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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1914

1,352 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 24 of 68

Bowls. the Lambton-new Lambton Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 May 1914 · page 7

The Lambton-New Lambton Bowling Club's green gives promise to be one of the finest in the district. Situated like an oasis in the desert, it is only when it…

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Maitland District. Junior Cricket Final

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 May 1914 · page 6

The final of the competition of the Maitland District Junior Cricket Association was commenced on the Maitland Park on Saturday afternoon, between…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 May 1914 · page 3

On the Waratah green yesterday afternoon A. Hopkins' beat G. Oakes in the singles championship by 31 to 20. At one stage of the game it looked any odds…

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Lawn Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 May 1914 · page 3

Argenton v. Ash Island.—See and Convery v. Adams and Fraser, 4-6, 6-3; Henderson and Guest v. Scanlon and Lintott, 6-4, 6-2; See and Convery v. Scanlon and…

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Football. British Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 May 1914 · page 3

Merewether v. Weston.—Played on the Merewether Ground, before a large number of spectators. This, perhaps, was the tit-bit of the senior grade, and proved to…

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Queensland Turf Club Races. Brisbane

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

The Queensland Turf Club's May Day meeting concluded to-day. The following were the principal events:— Rockton Handicap.—Goard, 1; Ballogie,…

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Sporting News by Cable. Lawn Tennis. London

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

In the final of the Norwood hard court tournament Deust defeated Dixon, 6-4, 8-6. SAVAGE TO MEET KELLAP…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 May 1914 · page 3

Young Shugrue, the American lightweight boxer, will box a six-round exhibition at the Melbourne Stadium, May 20th. He will be one of eight boxers to…

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Rugby and Harrow

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 May 1914 · page 5

We come to Rugby. Here we have a corps that talks about its history. Formed in 1803 "to aid their seniors in repelling invasion," it has grown to quite a…

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Football. League

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 May 1914 · page 2

The Northern Union representative team is expected to arrive in Sydney by by the R.M.S. Marmora on 27th instant. The remainder, who may play a match…

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Bowls. the Gardner Singles

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 May 1914 · page 2

The final for the district singles championship (properly called the Gardner Singles), for a trophy presented by Mr. F. Gardner, the popular president of the…

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Cricket in Africa. African Union Condemned. Johannesburg

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 May 1914 · page 5

A conference of cricket unions in Bloemfontoin has decided to substitute a board of control for the South African Union. They condemned the union's…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 May 1914 · page 2

England's heavyweight champion, Bombardier Billy Wells, will be thoroughly tested on June 29, when he is to defend his title against Jim Coffey, the Dublin…

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Sporting News by Cable. Lawn Tennis. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 May 1914 · page 6

It is understood that Messrs. Brookes, Wilding, Dunlop, and Doust will sail by the s.s. Aquitania on July 11th, and will get to Canada before the 25th…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 May 1914 · page 3

Les. Darcy is to reference the contest between Sox M'Kinnon and Billdo Edwards at Cessnock on Friday night, May 15th. The lads are evenly matched, and a great…

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Bowls. the Pairs Championship

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 May 1914 · page 3

Yesterday afternoon, on the Lowlands green, Beahen and Donald, of Hamilton, met Logan and Oakes, of Maitland, in the final for the district pairs championship…

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Golf Tourney. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 May 1914 · page 5

The principal winners in the 36 holes tourney at Bishop Stortford were:—Duncan 141, Vardon 143, and Ray 144. They defeated sixty of the leading…

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Sporting News by Cable. Inter-dominion Cricket. Johannesburg

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 May 1914 · page 5

The cricket association has accepted the Australian Board of Control's proposals for a tour of South Africa, provided that a first-class team, including…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 May 1914 · page 3

Kid Lewis, who is the recognised champion featherweight of Great Britain and Europe, arrived in Sydney yesterday from London by the R.M.S. Omrah, in company…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 May 1914 · page 10

The swimming season was fittingly wound up by a 500 yards team race between the Premier and Surf Club Amateur Swimming Clubs. As each…

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