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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1914

1,352 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 68

Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 January 1914 · page 3

Herb. M'Coy is now at his old training quarters, who Grand Hotel, Waverley. Herb states Stone need not fun away without a return contest, for he is prepared to meet…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 3

A meeting of the Waratah Bowling Club will be held this evening. In connection with the visit of the Queensland bowlers to the Hamilton green…

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Maitland Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 6

The following entries have been received for the Maitland races, to be held on Saturday:— The Flying Handicap, six…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 3

The police refuse to allow professional boxing in Bradford (Yorkshire). A correspondent says Bradford lovers of the game do the next best thing by promoting…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1914 · page 8

Charlestown (4 for 174) defeated Stockton (34). For the winners, Purvis 85, Penman 65, Pearson 18, batted best, whilst Lane 5 for 5, Purvis for 4 secured the…

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Boxing and Wrestling. New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1914 · page 6

Mike Gibbons, of St. Paul, knocked out Bob M'Alister in the seventh round of a scheduled ten-round battle, M'Alister was dropped with a right hook to the…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1914 · page 8

What should prove to be a great welterweight battle will take place in the, Victoria Theatre Newcastle, on Anniversary morning, when Bob Whitelaw, who…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1914 · page 3

A new stadium is to be erected at Moree, Kelly Mansfield and Colin Bell will provide the opening fixture. Several well-known metropolitan…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 3

A pleasant game was played on the City green on Wednesday afternoon between Mr. Arnott's motor party and a rink selected by Mr. F. Gardner, with the…

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Golf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 3

A teams match, President's team v. Captain's team, will take place on the Waratah Golf links to-morrow afternoon…

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Boxing Championship. Johnson, Matched. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 6

Articles have been signed for a match for the heavyweight championship of the world between Jack Johnson and Frank Moran, of America…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 3

Bob Whitelaw has taken up his quarters at the Speers' Point Hotel, where he will finish [?]s preparation for his contest with M'Nabb, in Newcastle on…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1914 · page 10

At a meeting of the Northern District Amateur Swimming Association, held during the week, Mr. G. E Reeder, who has been honorary secretary for a number of…

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Boxing Contests. Welsh and Flynn. Kansas City

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1914 · page 5

Freddie Welsh, the English lightweight outpointed Mickey Sheridan, of Chicago leading throughout the bout. NEW YORK, Friday…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1914 · page 10

In the Victoria Theatre, Newcastle, on Anniversary morning, patrons of boxing should witness a ratting good contest when Bob, Whitelaw and Billy, N'Nabb…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 January 1914 · page 3

There was a large attendance at the Newcastle Ocean Baths on Saturday afternoon to witness the swimming of three handicaps promoted respectively by the…

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Bowls. the Queensland Bowlers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 January 1914 · page 3

By the Brisbane mail train this morning will arrive a contingent of Queensland bowlers, halling from the Too[?]mba and Warwick clubs, who intend…

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Boxing in Melbourne. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 January 1914 · page 5

At Baker's Stadium last night Boyo Driscell, the English boxer, scored an easy win over Charlie Simpson…

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Boxing Fatality. Occurrence in California

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 January 1914 · page 5

Auother boxing fatality is reported Charles Kirkby, the Canadian middleweight, struck Philip Shindler a blow on the head. Shindler collapsed, and…

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Football in England. England Beats Wales. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 January 1914 · page 5

In the Rugby football match between England and Wales, England won by two goals to one. It was a magnificent struggle, and…

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