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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1921

3,008 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 45 of 151

Northern Football League Rules

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 May 1921 · page 2

P. L. W. D. Pts. Western Suburbs 1 — 1 — 2 South Newcastle .. 1 — 1 — 2 Eastern Suburbs .. 1 1 — — —…

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Racing Budget Cup Meeting Northern Calendar

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 May 1921 · page 3

May 7.—Newcastle Cup meeting. May 9.—Newcastle weights. second day…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 May 1921 · page 3

The contest to-morrow night at the Imperial Stadium between Jack Cole and Frank Burns le of interest. Both have trained hard for the contest, as a win will put either one…

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Amateur Athletics

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 May 1921 · page 3

To-morrow the junior and senior members of the Maitland Amateur Athletic Club will meet in a challenge contest on the park oval. Exciting…

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School Football Rugby League Matches

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 2

Practise matches were held yesterday by Newcastle district schools' A grade teams, resulting as follows: Wickham firsts defeated Wickham…

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Rugby Football South African Tour CAPETOWN, Friday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 1

T. B. Plennar has been elected captain of the South African Rugby team in tour New Zealand, and W. H. Morkel vice-captain…

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BOXING Jack Short's Challenge

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 2

Jack Short writes that he has a substantial side bet to say be can beat Packy Manufarlance or Jimmy Taylor over 20 rounds, or any other 8.6…

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Football. League Game

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 11

The Cornish shield competition will be advanced another stage this afternoon, when East meet Central on the Show Ground at 3.30, Mr. Mitten, referee; and…

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Royalty at the Races

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 1

The King and Queen, with members of the Royal Family, were present at Alntree on Grand National Day, including the Prince of Wales and his brother the Duke of York…

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Racing Budget Notes and Comments Northern Calendar

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 2

May 9.—Newcastle weights, second day May 9.—Multland weights. May 11.—Newcastle Cup meeting…

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Match Abandoned Cricket in the Rain Collins in Poor Shape Hobbs Withdraws From Surrey Team London, Friday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 1

[?] has [?] stated that he will be unable to play for Surrey against the Australians on Saturday. The weather was dull this morning when the match between the…

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Athletics. Baillie Defeats King

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 May 1921 · page 11

Jim Baillie made his reappearance at the Strand Stadium, Cessnock, last night, after a rest of nine months, against Sailor Tom King, of Sydney, before a fair…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 May 1921 · page 3

Hamilton team v. Marrickville, at Marrickville on Wednesday:—Clifford, Day, F. Kinder, Banks, Davis, Kearton, Shirley, S, Kinder, Wilson, Cram,…

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Interstate Boxing Shade Beats Quinlan

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 May 1921 · page 5

Billy Shade, of America (11.4) defeated Jack Quinlan (13.2) in four rounds at the Melbourne Stadium on Saturday night. Shade was punishing Quinlan…

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Racing Budget Cup Meeting Northern Calendar

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 May 1921 · page 2

May 10.—Maitland weights. May 11.—Newcastle Cup meeting. May 12.—Wallsend entries due…

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Water Football Slippery Showground League Rules

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 May 1921 · page 2

Despite the unfavorable weather conditions, and the counter attraction of the Cup, there was a fair attendance at the Show Ground on Saturday…

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Saturday's Football. League Rules Cornish Shield Competition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 May 1921 · page 3

The weather conditions on Saturday affected the play in the Cornish shield competition on the showground. Parts of the ground were under water, and play was…

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Maitland District. Amateur Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 May 1921 · page 6

The challenge match between the junior tend senior members of the Maitland District Amateur Athletic Club, on the Maitland Park on Saturday afternoon, proved…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 May 1921 · page 3

At Brisbane on Saturday night Hec. Tyers (Brisbane), 8st 4lb, and Jimmy Taylor (Melbourne), 8st, 4½lb, fought a fine 20-round draw…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 May 1921 · page 3

The champion rink game between Wallsend and Maitland, which was not played on Saturday last, has been fixed for Thursday next, on Hamilton green…

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