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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1915

1,072 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 54

Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1915 · page 3

Kahanamoku figured at a big swimming carnival at St. Klida baths on Saturday. He won at 100 yards scratch race easily by two yards from Cunha (Hawail),…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1915 · page 3

On the Waratah green yesterday afternoon Hamilton rink qualified for the third round in the district rink championship, by beating Singleton by 41 to 14…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1915 · page 3

Alf Bomwich, lightweight champion of New Zealand, who is at present residing at Cessnock, is anxious to meet any lightweight in the northern district for a side…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 February 1915 · page 2

Messrs. Hardyman, Adamson, R. Bond, and Pepper will represent Wickham in the champion rink competition against Lowlands on the City green this…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 February 1915 · page 2

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

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 February 1915 · page 2

The Third Grade final is to commence on Saturday at the Cricket Ground, Stockton and Rechabites being the contestants. Both teams lave thoroughly earned their…

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Waratah. the Golf Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 February 1915 · page 11

The fourth annual report of the Waratah, Golf Club, Limited, for the year ended 31st December, 1914, to be presented to forthcoming annual shows that…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 February 1915 · page 2

A quoit handicap will take place at Wilson's Marquis of Lorne hotel, Lambton, on Saturday. Jim Reay, writing from Abermain, says…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 3

Miss Fanny Durack passed through Newcastle on Tuesday evening, on her journey to Brisbane, who She is competing in the Australian championships…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 3

On the City green yesterday afternoon Wickham and Lowlands met in the champion rink competition, and a keenly contested game resulted. The Lowlands…

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Golf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Waratah Golf Club will be hold at the Parish Hall, Mayfield, to-night…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 3

"Cricket Enthusiast" writes:—"Being a spectator at 2nd junior semi-final. Rechabites v. Maitland-road Methodists, I would like to inform the public of the way…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 3

Jeff Smith and Mick King meet in Melbourne next Saturday fight. This will be the first contest in the now Stadium. The following Saturday Hughie Mehegan and…

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Swimming Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 6

The Newcastle Surf Club's annual, carnival is to be held to-morrow, and if fine weather condition prevail there is sure to be a large attendance. The…

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Lawn Tennis. No Tourneys. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 5

The Lawn Tennis Association has decided not to challenge the Davis Cup, and not to held open tourneys…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 3

A contest fall of exciting situations may be looked for at Cessnock to-night, when Jacky Hall, the pride of Abermain, and Togo Lyons, of Queensland, are to…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 10

In the Hamilton Club champion pairs competition, two rounds have been played, with the following results:—First round: T. and S. Kinder beat Allen and…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 10

The annual meeting of the Northern District British Football Association is to be held at Lynch's Hotel, Newcastle to-night…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 10

The first of the season's finals will be commenced to-day, at the Association Ground, when Stockton and Rechabites meet to decide the destination of the…

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Wallsend Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 10

The Wallsend Jockey Club will make another bid for public patronage to-day, when a six-event programme is to be run. The entries are sufficiently…

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