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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1920

2,426 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 122

Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1920 · page 3

The Premier Swimming Club will conduct a handicap for Pearce trophy at the Ocean Baths to-day. While training on Tuesday Frank…

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Football Social

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 31 January 1920 · page 6

The annual ball and presentation of cups and medals in connection with the West Wallsend British Football Club was held in the School of Arts…

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Boxing Contests. Lowe V. Mannefield

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1920 · page 3

Joe Lowe (9st) and Tom Mannefield (10st), both of Bellbird, provided the main bout at the Strand Boxing Theatre, Cessnock, last night. The contest was for…

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Racing Budget Meetings to Come

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 31 January 1920 · page 3

February 7—Newcastle. February 14—Wallsend. Nominations for the Wallsend Jockey Club's meeting to be held on…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1920 · page 3

Bill Green, who must have fought 100 battles in his time, is at present in the South Maitland district. Writing some time ago he said he felt like having…

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Rosehill Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 February 1920 · page 3

Rosehill races were held on Saturday. The weather was fine and there was a large attendance. Results:—…

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Cessnock Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 February 1920 · page 3

The January meeting of the Cessnock Jockey Club was held in fine but warm weather conditions on Saturday afternoon, and there was a large attendance. The…

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Racing Budget Meeting to Come

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 February 1920 · page 1

February 7—Newcastle. February 14—Wallsend. The January meeting of the Cessnock Jockey Club on Saturday was…

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Boxing Boom Encouragement in School LONDON, Saturday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 February 1920 · page 1

Boxing is becoming the most [?] pastime in public schools. It [?] stated that the keenness of the [?] ful Carpentiers and Becketts is [?]…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 February 1920 · page 3

The boxing tournament promoted by Messrs. Booker and Redgrove was Continued at Greta on Friday night. Only five of the winners of the first round put…

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Boxing

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 February 1920 · page 4

The Imperial next Saturday should hold a big crowd to witness the contest between Tom Clifford and Seaman Curly Parkes. Parkes's last…

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Football

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

The annual audit of the Northern District British Football Association took place a few days ago. It had already been decided to bold the annual…

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Cricket

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

Fullerton Cove defecated Marylands on the lather's wickets for 113; Marylands, 56, Mitchell 50 not out, S. Cox 24 not out, H. Cox 30 batted best for the winners…

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Boxing in Melbourne Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1920 · page 5

At the Athletic Pavilion to-night, Andy Greaves (Queensland) 10st 121b, and Jim Borland (Victoria), gave a good exhibition of hard fighting for fifteen rounds…

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Athletics

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

Battling Jack Taylor, who now resides at Dudley, is again undergoing medical treatment in the Randwick military hospital…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1920 · page 3

The Cook's Hill Surf Swimming Club will hold a 75 yards handicap at the ocean baths to-night, in conjunction with point-score competition. The following starts…

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Boxing

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 February 1920 · page 2

A good attendance of light fane witnessed a great set-to at the Imperial last night, when the Irish Guardsman, Tom Clifford, who will…

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Football Mania

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1920 · page 5

There is an extraordinary boom in professional and Association football recalling the palmy days before the war. English Cap the are in full swing, after…

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CRICKET Fixtures for

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 February 1920 · page 2

Second Grade.—Adamstown v. Wickham, Wickham; Boolaroo v. Wa[?]sh, Waratah; B.H.P. v. Cathedral, B.H.P.; Cental v. Merewether, Merewether;…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1920 · page 3

W. M'Call, the ex-heavyweight champion boxer of Australia, is still in the land of the living, and his former vonerable admires will be pleased in learn…

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