Athletics
News has been received at Helensburgh that Rod Stander, a well-known local boxer, his been killed at the front. Gunga Brahm, the well-known wrestler,…
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Sport, 1916
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Bowls
A general meeting of members of Hamilton Bowing Club will be held in the club's pavilion on Monday right, when the selection of the champion rink and the…
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By the death of Mr. George Bewick, the game of cricket loses one of its most enthusiastic supporters. For many years he acted as secretary of the Newcastle…
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The February meeting of the Boolaroo Racing Club is to take place this afternoon, and given fine weather, a large attendance may be looked for. An…
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Much interesting evidence was given during the hearing of the case in the Brisbane Police Court, at the conclusion of which Vera Cleary was committed for trial…
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Jimmy Daniels' challenge to wrestle any lost man in the Newcastle district is not likely to he accepted, for the reason that there are no catch-as-catch men…
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The naval end military boxing tournament in aid of the Newcastle Soldiers Club was continued at the Royal Rink de Luxe on Saturday night. The…
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Owing to the heavy rain on Friday and early on Saturday morning, all matches were declared off on Saturday. The decision not to play had hardly been made…
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The Premier Club held a 50 yards' handicap in the Ocean Baths on Saturday afternoon. A big sea was breaking right over the baths, and made the racing very…
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In the senior competition Wickham beat Lambton by 63 runs on the first innings, Wickham compiled 207 and Lambton 144 (A. Hay 33. Will Mov 39, T. Balks 26,…
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At the Canterbury Park races on Saturday there was a large attendance. The results were as under:— Hurdle Race, a handicap of 100 sovs,…
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At the Women's Championship Swimming Carnival held at Manly yesterday. Miss Fanny Durack won the 100 yards championship of Australia from Miss M…
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The semi-finals of the naval and military boxing tourney will be fought out to-morrow night, and also the final of the "featherweight" division. Fulton and…
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The Newcastle Surf Swimming Club's annual carnival will be held in the Ocean Baths on Saturday, February 26. The committee has drawn up an attractive…
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A special general meeting of members of Hamilton Club was held in the pavilion on Monday night for the purpose of selecting the champion rink and arranging…
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Jimmy Mildex beat Young Symonds in the twelfth round for the flyweight contest for the Lonsdale Belt and a stake of £500…
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At the Maitland Stadium on Saturday the contest for the featherweight championship of the north, between Frosty Darcy and Joe Costa will take place. Two…
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The match Hamilton-Lowlands v. Wickham-City was played on the Hamilton green yesterday, and although the afternoon was rather warm, the game was…
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The naval and military boxing tournament, in aid of the Newcastle Soldiers' Club, was brought to a successful termination at the Royal Rink de Luxe last night…
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Next Saturday night Les Darcy will go out of his class to meet Harold Hardwick for the Australian heavy-weight championship…
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