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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1913

1,427 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 17 of 72

Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 March 1913 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Central Rugby League Fotoball Club will be held at Weiss' Hotel to-night. The annual meeting of the Newcastle…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 March 1913 · page 2

Wickham Juniors journeyed to Hilldale on Easter Monday, and played the local team, the scores being Wickham 74, Hill-dale 67, Wickham winning by 7 runs. For…

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Interstate Bowls. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 March 1913 · page 6

On the Waverley green this afternoon New South Wales defeated Victoria by ten points…

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Rule of Cricket. Proposed Alteration. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 March 1913 · page 5

An animated controversy continued in the newspapers regarding the rule as to leg-before-wicket at cricket. Mr. A. G. Steel, a former president…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 March 1913 · page 2

Guilfoyle's allcomers' handicap is to be run on the Newcastle Cricket Ground on Saturday night, April 5. A ladies race will be run on the same night. Entries…

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Athletics

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

Joe Atcheson has posted £25 for a match with any lightweight in the game. Colin Bell has a backer who will put up £100 for a match with Dave Smith…

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The Swimming Carnival

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

Sir,—The excuse put forward by the Newcastle Surf Club for the postponement of the swimming carnival is a most lame one. Why did they not pay…

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Football

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

A resolution has been adopted by the Northern Union Committee, which will cheek the invasion of England by players from Australia and New Zealand…

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Maitland District. Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 6

The Easter trips made by the local bowlers to Sydney this year were of a most enjoyable character, and while the local players did not secure many…

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The Swimming Carnival. Statement by the Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 4

Alderman Shedden, Mayor of Newcastle, made a statement yesterday by way of reply to an advertisement In yesterday's paper that…

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Wyong Park Races. a Successful Meeting

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

The second meeting of the wyong Perk Racing Club took place yesterday on the well-appointed new racecourse adjoining the Wyong railway station. Raiu, which…

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Athletics

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

To Savral is anxious to meet Lyn Truscott in a twenty rounds' contest, before the latter returns to New Zealand. Formerly a well-known amateur…

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Swimming. the Importance of Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 March 1913 · page 10

It is a fact, worthy of more than passing notice that in all countries where civilisation is advancing, the tendency of its inhabitants is to allow more hours out-of…

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Golf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 March 1913 · page 10

A stroke competition will be played on the Waratah-Club's links this afternoon. Post entries…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 March 1913 · page 10

Play in the senior final, interrupted last Saturday by the holidays, will be continued on the cricket ground this afternoon. Sacred Heart will resume their…

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Lawn Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 March 1913 · page 10

The annual meeting of the Newcastle and District Lawn Tennis Association will he held next Wednesday, 2nd April, at the Centennial Hotel. Representatives of…

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Letters to the Editor. the Swimming Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 March 1913 · page 7

Sir,—In reply to the statement of the Mayor, appearing in this morning's paper, permit me to give a resume of the facts. Some five or six weeks ago the Surf…

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Fortunes in Football. Gambling in England

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 March 1913 · page 11

The London correspondent of the Melbourne "Age," writing on February 21, gives some interesting particulars regarding the gambling in football results…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 March 1913 · page 10

Lyn Truscott returns to Now Zealand on Monday next, and will not return to Newcastle. He has disposed of the property he possessed at Waratah…

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Hunter Rugby League

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 March 1913 · page 6

The annual meeting of the Hunter District Rugby League was held at the school of arts on Saturday evening, when Mr. Ryan presided over a large attendance,…

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