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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1921

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Kirkwood Leading "Splendid Golf" London, Thursday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 1

The Australian golfer, J. H. Kirk wood, is to date leading at Oxhey with 149 for the two qualifying rounds, his nearest opponents being…

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Seniors or Juniors ? Football Preference Wallsend Discussion

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 3

Should senior football clubs have preference over the use of playing areas in preference to junior grades was a question put before the…

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Championship Golf Qualifying Round Triumph For Kirkwood LONDON, Thursday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 5

The Australian golfer, J. H. Kirkwood won the qualifying competition His day's round was only equalled by Arnand and Massy. He played…

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Eight Races Canterbury Chances Two Events Divided SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 6

Eight races are down for decision at Canterbury Park to-morrow coase-quent upon two of the events having to be run in divisions. Some capital…

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Collapse of Essex Defeated by an Innings Gregory Again Bowls Well Plodding, Patient Douglas London, Thursday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 1

The match between the Australian eleven and Essex coded to-day in a victory for Australia by an innings and 75 runs. The bowling of the…

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Athletics

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

W. Davies and W. Shakespeare will provide the main event at the Garden Stadium. Kurri Kurri, to-night. Cantwell and Coxall are announced for the preliminary…

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Golf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 6

Waratah versus Maitland.—The following will represent the Waratah team at a match to be played at Maitland to-day:—H. Berkeley, J. P. Cowdery, O. Colley,…

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The Boxing Champions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 5

Since his arrival in New York, Carpentier has been resting at his training quarters at Manhasset Long Island, which are surrounded by high fences…

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The Golf Tourney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 5

J. H. Kirkwood, the Australian golfer, in the second round of the Oxhey tourney, did it in 74, making a total of 149. He was followed by Havers with…

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Wallsend Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 11

With fine weather the Wallsend Jockey Club's race meeting should attract a large attendance this afternoon. Excellent entries have been received, and as the…

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BOXING James-Hill To-night

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 2

A splendid contest is promised for to-night at the Imperial, when Billy James, the local featherweight champion, will meet Jimmy Hill,…

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Football. League Rules

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 11

Two matches in the Cornish shield competition will take place at the Show Ground this afternoon. West will meet East and North will meet South. West…

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Racing Budget Coming Events Northern Calendar

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 2

May 25—Heddon Geeta weights May [?]—Maitland races. May [?]—Newcastle entries due May [?]—Cesanock entries due…

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Arctic Clothing at the Races

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 6

On the Grand National Day at A[?] which was attended by the King and Queen and members of family, the ladies wore high boots and warm furs. The men wore heavy overe[?]ats…

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Struck Form Kirkwood in the Van Championship Golf LONDON, Friday 5 p.m

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 1

In the first round of the final of the Oxhey £800 tournament Kirkwood and Mitchell led with a score of 73. In the second round Kirkwood did the…

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Athletics. Dupre Defeats Lyons

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 May 1921 · page 11

A big house witnessed the contest between Togo Lyons and Andre Dupre, at the Strand Stadium, Cessnock, last night, under the direction of Joe Shakespeare…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 May 1921 · page 3

Owing to the wet condition of some of the greens on Saturday, several matches In the Sanders Shield competition were not played. Lowlands green, owing to its…

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Golf Tournament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 May 1921 · page 5

In the first round in the competition proper, at Oxhey, Kirkwood, the Australian golfer, maintained his consistency. He went out in 39 (four lives, four fours…

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Championship Tennis

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 May 1921 · page 1

Reuter's paris correspondent reports that in the challenge round in the men's singles for the lawn tennis championship France and Sahageu[?]h…

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Wallsend Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 May 1921 · page 3

Although the weather was anything but promising on Friday night, some heavy showers having fallen before midnight, the rain cleared off by Saturday morning, and…

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