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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1912

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Bowls. Hamilton-wickham v. CITY-LOW-LANDS

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 3

A match between members of the above clubs (in which City members were conspicuous by their absence) was played on the City green yesterday afternoon,…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 3

Jack Stevens, of Warwick (Queensland), and Jack Evans (Cessnock), have signed articles for a fight, £25 a side, and 60 and 40 per cent of gate, to take place…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 3

On the Hamilton green yesterday afternoon, a rink match was played with the following result:— Board, Stirling, Robinson, Beahen 23 —…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 3

Arthur Douglas has cried his match off with Billy Hannan, and the latter to now anxious to meet Hock Keys at the latter end of February. Jack Read telegraphed…

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Bowls. Arnott Shield

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 January 1912 · page 3

The fourth of the series of seven matches in connection with the Arnett Shield Competition were played on Saturday afternoon, and produced in two…

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Swimming. Mile Championship. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 January 1912 · page 3

The Australasian championship swimming races attracted a big crowd to Walkerville yesterday. The chief race was the mile championship, for which W…

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Boxing Contests. Los Angeles

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 January 1912 · page 5

Welsh, the English lightweight, has been compelled to cancel his fight with Waugh Vernon, owing to muscular contraction of the neck…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 January 1912 · page 3

"Chewey" Williams has accepted Joe Shakespeare's challenge, and will fight, with or without a side-wager, for 60 and 40 per cent, of the gate receipts…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 3

The regulations governing the swimming events at the forthcoming Olympic Games, to be held at Stockholm, have arrived in Sydney. They include among…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 3

A general meeting of members of the Lowlands Bowling Club will be held in the club's pavilion, to-night…

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Swimming Championship Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 5

The swimming carnival was continued to-night. There was a large attendance. The Half-mile Championship of Australia was won by Longworth, Hardwick…

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Boxing Contest. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 6

A contest for the featherweight championship was to have been fought tonight at the Melbourne Athletic Club, between Ted Green (Sydney), 8st 2½lb…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 3

Bob Whitelaw returned from Brisbane yesterday, disappointed at his contest with Jerome not coming off, owing to the latter refusing to box. Jerome was…

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Cessnock Boxing Notes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1912 · page 8

The contest between Jack Stevens and Jack Evans is now becoming interesting, for Shakespeare has Stevens in hand, and is now staying with him, working, and…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1912 · page 8

Hordern, following the advice of his golf teacher, has been bringing his wrist into his drive lately, and in consequence it is a trifle on the weak side. He is…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1912 · page 8

Billy Hannan has telegraphed to Jack Read offering to fight him in Hobart. 0. Hatton a 9st lad engaged on the deviation works at Waratah, is anxious…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1912 · page 3

A match was played on the Wickham green yesterday afternoon, between Lowlands and Wickham and Hamilton combined, with the result that the…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1912 · page 3

A match is to be played on the Association Ground, Newcastle, to-morrow and Saturday, between a Paddington-Glebe combination and a Newcastle…

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Boxing in Sydney. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1912 · page 6

Jim Barry, the American heavyweight boxer, defeated Bill Land at the Stadium to-night on points in a 20 rounds contest. Lang was severely punished…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1912 · page 3

Young Gallaghen, of Newcastle, has accepted Hatton's challenge, and the pair will meet at the Summer Park, to-morrow night to sign articles…

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