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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1912

1,505 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 76

Wallsend Races. Second Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1912 · page 3

The Wallsend Jockey Club's Easter race meeting was brought to a conclusion yesterday, in fine weather. As on the opening day, there was a very large attendance, and…

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Boxing Contest. Langford Defeats M'vea. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1912 · page 6

Sam Langford left little doubt as to his superiority over Sam M'Vea in the fight between the two at the Stadium to-night. On the last occasion there was…

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League Football. Northern Combined v. GLEBE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1912 · page 3

The weather conditions were all in favour of the second important fixture that eventuated on the Sports Ground yesterday afternoon, under the auspices of the local…

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Football Forbidden. to Bavarian Schoolboys. Berlin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1912 · page 5

Bavarian scholars under the age of 17 years have been prohibited from playing football. This order has been passed on the…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1912 · page 3

Another bait in dangled before the eyes of the Boston "Tar Baby." On Friday last a cabled communication arrived from Tim Hurst and Pat Power, proprietors of a prominent…

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Sailing. Toronto Club's Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1912 · page 8

The Toronto Salling Club held their regatta on Easter Monday, in beautifully fine weather, though the wind was at times rather light for sailing, The races…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1912 · page 8

Maitland 138 (Marsh 44, H. Johnstone 30, Mocre 28) defeated S.S. Co. 135 (G. King 29, G. Balley 24). Bowling for Maitland Johnstone took 6 for 32. In their…

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Boxing at Brisbane. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1912 · page 6

Owing to wet weather prevailing last evening, the match between Arthur Douglas, of South Africa, and Jack Read, of Tasmania, had to be postponed till…

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Bowls. Victoria v. New South Wales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1912 · page 8

The Victorian bowlers secured their second win against New South Wales in a match played on the Ashfield green on Monday…

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Bowls in Sydney. Victoria v. N.S.W. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1912 · page 5

The final test match between Victoria and New South Wales was played on the City green this afternoon. At the end of the tenth head New South Wales led…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1912 · page 8

Jim Hall has accepted the challenge recently issued by Deering. Hannan will leave for Brisbane to fight Douglass, immediately his expenses come…

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Rugby Union Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1912 · page 6

A meeting was held at the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce last evening to form a branch of the New South Wales Rugby Union. There was a large…

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Golf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1912 · page 3

The Newcastle Golf Club will hold its first competition of the season on Saturday next, when a bogey handicap will be played. Players may select their own…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1912 · page 3

Mr. J. A. Forgie, who was elected to the position of vice-president of the New South Wales Rugby Union at the annual meeting, has been a prominent figure in…

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League Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1912 · page 3

The combined Newcastle and Hunter team to visit the metropolis during the week and, where they are billed to play the early match against half the…

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Bowls in Sydney. N.S.W. Defeats Queensland. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1912 · page 5

The match between Queensland and New South Wales, which was interfered with by rain on Tuesday, was finished this morning at the Waverley…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1912 · page 3

Jack Clarke, who was recently defeated by Whitelaw, has been matched to fight Larry Foran in Sydney next month. In the meantime Clarke would like to…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 3

The first junior final will be commenced to-morrow afternoon on the Cricket Ground, when Sydney S. and C. Co will meet West-Wallsend to decide who will…

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International Cricket. Why England Won. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 5

J. W. H. T. Douglas, who acted as captain of the English cricketers in Australia owing to the illness of P. F. Warner, has been interviewed by the…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 3

The Summer Park boxing tournaments are to be continued to-morrow night, when three heats in each division will be decided. Both tournaments are now at…

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