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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1918

1,466 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 74

Football. (B.a. Rules.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 March 1918 · page 3

A meeting of Northern District British Football Association was held in the Trades Hall on Saturday night, Mr. R Martin in the chair. The suggestion to…

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Cheating a Country Man Alleged Racing Conspiracy Horse Trainer and Others Charged SYDNEY

Northern Times · Monday 18 March 1918 · page 5

Harold Billington, a horse trainer, was charged at the Police Court with having between January 23 and 27 last, with F. Harris and George Wallace. conspired to…

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Athletics. Death of Dick Burge. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 March 1918 · page 3

The death is announced of Dick Burge the well-known boxer. Burge was born at Cheltenham on December 19, 1865, and made his first…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 March 1918 · page 3

The annual meeting of the East Newcastle Rugby League Football Club will be held at the Central Hotel to-night. A meeting of the Waratah League Football…

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Cricket the Easter Match

Northern Times · Tuesday 19 March 1918 · page 2

The team to represent Newcastle in the special Easter match has been finally selected, and although it may not suit al. the players. it is undoubtedly the best the…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 March 1918 · page 7

To-night, at the ocean baths, the Premier Amateur Club will conduct a plunge competition, a diving display, and at 100 yards brace relay handicap, for two gold medals donated…

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Swimming Premier Amateur Event

Northern Times · Wednesday 20 March 1918 · page 2

To-night at the ocean bath the Premier Amateur Swimming Clup will conduct a plunge competition, a diving display and 100 yards brace-relay handicap for two gold…

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Football. B.a. Rules

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 March 1918 · page 7

In connection with the proposal that the South Maitland British Football Association should run a third grade competition to cater for Greta and South Maitland teams, the…

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Heddon Races

Northern Times · Thursday 21 March 1918 · page 5

Special trains will run from Newcastle to Heddon Greta races on Saturday next, as per advertisement in another column…

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CRICKET Saturday's Matches

Northern Times · Thursday 21 March 1918 · page 2

It is many years since so much interest has been taken in the game in this district; each ground being well patronised. THIRD GRADE GAME…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 3

The competition for the Pearce Cup will be continued to-morrow afternoon by the Premier Amateur Club with a 50 yards handicap…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 6

Kurri Kurri No. 1 v. Cessnock No. 2, at Cessnock: Nelson, Allomes, Johnson Hestelow, Smith, Frost, M'Intosh, Pounder, Bower, Gillon, Hayes, Duckworth,…

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Cricket To-morrow's Matches

Northern Times · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 2

Owing to a patriotic sports gathering to-morrow, the concluding day's play of the under 18 grade cricket final, between Adamstown and Islington, has been…

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Heddon Greta Races Prospects for To-morrow

Northern Times · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 2

Newcastle sportsmen will be entered for at Heddon Greta to-morrow, when a first-class programme of racing will be provided. The entry list discloses a much better…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 March 1918 · page 5

The competition for the Pearce Cup, in the Premier Club, is drawing to a close. After to-day's race only a 75 and 100 yards handicap will be run to decide the winner. The…

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Racing Budget Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 March 1918 · page 5

The Jumpers, New York, Lootoo and Colonel Light have arrived from Melbourne to take part in the A.J.C. Autumn meeting. New York won the Stanley Steeplechase at…

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Football. B.a. Rules

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 March 1918 · page 5

Merewether Advance held a meeting in Blackburn's Hotel on Wednesday night. President E. Buxton in the chair. The discussion on the districts was fairly carried out, and…

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Racing Budget Notes and Gossip

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 March 1918 · page 2

Yesterday's announcement concerning the adoption of the acceptance system by the Newcastle Jockey Club, did not create a great deal of surprise. as, on doubt, the…

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Bowls. Lowlands v. STOCKTON. (On Lowlands green, on Thursday night.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 March 1918 · page 5

L. S. Forrest, O'Meagher, Harrison, Parton 42—Oldham, M'Dermott, M'Gregor, Miller—5 Bull, Ranclaud, Thorpe, Dann...15—…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 March 1918 · page 5

Jummer Edwards announces that he will run a £100 boxing tournament in the King's Hall next month. In all, there will be six divisions—bantam, feather, light, welter, middle,…

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