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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1916

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Boxing in America. Willard Beats Moran. New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 March 1916 · page 5

Jess Willard, the heavyweight champion boxer of the World, beat Frank Moran on points…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 March 1916 · page 3

Much interest is centred in the visit of all the leading boxers to-morrow night. They are to gave an entertainment in the Star Picture Theatre,…

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Swimming. Public Schools Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1916 · page 3

The first annual, swimming carnival of the Newcastle District Public School was held at the ocean baths. The event was In every way most successful, as, during…

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Athletic Display

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1916 · page 6

The organisers of the athletic display to be given at the Star Pictures, Junction, to-night, in aid of the fund for the extension of St. Joseph's school buildings, have…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1916 · page 3

The entertainment to be given at the Star Theatre, Junction, to-night, by all the leading boxers, in aid of St. Joseph's Church Extension Fund, is likely to…

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Athletic Display. Big Boxers at Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 March 1916 · page 8

An athletic display was given in the Star Picture Theatre at the Junction last evening by several leading boxers in aid of St. Joseph's Catholic School extension…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 March 1916 · page 9

Billy Yates was to have met Matt. Murphy in Brisbane next Saturday, but Yates cannot be located, and therefore Fernand Quendreux will meet Murphy in…

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Bowls. the Northern Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 March 1916 · page 3

Mr. R. Robinson, of Myra-street, Hamilton wrote to the "Referee" on the question of the withdrawal of affiliation from the New South Wales Association, as…

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Swimming Championship. W. A. Macdonald Wins. Sydney, Wednesday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 March 1916 · page 4

At the Drummoyne Club's patriotic carnival to-night, the 100yds scratch race for swimmers under eighteen years of age—practically the junior State…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 March 1916 · page 3

Lightweight Johnny O'Leary, who has a newspaper decision over world's champion Freddy Welsh, wants to make the trip to Australia, and is negotiating with Mr…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 3

"Jack High's" statement in yesterday's issue that in last year's singles championship the metropolitan players had to wait from the 26th of January until May…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 3

Dave Meekin, who is not unknown to Newcastle fight followers, can be backed for a substantial sum against O'Connor, Delaney, Gilmore, Uren, or M'Coy…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1916 · page 10

On Wednesday night the East Newcastle Third Grade Team Club held their annual meeting in the Chamber of Commerce. There was a large attendance of…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1916 · page 10

On the Cricket Ground next Friday, cricket match has been arranged between the Combined Sydney Schools and a Combined Maitland-Newcastle High School…

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Bowls. the Raysmith Shield

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1916 · page 10

The final match in the Raysmith Shield competition will be played off on the Lowlands, green this afternoon, between teams from the City and Hamilton Clubs. These…

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Soldiers at Football London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1916 · page 5

The New Zealand soldiers defeated the Australians at Rugby football by 5 points to nil. Muir scored a try for the New Zealanders, which was converted by…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1916 · page 10

At Maitland Stadium to-night the management will stage the second series of bouts in the second round of their £50 tourney, when all those lads drawn and…

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Boxing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 April 1916 · page 6

On account of the unsettled weather conditions there was only a fair attendance at the Maitland Stadium on Saturday evening, when the second round of the…

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Swimming in Sydney. New Records Established. Sydney

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

At the Municipal Baths last night, the New South Wales Amatour Swimming Association held a carnival, in aid of the returned blind soldiers…

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Rosehill Races. Quairneta in Form

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

There was a large attendance at the Rosehill race meeting on Saturday, when the different events resulted as under.:—First Hurdle Race, a handicap of 100…

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