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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1913

1,427 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 22 of 72

Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1913 · page 10

A general meeting of members and supporters of the Newcastle South League Football Club is to be held at Carroll's hotel, Merewether, on Monday night next…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1913 · page 10

The "West Australian" (Perth), of April 5th, says:—"Those who were fortunats enough to have been present at the Clarement Oval witnessed some fine…

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Bowls. the Wollongong Rink

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1913 · page 10

The visitors from Wollongong, have returned south unbeaten, but they had a narrow escape yesterday afternoon on the City green, when they met a City rink…

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Newcastle Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1913 · page 10

The Newcastle Jockey Club will cater far racegoers to-day, when a six-event programme is to be run off. The first race is timed to be run at 2 o'clock…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1913 · page 10

Mr. J. Guilfoyle has reason to be satisfied with the entries received for his handicaps to be run on the Newcastle Cricket Ground to-night…

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Annual Regatta. Final Committee Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 April 1913 · page 4

The final meeting of the general committee of the Newcastle Annual Regatta was held at the council chambers, on Saturday evening, Alderman Shedden, the…

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Swimming. Newcastle Surf Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 April 1913 · page 3

The Newcastle Surf Club held a series of swimming races in the new baths on Saturday afternoon. Owing to the choppy water and high wind, no fast times were…

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Boxing Contest. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 April 1913 · page 6

A large crowd witnessed a fight at the Adelaide Stadium on Saturday night between Sam M'Ven and Colin Bell. The contest was for £20. M'Vea was always…

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Moorefield Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 April 1913 · page 3

There was a very large attendance at the Moorefield races on Saturday, and the different events resulted as under:— Hurdle Race, a handicap of 100 sovs,…

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Newcastle Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 April 1913 · page 3

The Newcastle Jockey Club's April meeting took place on Saturday in fine but threatening weather. The meteorological conditions before lunch were…

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British Football. Association Cup. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 April 1913 · page 5

The play-off in the tie for the British Association's cup resulted in Ascot Villa beating Sunderland by one Point to nil…

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Athletics. Smith Defeats Jerome. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 April 1913 · page 3

One of the greatest boxing contests, from the spectator's viewpoint, that has ever taken places at the Rushcutters Bay Stadium, was provided by Dave Smith…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1913 · page 3

A meeting of Central Football Club 1st junior team will be held in M'Niven's Hotel on Wednesday night. The third annual meeting of the…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1913 · page 3

A meeting will be held at the Newcastle Hotel, Watt-street, on Wednesday evening April 23, for the purpose of electing a committee to arrange a picnic…

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Rugby Football League. Annual Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 April 1913 · page 6

The annual general meeting of the New South Wales Rugby League, Northern Branch, was held at the Central Hotel, Newcastle, last evening. Mr. J…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 April 1913 · page 2

In order that country players may be given an opportunity to secure places in the representative teams this seeson, the following regulations have been approved…

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Bowls. Queensland Country Bowlers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 April 1913 · page 2

A team of Queensland bowlers from Rockhampton, Bundaberg. Maryborough. Gympie, Toowoomba, and Warwick, will visit Newcastle and Maitland during the…

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Wallsend Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 April 1913 · page 2

The Wallsend Jockey Club's race meeting, to be held to-day, cannot be otherwise than successfull, considering that upwards of 100 nominations have…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 April 1913 · page 2

Entries for Guilfoyle's handicaps close on Wednesday next. Kelly Mansfield and Jim Hall are likely to meet at West Maitland shortly under…

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Wallsend Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 April 1913 · page 3

The committee of (the Wallsend Jockey Club were favoured with delightful weather for their April race meeting yesterday, and as was only to be expected with…

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