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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1913

1,427 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 44 of 72

Rugby Union. City v. East End

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 August 1913 · page 3

Additional interest was lent to this match, from the fact that final honours rest between the two. Although East End were the winners on Saturday, the result might easily…

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Boxing Contests. Belgian Decision. Brussels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 August 1913 · page 5

After the Carpentier-Wells fight, in which Wells knocked his man out in four rounds, a bill was introduced into the Belgian Parliament making any…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 August 1913 · page 3

Referring to the challenge from Gunboat Smith for £500 to £1000 a side. M. Descamns, Carpentier's manager, remarked that if the American cared to come to Europe,…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 August 1913 · page 3

The match between the Queensland Touristr and "The Rest" of the district will be played on the Lewlands green next Saturday afternoon. The contest is exciting a good deal…

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Football. British Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 August 1913 · page 3

On the Wallsand Park on Saturday afternoon. Merewether and Cessnock teams met in an Eills Cup match, and after a spirited contest Merewether won by 4 goals to 2. The…

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Warwick Farm Races. Single Wins. Sydney

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

Fine weather prevailed for the Warwick Farm Racing Club a Bank Holiday meeting this afternoon. There was a large attendance, and the results were as under:—…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 August 1913 · page 3

Satisfactory report continue to be received from the respective training quarters of Bob Whitelaw and Black Paddy, who are to meet at the Cessnock Stadium next Friday night…

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Wyong Park Races

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

Entries for the Wyong Pack races, to be held on Thursday, August 28, close with the secretary, Mr. Edwin Woodbury, on Monday, the 18th inst. The prize money totals 255 sovs…

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Durham Pony Races

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

Entries for the Durham Pony, meeting, to be held at Dungog on Saturday. August 16, close on Saturday next. There are six events requiring attention. A rebate of half…

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Football. Doings of the League

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 August 1913 · page 8

Rugbyites writes August 9th down as "engaged." Eastern meet Western at the Hamilton ground, and everybody should know what that means…

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Cowes Regatta. Feats of a Waterplane. Bought by the Admiralty. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 August 1913 · page 5

The Cowes Regatta was opened to-day. The Kaiser's yacht Meteor, with Prince Henry of Prussia aboard, was among the competitors…

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Boxing in England. Wells Defeats O'keefe. London

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

By beating Pat O'Keefe in the fifteenth round of a twenty-round boxing contest, Bombardier Wells fulfilled what everyone expected of him, but all the same he…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 August 1913 · page 8

Tibby Watson has gone to Cessnock, where he will figure in a matinee at the local Stadium this afternoon. Picture rights of next Saturday's…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 August 1913 · page 3

Jack Jeffries has arrived at Wallsend, for his engagement with "Battling Nelson," in the Agricultural Hall, to-morrow night. The Sydney men reports himself in good fix, and…

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Golf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 August 1913 · page 3

The qualifying of the Waratah Golf Club's championship will take place to-morrow afternoon. First eight to play off. Coincidentally with above, a stroke…

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Cricket in England. Heavy Scoring. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 August 1913 · page 5

Playing for Gloncestershire against Somerset A. E. Dipper scored 168 in the first innings, and followed this up with 85 in the second…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 August 1913 · page 3

The meeting of Bob Whitelaw and Black Paddy at the Cessnock Stadium to-night, should prove a contest brimful of interest and excitement. Whitelaw possesnes such…

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Football. Rugby League

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 August 1913 · page 10

Western and Eastern seutor Rugby combinations meet at Hamilton for the third time this season in competition. As the competition table indicates, the pair are the two…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 August 1913 · page 6

A match is to be played on the Lowlands green this afternoon between the Queensland touring team and a team chosen by Mr. G. Blackstone, secretary…

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Rugby Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 August 1913 · page 10

The final of the senior competition will be played to-day. The teams are East End and Newcastle City. This match is to be played at Maitland, and so great is the…

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