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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1916

1,057 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 53

Bowls. Champion Rink

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 March 1916 · page 3

On the City green yesterday afternoon, Waratah and Wallsend met and played their first heat in the champion rink competition. The match was very one-sided,…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 March 1916 · page 3

The senior final will shortly be decided Wickham and Ironclads are the teams left in, and as they have both been busy at the nets, a good game should be witnessed…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 March 1916 · page 3

Billy M'Nabb is anxious to get going in the boxing game, and would like to meet Fritz Maki or Red Watson. A Red Watson-Billy M'Nabb clash would…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 March 1916 · page 3

The postponed annual meeting of South Newcastle Rugby League Football Club will be held at the Junction Mechanics' Institute on Saturday night…

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Bowls. Hamilton Ladies v. Sydney Chemists

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 March 1916 · page 3

A team of four rinks from the Hamilton Ladies' Club, accompanied by several players, from the men's club, visited Sydney on Wednesday, for the purpose of…

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Soldiers at Football. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 March 1916 · page 5

The New Zealand soldier-footballers beast the Inns of Court Officers Training Corps to-day at Richmond by 20 points to 6…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 March 1916 · page 3

To-night, at the Maitland Stadium, Sox M'Kinnon meets Young Jeffries, and stirring battle should result. Both ore in good nick, and the same can be said of…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1916 · page 10

A special general meeting of members of Hamilton Bowling Club will be held in the pavilion on Monday night. Lambton team v. Lowlands, on Lambton…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1916 · page 10

The first junior final match between Dangar Park and Adamstown will be brought to a close this afternoon. Adamstown requires 160 runs to win, with eight…

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Newcastle Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1916 · page 10

The Newcastle Jockey Club will bring off an attractive programme of six events to-day. A good entry has been received, and as the list includes most of the best…

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The Autumn Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1916 · page 13

The attendance at the recent Caulfield and Flemington autumn race meetings showed comparatively little falling off to the eye, and substantial profits should…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1916 · page 10

At the Star Theatre, Junction, on Tuesday night, the 28th instant, a big athletic display is to be given inlaid of St. Joseph's school extension fund. Les…

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Boxing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 March 1916 · page 6

The second round of the £50 tournament was held at the Maitland Stadium on Saturday evening, when the attendance was very large, including a number of soldiers…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 March 1916 · page 3

The annual general meeting of the Northern branch of the New South Wales Rugby League will be held at the Chamber of Commerce to-night…

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Saturday's Bowls. Lowlands v. HAMILTON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 March 1916 · page 7

On Lowlands Green on Saturday, Hamilton suffered their first defeat this season in the pennant competition, when the Lowlands team won by the handsome…

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Boxing in America. Gibbons Beaten. St. Paul

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 March 1916 · page 5

Jeff Smith, who recently returned from Australia, defeated Mike Gibbons in a ten-rounds no-decision bout. Smith led in every round…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 March 1916 · page 3

Barney Reynolds, one of the best known figures in sporting circles in Australia, died on Friday night somewhat suddenly in Melbourne. He had been in indifferent…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1916 · page 3

The adjourned committee meeting of the Northern District Bowling Association will be held at the Chamber of Commerce to-night…

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Football League. Annual Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1916 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Northern branch of the Rugby Football League was held at the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce last evening. Mr. L. D. Mouat, the…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1916 · page 3

Tommy Uren has now fully recovered from his sudden attack of enteritis, and it is possible he will meet O'Connor on April 1 in Sydney. It has not yet bean…

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