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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1911

1,498 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 75

V.r.c. Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1911 · page 10

The V.R.C. Autumn meeting will be commenced at Flemington to-day, when the Newmarket Handicap will come on for decision. There are 31 acceptors,…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1911 · page 10

Joe Shakespeare and Wal. Coleman will again try conclusions at the Summer Park next Saturday morning, at 11 o'clock. When they previously met a few weeks ago…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 March 1911 · page 3

Cook's Hill 120 and 65 defeated Hamilton 32 and 16 by 107 runs. For the winners Hart 25 and 14, Colgan 26, Hazel 17, were the chief scorers; while Hart, 7…

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Boolaroo Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 March 1911 · page 3

The committee of the Boolaroo Racing Club were favoured with delightful weather for their March race meeting on Saturday. There was an excellent attendance,…

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Boxing Contest. New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 March 1911 · page 5

Valentine Brown defeated Woolgast, the champion lightweight boxer of the world, in a slashing ten rounds bout. The champion was severely punished…

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Tennis Championship. Won by Wilding. Nice

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 March 1911 · page 5

Mr. A. F. Wilding, the New Zealander, has won the International Tennis Championship at Monaco, defeating Decugis…

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V.R.C. Races. Newmarket Handicap Day. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 March 1911 · page 3

There was a very large attendance at Flemington yesterday, when a start was made with the V.R.C. Autumn meeting. Following are the results:—…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1911 · page 3

Mr. J. N. Crawford, the ex-Surrey cricketer, who has been in South Australia for 18 months, has resigned his position as master of St. Peter's College, as from…

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Boxing Contest. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1911 · page 5

At the Melbourne Athletic Club to-night, [?], Keys, 9st 8th, beat Kid M'Cay, at [?] after twenty rounds of lierce lighting, Keys showing superior skill…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1911 · page 3

Peter Cook has been matched to fight Arthur Bowman at Aberdeen early next month. Cook's fight with Morgan is off, the latter having met with an injury to…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1911 · page 8

Wickham team v. Lawlands, on Wickham green this afternoon.—Cox, Johnson, Cherry. Goodman, Adams, Hardyman, Eyles, Adamson, Bryant, Fennell, Davis,…

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Golf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1911 · page 8

"I have heard many golfer of great experience say that it is just about as had to mix your games as it is to mix your drinks," says Mr. Henry Leach in…

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Swimming Association. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1911 · page 5

The Amateur Swimming Association will not send swimmer to Australia this year, owing to the Olympic games being fixed for 1912, but has…

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International Football. Wales and Scotland Draw. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1911 · page 5

The Association football international match. Wales v. Scotland, played yesterday, resulted in a draw, each side scoring two goals…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1911 · page 8

Wal Coleman having met with an injury which will preclude him from meeting Joe Shakespeare at the Summer Park on Saturday morning next, Bob Whitelaw has…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1911 · page 6

League football clubs have been established at West Maitland, Central Maitland. East Maitland, Morpeth, Hinton, Kurri Kurri, Weston, and Cessnock, with…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1911 · page 3

Joe Shakespeare, who is to meet Bob Whitelaw at the Summer Park next Saturday morning, put in some solid work yesterday afternoon. Shakespeare is very…

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Boxing Contest. Wells Defeats Flynn. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 5

Bombardier Wells, the British heavyweight, defeated Tim Flynn, the American, in a contest which lasted twenty rounds, at the Olympia…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 3

The meeting of Bob Whitelaw and Joe Shakespeare at the Summer Park tomorrow morning should prove at contest bri[?]nful of interest and excitement. They…

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Newcastle Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1911 · page 10

The Newcastle Jockey Club will make another bid for public patronage to-day, when the March meeting is set down for decision. The five events to be decided…

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