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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1920

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Swimming. Olympic Team Chosen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 April 1920 · page 3

Mr. W. W. Hill, the New South Wales member of the selection committee appointed to pick the Australian swimming team to compete at the Olympic Games at…

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Swimming Carnival. Surf Amateur Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 April 1920 · page 3

Fine weather prevailed for the Newcastle Surf Amateur Swimming Club's carnival, held in the ocean baths on Saturday afternoon, but the attendance…

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Football. Soccer Code

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 April 1920 · page 3

The annual meeting of the New South Wales Soccer Association was held in the Sports Club, Sydney, on Saturday night. Delegates from Granville, Newcastle,…

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Heddon Greta Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 April 1920 · page 7

The Heddon Jockey Club's April meeting was well attended on Saturday afternoon. Although smaller fields than usual faced the barrier, the racing throughout…

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Soccer Football Competition Arrangements

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 April 1920 · page 1

A well-attended meeting of delegates to the Northern District British Football Association was held in the Trades Rail on Saturday night,…

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Racing Budget Meetings to Come

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 April 1920 · page 4

April 17—Cessnock. April 20-21—Tamworth. April 24—Newcastle, May 1—Boolaroo,…

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Late Football South Maitland Association

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 April 1920 · page 3

A start was made by the South Maitland British Football Association on Saturday, when two matches were played in Maitland Park. They…

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Clarence Challenge Towns's Racing Boat Inspection by Managers

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 April 1920 · page 1

When Hanlan was beating all aspirants for sculling championship honors with the greatest ease the idea became prevalent that his boat was…

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Saturday's Cricket. Fire Brigade v. DOCKYARD. At Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 April 1920 · page 3

Fire Brigade, with 171 runs for the first innings and 238 for the loss of six wickets in their second innings, was enough for Dockyard 69, who decided not to bat in…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 April 1920 · page 7

Mr. Jack Munro and Mr. Harold Baker had a narrow escape from serious injury on Friday afternoon. While on their way to the Grand Hotel, Waverley, to watch…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 April 1920 · page 3

The Cook's Hill Surf Swimming Club will hold a 75 yards handicap at the ocean baths to-night, in conjunction with the Green Cup point score competition…

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Boxing

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 April 1920 · page 2

The Imperial publicity man writes: The State welterweight championship will be decided at the Imperial Stadium on Saturday night next,…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 April 1920 · page 3

The semi-final of the champion rink competition will be played on Saturday as follows: White (Lowlands) v. Brown (Hamilton) on City green; and Banks…

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Golf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 April 1920 · page 3

A stroke competition was played by the Waratah Golf Club on Saturday last, for which 15 entries were received. The wining card was handed in by S. Wansey,…

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Football Soccer Code

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 April 1920 · page 3

The entries for the various competitions closed with five senior teams, this being the same number as in 1919—West Wallsend, Wallsend, Adamstown,…

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English Boxing Basham Outpoints Kay LONDON, Monday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 April 1920 · page 5

Johnny Basham defeated Fred. Kay, one of the Australian team at present a London, on points…

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Cessnock Races Entries for

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 April 1920 · page 4

Entries for Cessnock Races, to be held on Saturday next are: April Handicap, one mile.—Bolling Home, Orclad, Protopopoff, Sarture,…

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International Cricket Chance for Young Players LONDON, Monday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 April 1920 · page 5

The Marylebone Cricket Club's delay in issuing invitations for an English team to tour Australia is due to a desire to observe promising…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 April 1920 · page 3

Fred Collison, the hard-hitting Sydney welter, is potting in solid work for his contest with Tommy Buxton. The fans have been anxious to see this boy in…

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Boxing

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 April 1920 · page 3

Great interest is being taken in the meeting of Art Tierney and Era Business at the Imperial Stadium on Saturday night for the welterweight…

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