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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1921

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Newcastle Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 7

All arrangements are complete for the Newcastle regatta to-day. The first sailing race is timed for 10 o'clock, and half an hour later the first rowing event will…

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Port Stephens Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 2

The Port Stephens Regatta was held at Mungo Brush on the 27th and 28th December, and was witnessed by a large attendance of visitors from all parts of the…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 5

On Lowlands green yesterday Messrs. Thomas, Manson, Bartlett, and Arnott (City) beat Wilson, Bull, Colgan, Mulvey (Lowlands) by 32 to 10…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 5

No Newcastle district competition matches will be played to-day. A representative second grade team from this district will play a Hunter district team,…

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Newcastle Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 5

Some interesting sport should be provided at the Newcastle Jockey Club's race meeting this afternoon. Entries [?]or the various events are good, and quite…

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Families at Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 8

The Hunter River district boasts of a number of families each of which can place a cricket team in the field little inferior to the average Senior Grade…

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Racing Budget Meeting to Come

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 2

Jan. [?],—Maitland. Jan [?],—Boolaroo. Races will be conducted by the Maitland Jockey Club at Rutherford…

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"Ran[?]egh of Tennis" Tribute to Brookes Supreme Confidence LONDON, Friday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 1

The London "[?] News" ferfures the wonderful display of Brookies the Napolson of Australian "lawn tennis" against [?] in the Davis…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 5

Considerable interest is being taken in the contest between Frank Burns and Dan Gallagher at the Imperial Stadium to-night. Both are well-known as hard…

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Newcastle Regatta. a Successful Fixture

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 January 1921 · page 4

The attention of a big section of the holiday crowds on New Year's Day was centred in the Newcastle regatta. The fixture was favoured by fine weather, with…

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Bowls. the City Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 January 1921 · page 3

The official opening of the City Club's green took place on Saturday afternoon. There was a large attendance of members and their friends, as well as the…

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Maitland Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 January 1921 · page 7

There is every indication of the Maitland Jockey Club's race meeting to-day being thoroughly successful. Excellent entries have been received, and the sport…

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Bad Wickets Like Playing Tennis

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 January 1921 · page 2

"You will want to be a tennis player if you expect to score runs out there," said W. William, of the Wickham Club, as he came in from the…

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Cricket Coincidence Australia's 499

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 January 1921 · page 1

The huge total of 499 made by Australia against England in Melbourne on Friday and Saturday has been made before in test matches. Lord…

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Burns As Instructor Gallagher's Boxing Lesson Sensational Battle

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 January 1921 · page 2

Frank Burns gave Dan Gallagher a lot of weight and a boxing lesson at the Imperial Stadium on Saturday night. There was a crowded house, a…

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America's Tennis Aces. New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 January 1921 · page 5

The United States National Lawn Tennis Association has announced that in the official ranking Tilden is first, Johnston second, Washburn seventh, and Hardy…

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Racing Budget Meeting to Come Jan 15.—Boolaroo

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 January 1921 · page 2

No doubt Mr. Grisdale will be able to return to the committee a satisfactory pront over the New year's Day meeting of the Newcastle Jockey Club…

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Favorites Win Alfort Again Spillway's Handicap Maitland Races

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 January 1921 · page 5

The principal sporting attraction of the holiday was the New Year meeting of Maitland Jockey Club. The weather was not favourable in…

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Athletics. Burns Defeats Gallagher

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 January 1921 · page 3

In the presence of a very large attendance at the Imperial Stadium, Newcastle, on Saturday night, Frank Burns, of Newcastle, met Dan Gallagher, of…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 3

Owing to the showery weather conditions, the representatives return match between a Newcastle team and the Hunter district, which was to have taken place at…

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