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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1909

1,353 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 19 of 68

Football

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

At Wickham Park yesterday afternoon, King's Hall met and defeated Carrington by 22 to nil. B. Dougherty, scored three times, and Scully, Lees, and Lynch…

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Cricket

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

Ironclads B C.C. brought their season to a close by defeating Morisset on Easter Monday. The team left early on Monday for Wyong, but on arrival at the…

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The Boxing Championship. Toowoomba

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 April 1909 · page 5

Tommy Burns, who opened a season in Toowoomba to-night, received the following cable message to-day from Mr. M'intosh, who is in New York[?]…

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Athletics

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

Paddy Lynch defeated Jack Vernon, the heavyweight champion of the Wide Bay district, at Maryborough (Q.), in a round and a half. Duke Jennings and Lynch…

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Football. Welcome to J. M. Stevenson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 April 1909 · page 7

On Friday night a welcome home was tendered to J. M. Stevenson by the South Newcastle Club, on his return from England with the wallabies. The function…

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A.j.c. Races. Trafalgar Wins the Plate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 April 1909 · page 7

The A.J.C. Autumn meeting Was brought to a conclusion at Randwick on Saturday, in the presence of a large attendance, the results being as under:—…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 April 1909 · page 6

The first football match of the season was conducted on the Albion Ground, on Saturday, under the auspices of the Hunter River District Rugby Football Union…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 April 1909 · page 7

At Ipswich, on Saturday night, Duke Jennings of Newcastle, defeated Tea Rollo, of Tasmania, in eleven rounds. Matthews, who recently challenged…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 April 1909 · page 3

South Newcastle 1st grade met Central on the Union Ground on Saturday, and defeated them by 27 to nil. Tries were scored by J. Stevenson, Sneddon (2),…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 April 1909 · page 3

Mayfield Juniors (19), Lovell 22, Butcher 18, defeated Tighe's Hill (78) by 1 run. The bowling for the winners was were by Lovell Lonergan and Butcher,…

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Boxing Contest. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 April 1909 · page 5

The Contest for the lightweight boxing championship of Australia between Lyn Truscott, the holder, and Bob Green-shield, resulted in a win for…

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The Boxing Championship. Fremantle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 April 1909 · page 5

According to a Vancouver cable message published in the English press on March 21st, Johnson, who has arrived in Vancouver, said in the course of an…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 April 1909 · page 3

The well-known heavy-weights, W. M'Call and Jim Good will meet in conflict at the Summer Park on Saturday afternoon next, under conditions of…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 April 1909 · page 3

The benefit matches in aid of the assurance fund will start on Saturday. Arrangements are being made for interesting matches, and it is to be hoped that…

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Boxing in Sydney. Sydney, Tuesday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 April 1909 · page 5

The glove contest at the Gaiety to-night between Mike Williams, of South Africa (12st 7lb), and Jim Griffin (11st 10lb), was a very poor one, it being nothing more…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 April 1909 · page 3

The boxing contest which was to come off at West Wallsend, between W. Thompson and F. Regan has been postponed for a month owing to Regan…

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Boxing Contest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 April 1909 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—Ian Hague knocked out Gunner Moir in a boxing contest at the National Sporting Club in the first round…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 April 1909 · page 3

Definite information concerning the cost of the Australian Rugby Union team's tour in Great Britain and America is now available, and the loss has turned out to…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 April 1909 · page 3

Jas. Good, who is to meet W. M'Call at the Summer Park, next Saturday afternoon, arrived in Newcastle yesterday for the purpose of…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 April 1909 · page 3

The pennant and club games postponed from March 18th will be played off to-morrow, after which there, remains but one game each to be played in the…

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