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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1915

1,072 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 54

Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 April 1915 · page 3

Interviewed in Melbourne on the result of the Johnson-Willard battle; J. J. Corbett said: "The result does not surprise me in the least. On the other…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 April 1915 · page 3

Mr. Geo. H. Williams, secretary and chief examiner in Australia for the Royal Life saving Society, will visit Newcastle on Saturday next for the purpose of…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 April 1915 · page 3

In response to an invitation from [?] ladies of South Ashfield, a team of [?] rinks from the Hamilton to Ladies' [?] Club will visit Ashfield on Thursday [?]…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 April 1915 · page 3

The match Wickham Electorate v. Newcastle Waratah Electorates combined as to be resumed on the Wickham Oval tomorrow afternoon, and as the game is…

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Lawn Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 April 1915 · page 3

Hamilton A v. Adamstown A, at Hamilton.—Byfield, Morris, Porteous, Chalmers. St. Augustine's C.Y. Wickham B, at…

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A.J.C. Races Again Postponed. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 April 1915 · page 3

Owing to the rain the Randwick race course will be unfit to race upon to-morrow, and consequently, the A.J.C. committee has decided on another postponement…

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Athletics. Bill Squires Again

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 April 1915 · page 3

Bill squires was in Newcastle yesterday looking the very picture of ruddy health—hardy, muscular, and nimble. In the course of a chat the one-time…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 April 1915 · page 6

Maitland v Lowlands, on the latter's green, to-day. Oakes, Kerr, Pender Kline, Karry, Logan, Samson, Johnston. Cooper, Marshall, Jerman, Edmunds, Fry…

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Cricket. the Late A. E. Stoddart

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 April 1915 · page 10

No international cricketer was batter known or more highly respected than the late Andrew Ernest-Stoddart, who played for Middlesex as an amateur. He was…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 April 1915 · page 10

Sld. Neilson ("the Fighting Dane") passed through Newcastle yesterday, on his way to Cessnock, where he is to meet jack Darcy under Fred Carrick's…

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Maitland District. Rugby Football League. Annual Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 April 1915 · page 6

The annual meeting of the Hunter District Rugby Football League was held in the West Maitland School of Arts on Saturday evening, Mr. R. Waston, presiding…

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Boxing Tournament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 April 1915 · page 6

The second round, of the nine and ten stone, tournaments, promoted by Messrs. Howe and Edwards, drew a very large attendance to the Maitland Stadium on…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 April 1915 · page 3

A special meeting of members of central Rugby league Football Club will be held at Wales' Hotel-to-morrow night…

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A.j.c. Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 April 1915 · page 3

The third day's racing in connection with the A.J.C. autumn meeting was disposed of at Randwick on Saturday. There was a large attendance, and fine weather…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 April 1915 · page 3

Mr. Nivon, the West Australian boxing promoter, has wired H. Ancinoll, promising to find matches for Volaire, Denis., and Leproux with Mohegan, Morey, Kay,…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 April 1915 · page 3

On Saturday last in Sydney the chief events in the bowling competitions were the two deciding games in the pennant, in which Mosman v. Chatswood and…

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Golf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 April 1915 · page 3

The bogey competition played off on the Waratah Club's links on Saturday last for which 18 entries were received, was won by Mr. J. W. Greaves…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 April 1915 · page 3

A meeting of members ant intending members of the western Suburbs Rugby League Club will be held at Smith's Hotel, Lambton, to-night…

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A.J.C. Races. Concluding Day. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 April 1915 · page 5

The A.J.C. Autumn meeting was brought [?] conclusion to-day in the weather [?] was a large attendance. Appen[?] are the result.:—…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 April 1915 · page 3

The boxing game has again come into Favour at West Wallsend, and during the last month some good sport has been witnessed by the lovers of the game. A…

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