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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1913

1,427 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 21 of 72

Junior Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 April 1913 · page 6

Although the season is rather advanced for cricket, and the more robust game of football is beginning to claim attention, the Junior Cricket Association has not…

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Boxing in Brisbane. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 April 1913 · page 3

At the Olympic Stadium last night Bob Turner outboxed and outgeneralled Herb M'Coy, ex-resident light-weight champion, during the major portion of twenty…

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Boxing in England. New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 April 1913 · page 6

Gunboat Smith completely outfought George Rodell, the Transvaal boxer, in a ten-round bout. Rodell was downed eight times…

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Cricket. First Junior Final. S.S. & C. COMPANY v. West Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 April 1913 · page 7

This match was resumed on Saturday, the wicket on the Association Ground being in first-class order, and the attendance quite the largest this season…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 April 1913 · page 3

In the third grade match, East Newcastle (Stockton) defeated Northern Suburbs by 11 to 5. For the winners, Wyman, a promising player, scored two…

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Bowls. the Wollongong Rink

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 April 1913 · page 3

The showers which fell yesterday morning upset the arrangements in connection with the game set down to be played on the City green by rink of…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 April 1913 · page 3

Entries for Guilfoyle's handicaps, to be run off on the Cricket Ground on April 19, close on Wednesday. The injury which M'Nabb sustained to…

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In the Greater City. Echoes of Sydney's Life. Sydney, Monday. a Boom in Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 April 1913 · page 4

With the return of cooler weather the city has grown wondrous spry. On all sides are evidences of vastly increased individual athleticism. Even the police have…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 April 1913 · page 2

At a largely-attended meeting of Rugby Union footballers, held at Bathurst on Saturday night, it was decided to inaugurate League Football in Bathurst…

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Bowls. the Wollongong Rink

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 April 1913 · page 2

The rink from Wollongong gathered in some more bowling scalps yesterday. They have a neat and courteous way of doing it, too. They keep within striking…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 April 1913 · page 2

Entries for Guilfoyle's allcomers and nursery handicap close to-night. The injury to M'Nabb's hand will necessitate a postponement of his contest with…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1913 · page 3

The annual meeting of delegates to the Northern Branch of the New South Wales Rugby Football League will be held at the Central Hotel on Tuesday evening…

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Bowls. the Wollongong Rink

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1913 · page 3

The Woollongong rink, added still further to their successful record at Maitland yesterday, and they are preparing to inscribe on the discs of their bowls…

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Boxing in America. New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1913 · page 6

Jack Britton out-pointed. Matty Baldwin in a one-sided ten rounds bout in New York. "Knock-out" Brown out-fought Billy…

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Rules of Cricket. Leg Before Wicket. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1913 · page 5

Mr. F. R. Foster approves of the alteration of the rule regarding leg-before-wicket if it only applies to offside, but the present rule should be…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1913 · page 3

In the contest between Wally Coleman, of Sydney, and Tom M'Grath, of Newtown, at the Newtown Railway and Tramway Club's Stadium, Coleman punished…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 6

The Wollongong touring rink of players, who have been playing a series of games in the Newcastle district, visited Maitland on Wednesday, and bagged two…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 3

In the course of a few weeks it is the intention of a prominent bowler to organise a tourists trip, which is to be limited to gentlemen who have not…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 3

Wickham B team v. Ironclad, on Wickham wicket: Elliott, Humble, Bryant, Wheatley, M'Lennan (2), Irwin, Gilbert, Priest, W. Pavey, Eastham, Mantle,…

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Boxing Contests. Kansas City

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 6

Tommy Howell, of Philadelphia, fought Clarence Ferns a draw after ten rounds. WINDSOR (Ontario), Thursday. Freddy O'Goorty (Oskos) defeated…

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