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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1913

1,427 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 72

Boolaroo Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1913 · page 3

The Boolaroo Racing Club held another successful race meeting yesterday, and the large attendance testified to the increasing popularity of the club. The…

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Bowls. Patron v. HAMILTON-WALLSEND

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1913 · page 3

Yesterday afternoon the Patron's Wednesday team tried conclusions against a team from Hamilton and Wallsend combined on the Wallsend green, and after an…

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Wyong Park Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1913 · page 3

The official opening of the new racecourse at Wyong Park is to take place to-day, when the first race meeting under Mr. Edwin Woodbury's management will…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1913 · page 3

The footrace, 75yds, between W. M'Dermott and F. Fitzsimmons, on the Newcastle Cricket Ground, for a stake of £10 a side, was won by Fitzsimmons…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 3

In the report of the match at Wallsend on Wednesday the scores in No. 5 rink should have read Patron 30, Wallsend-Hamilton 23. The winning rink was…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 3

The president of the Newcastle and District Cricket Association (Mr. T. H. Raysmith) is raising subscriptions for the purpose of erecting memorial to the…

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Lawn Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 3

The Tighe's Hill Tennis Club has commenced their first singles tournament for which 21 entries have been received, Mr. Carl Kay bas presented a gold medal…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 3

Jack Clarke and Roy Kenny meet at the Stadium next Saturday night. Joe Atcheson says he will fight Kid M'Coy or Jack Read for £25 a side…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 10

The newly-formed Premier C0ub should shake swimming generally along. The sport has been stagnant for many years, wholly on account of the absence of…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 6

The final of the champion pairs promoted by the Maitland Central Club took place on the Central green yesterday afternoon between R. Galton and T. Silk…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 10

On the City green yesterday afternoon the first match in the first round for the District Singles Championship was played between R. Donald, of Hamilton, and T…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 10

The Association Ground will be occupied to-day by Lambton and Sacred Heart, who are in the final for the Winn shield and association trophies. Mr. Parsons…

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Proposed Boxing Contest. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 6

The "Sportsman" suggests that there should be a third match between Menegan and Wells, and that it should take place in Sydney at the Stadium…

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V.r.c. Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 10

A start will be made with the V.R.C. autumn meeting at Flemington to-day, when the Newmarket Handicap is to be run. The field will be a very large one,…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 10

Entries for Rowan's £50 handicap, to be run on the League Ground, Hamilton on Good Friday afternoon, close at the Hotel Rawson on Monday, March 17…

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Athletics. Boxing. Picato Defeats Morey. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 March 1913 · page 3

Frank Picato the American defeated Alf Morey, the champion lightweight of West Australia, at the Stadium, last night. Morey, whose condition was not of the…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 March 1913 · page 6

Morpeth concluded a two days' match with Cessnock on the, Cessnock oval on Saturday afternoon, the local team winning on the first Innings, by 57 runs. The…

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Football Betting. an Agent Fined. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 March 1913 · page 5

William, Blolitte a representative of English bookmakers in Switzerland, has been fined £100 in Edinburgh for conducting coupon betting on…

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Saturday's Cricket. the Senior Final. Lambton v. Sacred Heart

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 March 1913 · page 3

The final for the Winn shield and Association trophies was commenced on the Association Ground on Saturday. There was a very fair crowd present, and the…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1913 · page 3

Merewether and Ironclads met in the concluding match in the 2nd Junior competition on the latter's wicket last Saturday ironclads, batting first, scored…

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