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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1912

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1912 · page 10

The "John Young" shield matches are to be played to-day. The present holder of the shield is Victoria Park Club. The Newcastle district clubs have been…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1912 · page 10

The local competition matches will be continued to-day. Although the second test match between England and Australia lasted only…

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Lawn Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1912 · page 10

Mr. P. B. Colquhoun, president of the Australasian Lawn Tennis Association, has received a cable message from New Zealand, stating that Beals Wright, the…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. Maitland Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1912 · page 6

The West Maitland Water Brigade members have decided to revive the annual regatta on the river on Anniversary Day and have received promises of…

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Lawn Tennis Matches. America's Pluck Admired. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1912 · page 5

Mr. A. F. Wilding, writing to the "Manchester Guardian," applauds Mr. A. F. Larned's statement that America does not intend to abandon the…

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Cricket in Australia. Protest Against "Barracking." London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1912 · page 5

Writing to the London "Evening News," J. B. Hobbs, the Surrey professional, who is a member of Warner's team now touring Australia,…

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Our New Zealand Letter Wellington, December 29. the Athletic Championships

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1912 · page 2

The Australasian amateur athletic championships meeting has just been concluded here, and has resulted in a decided triumph for the Dominion. The…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1912 · page 10

M'Nab and Turpin are to meet at West Maitland next Saturday night for a side bet of £50 and a purse. Several well-known Maitland…

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Carrington Regatta Presentations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 6

The committee of the Carrington regatta made a presentation on Saturday night to Captain Zachariasen, of the Norwegian barque Ketty for his kindness in…

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Cricket "Barracking." Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 5

J. B. Hobbs, the English cricketer, says the cable message referring to his letter to the London "Evening News" is correct. The attitude of the Sydney crowd…

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Triangular Cricket. Faulkner to Play. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 5

The newspaper "South Africa" states that Mr. G. A. Faulkner, the well-known South African cricketer, will play in the triangular test…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. BOWLS

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 6

The Maitland Bowling Club met the Maitland Central representatives on Saturday afternoon, in the John Young Shield competition. There were three rinks…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 3

Owing to a suitable hall not being available in West Maitland, the glove contest between W. M'Nab, of Weston, and Dick Turpin, of West Maitland, for…

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Swimming Championship. Sydney

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

At the Domain Baths to-night the One Mike Swimming Championship was decided, T. S. Battersby's time, 24min 12-5 see, put up in 1909, is recognised as the…

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Boxing Contests. Melbourne

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

At the Melbourne Athletic club, to-night, Frank Carrol, 9st, 3lb , of Melbourne knocked out W. Robertson, of Ballarat in the twentieth round, when…

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Athletics

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

Jack Stevens, who comes from Queensland with a very fair record, is at present in Newcastle, on the lookout for a match. He says that Shakespeare would suit him…

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Bowls

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

In connection with the John Young Shield competition matches, all the returns are now to hand, and the Maitland Club with a majority of 80 points over…

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Cricket

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

At Hexham on Saturday, the Hexham eleven met the next best, for a supper, and scored an easy win. The next best batted with nineteen men, and only…

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Boolaroo Races

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

The racing season will be opened by the Boolaroo Club to-day, when an attractive five-event programme is to be put through on the nicely-situated course…

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Cricket "Barracking." Mr. Iredale's Views. London

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

Mr. Frank Iredale, the well-known international cricketer, in a cable message from Sydney to the "Daily Mail," expresses surprise that the barracking…

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