night at Denny's Hotel, Broadmeadow,…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 April 1909 · page 7

In a match in Brisbane on Saturday. Combined Central Queensland against Metropolis Centrals, in their first innings, scored 117 (J. Fitzgerald 41). Metropolis…

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Adamstown. "Soccer" Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 April 1909 · page 6

On the Adamstown oval on Saturday "Soccer" football matches were played between the senior and first junior teams of Adamstown and Corrimal, the game being…

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Wallsend Races. First Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 April 1909 · page 7

Delightful weather prevailed for the opening of the Wallsend Jockey Club's Easter race meeting on Saturday, and in spite of the big counter attraction at…

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Interstate Cricket. South V. West Australia. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 April 1909 · page 5

The second test match between South Australia and West Australia was begun on the Association Ground yesterday afternoon. Rain fell heavily during the…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 April 1909 · page 6

A team of cricketers, chosen from the junior players of the Maitland district met a team from Paddington, called The standards, on the Albion Ground on…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 April 1909 · page 7

A boxing, contest took place at the Brisbane Stadium on Saturday night between Snowy Sturgeon and Tom Dunn, in the presence of a large gathering…

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Boxing Contest. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 April 1909 · page 5

A glove contest took place to-night at the Melbourne Athletic Pavillon between Frank Thorn, of victoria, and Sid Sullivan, of New South Wales, for the…

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Wallsend Races. Second Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 April 1909 · page 3

The Wallsend Jockey Club's Easter race meeting was brought to a conclusion yesterday in presence of a very large attendance. The weather conditions were…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 April 1909 · page 3

Burnett has agreed to meet Shakespeare, provided the Newcastle Sports Club will put up a £30 purse. "The Amateur," of "The Referee," has…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 April 1909 · page 3

Seven brothers named Williams, of Haverford-west, sons of a former police superintendent, issued a challenge to any other seven brothers in the United Kingdom to…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 April 1909 · page 3

The interview with Dr. L. O. Peidevin published in the "Referee" in December, was reproduced in an English newspaper, and elicited the following reply from…

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Boxing Contest. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 April 1909 · page 5

Sid. Russell and Peter Felix, the well-known heavyweights, mot at the Galety to-night in a twenty-round content. Russell injured his right arm in the third…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 April 1909 · page 3

A boxing match of 20 rounds, between Max. Pardella (champion lightweight of Queensland) and Tim Collins (a local amateur), for a purse of £25, came, o[?]…

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Golf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 April 1909 · page 3

The Wallsend Golf Club have decided to have the opening game of the season on Saturday next, and have arranged an 18-hole stroke competition, to take part…

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