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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1920

2,426 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 31 of 122

Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 April 1920 · page 7

For years past the Lowlands green has held the enviable reputation of being "always the best" in the district, and yesterday players who have recently been…

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Football League Rules

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 April 1920 · page 7

At Lambton park on Saturday, under League rules, Northern Suburbs first and second grade teams will meet Western Suburbs…

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Racing Budget Meetings to Come

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 April 1920 · page 2

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

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£3675 for Estland Claim Against Racing Club SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 April 1920 · page 5

In the case in which Abraham Patrick Wade claimed £7000 from the Rosehill Racing Comany. Ltd., in respect to the loss of the racehorse…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 April 1920 · page 7

Taff Thomas, who meets Pa[?]kes on Friday night, is already in Cessnock, and is putting in solid work. Tommy Buxton, the Maitland welter,…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 April 1920 · page 3

The City green was in excellent condition yesterday, and the comfortable appointments and surroundings make the City Club's the ideal green for the…

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Racing Budget This Morning's Gallops Meetings to Come

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 April 1920 · page 2

April 17—Cessnock. April 20-21—Tamworth. April 24—Newcastle. April1.—Boolaroo…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 April 1920 · page 3

Bert Secombe has retired from the game, giving as his reason that the stadium people will not give him a match. What promises to be an interesting…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 April 1920 · page 3

Doug. Arkell, although minus one leg, showed by his 66sec for 100 yards, at the carnival last Saturday, that he has lost little (if any), of his old-time dash…

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Swimming Final Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 April 1920 · page 3

Although the monetary gain by the promoters of the Newcastle Surf Amateurs annual carnival last Saturday was not very substantial, they…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 April 1920 · page 3

Under Australian rules, Summerhill will meet Newcastle on Wallsend oval, on Saturday…

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BOXING Walter Championship

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 April 1920 · page 2

Art Tierney will be called upon to-morrow night to defend his title of State welter champion, which he won from Herb Sullivan in comparatively…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 April 1920 · page 3

Manchester Unity Oddfellows play United Accident Order of Druids on the Merewether cricket ground to-morrow afternoon…

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Lawn Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 April 1920 · page 3

A meeting of the executive of the Newcastle District Lawn Tennis Association was held in the mechanics' institute, Hamilton, on Wednesday night, when the…

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BOWLS Champion Rink Competition

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 April 1920 · page 3

The results of the third round, played last Saturday, were as follows:— Tiplady ([?]ton) 23 defeated Taylor (Wickham) 16…

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Football League Entries

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 April 1920 · page 5

The Newcastle Rugby Football League has received notice from the N.S.W.R.F.L. that the application for affiliation as a Newcastle District has…

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TENNIS Mick Simmons Cup

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 April 1920 · page 6

A meeting of the executive of the Newcastle District Lawn Tennis Association was held at Hamilton on Wednesday night, when the players…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 April 1920 · page 3

To-morrow afternoon the Cathedral Young Men's Institute Club will hold Its usual running events at the old sports ground. One of the chief attractions will…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 April 1920 · page 5

Visitors to the Ocean Baths this afternoon will witness some first-class events, which could easily have been put on for one of the carnivals during the season…

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Boxing

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 April 1920 · page 2

The state welterweight championship will be decided at the imperial Stadium to-night. when Ern Burness will attempt to wrest the title from…

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