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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1913

1,427 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 72

Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 2

Wallsend and Plattsbary Bowling Club. —Wallsend versus Hamilton. Wallsend green. New Year's a Day. Wallsend players please roll up-early. Six rinks wanted…

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Aquatics. Newcastle Annual Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 2

The Newcastle annual regatta, which was inaugurated nearly sixty years ago, will be brought off to-day. A fine programme has been arranged, and…

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Newcastle Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 2

The Newcastle Jockey Club will usher in the New Year with a race meeting to-day. This is a very popular fixture, and one that always attracts a very large…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 2

Messrs. Mangan and Daunt will run a £7 handicap at Ascot Running Grounds, Maitland, for allcomers, on Saturday next, entries closing on Thursday…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 3

The manager of the New Zealand Cricket Council, referring to the collapse of the proposed visit of a New South Wales team, explains that he was asked when…

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West Wallsend Sailing Club. Annual Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 6

The West Wallsend Federal Sailing Club held their tenth annual regatta at Speers' point, and it was one of the most enjoyable and successful of the holiday, both in…

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Newcastle Regatta. a Pleasant Day. Excellent Sport

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 5

Favoured by fine weather, the Newcastle annual regatta passed off successfully yesterday. A fresh north-casher blew throughout the day, and although…

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Newcastle Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 3

The Newcastle Jockey Club race meeting was a very popular holiday attraction yesterday. Delightful weather prevailed, and there was at record…

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Boxing Contests. De Balzac Knocked Out. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 6

The reputation of another French boxer was shattered at the Stadium to-night when Ercole do Balzac quitted in his fight with Dave Smith…

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Bowls Championship. N.S.W. Out of It. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 6

When the tourney for the singlehanded championship of Australia was continued on Tuesday 32 players remained. Six hailed from New South Wales,…

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Interstate Cricket. Victoria v. South Australia. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 6

The Sheffield Shield match between Victoria and South Australia was commenced in perfect weather on the Melbourne Cricket Ground to-day. The attendance…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 3

Reg. Midwood, Who has come back from Tasmania, is likely to meet Dave Smith within the next few weeks. Mr. Dick Burge (says "London Sporting…

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Lawn Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 3

St. Augustine's v. Awaba, at St. Augustine's court…

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Boxing Contest. Los Angeles

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 6

Luther M'Carthy knocked out Palzer in the eighteenth round for the championship…

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Football in France. British Referee Mobbed. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 5

A Rugby football match was played in Paris between teams representing Scotland and France, which was won by the Scotsmen by 21 points to 3…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 January 1913 · page 10

The final in the Bowling Club's Christmas cheer competition was played on Wednesday last, the winners of the first prize being A. Hopkins, who was…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 January 1913 · page 10

The Now South Wales Cricket Association has arranged a benefit match for Victor Trumper to commence on February 7th, and to augment the fund has sent…

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Some Good Golf Stories

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 January 1913 · page 10

The good golf story is always popular, and one of the most successful features of the Christmas number of the "Windsor Magazine" will probably be an…

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Football in France. Parisian Regrets. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 January 1913 · page 5

The majority of the newspapers regret the mobbing of the English referee after the football match between France and Scotland, though…

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Interstate Cricket. Victoria v. South Australia. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 January 1913 · page 4

The interstate wicket match was continued at the Melbourne Cricket Ground to-day. The wicket, was soft. When stumps were drawn last night…

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