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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1920

2,426 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 122

Athletics. Darcy Outpoints M'farlane

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

Jack Darcy, 8st 1lb, was given the verdict on points over Packy M'Farlane, 8st, at the Imperial Pavilion on Saturday night, when there was a record…

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Boxing

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 2

Great interest is centred in the contest between Jack Golledge and Tommy Buxton, which is billed to take place at the Imperial on Saturday…

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Swimming. Norman Ross Carnival

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

The championship swimming carnival, which is to take place at the ocean batas to-night, promises to prove the most successful event of the kind ever held in…

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Boxing Contests. Edwards Defeats Brogan. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 5

To-night's fight at the Hippodrome was of short duration, L[?]ow Edwards, (9st 5lb), the lightweight champion, knocking out Frank Brogan (9st 10lb) in the second…

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CRICKET The Case of Grahame

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 2

"Sport" writes: More information is to hand regarding Grahame playing senior grade cricket with the Firemen. It seems that the Fire Brigade led him…

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Racing Budget This Morning's Gallops Meetings to Come

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 2

January 17—Boolaroo. January 20, 21.—Tamworth. January 24.—Muswellbrook. January 26—Wallsend…

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Cricket Tours New Zealand Interchange Wellington (N.z.)

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 5

The council of the New Zealand Cricket Association has decided to forward a letter to the Board of Control suggesting that Australia should…

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Athletics

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

On Friday night next, at Phelan's Hall, Wallsend, Clarry Green and Battling Nelson will meet in a twenty round contest. A side wager of £25 depends on the…

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Boxing

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 2

Followers of boxing should have a treat next Saturday when Jack Golledge and Tommy Buxton will meet it the Imperial. Both are good fighters…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 3

Wallsend team v. Lowlands, at Lowlands, to-night.—Rushton, Rees, Broughton, Scott, Kear, Punton, W. Fogo, Fryer, Evans. Brown, Lowe, Fullicks,…

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Swimming Carnival. Australian Record Broken

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 5

The championship swimming carnival held in the Ocean Baths, Newcastle, under the auspices of the Northern District Amateur Swimming Association last night…

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Football Zealot Death from Excitement LONDON, Tuesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 1

Football enthusiasm is unprecedented. Three matches in Birmingham on Saturday drew 95,000 people, and two in London 46,000. It is…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 3

A contest between Ern Little and Chook Henwood will take place at the Strand Theatre, Cessnock, on Friday night, January 16, and an interesting bout should…

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Swimming

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

"Observer" writes:—"I was surprised at the way the championship of the northern district was contested on Tuesday night, Positions were drawn as follows:—W…

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British Football Tour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1920 · page 5

The Northern Rugby Union has appointed Jack Wilson, of the Hull and Kingston Rovers, and Sidney Foster of Halifax, managers of the Australian…

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The Great Tennis Tourney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 January 1920 · page 4

To-morrow the eyes of the world will be on Australia. The match to decide the champion nation at the universal sport of lawn tennis will begin in a breathless silence, of 7000 watchers, tennis players every one of them, at the perfect court at Double Bay. But to the lucky thousands…

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West End Announcements Racing Budget Meetings to Come

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 January 1920 · page 2

January 17—Boolaroo. January 20, 21—Tamworth. January 24.—Muswellbrook. ; January 26- Maitland…

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"Mad Boxing Finance" Unedifying Struggle a Scathing Rebuke London, Wednesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 January 1920 · page 1

"The Times," in a leader, scathingly criticises the present mad boxing finance as an unedifying international struggle to secure Dempsey and…

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SWIMMING Surfing Carnivals

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 3

Before Norman Ross boarded the [?]nin for Bribane on Wednesday [?]ght he intimated to the mayor (Alderman R. Gibson) and…

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Lawn Tennis

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

The Newcastle District Lawn Tennis Association's doubles championship tournament will be commenced on Saturday next, 17th instant, on Wickham courts, Eleven…

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