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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1911

1,498 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 75

Rosehill Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 10

An attractive programme is provided by the Rosehill Club to-day, and everything points to a successul meeting. The Trial Stakes will set the ball rolling, and…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 10

Bob Whitelaw and Bob Bryant meet at the, Summer Park this evening in a 20-round contest. This event has aroused the greatest interest in sporting circles…

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Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 7

The Lake Macquarie Coursing Club held the first meeting of the season at Teralba on Saturday. There was a very fair attendance, and the hares were of good…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 7

Mr. T. Kear, the honorary secretary of the Wallsend and Plattsburg Bowling Club, desires clubs to know that his team can accommodate any of the Newcastle…

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Boxing in Sydney. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 7

Joe Russell, of Queensland, the holder of the feather-weight championship of Australia, met Frank Fltzlohn, of Sydney, at the Stadium last night. The…

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Fatal Boxing Contest. Bryant the Victim. Several Arrests Made

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 5

The glove contest between R. Whitelaw, of Newcastle, and R. Bryant, of Sydney at the Summer Park, Newcastle, on Saturday night, had a fatal termination…

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General Cable News. International Football. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 5

The Rugby football match between France and Ireland was won by Ireland by 25 points to 5…

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Saturday's Cricket. Stockton v. West Wallsend. First Junior Final

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 3

A start was made on Saturday with this match, the wicket on the Association Ground being in good order. There was a very largo attendance. E. Palmer…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 7

The opening heats of the 9st tournament promoted by Joe Shakespeare and J. Reay were brought off in Sharp's Hall, Abermain, on Friday night, in the…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 3

Ashley Facy, the South Melbourne-Tasmanian bowler, who was incapacitated earlier in the season, received over £53 from the benefit accorded him by the…

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Sydney Rugby Union. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Rugby Union was held to-night. The report showed that application had been made for joint representation on…

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Fatal Boxing Contest. Coroner's Inquest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 5

Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, opened an inquest at the Newcastle Courthouse, yesterday, into the circumstances of the death of James Robert…

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Racing Man's Will. Gift to Charities. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 5

The will of the late Mr. Joseph Henry Houldsworth, the well-known racehorse owner, and member of the Jockey Club, has been proved, the…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 3

Several new records were established at the Victorian Amateur Athletic Association's annual championship meeting, hold on the Albert Cricket Ground. W…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 March 1911 · page 8

The annual meeting of the Northern Branch of the Rugby Union will be held at the Chamber of Commerce to-morrow night…

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Who's Who—and Why. London, February 25. a Football Peer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 March 1911 · page 3

Lord Kinnaird's twenty-first year as president of the Football Association has been recognised by a banquet, at which his lordship was the principal guest. A…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 March 1911 · page 8

Intending competitors are given another reminder that entries for the 9st 7lb to 10st tournament to be brought off at the Summer Park, Newcastle, on April 7 and…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 March 1911 · page 3

The match arranged to be played on the Hamiliton green yesterday afternoon between Hamilton and Wickham fell through on account of the non-attendance of the…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 March 1911 · page 6

Mainly through the efforts of Messrs. W. Clark and R. Norman very enoyable rink games are arranged from week to week between Maitland and Central…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 March 1911 · page 3

Northern Suburbs League Fotball Club held their annual meeting at Richardson's hotel, Tighe's Hill, on Tuesday night. There was a large attendance. The…

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