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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1912

1,505 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 76

Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1912 · page 3

The Newcastle District Cricket Umpires' Association met last evening in the Chamber of Commerce, and selected the empires for the final matches in…

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Bowls. Australian Bowling Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1912 · page 3

A meeting of the council was held last Thursday, at the Victorian Bowling Association's rooms, when representatives from all the States were present. The…

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Boolaroo Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1912 · page 3

The March meeting of the Boolaroo Racing Club was held yesterday, and although the over-night conditions were favourable, the morning broke with every…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1912 · page 3

The return match between Cyclone Johnny Thompson and Jack Lester has been set down for decision at the Stadium, on March 10…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 3

A glove contest between Kelly Mansfield and Jim Moloney in to take place to the Cessnock Amphitheatre to-night, When they previously met Moloney gained…

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Golf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1912 · page 10

The annual general meeting of members of the Newcastle Golf Club is to be held on Friday evening next, when a satisfactory report will be presented. The…

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Swimming. To-day's Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1912 · page 10

This afternoon the Newcastle Surf Club will hold their fourth annual surf carnival. The club has received the biggest entry for any surf carnival yet…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1912 · page 10

Ironclad C team v. Merewether, on latter's wicket: Erskine, Sneesby, Lloyd, Schott, Shepherd, Short, Stove, Creamer, Lancey, Jordan, Quinn, Millgate. 2665…

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Bowls. the Queensland Tour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1912 · page 10

The Queensland bowlers will arrive at Newcastle on Monday next at 7.34 a.m. from Brisbane, and upon arrival will be met by the Newcastle bowlers, and…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1912 · page 10

Entries for Mr. J. Rowan's £50 handicap, to be run on Good Friday afternoon. April 5, close at the Hotel Rawson, on the 30th inst. Pedestrians are required…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 March 1912 · page 6

The Maitland Central champion risk, had its first, win on Saturday afternoon on the Maitland green, where they lowered Waratah's colours by eight points. In…

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Boxing Fiasco. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 March 1912 · page 5

A large crowd attended at the King's Palace last night to witness a contest for the featherweight championship between T. Jones and B. Wonand…

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Bowls. the Champion Rink

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 March 1912 · page 7

The first round of the champion rink contest was brought to a conclusion on Saturday, the result leaving the City and Lowlands teams to play off in the final…

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Boxing Contests. Fatality in Paris. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 March 1912 · page 5

A boxing match took place at Mantmartre yesterday between Veruden, an Englishman, and Raphael Bellis, a Frenchman…

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Saturday's Cricket. Senior Final. Sensational Hitting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 March 1912 · page 7

The senior final between Narara and Wickham was commenced on the Cricket Ground on Saturday afternoon, and, despite the counter attractions there was…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 March 1912 · page 3

B. Cox, Waratah, writes that the fight between Shakespeare and Regan went 14 rounds. Each man fought with a clean break. Shakespeare went down for 6sec…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 3

City and Lowlands will meet in the final of the champion rink competition on the Wickham green next Saturday afternoon. "Third Man."—You are wrong. It is…

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Boxing Contests. Royalty's Patronage. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 5

Joe Edwards, an English boxing master, protests against the police interdict of boxing exhibitions. He declares that the Princess…

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The Cricket Difficulty. Meeting in Sydney. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 5

A largely-attended meeting was held in the Sydney Town Hall to-night to consider whether some way could not be found to solve the cricket difficulty…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 3

Jack Costin, writing from Brisbane, where [?] expects to be employed at his trade for the next few weeks, says he will fight Dick Orchard in Newcastle in May…

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