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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1914

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 3

Les D'Arcey, who has only once been defeated, makes his first Sydney appearance this evening at the Olympic Athletic Club, Newtown, when he will meet…

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Boxing News. London

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

Bandsman Blake will be presented with Jem Mace's belt. The correspondent of the "Sportsman" in Paris states that the Athletic Belt…

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Boxing Contest. Darcy Defeats Clarke. Sydney

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

Les Darcy, the champion welterweight of the northern districts, made a very successful first appearance in the metropolis to-night, when he easily defeated Jack…

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Fire in Racing Stables. Two Valuable Horses Killed. Wellington

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

A fire break out at the harp of Erin racing stables, at Ellerslie, Auckland, last night. The boxes containing the race-horses were padlocked, but the doors were…

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Athletics

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

Togo Lyons, who will appear at the Melbourne Stadium against Charlie Simpson, is one of the best featherweights Queensland has produced, and is the…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 8

The Merewether Amateur Swimming and Life saving Club will hold their annual carnival on Monday, January 26. Entries for the different events fall due on…

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Maitland District. Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 6

Maitland bowler are jubilant over their success against Wickham in the Arnott shield competition on Saturday, not so much because they accounted for their…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 8

Entries for Guilfoyle's ladies handicaps close on Friday January 9. Harry Stone, the clever American lightweight, is to meet Alf Morey in…

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Swimming Championships. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 5

The annual championship swimming carnival was continued at the Domain Baths, to-night. Results:— Four Hundred and Forty Yards…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 7

Whitelaw and M'Nabb have signed fresh articles for their glove contest, and both men have entered upon a course of training…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 January 1914 · page 3

"Jack High," in last Wednesday's "Referee," 'has the following:—"Bowls at Newcastle.—On all the Newcastle and Maitland greens on Saturday the Arnott…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 January 1914 · page 3

Gailfoyle's sports programme for Saturday night's footrunning at the Cricket Ground includes a ladies' Northern District Championship, ladies' allcomers'…

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Swimming

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

The annual surf-bathing carnival of the Merewether Amateur Swimming Club will take place on Anniversary Day, January 26. Entries for interclub events close…

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Boxing Contests. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 6

Albert Scanlan, the Queensland boxer, and Corporal Anderson, boxed a ten-round draw at "The Ring" last night. Bombardier Wells and Seaman Blake…

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Heddon Races

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

The conveniently-situated Heddon race-course will be the scene of another race meeting to-day, when the local jockey club's January meeting comes on for…

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Football. British Association

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

The Football Association (Eng.) is taking a firm stand in the charges of bribery which were made last month in connection with the coupon betting system…

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Wyong Park Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 6

A race meeting is to be held at Wyong Park on Thursday, January 22d. Entries close on Monday next at 4 p.m., with Mr. Allen Anderson, West Maitland, Mr. C…

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Late Sporting. Moorefield Races. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 6

In connection with to-morrow's race meeting at Moorefied, Easter Chief has been scratched for the Kogarah Stakes, and Prejudice for the Juvenile Handicap…

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Athletics

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

A contest full of exciting incidents may be anticipated when Bob. Whitclaw and W. M'Nabb come together at the Victoria Theatre, Newcastle, on Anniversary…

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Boxing Contests. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 January 1914 · page 6

Black and Wells have arranged to box twenty three-minute rounds for £500 a side and Mr. Burge's purse of £800, of which the winner will take two-thirds…

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