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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1920

2,426 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 35 of 122

Boxing Feast Carnival at the Victoria

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 26 April 1920 · page 4

The fighting men of the ring, with few exceptions, went into the big fight with the same cheery spirit of courage and aplomb that marked their…

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At the Races The Prince in Auckland Maoris Offended Auckland

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 26 April 1920 · page 3

The Prince of Wales this afternoon attended the race meeting at Auckland Racing Club's course at Ellerslie, which is justly claimed as…

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Athletics. Buxton Beats Collison

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 April 1920 · page 7

There was a good crowd at the imperial Stadium, on Saturday night to witness the contest between Tommy Buxton (10st 6lb) and Fred Collison (10st 5lb)…

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Boxing

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 27 April 1920 · page 2

The Imperial publicity man writes: Dan Gallagher and Frank Burns will meet on Saturday to decide the much-discussed contest at the Imperial. Both…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 April 1920 · page 3

A general meeting of South Newcastle Rugby League Club will be held at the Prince of Wales Hotel, Junction, to-night. A meeting of the Central Rugby League…

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Soccer Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 April 1920 · page 6

The matches played in the South Maitland British Football Association competitions on Saturday resulted as follows:—Second Grade: Kurri beat Hebburn, 4…

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Greta. Soccer Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 April 1920 · page 5

The Soccer football supporters had a field day on Saturday, the three teams having drawn to play on their home ground. The under 14 years team was…

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Boxing in Melbourne. Melbourne, Monday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 April 1920 · page 6

An international boxing contest took place to-night at the Athletic Pavilion, when Llew Williams, 8st 2¾lb, the Welsh bantam champion, made his first…

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Bowls in Sydney. Pennant Final. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 April 1920 · page 5

In the final of the New South Wales Bowling Association's pennant competition to-day, Ashfield defeated Mosman by 124 points to 72…

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Canterbury Park Races. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 April 1920 · page 5

There was a record attendance, about 20,000, at the Canterbury Park race meeting to-day. A notice was posted, advising that dividends or the totallsator would…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 April 1920 · page 3

Bill Hannan is thinking seriously of returning to the ring Only the other day he received an offer by cable from New Zealand to box a lad named Calloway for…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 April 1920 · page 3

At the Ocean Baths to-night the Cook's Hill Surf Swimming Club will wind up its season with a 150 yards handicap, being the final event in conjunction with the…

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Rugby League

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 28 April 1920 · page 2

A team from Central visited Toronto on Monday and played a match with the local footballers. After an exciting game Toronto won by 11 to…

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BOXING Future Engagements

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 28 April 1920 · page 2

From the imperial publicity man: Great interest is being worked up in the contest between Frank Burns and Dan Gallagher at the imperial on…

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SWIMMING Cook's Hill Club

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 28 April 1920 · page 2

Cook's Hill Surf Swimming Club will wind up its season to-night, with the final event for the Green Cup point score competition, 150 yards handicap…

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GOLF Newcastle Club

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 28 April 1920 · page 5

An 18-hole stroke handicap was played on Newcastle Gold Club's links on Saturday last. It was won by F Webster, with a total of 103, handicap…

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Football Soccer Code

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 April 1920 · page 3

In connection with the visit of a New South Wales Soccer team to Queensland, the following details have been agreed to: Team will leave this State on May 26th…

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Bowls. N.s.w. Pennant Final

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 April 1920 · page 3

The final game in the New South Wales pennant competition, between Ashfield and Lowlands has been fixed to he played on the Waverley green on Saturday next,…

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Racing Budget Meetings to Come

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 28 April 1920 · page 2

May 1.—Boolaroo. May 5-6.—Glen Innes. May [?]-12. Newcastle (Cup). May 15.—Maitland…

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League Football Fixtures for

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 28 April 1920 · page 5

At the meeting of the Newcastle Rugby Football League last night the following fixtures were arranged for saturday next, when the League will officially…

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