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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1914

1,352 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 68

Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 March 1914 · page 3

"J.B.," Cessnock, writes:—I am pleased to see British football being taken up in earnest. I was in Wallsend on Saturday, and heard that Wallsend has a team…

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Boxing Matches. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 March 1914 · page 6

Seaman Blake and Joe Borrall have signed to fight in London on April 20, the winner to receive £200 and the loser £100…

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Wallsend Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 March 1914 · page 3

Delightful weather prevailed for the Wallsend Jockey Club's March race meeting on Saturday, and the attendance was [?]ll up to expectations. The going…

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Association Football. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 March 1914 · page 6

In the first division of the League United played a draw with West Bromwich Albion, each side scoring one goal…

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Cricket. First Grade Final. East Newcastle v. Dangar Park

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 March 1914 · page 3

The first grade final was concluded on Saturday. East Newcastle winning by 79 runs. The Wicket was soft through the rain on the previous day, and the scoring…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 March 1914 · page 3

Mr. W. Brien, who refereed the Whitelaw-Darey contest at Maitland on Saturday night, referred to the death of "Cushie" Brown, and in response to his…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 3

On the Hamilton green, yesterday afternoon, T. Stirling defeated A. Allen by 21 to 17 in the "cock o' the walk" competition…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 3

Good Judges who saw the Whitelaw-Darcy fight, at Maitland, on Saturday night, reckon that Darcy has improved out of all knowledge…

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Football

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

An exhibition game of Australian football will be played by the Sydney and Newtown Clubs, at the Newcastle Show Ground, on Saturday, April 4, commencing…

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Boxing Contest. New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 March 1914 · page 5

Sam Langford defeated Will Watkins, of Memphis (Tennessee), in the first round of a scheduled ten rounds. A blow over Watkins' car knocked him out…

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Association Football. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 March 1914 · page 5

In the League Association football competition Blackburn Rovers defeated Sunderland by 3 goals to 1…

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Athletics

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

Joe Shakespeare will bring his tournament at Cessnock to a close next Saturday, when patrons are promised some interesting sport. The lads left in…

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Football

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

Norman Smith an ex-representative Rugby Union player, familiarly known as "Tom," died at Wellington on Tuesday. He played for New South Wales against…

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Cricket Vicar

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

The Rev. F. H. Gillingham, the famous Essex cricketer, who has been vicar of Holy Trinity, Bordesley, Birmingham, since November, 1910, has been appointed…

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Bowls. the Wide Bay Team

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

The Wide Bay and Burnett district bowlers playing in Newcastle last week, played their first match in Sydney at Rockdale on Tuesday, when they met…

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Sporting News by Cable. Australian Boxing. London

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

The "Sportsman," commenting upon the attack of a writer in the "Daily Mail" on Australia's alleged "fake" fighters, endorses Mr. R. Baker's defence…

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Athletics

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

Johnny Moroney, who was not unknown to Newcastle fight followers, died in Sydney on Monday night. As a rubber Johnny stood alone…

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Lawn Tennis. Cannes

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

In the open doubles, Brooks and Wilding won the first round, 6-2, 6-1, 6-1…

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League Football. London

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

In the League football competition, West Bromwich beat Manchester City by 3 to 2…

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Athletics

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

Paddy King, whose son died after a brief illness at Collie (W.A.), was the recipient of many messages of sympathy. The little follow, who was 9½ years of…

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