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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1920

2,426 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 19 of 122

Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 3

The final of the northern district championship rescue and resuscitation competition was decided at the Merewether surf carnival on Saturday last. Four heats…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 3

A very pleasant function took place on the City Bowling Club's green yesterday afternoon, when one of the club's oldest members. Mr. John Wakefield, who is…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 3

A meeting of Hamilton B.A Club will be held at Donald's corner to-night. A conference between East Newcastle District League Football Clubs and the…

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Racing Budget Doncaster and Cup Meetings to Come

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 3

March 13.—Newcastle. March 20.—Wall[?]d. March 2[?]—Maitland. April 20-21—Tamworth…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 3

Andy Maguire, who was one of the best bantams in Australia a few years ago, has issued a challenge to Young Kelly, the featherweight champion of Victoria…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1920 · page 7

The Premier Amateur Club will conduct a 300 yards handicap for the Pearce trophy at the Ocean Baths to-night, and also a 100 yards junior handicap for the…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1920 · page 7

At Hamilton ladies' green yesterday afternoon a complimentary farewell game was tendered to Mr. J. Wakefield on the eve of his departure for Melbourne. The…

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League Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1920 · page 5

A largely attended meeting of the East Newcastle Rugby League Football Club and the Northern District Association Rugby Football League was held at the…

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Waratah Golf Club

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 March 1920 · page 3

The waratah Golf Club's 1920 season official opening is advertised in our columns to take place at 2 p.m. on Saturday. March 27. The links…

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Football. League Rules

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1920 · page 7

While on a visit to Grafton recently Mr. Joynton Smith, president of the New South Wales Rugby Football League, received a deputation from the Clarence…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1920 · page 7

Jack Green and Jerry Sullivan have been matched to box for the bantam championship at the Sydney Stadium on March 27. They are under a forfeit of £150…

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Boxing Tournament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 3

The £150 tournament was continued at the Imperial Pavilion last night, in the presence of a large attendance. Results:—Welterweights: Enoch Bailey, of…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 3
Also in The Newcastle Sun

A meeting of the Mayfield Club will be held to-night in the Parish Hall…

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Bowls. Newcastle v. KATOOMBA. (At Katoomba.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 3

C. Hollinshead, W. Shearman, J. Frost, Wallace... 21 — Ritchie, Hobbs, Richardson. Colgan ... —17…

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Racing Budget This Morning's Gallops Meetings to Come

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 2

March 13.—Newcastle. March 20.—Wallsend. March 27.—Maitland. April 20-21—Tamworth…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 3

Billy Hannan states that he is going to do a little training to see if he can strike form again. Sid Godfrey and Digger Evans are to…

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Swimming

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 3
Also in Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate

Merewether surf carnival conducted last saturday afternoon was attended with success. A pleasant nor-easier…

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