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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1913

1,427 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 72

Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 March 1913 · page 3

Owing to the weather conditions on Saturday night Guilfoyle's two handicaps were postponed until Wednesday night. Entries for the £20 handicap to be run off…

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Golf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1913 · page 3

The official opening for the season of the Waratah Golt Club will take place on Saturday next, the 15th instant. An open bogey handicap competition will be…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1913 · page 3

Guilfoyle's Handicap, postponed from Saturday night, on account of the rain, will be brought off to-morrow night, "on the Newcastle' Cricket Ground…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1913 · page 2

The Premier Amateur Club will hold a 50 yards members' handicap in the new baths on Saturday afternoon next at 3.30. Entries close on Thursday night with the…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1913 · page 2

A meeting of the team of New South Wales bowlers who successfully toured the British Isles in 113, and some of whom have only recently arrived home,…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1913 · page 2

The annual meeting of East Newcastle District League Football Club will be held to-night at the Central Hotel…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1913 · page 2

The second junior final finished with Ironclad and Merewether loading, and those teams will commence the final on Friday, 21st instant…

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Newcastle Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1913 · page 2

The Newcastle Jockey Club's March race meting, for which 113 entries have been received, is to take place to-day. The course has been greatly benefited by the…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1913 · page 2

Guilfeyle's handicaps, postponed from last Saturday night on account of the wet weather, are to be brought off on the Newcastle Cricket Ground to-night. Both…

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Maitland District. Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 March 1913 · page 6

The Maitland champion rink played their first match in the champion rink competition on the City green yesterday afternoon. The green was in good order,…

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Newcastle Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 March 1913 · page 3

Delightful weather prevailed for the Newcastle Jockey Club's March race meeting yesterday, and there was a very large attendance. The special trains…

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Boxing in Sydney. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 March 1913 · page 6

At the Stadium to-night "Bilile" Cox defeated lack Burns on points in a ten-round contest. The men are in the lightweight division. In the heavyweight…

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Bowls. Patron v. HAMILTON-CITY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 March 1913 · page 3

On the City green yesterday afternoon, the Patron's team played five rinks from the Hamilton and City clubs combined, with the following result:—…

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East Newcastle Football Club. Annual Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 March 1913 · page 5

The annual general meeting of members of the East Newcastle Football Club (League rules) was held at the Central Hotel last evening. The president, Mr…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 March 1913 · page 3

Lyn Truscott, who has arrived in Sydney from New Zealand, is anxious to meet any welterweight. Pat Bradley refuses to meet Jack Clarke…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 3

"Sporting Life," in an article, argues that Matt Wells won in his fight with Hughie Mohegan. The writer is thoroughly in accord with the referee's decision,…

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Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 10

Owing to the recent storm damaging the fence, and allowing a number of the hares to escape, the Lake Macquarie Club will held a out day's meeting on Good…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 10

Since Longworth, Wickham, Healy, and Co. paid Newcastle a visit, and demonstrated their natatorial ability under such unfavourable conditions at the…

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Water Board Teams at Bowls and Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 10

Teams of bowlers and cricketers from the Metropolltan Board of water Supply and Sewerage visited Newcastle on Thursday at the invitation, of the…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 10

On the Lowlands green yesterday afternoon, Bruce and Greaves, of the City Club, met Galton and Silk, of Maitland Central, in the first round for the district…

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