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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1917

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Swimming. Newcastle Surf Club

Northern Times · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 5

The Newcastle Surf Swimming Club will decide a 100 yards handicap race in the Ocean bath, on Saturday afternoon, at 3 o'clock. Following are the…

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Cricket

Northern Times · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 5

Hamilton v. Dangar [?] Dangar Park wicker. Hamilton [?]: Payne. Abbott. Gibbs, Nicke's Spurway, Johes, James, Howe, Wilson,…

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Bowls. Teams for

Northern Times · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 2

In the pennant match, Lowland v. Lambton, on Lowland's green. Lowland team: Brien, Wooden, White, Clayton; Hudson, Scorer, Christie,…

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Cricket. Notes by Point

Northern Times · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 2

Senior games last Saturday, although the players were very keen, were somewhat dull from a spectators point of view. Against a rather…

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Boxing

Northern Times · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 5

The fight at the Sydney Stadium to-night is an emergency battle owing to the American boxer Jack Coyne being ill. Coyne was to have met Tommy…

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Bowls. Former Champion's Form

Northern Times · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 7

Mr. J. Frost. formerly bowls champion of the north, put in an appearance yesterday afternoon on the Lowlands green, after an absence of 15…

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Football B.a. Rules

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 10

The presentation of medals won by Wallsend Rovers took place at Means' Rooms, Wallsend, on Wednesday night Mr. A. Manefield was in this chair, and…

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A.j.c. Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 10

A start will be made with the A.J.C. Anniversary meeting to-day, when the principal event set down for decision is the Challenge Stakes. There are thirteen…

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Selecting a Cricket Team. (To the Editor.)

Northern Times · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 7

Sir,—I have, read with interest the several letters appearing in your columns respecting the team to be selected against perersham Club. I…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 10

The events to be decided at the friendly societies' ninth annual demonstration, to be held on Boomerang Park, Raymond Terrace, on Friday, January 25,…

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Boxing

Northern Times · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 5

Fitz Maki is to box Tom O'Malley at the Sydney Stadium tonight. He is in perfect condition, having gone through a solid course of training at…

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Wallsend Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 7

The Wallsend Jockey Club's January race meeting was hold on Saturday in warm weather. There was a very fair attendence, but the counter-attraction at…

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Cricket. Notes by Point

Northern Times · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 2

Two interesting fixtures are set down for next Friday and Saturday. The match on January 27 is the most important fixture arranged for many…

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Cricket. Newcastle v. PETERSHAM

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 7

The following teams have been selected to represent Newcastle District first team v. Second (12) team on Cricket Ground at1 1.30 next Friday and also v. Petersham…

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Athletics. Death of Tom Turner

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 7

Slowly but surely the sportsmen of the old school are passing away. The latest to depart this life is tom Turner, who will be remembered as a keen and…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 3

Central v. Tarro.—Played on former's wicket, and won by Central by 19 runs Both teams were in the running for the pennants, and a very interesting game…

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Muswellbrook Races

Northern Times · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 5

Mr. W. Quinn, secretary of the Muswellbrook Jockey Club, noti[?]s that the time for receiving entries for the race meeting on Monday next…

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Anzacs at Football

Northern Times · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 1

PARIS, Monday.—Anzac footballers in their match against a Paris Rugby team, made a lively game, and had the upper hand at the…

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Cricket. CENTRAL V. TARRO

Northern Times · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 2

Central and Tarro played on the former's nickel on Saturday, and Central won by 19 runs. Both teams were in the running for the…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 3

Twenty-seven members of the East Sydney Amateur Athletic Club have signified their intention of competing at the returned soldiers' sports on the…

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