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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1920

2,426 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 42 of 122

Boxing in Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 May 1920 · page 3

Jack Green, weighing 8st 7lb, knocked out Cortez, 8st 7½lb, the Filipino, in the sixteenth round at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night. Cortez was very willing,…

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Lady Golf Player

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 May 1920 · page 5

Molly Griffith, aged 22, an Australian, daughter of a retired clergyman now living in Sunningdale, showed brilliant form in the ladies' open golf championship. She…

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Bowls. the Pairs Competition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 May 1920 · page 3

The weather conditions were anything but favourable for skilful bowling on Saturday, when a commencement was made in the champion pairs competition…

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Maitland Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 May 1920 · page 3

The weather was fine on Saturday for the Maitland Jockey Club's May meeting, and there was a large attendance, but wind and dust caused much…

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Tattersall's Club Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 May 1920 · page 3

The winter race meeting of Tattersall's Club was held at Randwick on Saturday. There was a large attendance, estimated to be in the vicinity of 20,000…

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League Football "H.p. Cornish" Shield

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 May 1920 · page 3

A large crowd witnessed Eastern Suburbs detent South Newcastle and Northern Suburbs do likewise to Western Suburbs at the Show Ground…

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Racing Budget Maitland Sensations Meetings to Come

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 May 1920 · page 2

May 22.—Wallsend. May 23.—Gosford. June 1.—Wyong. June 5.—Cessnock…

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Saturday's Football. Soccer Rules. Adamstown v. Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 May 1920 · page 7

Adamstown and Wallsend met at Adamstown Park on Saturday. The teams were: —Adamstown: Smith, Davies, Hayes, Pollock, Lambert, Myers, M'Allister, Jones,…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 May 1920 · page 3

Jim Hall has returned to Newcastle after a few weeks spent in the western district. During his absence he had one battle, and outed his man in the fourth…

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Boxing

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 May 1920 · page 1

From the imperial publicity man: Everything indicates a first-class scrap on Saturday night, when Art Tierney meets Tommy Buxton in…

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Football Soccer Code

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1920 · page 3

At a well-attended meeting of New South Wales Soccer Association, held in Sydney, the question whether to accept the affiliation of the Referees'…

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Bowls. Visit of the New Zealanders

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1920 · page 3

Mr. W. Wallace, hon. secretary to the Northern District Bowling Association, received word yesterday that the New Zealand team will arrive in Newcastle on…

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Boxing in Melbourne Williams Beaten. Melbourne, Monday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1920 · page 6

At the Athletic Pavilion to-night, Liew Williams, 3st 5lb. who is known as "The Welsh Twin," had bad luck in having the decision given against him in his contest…

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BOXING Saturday Night's Contest

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 May 1920 · page 2

Fro[?] the imperial publicity man: Great interest is being taken in the contest between Art Tierney and Tommy Buxton on Saturday night for…

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Football Soccer Code

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 May 1920 · page 7

At this week's committee meeting it was reported by the delegate that at the last meeting of the Now South Wales Soccer Association the following…

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Racing Budget Meetings to Come

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 May 1920 · page 2

May 22.—Wallsend. May 25.—Gosford. June 1.—Wyong. June [?].—Cessnock…

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County Cricket Three Centuries London, Tuesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 May 1920 · page 1

C. T. A. Wilkinson, playing for Surrey against Hauts, scored 10[?]. A. E. S. Rippon, playing for Somerset against Surrey, made 100, and A. P. F…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 May 1920 · page 7

Jimmy Taylor, who beat Llew Williams in Melbourne on Monday night, is a former flyweight champion, and both in Queensland and Victoria he has put up…

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Boxing

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 May 1920 · page 6

The Imperial publicity man writes: A big crowd is expected for Saturday night to witness the contest between Art Tierney and Tommy…

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Football League Rules

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 May 1920 · page 3

The attendance at last Saturday's matches at the showground is evidence enough of the popularity of the League games in Newcastle. The takings on the…

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