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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1914

1,352 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 68

Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 January 1914 · page 6

No holiday comes without bowlers taking advantage of it. The sport has such a fascination for its devotees that no opportunity is lost of indulge in this…

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Golf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 January 1914 · page 3

The Waratah Golf Club's programme for to-day is a stroke handicap in the morning, men's foursomes in the afternoon…

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Boxing News. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 January 1914 · page 5

Bombardier Wells and Dick Smith have been matched for the heavyweight championship for £100 a side. The contest will take place in February…

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Newcastle Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 January 1914 · page 3

The Newcastle Jockey Club will upon the New Your with a race meeting this afternoon. The prize money totals 650 sovs, and the half-dozen events have…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 January 1914 · page 3

In the Melbourne Hospital on the 19th December the death took place, after a brief illness, of Mrs. Hall, wife of the well-known northern boxer of that name…

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West Wallsend Regatta. Some Good Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 7

The eighth annual regatta of the West Wallsend Federal Sailing Club was held at Speers' Point yesterday, and, favoured with lovely weather, large entries, and…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 3

On the Hamilton green yesterday, members of the club were engaged playing off a single-handed handicap tournament for a trophy presented by Mr. S. Kinder, the…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 6

Maitland Central played a team from Singleton on their green yesterday afternoon. The visitors, who have only been formed a little over twelve months, have…

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Newcastle Regatta. Perfect Weather. Pleasant Day's Sport

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 5

In good weather conditions the Newcastle Regatta was held yesterday, and passed of successfully. An Invigorating southerly breeze bl[?]w…

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Newcastle Races. Rue Victoria Again

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 3

The Newcastle Jockey Club opened the new year with a race meeting, which attracted, a very large attendance yesterday. The weather was beautifully fine, and the…

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Racing in Brisbane. King Cleo Wins. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 5

The Queensland Turf Club's second summer meeting was concluded to-day. The principal event, the Midsummer Handicap, resulted:—King C[?] 1, Notue…

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Tattersall's Races. Alured Wins the Cup. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 6

Tattersall's Club races were brought to a conclusion at Randwick in the presence of 45,000 spectators. Fine weather prevailed, and some good sport was…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 3

Mr. Baker intends starting building operations in Adelaide early in the new year. The putting of a roof on the Melbourne Stadium will be started about the same time…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1914 · page 10

Several State swimming championships are to be decided at the carnival to be held in the Domain baths, Sydney, to-day, In the 100 yards Burry and Longworth are…

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Sailing. Regatta Notes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1914 · page 10

The skiffe provided some good sport at Thursday's regatta. Valeto, which won the first race, showed remarkable leading powers, besides…

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Boxing Contests. Pelkey Beaten. San Francisco

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1914 · page 6

Gunboat Smith, who is in the running for the heavyweight championship, scored a decisive victory over Arthur Pelkey, Tommy Burns' protege, by knocking him…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1914 · page 10

Mr. J. Rowan has applied for sanction to run a £25 handicap on the Newcastle Sports Ground on Anniversary night. Mr. J. Guilfoyle will again cater for…

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Boxing Contest. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 6

On Saturday night, at the Stadium, Simpson (Melbourne) easily beat Lyons (Queensland) in the featherweight boxing contest, in eighteen rounds…

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Maitland District. Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 6

Northern met East Maitland Literary Institute, East Maitland, on Saturday afternoon in a two-days' match. The former, batting first, compiled 147 (Lindsay…

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Control of Cricket. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 5

It is understood that the Marylebone Cricket Club authorities have notified the Australian Board of Control that in the event of any recurrence of friction…

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