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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1920

2,426 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 33 of 122

Friendly Societies at Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 April 1920 · page 3

Cricket teams representing the Manchester Unity Oddfellows and the United Ancient Order of Druids met on the Merewether wicket on Saturday. Scores:…

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Racing Budget Newcastle Cup Meeting to Come

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 April 1920 · page 2

April 21—Tamworth. April 24—Newcastle. May 1.—Bolaroo. May 4-12. Newcastle (Cup)…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 April 1920 · page 3

The Cook's Hill Surf Swimming Club will held a 100 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 · Wednesday 21 April 1920 · page 2

The Imperial publicity man writes: To-night a free training exhibition will be the attraction at the Imperial. Four-round contests between boxers…

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Golf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 April 1920 · page 3

A choice nine hole competition will be played by the Waratah Associates this afternoon…

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Human Porpoises Two Swimming Records VANCOUVER

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 April 1920 · page 1

At Honolulu two world's swimming records have been broken. Warren Kealoha swam 100 yards back stroke in 68 seconds…

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Racing Budget Tamworth Meeting Meetings to Come

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 April 1920 · page 2

April 24—Newcastle. May 1.—Hoularoo. May 8-12, Newcastle (Cup). May 15.—Maitland…

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£20,000 INVOLVED Big Racing Transactions SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 April 1920 · page 5

Samson Pearl, examined in the Bankruptcy Court to-day, said that his racing transactions ran into a very large sum. During the last few years…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 April 1920 · page 3

According to an exchange, Chief Collector Edwards, of the New York Customs, was asked what would be the amount of income tax which "Jack" Dempsey would…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 April 1920 · page 3

The Cook's Hill Surf Swimming Club held a 100 yards handicap at the Ocean Baths last night, in conjunction with the Green Cup point score competition. The…

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Boxing

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 April 1920 · page 6

Owing to Dave Wall suffering from a severe cold he will be unable to fight Darcy at Wallsend to-morrow night, but he will appear at a later…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 April 1920 · page 3

Six rinks from the North Sydney Club will visit Wickham on Monday next, "Anzac Day," and will play six rinks from Wickham. The visitors will arrive by the…

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Football League Rules

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 April 1920 · page 3

A conference has been arranged, to take place in Sydney on Saturday, between the management committee of the New South Waels Rugby League and representatives…

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Golf Sticks Ablaze Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 April 1920 · page 5

It is estimated that over 3000 golf sticks were destroyed by a fire which occurred at the Royal Sydney Golf Club's premises at Rose Ray…

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Racing Budget This Morning's Gallops Meetings to Come

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 April 1920 · page 6

April 24—Newcastle. May 1.—Boolaroo. May 8-12. Newcastle (Cup). May 15—Maitland…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 April 1920 · page 3

Wille Farrell, the Welsh middleweight, has been matched with Tom O'Malley. Jack Finney denies that he has retired from the game, and is out with a…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 April 1920 · page 3

Mr. W. Cook presided over a large attendance of members of the Premier Club on Tuesday night, when it was decided to conclude the point score competition for…

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Bowls

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 April 1920 · page 3

Champion Rink Tournament The semi-final last Saturday resulted as follows:— Banks (Hamilton) 43 defeated…

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Tennis

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 April 1920 · page 5

The Newcastle District Lawn Tennis Association's singles handicap tournament was continued last Saturday on Argenton Court, when the last…

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SWIMMING To-morrow's Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 April 1920 · page 6

The championships and handicaps contested at the Ocean Baths last Saturday were perhaps the most intercating and keenest of tho season…

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