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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1917

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Cricket. Teams for

Northern Times · Thursday 8 February 1917 · page 2

Dangar Park v. Cathedral, on Dangar Park wicket, on Saturday.—Dangar Park team: Bailey, Denche[?], King, M'Auliffe, Dobson, Street…

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Boolaroo Races. Postponement Decided Upon

Northern Times · Thursday 8 February 1917 · page 4

In view of the continuous rain the committee of the Boolaroo Jockey Club have decided to postpone the meeting set down for Saturday next…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1917 · page 3

Tommy Ryan, the Sydney featherweight. has agreed Ito meet Bert Spargo any date from two weeks hence, the contest to take place in Melbourne. Spargo is the…

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Swimming. Surf Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 3

At a well-attended meeting of delegate from combined surf clubs of Newcastle district, comprising Newcastle, Cook's Hill and Stockton Clubs, held in the…

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Bowls. Maitland Teams

Northern Times · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 3

The Maitland versus Singleton game in connection with the Raysmith Shield Competition, will be played at Singleton on Saturday. Maitland will…

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Cricket. Teams for

Northern Times · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 2

Morewether v. Dockyards, on Merewether wicket. Morewether team for Saturday.—Coles, Cox, Whittle, Barlow, Stevenson. Howes, Pritchard…

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Cricket. Teams for To-morrow

Northern Times · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 3

Cathderal A team. v. Dangar Park, on Dangar Park wicket: Hoy, Bradstock. Noble, Young, Strick, Brown, Holm, Beaton. Warland. M'Neill…

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Swimming

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

The proposed carnival at Cessnock has been postponed pending permission to use the Aberdare Colliery's dam. What probably is a record in the art…

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Cricket

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

Owing to the wet weather last Saturday the local committee deemed it advisable to put all matched back one Saturday consequently no matches were played,…

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Bowls. a Challenge Game

Northern Times · Saturday 10 February 1917 · page 6

A challenge game of more than usual interest, was played on the Lowlands Green yesterday afternoon. Veteran Frost, who can still show…

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Cricket. School Match

Northern Times · Saturday 10 February 1917 · page 7

On the Sports Ground yesterday, Marist Brothers defeated High School by 63 runs to 43. The principal scorers for Marist Brothers were Murray…

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Swimming. Instruction for Schools. Teachers' Association Acts

Northern Times · Saturday 10 February 1917 · page 6

The Newcastle Teachers' Association has long recognised the fact that the leaching of swimming to school children is one of the most Important…

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Late Sporting. Cricket, Suggestions for Easter Match

Northern Times · Saturday 10 February 1917 · page 6

Mr. James F. Kerr, Dulwich Hill, writes to the "Arrow":—"As the good old game of cricket is very much alive this season in the Newcastle district…

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Athletics

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

Paddy King, the one-time crack feather- weight boxer, has returned to Newcastle, and will probably settle down hero. Paddy left Newcastle in 1902 for West Australia,…

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Football in London. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 February 1917 · page 5

The greatest interest attaches to the forthcoming Rugby match on the 17th instant at Richmond between a Now Zealad team from France, and an unbeaten…

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Cricket. Association Meeting. Match for Easter

Northern Times · Monday 12 February 1917 · page 2

Newcastle Cricket Association commutes met an usual. A protest from broker, Hill Proprietary C.C. against Dockyard, for playing a man not…

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Athletics. Edwards Knocks Out M'coy. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 February 1917 · page 3

In the contest for the lightweight championship at the Stadium last night, Liew Edwards, 9st 8¼lb, the English boxer, knocked out Herb M'Coy, 9st 8½lb, of…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1917 · page 3

At a meeting of members of Hamilton Bowling Club, held last night, to consider the removal and enlargement of the pavilion, it was decided to submit the matter…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1917 · page 3

Lambton 3rd Grade v. Waratah A, at Lambton. Won by Lambton by 56 runs outright. Lambton, in their first innings, scored 47, Spruce 13 Mitchell 12, and…

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Cricket. CATHEDRAL v. Dangar Park

Northern Times · Tuesday 13 February 1917 · page 2

On Saturday Dangar Park met and defeated Cathedral A on the former's wicket by 83 runs. Dansar Park, on winning the toss, decided to send…

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