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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1914

1,352 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 68

Athletics

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

Tommy Hanley took down the £10 he has had up so long at the "Sun" office in connection with Joe Williams' challenge to Young Hanley. Tommy…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 3

Johnny Summers is likely to be an interested spectator at the Whitelaw-M'Nabb contest in Newcastle next Monday morning…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Northern District British Football Association will be held at White's Hotel, Wallsend, on Saturday night…

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Boxing Contests. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 6

Georges Carpentier, the French boxer, knocked out[?] Pat D'Koofe in the second round of a contests Nice. In a fifteen-round contest at the…

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Cricket in Africa. the Englishmen Win. Capetown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 5

In the match at Kimberley against Griqualand West the Englishmen scored 346, Hobbs making 141 and Hearne 81. Griqualand West was…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 2

Entries for Mr. J. Rowan's £25 handicap, to be run on the Newcastle Sports Grounds on Anniversary Night, close at the Hotel Rawson to-night…

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Wyong Park Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1914 · page 3

Wyong Park racecourse will be the rendezvous for sporting men to-day, when an attractive six-event programme is to be run. Included in the horses engaged…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1914 · page 3

A world's championship is involved in the match between Waldemar Holberg and Tom M'Cormick in Melbourne on Saturday night…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 3

The City Club will devote Monday to playing off heats in the champion singles and pairs. In consequence of Saturday week being…

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Boxing Contest. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 6

Georges Carpenter, the French boxer, has practically accepted the Dublin syndicate's invitation to box M'Goorthy for a purse of £2030…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 3

Patrons of boxing should witness a rattling good contest in the Victoria Theatre next Monday morning, when Bob Whitelaw and W. M'Nabb are to contest…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 10

Swimmers generally are pleased to note that that popular race, the 100 yards championship of the north, is to be revived by the officials of the Swimming…

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Boxing Contest. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 6

Albert Scanlon, the Queensland middle-weight, beat Stoker Griggs, on points, in a ten-rounds boxing contest at The Ring, London…

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Wallsend Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 10

The Wallsend Jockey Club's January race meeting will be disposed of to-day, and visitors are promised an interesting day's sport. There are six events to be…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 10

The rival welterweights of the northern district, Bob Whitelaw, and W. M'Nabb, will meet at the Victoria Theatre next Monday morning, at 11 o'clock, to…

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Boxing Contests. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 January 1914 · page 6

A boxing match between Bombardier Wells and Pigot, a French heavyweight, for £600 a side took place at Cardiff last night. Wells knocked out his…

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Maitland District. Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 January 1914 · page 6

Northern and Cessnock concluded their match on the Show Ground on Saturday afternoon. The wicket was gain in excellent order. Continuing their innings,…

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Boxing in Sydney. Mehegan Knocked Out Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 January 1914 · page 3

It was the boast of William Saylor, the American light-weight, when he came to Australia, that he would knock out four of his six opponents here. He started by…

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District News. Wallsend and Plattsburg British Football Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 January 1914 · page 6

The annual meeting of the British Football Association was held at White's Hotel, Wallsend, on Saturday evening, Mr. H. Maggs presiding…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 January 1914 · page 3

The glove contest to take place at the Victoria Theatre Newcastle this morning, between R. Whitelaw and W. M'Nabb, promises to attract a very large attendance. They…

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