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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1910

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Interstate Cricket. Rain Prevents Play. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 4

The interstate cricket match between Victoria and New South Wales was not continued to-day. Very heavy showers of rain fell in the morning, and parts of the playing…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 10

According to latest advices Stanley Ketchell does not intend coming to Australia for the present. His defeat by Johnson recently, and the death of Willus…

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Rosehill Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 3

There was a large attendance at the Rosehill races on Saturday, when the different events resulted as under:— Hurdle Race, a handicap of 70 sovs,…

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Wallsend Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 3

The Wallsend Jockey Club's January race meeting took place on Saturday, in the presence of a fair attendance, the falling off in numbers as compared with…

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Interstate Cricket. Victoria v. New South Wales. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 6

The interstate cricket match between Victoria and New South Wales was concluded on the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday in the presence of only a moderate…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 3

At Ballarat on Saturday afternoon Hughie Meeghan stopped Ted Green-shields in the tenth round of a twenty-rounds contest for the lightweight…

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Queensland Races. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 5

The Queensland Turf Club's January meeting, which was postponed on Saturday, was held to-day, in showery weather, and the attendance was small. The principal…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 3

Charlie Griffin, the game little New Zealander, was outpointed recently by a fighter answering to the name of Hayes, in Philadelphia. According to the report…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 February 1910 · page 3

Three American boxing contest entrepreneurs have arrived in London, bent on taking over to the States some of the English talent, while one of the…

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Boxing Contest. Mehegan Defeats Douglas. Burns and Lang to Meet. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 February 1910 · page 6

At the Stadium to-night, Hughie Mehegan (9st 6lb), of Melbourne, and Arthur Douglas (9st. 6lb), the South African champion, boxed for the…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 February 1910 · page 3

Hope and Lee have decided to settle their difference at Raymond Terrace. Truscott and J. M'Croary are likely to be matched, the contest to take place at…

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Cricket in Africa. British Team Win. Defeat Border Eleven. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 February 1910 · page 5

The match at East London, Cape Colony, between the Marylebone team and a Border eleven resulted in a victory for the visitors by four wickets…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 February 1910 · page 3

The Brisbane Stadium management recently wrote to Bob Whitelaw offering him a match with Scanlan, but the local crack declined the offer, the terms not…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 10

At this stage of Beaurepaire's swimming career, the comparing of the Victorian's best times and the late B. B. Kieran's world's records over the…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 10

Coincident with the news from New Zealand that the bowling council of the New Zealand Bowling Association had appointed an official tester, secured a…

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Interstate Cricket. Victoria v. Queensland. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 6

A start was made with the interstate cricket match Victoria v. Queensland to-day. The Victorians winning the toss, decided to bat, and in their first…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 10

Les. Logue is out with a challenge to box Bob Turner or Arthur Kelly, Turner preferred. He has a backer who will put up a £20 side wager for him to box…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 February 1910 · page 3

The visit of the team from the Catholic Young Men's Association of Victoria to Sydney has given a chance to see Crowe, a promising young bowler. On the…

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Boxing Contest. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 February 1910 · page 5

The boxing match between Jack Dowridge, the ex-amateur featherweight champion of Australia, and Joe Russell, for the featherweight championship of…

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Maitland Golf Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 February 1910 · page 6

The usual monthly medal match was played on Saturday, with the following result:— Score. Hep. Rslt…

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