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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1913

1,427 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 57 of 72

Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 October 1913 · page 10

Mr. J. Guilfoyle will open the foortrunning season on the Newcastle Cricket Ground tonight, with two handicaps, for which good entries have been received. The electric…

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Boxing

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

There was a limited attendance at the Garden Palace on Saturday morning, for the Kembrey-Murphy boxing match. The enclosure is a suitable one for Stadium…

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Football in America. "All Blacks" Successful. San Francisco

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 October 1913 · page 5

In the first football match played by them in America, the All Blacks (New Zealand) yesterday defeated the Olympic Club by 19 to nil…

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Saturday's Football. the Eight-hour Competition. Eastern to Meet Northern

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 October 1913 · page 7

One of the largest attendances yet recorded during the season was in evidence at the Hamilton League Ground on Saturday to witness the outcome of the…

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A.J.C. Races. Aleconnor Wins the Epsom. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 October 1913 · page 3

The first day's racing in connection with the Australian Jockey Club's Spring meeting took place at Randwick yesterday, in the presence of upwards of 60,000 spectators…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 October 1913 · page 3

At Kurri Kurri on Saturday morning F. Lennard and W. Dixon boxed a twenty-round draw. Owing to the unfavourable weather…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 October 1913 · page 3

Among the members of the crew of H.M.A.S. Australia is a well-known professional swimmer in the person of William J. Hobbs, the chief sick-berth…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 October 1913 · page 3

On the Wickham green to-morrow afternoon two rinks each from Hamilton and Lowlands will try conclusions with four rinks from Wickham…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 October 1913 · page 3

Stockton A (3 for 132) beat Merewether (61), on the latter's Wicket. For the winners, Jones scored 47 not out, Dalby 39, Felton 15, and for the losers…

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Wyong Park Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 October 1913 · page 3

Mr. E. Woodbury, the secretary of the Wyong Park Racing Club, has received a record entry for the race meeting to be held under his management to-day. For…

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Boxing Contest. Stagg Defeats Piccato. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 October 1913 · page 6

Sid Stagg (10st 7½lb) got the verdict on points over Frank Picato (10st 7¾lb), at the Stadium to-night, after twenty rounds of hard fighting…

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A.J.C. Races. Metropolitan Day. Cagou the Winner. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 October 1913 · page 5

The A.J.C. Spring meeting won conducted to-day in the presence of upwards of 50,000 spectators. Fine weather prevailed, and another interesting day's…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 October 1913 · page 3

Pal Brown's next match will be with Owen Moran, probably on November 1. Matt. Wells has consented, after he is through with his contest with Mchegan,…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 October 1913 · page 2

A meeting for the purpose of forming a branch of the New South Wales League of Swimmers will be held at the Central Hotel on Saturday night…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 October 1913 · page 2

Lowlands and Hamilton v. Wickham, on Wickham green.—Wickham team: Bennett, Newton, Boyd, Richardson, Popper, Fennell, Cherry, Board, Whitehead,…

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Boxing Tournament

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

The Pastime Club attached to the Newcastle Surf Club brought off another successful boxing tournament at the club-room last evening. There was…

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Merewether. Swimming Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 October 1913 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Merewether Swimming and Life-saving Club was held in the council chambers on Monday evening. Mr. P. R. Dix presided…

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Wyong Park Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 October 1913 · page 2

Delightful weather prevailed for the Wyong Park race meeting yesterday, and there was an excellent attendance. Visitors from Sydney were fairly numerous,…

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Mr. Lloyd-george on Golf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 October 1913 · page 3

A few weeks ago Mr. Lloyd George distributed the prizes of the summer tournament of Criccieth Golf Club, and in the course of his speech, said he wondered…

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Boxing Championships. Lewis Beats Lambert. London

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

At the National Sporting Club, Kid Lewis beat Alec. Lambert, in the seventeen round, for the featherweight championship of England…

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