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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1919

2,225 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 112

Racing Budget Broadmeadow Training

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 January 1919 · page 2

The hurdles were out 18ft on the course proper at Broadmeadow this morning. Only a couple of fast gallops were registered on account of…

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New England Coursing Glen Innes Club Active

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 January 1919 · page 4

This year there will be a revival of coursing in the New England district but this revival, so far, has been confined to [?]en innes alone. From reports…

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Football. B.a. Rules

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1919 · page 3

A further conference between the Metropolitan British Football Association and the New South Wales Association was to take place in Sydney last night…

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Army Rugby Diggers Will Play London, Monday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 January 1919 · page 3

The A.I.F. will enter a team for the inter-army Rugby competition, which will commence late in the season. Married Men Fly?" demands a headline. The answed is that many married men would, if only they knew where to fly to…

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Boxing in Sydney. Williams Beats Gleeson. Sydney, Monday night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1919 · page 6

At the Stadium to-night, Bob Williams, 9st 8½lb, defeated Pat Gleeson, 9st 7½lb, on points in a twenty-round bout, thus retaining the lightweight championship…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 3

Hamilton team v. Wallsend, at Wallsend, this afternoon: Connor, T. Brown, Tyler, Shirley; Board, Day, Sneddon, S. Kinder…

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League Swimming

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 5

The Newcastle Surf League of Swimmers is holding its first nightly handicap for the Myer Cohen trophy to-night. Much interest is being taken in this new body…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 3

'Clads A1 against Lambton ran up 254. Rodgers got the first century for the season. He played an attractive innings, ably assisted by Veteran Bramble, 29,…

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Racing Budget News and Notes

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 2

The crack 14.0 pony, Star Queen, holds a certificate for that class until February 7, after which date she will need to be remeasured…

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Interstate Cricket Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 4

Members of the Victorian Eleven chosen to play New South Wales in the match to commence on Saturday arrived in Sydney this morning. The…

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CRICKET Notes on the Game

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 6

These teams met at Centennial Park on a fair wicket. Wickham having first knock. Hogue commenced for a "duck…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 3

Frank (Frosty) Darcy will have a big jump to his next contest, which will be against Barney Thompson, the welterweight champion of Victoria…

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Glen Innes Racing

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 4

The influx of visitors to Glen Innes for the Anniversary meeting is already noticeable. Accommodation at this period of the year is always at a…

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Football in France

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 5

It is reported from Paris that 20,000 persons attended the Rugby match on Sunday. The Australian fifteen was picked after ten trial games at the front. It…

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Racing Budget Broadway Training

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 2

The hurdies were out 27ft on the course proper at Broadmeadow this morning. Budgee did a useful working gallop over six furlongs. Fair…

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Boxing in Sydney. Sydney, Wednesday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 5

At the Hippodrome to-night Tom O'Malley, 11st 3½lb, defeated Jim Tracey, 12st 6lb. The bout was set down to go ten rounds, but after the fourth Tracey gave…

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Interstate Cricket. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 4

The eleven Victorian cricketers, who are to meet the representatives of New South Wales in a return match at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday,…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 3

Hibberd and Clarke, two evenly-matched local lads, are to provide the main contest at the Imperial Pavilion on Saturday night next. Mannix and College will…

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Swimming

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 2

The following handicaps have been allotted by the club's handicapper, Mr. Myer Cohen, for the Newcastle Surf Amateur Swimming Club's 50 yards handicap,…

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BOXING Frank Darcy's Intentions SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 4

Frank Darcy has given up his work as a baker, and will devote all his time to improving his boxing. Jack Munro, manager of the Stadium, has…

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