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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1911

1,498 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 75

Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 3

A general meeting of members of the City Bowling Club will be held in the club's pavilion to-night, when some important business will be brought forward…

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Cricket. Waratah-charlestown Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 3

The committee of the association have conducted a searching inquiry into the Waratah-Charlestown second Junior match, in dispute, when it was found…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 3

Dave Smith's hand is on the mend. The broken bone is knitting splendidly, and the doctors who are attending to it think it will heal perfectly, and will be strong…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 3

Ever since Hock Kays secured a verdict over Kid M'Coy there has been some feeling in the camps of trainers Mat Daly and Sam Gray. The followers of each…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 10

The Merewether Swimming Club will hold a carnival in the Bogey Hole this afternoon. Numerous entries have been received…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 10

Wallsend team v. Waratah, to-day, at Waratah: Snedden, Cunningham, Cook, Hurn, Pickering, Kear, Sanders, Froome, Mathleson, Rushton, Fryar, Sanderson,…

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Racing Expenditure

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 2

The occupation of the new block of offices Just completed for the Victoria Racing Club in Bourke-street brought to light some not generally known…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 10

The following matches are set down for decision this afternoon, viz.:—Senior grade: Wickham v. Sydney S. and C. Co.; East Newcastle v. Ironclads; Lambton v…

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Test Cricket. Australia V. South Africa. Home Team Batting. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 5

The fourth test match, between Australia and South Africa, was commenced on the Melbourne Cricket Ground to-day. The teams were:—…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 10

A. F. Chapman is about to try his hand at the boxing game, and has selected as his first opponent Joe Shakespeare. The pair will meet at the Summer Park about…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 February 1911 · page 3

In the Domain bathes on Saturday, W. Longworth won the three-mile handicap in 1hr 18min 22 3-5sec. Last year's winner, A. Wilks, owing to illness, did not…

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Bowls. Visit of Western Team

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 February 1911 · page 3

A team of bowlers representing Orange and Dubbo arrived in Newcastle on Saturday morning from Sydney. The visitors were met at the railway station by the…

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Saturday's Cricket. East Newcastle v. IRONCLAD

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 February 1911 · page 3

Quite a crowd gathered to have a look at this important fixture on the former's wicket on Saturday afternoon. A strong southerly blew while play was in…

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Test Cricket. South Africa v. Australia. Australians Leading. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 February 1911 · page 5

The weather was fine when the test cricket match was resumed yesterday. The attendance was 21,897, and the takings £842 9s 6d,…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 February 1911 · page 3

If the weather had remained fine on Saturday night Young Hanley and Jimmy Hill, two clever featherweights, would have fought the best of 20 rounds at the…

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Bowls. the Western Bowlers. Match at Wickham

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1911 · page 3

The combined team of bowlers from the Western districts at present on a visit to Newcastle, played their second match on Wickham green yesterday morning, against…

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Test Cricket. South Africa v. Australia. Hill and Armstrong Bat Well. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1911 · page 5

The weather was fine for the fourth test match to-day. All the players wore black arm-bands out of respect to the memory of the late Mr. W. L. Murdoch…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1911 · page 3

Jimmy Fitzgerald, the Canadian professional runner, who has been running in New South Wales for month past, has challenged Andy Sine to run him…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 February 1911 · page 8

A surf carnival is to be held on the Stockton bench next Saturday afternoon. The items include fancy dress parade surf race, reel races, tug-of-war, and relay race…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 February 1911 · page 8

The City v. Wickham match, fixed for to-day, has been declared off, owing to City being unable to get a team…

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