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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1909

1,353 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 24 of 68

Golf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1909 · page 10

The Waratah Golf Club will hold a bogey competition for trophy presented by Mr. W. H. Parnell this afternoon. Competitors are requested to be on the…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1909 · page 10

The following team has been selected to represent West Australia against New South Wales to-day at the Sydney Cricket Ground:—A. W. Bennett, C. Bodenham, J…

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King Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1909 · page 16

Football is king again, and his reign this winter promises to be even more desperate than hitherto, as, in view of the adoption of the universal Saturday…

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Mixture of Kindred Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1909 · page 11

President Eliot, of Harvard, in an interview on the race problems, goes much farther than Herbert Spencer in advising against admixture at races. Spencer's…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1909 · page 10

Walters has accepted the challenge recently issued by Adams. Peter Cook is coming into the game again, and his first opponent is likely to…

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Saturday's Football. Rugby Rules. Central v. Western. Wet-day Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 May 1909 · page 7

Weather conditions were in no way favourable for the line programme of football that was played oil the Rugby Union Ground on Saturday. Four matches were…

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Golf. Newcastle Golf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 May 1909 · page 7

The Newcastle Golf Club held a bogey handicap on Saturday afternoon. Play was considerably marred by rain, which fell during most of the day. Following…

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Tattersall's Club Races. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 May 1909 · page 3

The race meeting held under the auspices of Sydney Tattersall's Club at Randwick on Saturday attracted a large attendance. The weather was showery, and…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 May 1909 · page 6

The Rugby Union provided a good day's sport on the Albion Ground on Saturday, but owing to rain, which fell incessantly during the afternoon, good football was…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1909 · page 3

The Merewether Public School played a draw with Newcastle South Public School. For Merewether W. A. Allanson and Hemmingway scored, and for Newcastle South…

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Boxing Contest. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1909 · page 5

A boxing match took place to-night between the heavyweights Mike Williams and Ernie Lang, which resulted in a win for Williams, who knocked Lang out in…

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English Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1909 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The match at [?], Yorkshire v. Worcester [?] was won by the latter by 12 [?] The score was:—…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1909 · page 3

The new stadium is to be opened at Singleton next Saturday. Langford met Jim Barry, the Western heavyweight crack of America for the fifth…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 May 1909 · page 6

The following have been selected to represent the Hunter District Union against Northern Union, on the Albion Ground, on Saturday:—J. Tooze, J. Wilson, R…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 May 1909 · page 3

Among the entries for the annual Newcastle (Eng.) Easter Handicap, of £100, run over a distance of 125 yards, are E. Holloway, of America (4yds start),…

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Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 May 1909 · page 3

The coursing and queit handicaps arranged for next Saturday at Kurri Kurri, has been postponed until Saturday fortnight…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 May 1909 · page 3

Telegrams from Pittsburgh (U.S.A) in the latest English exchanges tell of a remarkable 220 yards swim by the American champion and world's 100 yards record…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 May 1909 · page 6

In connection with the pairs' tournament arranged by the Maitland Central Club, to be played on the club's green, the following is the drawing of the first…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 May 1909 · page 3

Elliott and Hanley have signed to box the best of twenty rounds at the Gaiety. Bill Lang was asked to state his terms to go to West Australia to fight Joe…

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Newcastle Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 May 1909 · page 3

Sir,—Subscribers to the above think that a balance-sheet should have been advertised before this.—I am, &c.,…

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