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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1921

3,008 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 42 of 151

Swimming and Surfing Close of Season

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 April 1921 · page 2

The cur[?]aln on the 1920-21 swimming season, for competition purposes, was rung down last Saturday. As far as this district is concerned, it…

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CRICKET Merchants' Final Match

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 April 1921 · page 2

The Newcastle Wholesale Merchants final will be resumed to-morrow on the Centennial Park. Messrs. D. Cohen and Company, will continue…

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Schools Eights in Training for the Regatta Which Opened This Week

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 April 1921 · page 6

1. ST. IGNATIUS COLLEGE 2. SCOTS COLLEGE. 3. CHURCH OF ENGLAND GRAMMAR SCHOOL…

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Maitland Sport League Football Hunter Competitions

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 April 1921 · page 7

League football will begin in earnest to-morrow, when the Hunter District Rugby League will open its B grade competition. The fixtures are:…

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To-morrow's Teams League Football First Grade

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 April 1921 · page 5

Eastern suburbs v. South Newcastle. Show Ground, 2.16. Dobson. Houston, Dodds, Dwyer, L[?], Bush, Keid[?], McFarlane, H[?]ll, Cul[?], Young, French…

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"Sun" Sporting Supplement Racing Budget Boolaroo Postponed. Northern Calendar

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 April 1921 · page 3

May 2.—Newcastle general weights, last day. May 3.—T[?]nworth races. May 4 —Newcastle Cup, final…

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Northern Football Season Kicks Off To-morrow League Rules

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 April 1921 · page 7

Tho first series of competition matches for the season 1921 will be played to-morrow. The trial games have provided some excellent football,…

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New Golf Ball "Must Have a Fair Show" Need for Caution

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 April 1921 · page 6

For the last few weeks there have been rumors of the great distances compassed by the new golf hall, which is not yet on the market, but has been…

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Athletics. New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 April 1921 · page 3

Tex Rickard, promoter of the fight for the world's heavyweight boxing championship at Jersey City on July 2, between Jack Dempsey, the holder, and…

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Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 10

The Hexham coursing meeting, set down for to-day, has been postponed until May 14…

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School Sport Tennis

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 8

In the return tennis match, Cook's Hill defeated Hamilton. This makes one match to each school and the next meeting is being eagerly looked…

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Football. Soccer Code

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 10

The season' will open to-day with a record number of teams, 61 having entered. The entries (which include lodges and schools) exceed the number of teams…

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Stop-press Moorefield Races

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 1

Carlton Mile: Raj and Admiral Flippant. dead-heat: Queen's Guard 3. Betting: 5/1 Raj. 6/1 Admiral Flippant…

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Davis Cup Team Championship Tennis

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 2

Mr. N. E. Brookes, sole selector of the team to represent Australia, with New Zealand, in the Davis Cup competition has chosen J. O. Anderson…

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Racing Budget Cup Gossip Northern Calendar

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 2

May 2.— Newcastle general weights, first day. May 3.— Tamworth races. May 4.—Newcastle Cup, final…

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Tennis Championships Victorian Hurt SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 5

Keen disappointment was felt at the Double, Bay tennis courts this afternoon when it was made known that J. B. Hawkes, of Victoria, would not…

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Football League Matches East v. South

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 5

The senior competition of the Newcastle Rugby League was commenced to-day. On the Show Ground South Newcastle met East Newcastle, before…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 10

The principal attraction at the Garden Stadium, Kerrn, on Friday night next will be provided by Alic Jones, West Wallsend, and Fred Hardy, Kurri, and they should…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 10

Newcastle Imperial Stadium, M'Farlane v. Warren... April 30 Cessnock, Strand Stadium, Baillie v. King... May 6…

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Bowls

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 May 1921 · page 6

Maitland Central beat East Maitland on the Central green on Saturday afternoon, by 61 to 58. Bob Norman, who has been in ill-health for…

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