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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1918

1,466 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 74

Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1918 · page 3

The Premier Amateur Club will conduct a 100 yards handicap for the Pearce Cup at the ocean baths to-night. This will be the 22nd handicap for the competition,…

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Swimming Premier Amateur Handicap

Northern Times · Wednesday 13 March 1918 · page 2

The Premier Amateur Swimming Club will conduct a 100 yards handicap for the "Pearce Cup" at the ocean bath to-night, for which the following…

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Football Adamstown Rosebuds

Northern Times · Wednesday 13 March 1918 · page 2

At a meeting or Adamstown footballers held in Mrs. Roberts's rooms last night, with Mr. Bloomfield in the chair, it was decided to re-form the…

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Football. B.a. Rules

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1918 · page 3

George Pollock, the ex-Adamstown, player, who recently won the Military Medal, has, in addition, been promoted to sergeant…

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Cricket Competition Notes Possible Team Against Sydney. (Notes by "Slip")

Northern Times · Wednesday 13 March 1918 · page 2

The second last matches before the final were completed in senior and first junior ranks on Saturday. The position of the senior clubs remain…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1918 · page 3

The 100 yards handicap of the Premier Club for the Pearce Cup, at the Ocean Baths last night, proved one of the best race seen at the baths All the heats were closely…

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Builders at Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1918 · page 6

Twenty-four members of the Master Builders' Association and Builders' Exchange of Sydney visited Newcastle yesterday, for the purpose of meeting a like…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1918 · page 3

The final game in the boys' 18 grade will commence at the Sports Ground, on Saturday next. Islington and Adamstown are the competing teams, and a good game should result…

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Wallsend Races

Northern Times · Thursday 14 March 1918 · page 5

Entries for the Wallsend Easter races close on Thursday next. March 21, with H. B. Dando, Tattersall's Chambers, Pitt Street, Sydney, or…

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Football. B.a. Rules

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1918 · page 3

Robert's room was well packed on Tuesday night, when a mooting of players and supporters of Adamstown Rosebuds Soccer teams was held. Mr. Bloomfield, who was…

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Cricket Improvement of Grounds

Northern Times · Thursday 14 March 1918 · page 2

The cricketers of the district were well catered for in years gone by, when the Newcastle cricket ground was of the best, under the late "Bill"…

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Bowls Lambton v. WARATAH

Northern Times · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 2

Lambton team against Waratah green:—Jones. H. Payne. Jarrett. H. Payne. Jarrett. H.Charlton. Gilbert, Gibbs Bull. Batlerhann. Milligan. Pringle. P…

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Newcastle Races Anticipations for To-morrow

Northern Times · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 2

After an interval of several months, the lags will be flying at Brodmeadow to-morrow, when the Newcastle Jockey Club will conduct their March…

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Swimming. To-day's Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 5

Surfers will be in great force on the beach this afternoon taking part in the Newcastle Surf Club and Life-saving Brigade's annual patriotic carnival. Members of Bondi Bronte,…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 5

The final game of the boys 18 grade final will commence at the Sports Ground to-day, between Islington and Adamstown. The wicket has been overhauled for the occasion, and…

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Football. League

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Referees Association is to be held at the Trades Hall on Tuesday evening next…

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Newcastle Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 5

The Newcastle Jockey Club will make another bid for public patronage to-day, when he March meeting in set down for decision. With entries totalling just on 150 for the…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 5

Fred Fitzsimmons could have at least half a dozen contests in Newcastle it the embarge had not been placed on twenty-round battles, Harry Green and Sam Saunders say they…

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BOWLS Draw for

Northern Times · Monday 18 March 1918 · page 5

Following is the draw for bowls matches to be played on saturday:— "B" Grade City No. 1 v. Y.Lowlands No. 1, at Hamilton green; Lowlands No. 2 [?]…

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Saturday's Bowls. Pennant and B Competition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 March 1918 · page 7

The tow teams left in the pennant and B competition met on Saturday, the result being that the Lowlands beat Maitland, and Hamilton beat the City in…

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