Swimming
W. A. Macdonald, the 100yds and 220yds champion of the northern district, is piling up an attractive record. He entered upon his swimming career at thirteen…
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Sport, 1916
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Cricket
The second grade final between Dangar Park and Adamstown is to be played on the Newcastle Cricket Ground this afternoon…
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A start will be made with the V.R.C. Autumn meeting to-day, when the Newcastle Handicap is to be decided. Originally there were 110 horses nominated,…
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Fred Fitzsimmons is out with a challenge to Sox M'Kinnon at 9st 4lb ringside for any side bet. Fitzsimmons will be conceding 8lb or 9lb, but he says he does…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Football in England. South Africa V. New Zealand. London
Ten thousand spectators, mostly khakiclad, clad, saw the Rugby football match between the South African soldiers and the New Zealand convalescents. The South…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Athletics. Watson Beats Delaney. Brisbane
At the stadium last night, Red Watson knocked out Fred Delaney in the first round. Watson had hardly commenced when Delaney was dropped with a right…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Late Sporting. V.r.c. Races
The V.R.C. autumn meeting will be continued at Flemington to-day. The principal event set down for decision is the Australian Cup, two and a-quarter…
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A match has not yet been arranged for the Rushcutter's Bay Stadium on the 18th instant. As Darcy is not available, the best draw card seems to, be a return…
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Mr. Geo. H. Williams, secretary to the Royal Life-saving Society, visited Stockton recently, and conducted examination of candidates from the Stockton Surf…
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A meeting of the committee of the Northern District Bowling Association was held at the Chamber of Commerce last evening to take into consideration the…
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Sir,—I notice by the report of the Merewether Council's last meeting that the late Mayor, Alderman Case, says that he is surprised at the attitude taken up…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Royalty and Racing
The association of Royalty with racing dates from a very remote period in our history (says a writer in "'Bally's Magazine"), and has continued almost…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Football. League Rules
The annual meeting of the northern branch of the Rugby Football League is to be held at the Chamber of Commerce on Monday evening, the 20th inst…
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Entries for the £50 tournament, to be held at the Maitland Stadium, commencing next Saturday night, close with Milford and Jennings, Newcastle, or at the…
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No doubt with the idea that any stick is good enough to beat a dog with, the mouthpiece of the New South Wales Bowling Association, in a metropolitan daily…
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At the annual meeting of the Waratah Golf Club, Limited, held in the parish hall, Mayfield, on Friday evening, the president. Mr. H. Eorkeley, presided…
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Mr. James Clayton writes: "The assumption that I am the northern club delegate referred to in a metropolitan daily is not correct."…
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The annual meeting of the Central Rugby League Football Club will be held at the Council Chambers, Hamilton, to-night…
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Merewether B team v. Ironclad A. on Ironclad wicket, 2.30.—Bailey, Barlow, Dunn, Williamson, Woods, Whittle, Brown, Minnican, Ritchie, Rich, Cotterill…
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Red Watson, the American boxer, is out with a challenge to any welterweight for £50 a side. Holland and Brown are to meet again…
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