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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1911

1,498 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 75

Boxing in America. the "White Hope" Wins. Vancouver

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 March 1911 · page 5

Carl Morris, of Oklahoma, the "White Hope," has defeated Schreck, of Cincinnati, in the sixth round. Schreck was knocked out…

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Athletics

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

Peter Cook and Arthur Bowden are to meet a Aberdeen on Saturday next. Billy Elliott and Ted, Green are hard at work for their battle to take place…

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Rugby Football Union. Annual Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Northern Branch of the Now South Wales Rugby Union was held at the Chamber of Commerce, Newcastle, last evening. The…

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Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 3

The death is announced of Mr. Thomas Snowdon, of Newcastle (Eng.), a prominent north-country courser, who was for 40 years the energetic secretary of the…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 3

The professional one mile roller-skating championship was won at Wimbledon Rink by Rodney Peter, who came over from France for the occasion, and beat…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 10

The first annual general meeting of the League will be held on Saturday evening, 15th inst., when the annual report and balance-sheet will be submitted, for…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 10

Play in the First Junior final will be resumed on the Cricket Ground this afternoon. When stumps wore drawn loot Saturday, West Wallsend had been…

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Lawn Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 10

The following players will represent Wallsend v. West Wallsend, at Wallsend:—Misses Young, Bootle, and Horns, Messrs, Peters, Greenwell, and Corke…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 10

Entries close this evening for the sot 7lb to 10st tournament to be held at the Summer Park next Friday and Saturday nights. The promoters are hanging up a…

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Rugby Football. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 April 1911 · page 5

The English Rugby Union committee has decided to invite overseas delegates to attend rules sub-committee and general committee meetings…

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A Social Boxing Match

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

The Hon. Seton Robert Beresford, who went last month to America for the wedding of his brother. Lord Decies, gained fame on the 16th ultimo by vanquishing…

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Boxing Contests. Sydney

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

The chief boxing contest in Sydney last night was at the Stadium, between Jack Howard and Joe Costa. The result wan an easy win for Howard, who…

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Rosehill Races

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

Thu Rosehill Cup meeting was brought to a conclusion on Saturday with the following results:— Hurdle Race, a handicap of 100 sovs:…

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Boxing Contests. Langford and M'vea. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 April 1911 · page 5

Sam Langford and Sam M'Vea fought twenty rounds in the Cirqus de Paris last night. The contest which was for a purse…

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Athletics

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

A match for a £20 purse, with a division of 75 and 25 per cent. of the gate, has been arranged between Battling Nelson and Jack Evans, to take place at…

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Fatal Boxing Contest. Coroner's Inquest. Accidental Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1911 · page 5

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

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Boxing in England. Return of W. Lang. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1911 · page 5

W. Lang, who returned to-day, was met by his friends, and motored to the city. He says that he would have had a good chance of gaining a verdict over…

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Cricket. First Junior Final. West Wallsend v. STOCKTON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1911 · page 3

The match was continued on Saturday. Curran and Williams, the two not out batsmen, added 23 more runs to the previous Saturday's total, bringing it up to…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1911 · page 3

"Young Peter Jackson," of Raymond Terrace, nod Travis, of Cassilis, are likely to be matched shortly. Los. Weston is after a match with…

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Football. Rugby Union

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

The first meeting of the committee took place last night, when it was decided to carry out the usual four Saturday competitions (i.e.) first, second, third and…

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