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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1913

1,427 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 72

Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 3

Sacred Heart B (eight men), defeated Hexham Pearls, at Hexham, by 49 runs on the first innings. The match might easily have gone to Hexham Pearls, for…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 6

To avenge a defeat earlier in the season Newcastle brought up a good team to Maitland yesterday. The wicket was in splendid order, and the ideals winning the…

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Wallsend-plattsburg Regatta. Some Good Sailing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 4

The Wallsend- Plattsburg Sailing club held its thirty-fifth animal regatta at Speers' Point, Lake Marquaric, yesterday, and it proved to before of the chief…

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Boxing in Sydney. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 6

A departure from what has been the general rule at the Stadium in connection with night contests was made to-night, when two ten-round bouts were…

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Long-distance Swimming Race. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 4

A three-mile swimming race down the Yarra took place. It was won by G. Morris (Albert Park), J. Davidson (Melbourne) being second,…

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Maitland District. Heddon Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 6

The Heddon Jockey Club's Anniversary Day meeting was held under favourable weather conditions at the Hedden-Greta course yesterday, and the attendance was…

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A.J.C. Races. Anniversary Handicap. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 5

The A.J.C. Anniversary race meeting was brought to a conclusion at Randwick to-day it the presence of 30,000 people. The different events resulted as…

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Interstate Cricket. Victoria v. New South Wales. Home Team All Out, 477. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 5

The interstate cricket match between Victoria and New South Wales was continued on the Sydney cricket Ground to-day The wicket was in good order…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 3

Maurice Flemming, who was defeated by Denny Murphy at Wellington (N.Z.)., leaves Auckland by the barquentine Lindstol as soon as the wind is favourable…

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Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 8

A public meeting was held at the Lake Macquarie Hotel. Teralba, on Saturday night, for the purpose of making arrangements for the coming coursing season…

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Sailing. Wallsend-plattsburg Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 8

There was some real good racing at the Wallsend and Plattsburg Club's regatta, at Speers' Point, on Anniversary Day…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 8

In a certain very old minute book of the Melbourne Cricket Club a large number of pages are devoted to an incident that has both a significant and…

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Boxing Contest. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 5

The match between Driscoll and Moran at the Sporting Club, for a purse of £1700, resulted in a draw. The content was a poor one…

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Interstate Cricket. Victoria v. N.S.W. an Eight Wickets Win. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 4

The interstate cricket match between Victoria and New South Wales was brought to a conclusion to-day, and the result was a decisive win for the bit…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 8

Joe Russell, the featherweight champion of Australia, was offered a match with Truffier, but replied that if M'Coy were not available he would rather have Jean…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 3

The Wallsend and Plattsburg green were a very animated appearance on Wednesday afternoon, the occasion being a six rink match between the Patron's…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 3

North Newcastle, v. West. Wallsend.—Played at West Wallsend, and resulted in a draw. Scores: West Wallsend, 123 ; North Newcastle, 1 for 80. For the…

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Boxing Contest. Read Defeats M'coy. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 6

There was a large attendance at the Stadium to-night, to see Jack Read, the Tasmanian defeat Rorb M'Coy, of Victoria, for the resident light-weight…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 3

Jerry Jerome, the Queensland aboriginal, will make his first appearance at the Stadium, Rushcutter Bay, on Saturday, February 15. He will meet either Dave…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 3

Joe Russell, featherweight champion of Australia, has returned to his home, Brisbane, highly delighted at the fact that Mr. Baker had promised him a match…

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