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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1921

3,008 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 22 of 151

Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 March 1921 · page 5

The English cricketers, playing Benalla (Vict.) twelve yesterday, closed their first innings at six for 348. Benalla made 68. Waddington took eight…

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Football. League Rules

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 March 1921 · page 5

A meeting of delegates of the Newcastle Rugby Football League was held in the Trades Hall on Monday night. Mr. G. Frost, acting president, occupied the…

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Racing Budget Maitland and Gosford Meetings to Come

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 March 1921 · page 2

March 12.— newcastle. March 12.—Maitland March 22.—Gosford. March 22.—Inverell…

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V.R.C. Races. the Rover Wins Cup. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 March 1921 · page 8

The Victoria Racing Club's Autumn meeting was continued to-day under favourable weather conditions. Results : Elms Handicap, sweepstakes of 4 sovs…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 March 1921 · page 5

In a ten-round preliminary at the Sydney Stadium. Buck Shaw, 8st 12lb, defeated Don McDonald, 8st 81b, on points…

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Boxing

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 March 1921 · page 2

From the Imperil publicity man:—The meeting between the all-conquering Frank Burns and the hard hitting Matt Murphy, set down for…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 March 1921 · page 3

Yesterday afternoon the best players of the Marists' A grade played the return match against the boys of Merewether Convent School. The Marists won by 16…

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Racing Budget Wallsend's Two Days Meetings to Come

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 March 1921 · page 2

March 12.—Newcastle. March 12,—Maitland. March 22.—Gosford. March 22.—Inverell…

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New Zealand Cricket Win for Australians Wellington (N.z.)

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 March 1921 · page 5

In the match between Australia and the New Zealand Union Association, the Australia team won by on innings and six runs…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 March 1921 · page 3

At the Imperial Stadium on Saturday, Mat Murphy and Frank Burns are to meet in a 20 rounds contest, which should be a stirring one. J. Johnson and J. Thomas…

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Athletic Club's Officers

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 March 1921 · page 3

At the annual meeting of the Maitland Amateur Athletic Club the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Mr. W. F. O'Hearn. M[?]…

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Swimming and Surfing Swimming

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 March 1921 · page 7

All Interest in swimming circles centres round the carnival to be conducted by the Northern District Association on Saturday, March 19…

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BOXING Burnt Makes Good

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 March 1921 · page 8

In excusing Frank Burns for knocking out Ern Burness last Saturday night, one Sydney paper mentioned that "Burness seemed fat, and did not…

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BOWLS Northern District Pennants

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 March 1921 · page 3

Owing to weather conditions last Saturday, the N.D.P. final was postponed till to-morrow, when Lambton and lowlands will play off on…

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Football League Rules

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 March 1921 · page 2

The annual meeting or the Newcastle Rugby Football League will be hold at the Trades Hall on Wednesday, March 80. Copies of the draft…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 March 1921 · page 3

To-morrow night at the Imperial Stadium the contest between Frank Burns and Matt Murphy will be decided. The match has aroused much interest in…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 9

The annual championship carnival of the Northern District Amateur Swimming Association will be held at the Ocean Baths on Saturday next Special interest…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 9

On account of the wet weather last Saturday, the conclusion of the ninth round was abandoned. The only remaining match now to play is a deferred game…

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Golf Links Subdivision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 8

Messrs. Creer and Berkeley will offer by auction on Saturday, April 23, sixty-five residential and business sites of the Golf Links subdivision in the Newtownship, Cockle Creek…

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Newcastle Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 9

Everything points to the Newcastle Jockey Club's race meeting this afternoon being most successful. Excellent entries, which include a number of prominent…

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