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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1923

2,907 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 22 of 146

Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 March 1923 · page 8

At Hobart G. Coghill, of this State, gained the decision by a small margin of points over J. Leahy, of Hobart…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 March 1923 · page 3

To-morrow the Premier Amateur Swimming Club will conduct a 75 yards Stagga's, Limited, handicap, in conjunction with the Pearce point score, when a…

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Golf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 March 1923 · page 3

A stroke competition will be contested to-morrow afternoon by members of Waratah Golf Club, on the Cockle Creek links, for a trophy, presented by Mr. W…

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Tennis

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 March 1923 · page 8

As the two courts at Hamilton Park have been given to the association for to-morrow in order to finalise the men's singles championship of…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 March 1923 · page 3

The New South Wales Rugby League has decided to cancel the arrangement to bring a team of Chinese players from Hongkong…

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BOWLS Championship Matches

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 March 1923 · page 7

The champion singles was played on West Mailand green last Saturday in sweltering heat, which accounted for the poor display of good…

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Competition Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 March 1923 · page 7

The following matches will be played to-morrow in connection with the Hunter River District Cricket Association's competition. The match between…

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Boxing Maguire Replies Quendreux's Record

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 March 1923 · page 6

"Mr. Corbett says that I have been talking of having £50 to back Quendreux against Jack Johnson. Well, £50 has been in 'The Sun' office since…

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At Warwick Farm Seven Races Newcastle Horses In SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 March 1923 · page 7

Acceptances for Warwick Farm leave three fields of over 20, and the smallest of the seven races has 11 still left in; so that good sport is…

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International Cricket M.C.C. in Sydney Visitors' Bad Start SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 March 1923 · page 7

In fine, though threatening, weather the return match between New South Wales and MacLaren's team was commenced at the Sydney Cricket…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 March 1923 · page 3

To-morrow night, at the Newcastle Stadium, Nutty Fairhall will meet F. Quendreux for £20. Two six rounds contests will also be decided. Preston meets…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1923 · page 11

The Newcastle City Bowling Club will hold a general meeting to-night to arrange a welcome home to Mr. L. Arnott, the club's president,…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1923 · page 11

The New Zealand Rugby Union has accepted the New South Wales Union's offer that a team to tour New Zealand should leave Sydney on August 20…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1923 · page 11

A match between the Newcastle District Police and the Newcastle City Council Staff will be played at the Sports Ground on Monday afternoon…

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Lawn Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1923 · page 11

Hamilton Park Club members who are not competing in the district championship events, to be decided at Hamilton Park to-day, Will be catered or on Reid…

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V.r.c. Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1923 · page 11

The Autumn meeting of the V.R.C. will be begun at Flemington to-day. Interest in to-day's programme centres principally in the Newmarket Handicap, in which the…

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Fatal Contest English Boxing Tragedy LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 March 1923 · page 8

The widow of Humphreys, the boxer, who died after a contest with Archer on February 27, In a statemen at the Inquest, said deceased…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1923 · page 11

To-night, at the Newcastle Stadium, the contest between Nutty Fairhall and Fornand Quendreux will be decided. Two preliminaries have been arranged…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 March 1923 · page 3

The Manly championship surf carnival took place on Saturday. Interest was created in the parade and march past, in which 12 clubs took part. Newcastle, the holders of the…

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GOLF Waratah Club

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 March 1923 · page 2

A stroke competition for choice of any club made by the club's professional (T. Heard) was played on the Cockle Creek links on Saturday. W. J. Gillard won…

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