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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1911

1,498 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 17 of 75

Bowls

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

"Leader" writes, asking "if it would not be possible for the Northern Association to fix up a match with the Victorian team visiting Sydney next week. In the…

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Cricket

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

Mayfield seniors (117) defeated Hamilton (114) by 3 runs, after a most exciting and interesting game. For the winners, L. Lovell scored 58, and was well backed…

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League Football

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

The annual general meeting of the northern branch of the New South Wales Rugby League is to be held on Wednesday evening, the 19th instant…

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Athletics

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

A satisfactory entry has been received for the 9st 7lb to 10st tournament to be held at the Summer Park next Friday and Saturday nights. The South Maitland…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 April 1911 · page 3

The first annual meeting of the Northern branch of the New South Wales Football League is to be held at the Chamber of Commerce, Newcastle, on…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 April 1911 · page 3

Mr. George Giffen, once the cricket idol of the Australian public, attained the fifty-second anniversary of his birthday on Wednesday last. He was born in…

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Boxing in Sydney. Sydney

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

Ted Green, who scaled 8st 4lb, and Bill Elliott, who was 8lb heavier, engaged in a boxing contest at the Stadium Rushcutter's Bay to-night. It was a…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 April 1911 · page 3

To-morrow night, at the Summer Park, a start will be made with the 9st 7lb to 10st tournament. The entries total 23, nearly every suburb in the Newcastle…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 April 1911 · page 3

The honorary secretary of the Northern District Bowling Association, in reply to "Leader," says that as far back as October last he wrote to the secretary of the…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 April 1911 · page 3

As very keen interest is being taken in the result of the first junior final, it has been decided to start play on Saturday at 3 p.m., to enable the whole of the finish…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 April 1911 · page 3

The first heats of the 9st 7lb to 10st tournament are to be brought off at the Summer Park to-night. Several well-known amateurs are engaged, and some…

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Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 April 1911 · page 10

The Lake Macquarie Coursing Club will hold another meeting at Teralba this afternoon. The first course is timed for 1.30…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 April 1911 · page 10

The annual competitions of the Wallsend and Plattsburg Swimming Club are to be held to-day at Miller's Wharf, Cockle Creek. A contingent of the…

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Boxing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 April 1911 · page 6

There was a good attendance at the Town Hall last evening for the boning contest between Pater Cook, of Abermain, and W. Hannan, of Maitland. The…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 April 1911 · page 10

The Queensland team pass through Newcastle to-morrow (Sunday) morning, for Sydney, to carry out their interstate fixtures…

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Rugby Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 April 1911 · page 10

Entries for the different competitions close on Monday, lot May. The following district clubs have held their annual meetings: East Newcastle, South…

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Golf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 April 1911 · page 10

Owing to the death of the infant son of Mr. F. H. Pulver, honorary secretary Waratab Golf Club, the official opening of that club's now links, which was not…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 April 1911 · page 10

Mr. W. Osland, secretary of the Hunter District Rugby Football Union, is inviting entries for a senior and Junior competition, Applications must be…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 April 1911 · page 10

The first Junior final match between West Wallsend and Stockton will be brought to a conclusion be the Association Ground this afternoon…

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Late Sporting. Boxing Tournament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 April 1911 · page 6

The preliminary heats in the 9st 71b to 10st boxing tournament were brought ort at the Summer Park last evening, in the presence of a large attendance. The…

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