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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1913

1,427 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 35 of 72

British Suffragists. Attempted Outrage. Incident at Ascot Races. Man Fatally Injured. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 5

The Ascot Gold Cup was run for yesterday. The King and Queen-were among the spectators, and there was a great crowd of visitors, including…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 10

Mr. W. Fairlie, who has taken over the Cessnock Stadium, has arranged several good matches. Next Friday night Jack Evans and Black Paddy are to meet, and…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 June 1913 · page 3

On Saturday afternoon next a team of eight rinks from Sydney, under the management of Mr. Acting President Bell, will play a similar number of rinks under…

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League Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 June 1913 · page 6

Owing to a number of the senior players to the district being absent in the motropolis, the senior competitions Were suspended on Saturday afternoon, and the…

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Newcastle Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 June 1913 · page 3

The Newcastle Jockey Club's race meeting will be the principal holiday attraction to-day, and should the weather continue fine it is the intention of the…

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Saturday's Football. League Competition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 June 1913 · page 7

Notwithstanding the absence of so many "star" performers, who were doing duty, as Northern representatives, in the country week carnival at the metropolis, there…

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Maitland District. Maitland Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 June 1913 · page 6

The Maitland Jockey Club's postponed race meeting, hold at Rutherford on Saturday, was a success throughout. There was a good attendance, large…

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Football in Sydney. New Zealand Beat N.S.W. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 June 1913 · page 7

New Zealand and New South Wales mot-under League rules for the third time yesterday afternoon, in the presence of 15,000 spectators…

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Athletics. Summers Defeats Burns. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 June 1913 · page 3

Johnny Summers secured the welter championship of the British Empire by outpointing Sld Burns at the Stadium last night. The pair had met twice in Europe,…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 June 1913 · page 3

Among the subjects that will be discussed at the bowlers' conference on Friday night will he the matten of choosing representatives from the Northern…

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Newcastle Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 June 1913 · page 3

The Newcastle Jockey Club's holiday race meeting was brought oft yesterday in the presence of a large attendance, the postponement of the Rosehill…

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Maitland District. League Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 June 1913 · page 6

Football was out of the question yesterday afternoon. The Showground was a mass of small likes; the parts that were not under water were spongy with…

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Holiday Football. the League Game. Northern Beat Hunter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 June 1913 · page 3

Although not approaching true League representative form, the match between Hunter and Northern, decided at the Sports Ground yesterday, was not…

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Football in Sydney. the League Game. New Zealand v. N.S.W. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 June 1913 · page 5

The football match under League rules between New Zealand and New South Wales attracted 40,000 spectators this afternoon…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 June 1913 · page 3

Joe Shakespeare is getting into good form for his return battle with W. M'Nabb. The contest is to be refereed by Tom Donohue…

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Boxing Contests. Kenosha (Wisconsin)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 June 1913 · page 6

Johney Conlou fought ten rounds for a draw with Frankle Burns. It was fast milling. Exports considered Burns showed better form than the champion…

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Football. Doings of the League

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 June 1913 · page 2

Enthusiasts anxious [?] see a bright bottle must follow [?] leaders on Saturday—Western—when [?] up against East at the Hamilton [?]…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 June 1913 · page 2

With a desire to place before the boxing public the best available talent, Mr. W. Fairlie, lessee of the Cessnock Stadium is sparing neither trouble nor…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 June 1913 · page 3

There are a few bowlers in this district who were always against the amalgamation of the Northern District with the New South Wales Bowling…

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Boxing Tournament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 June 1913 · page 6

The members of the Newcastle Surf Pastime Club hold their first boxing tournament at the club rooms last evening. There was a very large attendance, and…

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