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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1913

1,427 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 29 of 72

Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 3

Les O'Donnell and Harry Mansfield are in excellent condition for their contest at the Rushcutter's Bay Stadium on Saturday night. If O'Donnell reproduces his…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 10

The committee of the Wallsend Bowling Club met at Young's Hotel on Wednesday evening Mr. A. Sneddon (president), in the chair. Mr. T. Fryar wrote tendering…

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Golf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 10

A choice nine-hole competition will be played on the Newcastle Club's links this afternoon. Post entries will be received and players may select their own…

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Club Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 11

An attendance of over 10,000 at the Collingwood and Fitzroy cricket match which wound up the season, points to a revival in interest in club cricket and' reminds…

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Football. League Competition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 10

This afternoon, with the continuation of the League's big senior competition, which is the third series, should come the very best standard of play, Players, who have…

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Bowls in Sydney. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 6

'Waverley and Parramatta met in the rink championship on the City Green this afternoon. Fluke, the leader for Parramatta, played a brilliant game, and it…

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Victorian Racing Case. Leave to Appeal. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 5

The High Court to-day granted special leave to appeal in the case of Meyers v. the Victorian Rating and Moonee Valley Club, relative to the disqualification of…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 10

The athletics' picnic, postponed from last Sunday, is to be held to-morrow. Satisfactory reports continue to come to hand from the respective training…

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Rugby Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 May 1913 · page 3

The first competition matches under the Union code were played at the Cricket Ground on Saturday. It was unfortunate that the first day clashed with a double…

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Boxing in New York. New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 May 1913 · page 5

Jim Coffey, the "Dublin Giant," out-fought Jim Flynn in ten rounds. No decision was given in the bout…

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Saturday's Football. Close League Games

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 May 1913 · page 3

Considering the military parade, and the additional attraction, the chief racing event of the year, the patronage at both the League grounds was highly…

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Fatal Boxing Bout. Many Arrested. Calgary (Alberta)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 May 1913 · page 5

During a boxing match between Polky and Luther M'Carthy, the former struck his opponent over the heart, and M'Carty dropped dead…

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Lost at the Races. Man's False Statement. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 May 1913 · page 5

A sensational story was told the police by Hamilton Sulivan, a farm labourer, from Kerang last night. Sullivan, who was found lying on a…

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Athletics. O'donnell Beats Mansfield. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 May 1913 · page 3

Les O'Donnell (12st. 7lb) had no difficulty in defeating Marry Mansfield (11st 13¾lb) at the Stadium last night in a fight which went the full term. There…

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International Boxing. Control of Championships. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 5

An International Boxing Union has been established to prepare definite and final rules for contents for the championship of the world, and to decide…

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Football Fatality. Auckland (N.z.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 5

An accident, which subsequently proved fatal, happened on Saturday afternoon in a football match under Rugby League rules…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 3

Luther M'Carthy, whose death is announced by cable, was looked upon as a "white hope," and following upon his defeat of Jim Flynn (the last man who met…

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Rugby Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 May 1913 · page 8

Saturday next will see the competition going in earnest. At the Cricket Ground, East Newcastle A and East. Newcastle B will be the early match, to be followed by…

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Golf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 May 1913 · page 8

The annual northern championship meeting, promoted by the Newcastle Golf Club, will open on Saturday, June 7, and be continued on Monday, June 9 (King's…

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Newcastle Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 May 1913 · page 8

The Newcastle Jockey Club's Cup meeting will be brought to a conclusion to-day when another large attendance may be looked for. With no "horse" meeting…

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