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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1911

1,498 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 75

Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 10

Mr. W. W. Hill, secretary to the New South Wales Rugby Union, has taken ever the secretarial duties or the Metropolitan Rugby Union, Mr. B. I. Swannell…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 10

Mr. R. S. Newhall, one of the most noted of the old Philadelphia cricketers, died on December 9, aged 58 years. He made 84 against the first Australian…

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Interstate Cricket. Victoria v. New South Wales. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 5

The cricket match between Victoria and Now South Wales was begun at noon to-day, at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The weather was fine, and the wicket…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 10

The glove contest between Dave Meekid and Billy Hannan, for the lightweight championship of the north, postponed from Thursday night, is to taxs…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 January 1911 · page 7

On Saturday afternoon, on the Hamilton bowling green, a rink match between players representing the railway running service and the "Herald" office…

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Interstate Cricket. Victoria v. New South Wales. Hordern Bowls Well. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 January 1911 · page 4

The interstate cricket match, between Victoria and New South Wales, was continued on the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday in fine, but threateing weather…

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Boxing Contest. Vancouver

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 January 1911 · page 5

Frank Burns of Jorsey City outfought and out-pointed Diggar Stanley the English bantam-weight champion in a ten-round bout at the…

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Boxing in Sydney. Douglas Beats Sullivan. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 January 1911 · page 7

There was a very poor attendance at the stadium last night, when Arthur Douglas and Sld Sullivan met to contest the best of twenty rounds. Douglas, it…

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Football Matches. England Defeats France. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 January 1911 · page 5

The following were the results of yesterday's important football matches In the Rugby Union match,…

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Athletics. Meekin V. Hannan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 January 1911 · page 7

The glove contest between Dave Meekin, of Tamworth, and Billy Hannan, of West Maitland, for the light weight championship of the north, drew a fair…

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A.J.C. Races. Anniversary Meeting. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 5

The A.J.C.'s postponed race meeting took place to-day, at Randwick, in the presence of a largo attendance. Appended are the resuits:—…

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Interstate Cricket. Victoria v. New South Wales. Victoria in a Bad Way. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 5

When the Interstate cricket match, between Victoria and New South Wales, was continued to-day, the Victorians were in a had way. With only two men out, and a…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 3

Les. Weston and Dave Meekin are to be matched shortly, the contest to take place in Newcastle. J. M'Croary is looking for a match with…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 8

The ceremony of declaring open Lowland's Club for play under the electric light was performed by Mrs. Clayton, wife of the president of the club on…

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Golf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 8

According to Mr. Darwin, the best recipe of putting well on a windy day is to be very short and very fat. Then there is some reasonable chance of being able…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 8

Dr. H. V. Hordern, the "bosle,'' or "googlie," bowler is considered to be a certainty for the next test team to play, for Australia against the South Africans…

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Boolaroo Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 8

The Boolaroo race meeting, postponed from Anniversary Day, is to take place to-day, and with every indication of fine weather there is likely to be a very large…

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Boxing in England. Driscoll Defeats Robson. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 5

Jim Driscoll yesterday defeated "Spike" Robson in the contest for the featherweight championship of England and the Lonsdale belt…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. the Football Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 6

The prospects for the football season are now being freely discussed by football enthusiasts in the Maitland district. Hunter District Rugby Union officials…

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Interstate Cricket. Victoria V. New South Wales. Easy Win for Home Team. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 5

The interstate cricket match was brought to a conclusion to-day. In addition to wanting 482 runs to win, with only five wickets to fall, the…

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