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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1921

3,008 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 49 of 151

Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 May 1921 · page 5

A special meeting of Northern Suburbs first-grade and junior players will be held at Wickham Council Chambers to-night…

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Golf Matches

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 May 1921 · page 7

J. H. Kirkwood, Australia's golf champion, played in absolutely his best form at Bramshot on Sunday. He went round In 68, which is a record for the course…

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BOXING Clever Featherweights

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 May 1921 · page 2

The Imperial publicity man writes: The attraction for Saturday night,Jimmy Hill v. Billy James, is the greatest featherweight contest yet…

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Lawn Tennis. District Competition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 May 1921 · page 5

Mick Simmons Cup.—Newcastle Hill defeated Wickham, 5 sets 42 games to 3 sets 29 games. Adamstown and Hamilton could not play. Argenton and…

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Racing Budget Apprentices' Confidence Northern Calendar

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 May 1921 · page 2

May 20.—Heddon G. entries due May 21.—[?] races. May 25.—Heddon Greta wights May 25.—Maitland races…

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Football Trainees Break into Surf Shed

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 May 1921 · page 2

The Stockton Surf Club wrote Stockton Council last night complaining that footballers had broken into the club house recently for the…

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Football League Rules Fixtures for Saturday A Grade

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 May 1921 · page 2

South Newcastle v Northern Suburbs, Showground, 2.15 p m., Mr. Ab[?]ms. Western Suburbs v. Eastern…

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As Good As Britishers Kirkwood's Golf Accurate Putting LONDON, Tuesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 May 1921 · page 1

Practising at Oxley, Abe Mitchell went round in 71, and the Australian, J. H. Kirkwood. in 72. Duncan picked up the Australian and fine golf…

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12 Minutes to Spare Exciting Cricket Finish Australians Win Gregory's Demon Bowling London, Tuesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 May 1921 · page 1

The Australian cricketers won the match against the United Services team at Portsmouth to-day in exciting circumstances. When the…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 May 1921 · page 5

Andre Dupro, the French boxer, and Togo Lyons are billed to meet at the Strand Stadium, Cessnock, on Friday night, under Joe Shakespeare's…

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Amateur Athletic Club

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 May 1921 · page 6

At a special general meeting of the Maitland Amateur Athletic Club, arrangements were made for the reception of the Botany harriers, at the…

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Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 May 1921 · page 3

A rabbit coursing match will be held at Largs on Saturday next. Entries close at noon on the course…

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Stop-press Champion Bowls

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 May 1921 · page 1

The game between Maitland and Wallsend team, for the semifinal of the Northern District Championship Rink to have been…

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BOXING Billy James v. Hill

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 May 1921 · page 2

The Imperial publicity mas writes: Great interest centres in the contest on Saturday night, between Billy James, the local champion, and Jimmy…

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Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 3

On account of the wet state of the course there will be no meeting at Haxham on Saturday…

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Bowls

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 2

Bowls in the district remains at a standstill the greens not having sufficiently recovered from the recent heavy rains to permit of play…

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Pigeon Racing

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 7

The Newcastle District Homing So[?] second race [?] the season for yearling birds, over a cou[?]…

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The Golf Tournament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 5

Kirkwood is playing the first of two qualifying rounds of M'Vitie and Price's £800 tournament at Oxhey, for which all the leading professionals have entered…

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Lawn Tennis. Association Competition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 3

Fixtures for to-morrow will be those set down for Saturday last, with the exception of those matches that were completed, namely Newcastle Hill v. Wickham, Newcastle Hill…

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Northern Football League Rules

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 3

"CORNISH SHIELD" COMPETITION. Pts. Cmp. Team. P.W.L.D.Fr. Ag. Pls. West. Suburbs 2 2 — — 14 7 4…

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