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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1909

1,353 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 68

Interstate Cricket. Heavy Scoring. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1909 · page 5

The interstate cricket match between Victoria and New South Wales was continued on the Sydney Cricket Ground to-day, in fine weather. The wicket was in…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1909 · page 3

Les Weston, the well-known boxer, was admitted to the Newcastle Hospital yesterday, suffering from fever. A wood-chopping match, for a stake of…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1909 · page 3

A match between the "A" and "B” Wednesday teams will be, played on the Wickham green this afternoon. A meeting of the Waratah Bowling Club…

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Merewether Swimming Club Picnic and Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1909 · page 4

The Merewether Amateur Swimming Club celebrated the holiday with a co[?]bined picnic and carnival at Glenrock [?]goon, a picturesque spot about a [?]…

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Interstate Cricket. New South Wales v. Victoria. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1909 · page 5

The interstate cricket match between New South Wales and Victoria was continued on the Sydney Cricket Ground to-day in fine weather. The wicket was in…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1909 · page 3

The boxing contest, advertised to take place at the Stadium did not eventuate. The two boxers, Harry Sandow, of New Zealand, and George Stirling, of Cobar,…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1909 · page 3

Playing for North Fremantle against East Fremantle, Tom Hogue, the old New South Wales cricketer, made 210 not out. This is only one of the many…

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Boxing in Sydney. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1909 · page 6

At the Stadium to-night, Tommy Jones defeated Sid Sullivan for the featherweight championship on points in 20 rounds…

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Interstate Cricket. Victorians Follow On. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1909 · page 5

The interstate cricket match was resumed on the Sydney Cricket Ground to-day. When play ceased on the previous day…

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Football in England. "Kangaroos" Play a Draw. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1909 · page 5

The Australian Rugby League team met a team representing Keighley yesterday afternoon, and after a good and exciting game the match resulted in…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1909 · page 3

Owing to the attendance not being up to expectations, Denny Sullivan declined to go on with his engagement with Dave Smith at the Galety on Tuesday night…

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Golf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 January 1909 · page 3

A large number of players mustered on the Newcastle Club's links to take part in the open bogey and men's foursome handicaps. In the bogey handicap, Mr…

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Interstate Cricket. New South Wales v. Victoria. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 January 1909 · page 5

The fifth day's play of the interstate cricket match was entered upon at noon to-day in the presence of a fair attendance…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 January 1909 · page 3

Dave Smith, the ex-amateur heavyweight champion of Australia, has consented to meet W. M'Call at Newcastle, but on account of the indifferent showing…

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Interstate Cricket. New South Wales Wins. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 5

The interstate cricket match was brought to a conclusion to-day. When Cotter commenced bowling to the over-night not-outs. Hazlitt 39 and…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 10

Monk Ford and Tony Williams will meet in Jewell's Hall. Weston, this morning, to box the boat of twenty rounds. Both lads have been through a…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 February 1909 · page 3

A day or two ago the Australian Eleven selectors decided on 23 players from whom to choose the Australian Eleven v. the Rest of Australia, which opens at Sydney…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 February 1909 · page 6

The interdistrict match arranged by the Hunter River District Cricket Association between the South Maitland Association and the Hunter District…

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Rugby Players' Expenses. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 February 1909 · page 5

The Rugby Union committee has upheld the emergency committee, which decided that the 3s a day allowance to members of the Australian…

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Boxing at Brisbane. Walcott V. Scanlan. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 February 1909 · page 5

The boxing match, for a purse of £50 and the middle-weight championship of Queensland, between J. Walcott, of Sydney and A. Seanlan, of Brisbane, took…

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