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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1914

1,352 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 68

Bowls. Ladies at Play

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 March 1914 · page 3

A contingent of ladies from Hamilton journeyed to Chatswood yesterday by the 7.40 mail, in order to play a two-rink match against the ladies of the…

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Lawn Tennis. Nice

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 March 1914 · page 6

Balfour and Wilding (6-1, 6-4) defeated Craig Biddle, an American, and Prince Bahram, of Persia, in the first round of the handicap doubles…

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Sporting News by Cable. Association Football. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 March 1914 · page 6

In the League competition yesterday, Derby and Sheffield Wednesday played a draw, each side scoring a goal. Burnley and Sunderland, who played a…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 March 1914 · page 3

Mr. Baker has engaged another boxer for his Australian circuit. He is Young Shugrue, and he has signed for five contests. Mr. Baker says Shugrue is a great…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 10

The ocean baths will again be the scene of another of the Premier Swimming Club's handicaps this afternoon. On the last occasion when that club swum…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 10

The Wide Bay and Burnet bowling tourists, will leave Bundaberg and Maryborough (Q.) on their annual visit to this State to-day, and are due to arrive at…

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Golf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 10

The Newcastle Golf Club will open the season with an open bogey handicap. The following is the draw:—C. S. Gilham v. W. J. Ralston, W. R. Pulver v. E…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 10

Entries for the Northern District British Association's competitions close to-night, with Mr. D. T. Johnston, the honorary secretary, from whom entry forms…

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Swimming Records. Wellington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 6

Harold Hardwick's New Zealand record of 58 2-5sec over the 100 yards at the Wellington swimming carnival beat Malcolm Champion's record by 2 3-5sec. It…

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The Autumn Racing Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 11

The autumn racing carnival, which concluded on Saturday at Flemington, further illustrated the remarkable hold racing has on the community, because the…

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Cricket. Ladies' Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 10

The lady employees of Messrs. Winn and Co. and the Newcastle and Suburban Co-operative Society are to engage in what promises to be an interesting match on…

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Draw at Football. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 6

The Cup football match between Sheffield United and Manchester City has been played over again. Neither side scored…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 10

Mr. J. Guilfoyle's twice-postponed athletic carnival is to be brought off on the Newcastle Cricket Ground, to-night. Both events have filled well, and the lady who…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 March 1914 · page 3

A team of Queensland bowlers from the Wide Bay and Burnett districts will arrive by the Brisbane mail this morning. They will received a Mayoral reception at…

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Boxing Tournament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 March 1914 · page 6

Mr. J. T. Andrews' two boxing tournaments, 9st 4lb, and 10st 4lb, were opened at the Maitland Stadium on Saturday evening in the presence of a good…

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Maitland District. Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 March 1914 · page 6

The chief fixture amongst the local bowlers on Saturday afternoon was the champion rink game between Maitland and Wallsend. The game was an…

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Football. British Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 March 1914 · page 3

The management committee of the Northern District British Football Association met at White's Hotel, Wallsend, on Saturday evening. Mr. H. Maggs presiding…

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Athletics. Jim Hall Arrested. Charged with Manslaughter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 March 1914 · page 3

Mr. W. Wilholls, editor of the Willandra "Times," writing from Willandra, via Carlton Camp, to the "sun," on Wednesday, says:—"The contest between Tiny…

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Bowls. Wide Bay v. Lowlands and Wickham Combined

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1914 · page 3

Shortly after 2 o'clock the visitors from Wide Bay, accompanied by several leading local bowling officials, visited the Lowlands green to play their first match…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1914 · page 3

Mr. Harold Baker is to succeed Mr. A. Scott as referee at the Sydney Stadium. Bill Lang, who leaves Melbourne on the 21st, to be ready for his match with…

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