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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1920

2,426 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 28 of 122

Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 April 1920 · page 6

Sixteen entries have been received from local ladies for the handicap to be conducted at Surf A.S. Club's carnival, on Saturday next. Miss Fanny Durack will…

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Sailing. Toronto Club's Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 April 1920 · page 3

The Toronto Sailing Club concluded its season yesterday with a regatta at which two races for 16ft skiffs and one for keel boats were sailed. The racing was good,…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 April 1920 · page 3

A special meeting of East Newcastle League Football Clubs will be held at the Central Hotel, on Thursday night…

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Cricket Umpires

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 April 1920 · page 3

"Third Grader's" tribute:— As a third grade player who has figured in this year's cricket and was present on holidays at the third…

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Remarkable Golf Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 April 1920 · page 3

In one of the competitions held at the Manly Golf Club yesterday, Mr. H. van de V[?]le did the 10th hole (185 yards) across the strip of rough…

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Racing Budget Wonderful Cup Race

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 April 1920 · page 1

MEETING TO COME April 10.—Heddon. April 20-21—T[?]worth. April 24—Newcastle…

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Boxing Contests. Green Beats Godfrey. Sydney, Monday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 April 1920 · page 6

At the Stadium to-night, Jack Green beat Sid Godfrey on points for the featherweight championship, after a splendid fight…

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"No American People." Many Races, Much Divided

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 April 1920 · page 7

"You must dispossess your mind of the idea that there is an American people at all, as we understand a people in Europe," says Mr. Oliver Madox Hueffer,…

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Athletics. King Beats Blanch

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 April 1920 · page 3

There was a good attendance at the Imperial Stadium yesterday morning, when A[?] King (8st 12½lb) and Bluey Blanch (9st 4lb), of Cessnock, met for…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 3

The last round of six races for the Pearce trophy will be commenced by the Premier Amateur Club at the Ocean Baths to-night with a 50 yards handicap…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 3

At the request of Mr. F. Gould, manager of the Queensland team, the two games against the Northern District Association will be played on Tuesday and…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 3

A meeting of the Northern Suburbs Rugby League Clubs will be held at the council chambers, Wickham, on Thursday night…

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SWIMMING Saturday's Big Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 3

A splendid programme has been arrauged for the annual carnival of the Newcastle Surf Amateur Swimming Club, to be held on Saturday afternoon…

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Lawn Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 3

Club secretaries are reminded that entries for the 1920 competition close on Saturday…

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Interstate Bowls Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 5

In the interstate bowling matches to-day New South Wares boat Victoria by 93 points to 91, and Queensland defeated New South Wales by 94 to 86…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 3

At Stawell Athletic Club's Easter carnival, the Easter Gift event of 130 yards, the first prize being £100, resulted as follows:—G. Cashmore, 7yds, 1; A…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 April 1920 · page 3

The carnival in the ocean baths on Saturday, to be conducted by the Surf Amateur Club, will be the final one this season…

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Boxing

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 April 1920 · page 4

The imperial publicity man writes: Great interest is being taken in the contest to take place at the imporial on Saturday night between Packy…

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Golf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 April 1920 · page 3

The associate members of the Waratah Club yesterday started the season's Wednesday afternoon matches with a stroke competition, which was won by Mrs. I…

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Racing Budget Chrysola[?]S Proves It Meetings to Come

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 April 1920 · page 3

April 10.—Heddon. April 20-21.—[?]worth. April 24.—Newcastle. May 1.—Boo[?]…

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