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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1909

1,353 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 22 of 68

Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 May 1909 · page 3

At a meeting of the management committee of the Auckland Rugby Union, a letter was received from. Mr. W. A. Gray, secretary of the Auckland…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 May 1909 · page 3

A special general meeting of the cricket association will be held in the Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, 12th inst., to consider the financial…

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Boxing Contest. Sydney

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

At the Galety Hall to-night, Frank Fitzjohn defeated Billy Elliott in twenty rounds, after a very fight…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 May 1909 · page 3

A sports meeting in aid of Mr. Colin. Keys, who is in straitened circumstances, is to be held on the Waratah Park on Saturday afternoon next. The events…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 May 1909 · page 3

A communication has been received by the New South Wales Rugby Union from England to the effect that Scotland Ireland, and Wales had been asked to send…

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Adelaide Races. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 May 1909 · page 5

The Adelaide, Cup race, of 1000 Boys, one mile five furlongs, took place to-day It was won by Kooringa, Willy Wally being second, and Metal Queen…

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Maitland Races. N. and R. and Carol

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 May 1909 · page 3

There was a large attendance at the May meeting of the Maitland Race club, held at Rutherford, Yesterday, the majority of the patrons as usual being from Newcastle…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 May 1909 · page 3

Much interest is centred in the meeting of Joe Shakespeare and Jack Burnett at the Summer Park to-morrow night; for a £30 purse put up by the…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 May 1909 · page 3

The opening matches for the badge and premiership competitions will take place on Saturday next. Four matches will take place on the Union Ground,…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 May 1909 · page 3

Another excellent programme will be submitted at the Summer Park this evening The star event is to be provided by Joe Shakespeare, of Merewether, and…

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Football. Rugby Football. Opening of the Competitions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 May 1909 · page 10

Preliminary matches are over, so players will now take a more serious interest in the game, as all competitions, will commence this afternoon. The various…

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Boxing in Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 May 1909 · page 6

Two glove contests were decided at the Summer Park last evening. There was a fair attendance, and both battles were keenly contested. Shakespeare, of…

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Merewether. Amateur Swimming Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 May 1909 · page 3

The members of the Merewether Amateur Swimming Club held at enjoyable smoke social in M 'Closkey's hall, on Thursday evening. The president, Mr. P. R. Dix,…

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Wallsend Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 May 1909 · page 10

Racegoers will be catered for by the Wallsend Jockey Club to-day, when an attractive programme of five event will be run through. Usually the club has…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 May 1909 · page 10

Soldier Frank O'Grady is to meet Whitaker at the Gaiety to-night. Billy Carthy reckons O'Grady is the making[?] of a champion…

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Saturday's Football. Rugby Rules. Competition Starts. South v. CENTRAL

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 May 1909 · page 7

Real football weather prevailed on Saturday, when a commencement was made with the competition fixtures in all grades. A good crowd of spectators was in…

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Athletics. Boxing in Sydney. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 May 1909 · page 3

At the Galety Athletic Hall last night Whittaker and O'Grady, heavyweights, boxed seven lively rounds. Soon after the eighth had commenced O'Grady was…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 May 1909 · page 6

The Hunter River District Rugby Union has made provision for three football areas on the Albion Ground, and with the three grounds fully occupied on Saturday…

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Bowls. Queenslanders in Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 May 1909 · page 3

The visiting bowlers from Queensland were officially received and welcomed to the city at the council chambers, Watt-street, on Saturday morning. After the…

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Wallsend Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 May 1909 · page 3

The May meeting of the Wallsend Jockey Club took place on Saturday, in the presence of a large attendance. Fine weather prevailed, and the meeting was…

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