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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1920

2,426 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 36 of 122

Athletics

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

A big crowd is looked for at the Imperial on Saturday next, when Frank Burns will meet Dan Gallager in a contest of 20 rounds. Both are known as…

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Golf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 April 1920 · page 3

An 18 hole stroke handicap was played on the Newcastle Golf Club's links of Saturday last, and was won by F. Webster, score 103, handicap 20, not score, 83; J…

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Football League Rules

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 April 1920 · page 3

Confronted with difficulties, and with a short space of time to work in, the Newcastle Rugby Football League have managed to draw up a very satisfactory…

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BOXING To-Night at the Victoria

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 April 1920 · page 6

Never before have so many prominent visiting boxers been in Newcastle at the same time as is the case to-day. A team arrived from Sydney…

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Racing Budget Meetings to Come

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 April 1920 · page 6

Mar 1.—Boolaroo. May 5-6.—Glen Innes. May 8-12, Newcastle (Cup). May 15.—Maitland…

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Cricket Prospects Plenty of Bowlers LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 April 1920 · page 5

A cricket expert, discussing the prospects of the season, says that the batsmen, fieldsmen, and wicket-keepers abound. There are first-class…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 April 1920 · page 3

Arrangements have been completed for the big carnival to be held at the Victoria Theatre to-night, in aid of the Soldiers’ Memorial Fund. The programme…

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Football Rugby League Competitions To-morrow

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 30 April 1920 · page 1

The Newcastle Rugby League trial matches have finished. The teams have had ideal weather for their preparatory games, the nippy touch…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 April 1920 · page 3

The season which closes to-morrow has been the most successful held at the ocean baths, almost equalling the boom days in the old Corporation Baths, when…

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Bowls

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 30 April 1920 · page 1

Tomorrow is an important day for the Northern District Bowline Association, three matches of the first magnitude being decided, viz.:—…

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Tennis

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 30 April 1920 · page 1

To-morrow the deciding match of the Mick Simmons, Cup competition will be played on Hamilton courts between Wallsend B team and…

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Boxing in Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 April 1920 · page 3

The boxing entertainment given in the Victoria Theatre last night in aid of the soldiers' memorial fund attracted a fairly large crowd. A big team of Sydney…

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Lawn Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 April 1920 · page 3

The Newcastle District Lawn Tennis Association's singles and double handicap tournaments were completed on the Sulphide court. The wind interfered to a…

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Swimming End of the Season

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 30 April 1920 · page 3

The Newcastle clubs have enjoyed one of the best seasons on record, and no better evidence of their enthusiasm can be gained than by the…

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Football Soccer Rules

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 April 1920 · page 3

Killingworth will play Adamstown at Killingworth to-morrow…

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Cricket Final Games

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 30 April 1920 · page 1

The Newcastle district competitions were advanced another stage on Saturday last. After a fine bright morning a change to wintry conditions…

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School Football League Rules

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 30 April 1920 · page 1

Went Maitland Cadet team (All Blacks No. 1) beat Dungog at Paterson last week-end by 14 to 3. C. Cooke, R. Cridland, C. Byrnes and D…

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Racing Budget Boolaroo To-morrow Meeting to Come

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 30 April 1920 · page 2

May 1.—Boolaroo. May 5-6.—Glen Innes. May 8-12. Newcastle (Cup). May 16.—Maitland…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 April 1920 · page 3

Dave Smith, writing from Sydney, predicts a successful future for his pupil, Dan Gallagher, who is to meet Frank Burns in Newcastle to-morrow night…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 May 1920 · page 9

Eric Armstrong, the winner of the Pearce Cup competition, has put up a remarkable record since 1918, and the lad has a big future before him. In that…

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