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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1914

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Boxing Contests. Middle-weight Championship. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 February 1914 · page 6

Pat O'Keefe outpointed Harry Roove in a boxing contest for the middle-weight championship of England at the National Sporting Club…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 February 1914 · page 2

Entries close to-night for Gul foyle's allemera handicap to be run next Saturday night. Mr. Jack Flanngan, of the Newtown…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1914 · page 3

The uncertainty that always surrounds a name of bowls is one of the chief charms of the popular pastime. The club's champion may walk on to the green…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1914 · page 6

The Maitland Bowling Club has established a record this season so far as their performances in the Arnott Shield competition were concerned, and as they…

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Boolaroo Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1914 · page 3

The February race meeting of the Boolaroo Racing Club was held yesterday in fine but threatening weather. There was a large attendance, the visitors…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1914 · page 3

A former heavyweight champion of Australia, the coloured boxer, peter Felix, has been chosen as Jerry Jerome's trainer, when the Stadium made its new…

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Interdistrict Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 6

During the season that is now nearing its close one of the leading features has been the number of interdistrict matches that have been played. Hitherto these…

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Association Football. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 5

In the League Association football competition Blackburn Rovern boat Bradford City by 2 goals to nil, and Aston Villa beat Bolton Wanderers by…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 3

W. M'Nabb, who is to meet Frank Pleato at Newtown next Monday night, is sparring with Mat Wells and Charlie Hera…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1914 · page 10

The annual meeting of the Newcastle South District League Football Club is to be held at the Merewether Council Chambers on Monday evening next…

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Bowls. Matches Postponed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1914 · page 10

Yesterday afternoon Mr. W. Wallace the general secretary of the Northern District Bowling Association, received a telegram from Mr. T. W. Shadforth, the…

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The Football Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1914 · page 6

Although summer has not departed, still those who have the control of football matters in this district are commencing to make preparations for the winter…

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Cricket in Africa. Fifth Test Match. Port Elizabeth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1914 · page 5

The fifth test match between England and South Africa was commenced here to-day. The local men batted first. The scores are as…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1914 · page 10

Joe Shakespeare will make a start with his 9st 7lb to 10st tournament at Cessnock to-night. The tournament has filled well, and lovers of boxing are promised…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 March 1914 · page 3

The annual meeting of members of East Newcastle District League Football Club will be held at the Central Hotel to-night…

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Athletics. Boxing in Sydney. Wells Easily Defeats Bronson. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 March 1914 · page 3

Matt. Wells, of England, scaling 10st 5¾lb, had his first fight since leaving the light-weight division, at the Stadium last night. His opponent was Ray Bronson of…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1914 · page 3

Yesterday afternoon, on the Hamilton green, Beahen and Donald beat Carlin and Salt by 22 to 15, in the second round for the district pairs championship. In the…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1914 · page 3

The animal meeting of members of the Central League Football Club will be held to-night, in the Hamilton Council Chambers. On Wednesday night the members…

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Boxing in Sydney. M'nabb Defeats Picato. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1914 · page 6

W. M'Nabb, of Weston, and Frank Picato, of America, met in a twenty round contest at the Newtown Stadium to-night…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1914 · page 3

[?] Hall and Gordon Coghill have been [?]ed to fight at Cessnock on March 30th. Joe Shakespeare's Cessnock tournament…

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