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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1913

1,427 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 72

Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1913 · page 3

On Lowlands green yesterday afternoon "T. Williams" beat J. Clayton by 25 to 24 in their qualifying round for the district singles. In the district pairs…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1913 · page 3

Mr. Arthur Howe, of Wickham Junior Cricket Club, has forwarded to Mr. Harry Moses, treasurer to the Trumper Testimonial Fund, the sum of one…

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Boxing Contest. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1913 · page 6

A boxing contest, between O'Grady and Bernstein, the French boxer, was won by O'Grady in the fifth round on a foul, but the Frenchman had much the best of the…

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Interstate Cricket. N.S.W. V. Queensland. New South Wales Wins Easily. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1913 · page 5

The interstate cricket match between New South Wales and Queensland was brought to a conclusion to-day, the result being a win for the home team by…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1913 · page 3

Billy Warren, of America, and Larry Foran, of Sydney, met in a boxing contest at the Star Stadium, Wollongonog, on Saturday, Warren getting the verdict in…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1913 · page 8

Lowlands team v. Master Builders on Lowlands green to-night, 7.30.—T. Hills, Marshall, Meikle, H. Gilbert, Palmer, Denton, Fields, C. Hills, Johns, F. Ash,…

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Newcastle Golf Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1913 · page 6

A special general meeting of the Newcastle Golf Club was held last evening, when it was decided, in view of the approaching termination of the club's lease…

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Racing at Tamworth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1913 · page 6

The full programme of the Northern and North-western District Racing. Association's race meeting, to be held on the Tamworth racecourse on Tuesday…

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Rules of Racing. Changing of Jockeys. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1913 · page 5

The "Pall Mall Gazette" says that the action of West Australian racing stewards in changing jockeys when they think necessary is a somewhat…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1913 · page 8

Jim Hall, the rising young light-heavy weight, has been promised a match by Mr. R. L. Baker, at the Sydney Stadium, and his first opponent is likely to be…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1913 · page 3

At the Hobart carnival, W. Longworth won the 220 yards, half, and one m[?] blue ribbon free style events, and that without him being called upon to give of…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1913 · page 3

The senior final will be commenced after the conclusion of the first junior qualifying match. Umpries for finals have been appointed as follows:—Senior: Sessions…

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Boxing in Sydney. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1913 · page 6

There were two ten-round boxing contents decided at the Stadium to-night. In the first contest Roy Kenny, 11st 4lb, of the United States, defeated Larry…

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Bowls. Patron v. City and Hamilton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1913 · page 3

Yesterday afternoon, on the City green, the Patron's team met another defeat at the hands of the City and Hamilton combined teams, by 171 points to 113…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1913 · page 3

Herb M'Coy has decided to take a complete rest for a few months. In his recent contests the Victorian did not display that vigour which characterised his…

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Boxing in London. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 6

Both H. Mchagan and M. Wells are in excellent condition for their contest on Monday. Each man is confident of suceess…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 3

The retirement of Jem Driscoll whom English boxing authorities describe as the cleverest feather-weight of any time, is something that the boxing community…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 10

The citizens' carnival will be started with the Newcastle Surf Club's fifth annual surf carnival on Saturday next, March 1st. The Surf Club has been…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 6

Both the local greens will be convincing grounds this afternoon for matches in the Arnott and Rundle shield competitions. The Central Bowling Club will be…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 10

The pairs competitions of the Wallsend-Plattsburg Club, to qualify, for the district competition, were concluded on Thursday, between Estell and Cook, junr…

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