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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1921

3,008 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 151

Maitland Races

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

Dull, threatening weather prevailed yesterday for the Maitland races, and there was a good attendance, including a large contingent from Newcastle. The…

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Interstate Cricket. Queensland V. New South Wales. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 5

The cricket match between New South Wales and Queensland was continued on the Sydney Cricket Ground to-day. New South Wales had made 506 on…

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Athletics

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

A boxing tournament will be begun at the Castle Stadium, Newcastle, on Wednesday, January 19. Prize-money totalling £300 will be provided, and in addition gold…

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Swimming

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

The Cook's Hill Surf Swimming Club will hold a 75 yards C. H. Hutcherson handicap at the ocean baths to-night in conjunction with the Green trophy point score…

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Boxing

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 2

The postponed contest between Ces Wright and Jack Short will be held at the imperial Stadium on Saturday night. Short had worked Into great…

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Bowls

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

Owing to the unsettled state at the weather the first round in the Lowlands electric light. competition for the Penrose trophy aganst the City Club has been…

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Football

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

A special meeting of the Eastern Suburbs League Football Club will be held at the Central Hotel to-night…

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Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 4

In the presence of about 200 spectators an exciting match was played, on the B.H.P. wicket between teams representing the B.H.P. chemists and…

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Boxing in Schools. a Successful Trial. Sydney

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

Mr. Mutch, the Minister for Education, stated this afternoon that the system of tuition in boxing in the public schools, which was instituted in October last has…

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Inter-district Cricket Maitland Team

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 5

The team to represent Hunter District against Gloucester District A Grade at Maitland Show Ground. on Saturday next is as follows: R. L…

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Racing Budget Meeting to Come. Jan. 16 — Boolaroo

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 2

The New Zealand championship, Gloaming who broke a blood-vessel in Sydney in the Spring and was promptly taken home, has evidently quite…

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Athletics

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

Particulars are advertised of the conditions of the boxing tournament at the Castle Stadium, to commence on January 19. On Saturday night next, Bernie Lowry,…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 7

The Cook's Hill Surf Swimming Club held a 75 yards (C. A. Hutcherson Handicap), at the ocean baths last night, in conjunction with the Green trophy point…

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Boxing

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 6

From the Imperial publicity man:— On Saturday night at the Imperial Stadium, two of the most promising bantams in New South Wales will meet…

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Children's Swimming School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 7

In spite of the unfavourable weather, fair progress has been made with the children's swimming classes at the ocean baths, Newcastle. Arrangements have…

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Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 6

Last Monday an interesting match was played on the Steel Works reserve between teams representing the general office and time office staffs of…

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Maitland Cricket Test Teams

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 5

A trial match will be played on Saturday next on Robins's wicket at Maitland Park, with the object of enabling the selectors to choose a team…

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Championship Tennis New Zealand Contests The Closing Games AUCKLAND

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 5

The most notable tennis carnival in the history of Auckland concludes this week. The New Zealand championships, in which members of the Davis…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 7

Billy Hannan, ex-champion lightweight of New Zealand, is training under the supervision of Les Meeks for his coming contest with Fred Brock at the…

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Swimming

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 2

To-morrow's Handicaps, Ocean Baths, 3 p.m.:— Premiers, 50yds. "Pearce" Point Score; 66yds. Junior…

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