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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1922

3,245 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 163

Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1922 · page 5

Billy James and Harry Collins will meet on Saturday night, at the Imperial Stadium, in a 20 rounds contest. Al. Foley and Mick Rutherford meet in…

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Wallsend Regatta

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 6

A meeting of the Wallsend-Flattsburg Regatta Club was presided over last night by Mr. D. Watkins, M.H.R. The final arrangement for the regatta at Speer's…

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Boxing This Week's Contest Lightweights Matched

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 2

An interesting bout should be staged by Harry Collins and Billy James, two Newcastle lightweights, at the Imperial Stadium next Saturday…

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Racing Budget To-day's Gallops Lismore Weights Northern Calendar

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 2

Jan. 12.—Wallsend entries. Jan. 14.—Heddon races. Jan. 16.—Wallsend weights. Jan.17.—-Tamworth races…

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Cricket Buffs in Flannels Won by One Run

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 2

A challenge cricket match between Hamilton and Glanmore a (Newcastle) R.A.O.B. lodges was played on the Toronto cricket Club's ground last Sunday…

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Sporty Sports What Do You Think? £1 for an Idea It Costs You Nothing. Heddon Jockey Club Handicap. Heddon Greta Races

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 2

Everybody takes an interest in what everybody else knows about racehorses. In a multiplicity of ideas there is…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 7

At the Sydney Domain Baths to-morrow the first Australian championship carnival of the season will commence. The chief event will be the 100 yards…

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Races and Pictures Preferred to Swimming SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 5

"For some time past I have noticed with displeasure the number of youths who frequent all the picture shows. They should be on the…

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Kurri Bowls

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 6

A start will be made with the A and B pennant competition, in the Hunter River district, on Saturday, when Kurri A team will meet Maitland, on Maitland…

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The Boxing Contest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 5

The newspapers give much space to reviews of the chances of the contestants in the mooting between Cook and Carpentier, which taken place to-night…

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Football. Soccer Code

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 7

The annual social of the West Wallsend Soccer Club will be held in the West Wallsend School of Arts next Tuesday night. Players who, twenty years ago,…

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Ruining Cricket Pitch

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 8

Alderman Mills drew the attention of Merewether Council last night to the bad state of the fence around the cricket pitch in Mitchell Park…

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Boxing Burns' Good Wishes Coming Contests

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 3

On the eve of his departure for England, last Tuesday, Frank Burns (Newcastle), middleweight champion of Australia, wrote the following…

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BOWLS Installing Electric Light To-morrow's Games

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 6

Interest generally surrounds the advent of bowling under electric light in the Newcastle district. The Lowlands Club will be the first…

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In the Briny Swimming and Surfing Merewether Carnival Another Surf Fatality!

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 3

It is a coincidence that the two previous fatalities on the Newcastle beach happened between 1 and 2 p.m., also that Arthur Cook and Doug…

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Country Lawn Tennis Semi-final Matches. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 5

The country lawn tennis carnival is nearing its conclusion. Goulburn No. I defeated Barraba in the qualifying round by 4 sets 35 games to 4 sets 30…

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District Cricket To-morrow's Games Points and Prospects

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 6

Rain again interfered with matches in all district association grades last Saturday. The seventh series of matches in the Hutchinson Shield…

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Challenge Horses Engaged To-morrow Racing at Rosehill SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 5

With so many Challenge Stakes and Anniversary Handicap candidates engaged, the meeting at Rosehill to-morrow will be bound to be a great…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 7

To-morrow night the attraction at the Imperial Stadium will be a contest between the two well-known lightweights, Billy James and Harry Collins. An…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 11

At a meeting of the Royal Life-saving Society held in Sydney this week it was again stated that the Surf Association was not working in harmony with the…

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