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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1913

1,427 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 26 of 72

Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 May 1913 · page 3

"Advance" writes: "Seeing that all the clubs of the League have secured the best representation that they have ever had in this district. I wish to draw the…

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Boxing Contests. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 May 1913 · page 6

At the Stadium to-night, before a fair crowd, Frank Hellingsworth, of Brisbane, secured the decision over Robin Smith, of Liverpool in the tenth round. Smith…

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Propriety of Boxing. Parliamentary Inspection. Springfield (Iii.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 May 1913 · page 5

Members of the State Assembly and officials have witnessed boxing exhibitions, with a view to deciding whether they should legalise them within…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 May 1913 · page 3

W. M'Nabb has deposited £10 with the sporting representative of the "Newcastle Morning Herald" to blind a match for £50 with Jack Mayne, to take place…

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Bowls. the Queensland Bowlers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 May 1913 · page 3

Yesterday morning the Queensland bowlers and their lady friends were taken a motor trip as far as Dudley and Swansea. The view to be obtained of…

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Cricket in England. Successful Australians. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 May 1913 · page 5

Playing for Cambridge University against Middlesex M'Caughley, an Australian freshman at the university, took seven wickets for forty-six runs…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 May 1913 · page 3

A 9st 7lb to 10st tournament, for boxers who have never won a prize, will take place in Wheatley's Hall, Cardiff, on May 16…

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Maitland District. Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 May 1913 · page 6

The chief feature of the bowling programme this afternoon is the visit of the Wide Bay bowlers. Originally it was expected that the Wide Pay team would…

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Wallsend Races

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

Should the weather take up, the Wallsend Jockey Club's race meeting to be held to-day is sure to attract a large attendance. Record entries have been…

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Football. League Official Opening

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

Although the Sports Ground is playable under any weather conditions it is hoped that favourable circumstances will prevail this afternoon for the official opening…

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Lawn Tennis. Sydney Players' Form. Chicago

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 May 1913 · page 5

The exports were surprised at the form shown by A. B. Jones and H. Rice, the Sydney lawn tennis players, during their play on the turf courts of…

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Athletics

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

"Tiny" Williams who fights George Stirling at Condobolin next Saturday night, has issued a challenge to Kelly Mansfield or Jim Hall, to fight at…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 May 1913 · page 6

Under pleasant weather conditions and in the presence of a good attendance of spectators the second round in the competitions conducted under League rules…

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Maitland District. Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 May 1913 · page 6

The visit of the wide flay bowlers to Maitland took place on Saturday afternoon. The weather was, highly favourable, and the visitors had the best match…

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Wallsend Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 May 1913 · page 3

Contrary to expectations, the committee of the Wallsend Jockey Club were favoured with delightful weather for the May race meeting on Saturday. Last week…

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Cricket. Second Junior Final

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 May 1913 · page 3

The second junior final was concluded on Saturday in lovely weather, and resulted in an easy victory for Ironclads by an innings and 3 runs. Considering the…

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Union Football. Last Practice Games

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 May 1913 · page 3

East Newcastle Seniors journeyed to Maitland on Saturday and played against East End. During the first half the game was particularly fast and evenly…

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Saturday's Football. League's Competition Opens

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 May 1913 · page 3

Evidently the Rugby game is to boom this season, if Saturday last can be taken as any criterion. The attendance of spectators at the Newcastle Sports…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 May 1913 · page 3

Because he was promised a match at Vernon (Cal) on July 4 with the winner of the Gunbeat Smith-Bombardier Wells' battle, Luther, the cowboy fighter, went…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 May 1913 · page 3

At Andrews' Stadium, West Maitland, on Saturday next, Paddy Lynch, champion of North Coast, will box Chewy Williams twenty rounds…

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