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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1924

3,426 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 172

Weston Cricket Deaf Mute Player

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 4

Reference has been made in "The Newcastle Sun" to the fine display of batting by James Williams, a deaf and dumb player, who was at the…

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Big Cricket Visitors' Innings Closed Queensland's Score Newcastle at Wickets

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 5

Piny in the cricket match between Queensland and Newcastle was resumed at 10.30 this morning, on a per-feet wicket at the Sports Ground…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 3

At the Newcastle Stadium to-night the £250 tournament will be advanced another stage, when 15 contests will be decided in all divisions. The first heat will…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 8

A committee meeting of the New Lambton Soccer Club will be held to-morrow night…

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Boxing in Brisbane. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 5

An inglorious display was given by Harry Holmes, 9st 4lb (Sydney) in a fight against the Queensland lightweight champion, Eddie Lynagh, 9st 7lb…

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Swimming. Some Fast Times. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 8

In view of the meeting between Australia's swimming champions and Arne Borg, the Swedish champion, next Saturday, great interest was a shown in the carnival held at the…

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Racing Heddon Meeting Reflections on Results

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 2

The Heddon Jockey Club held a meeting on its course on Saturday. The heat was unpleasant, registering 102 degrees in the shade but this did…

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Maitland Cricket Dispute Way Out Discovered

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 5

The fixtures committee of the Hunter River District Cricket Association, without consulting the executive, has power to arrange all fixtures. The action of this…

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Sun's Daily Sporting Record Boxing Novice Tourney Plenty Of Fights

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 2

In the hope of securing good boxers, and to foster the game which if the present indications point to anything is on the down grade, the management of…

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Athletics. Newcastle Stadium

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 January 1924 · page 8

The £250 tournament was continued at the Newcastle Stadium on Saturday night, when there wore contests in all divisions. F. Baker, of Sydney, was the referee, but…

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American Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 5

The United States Lawn Tennis Association has announced the first ten players:—Tilden. William Johnston, Williams, Richards. F. T. Hunter,…

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Steel Works Golf

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 4

Result of the Steel Works Golf Club four ball-best ball (bogey): W. O. Mendenhall and E. S. Jones, 9 up; A. E. Langwill and L Grifliths. 4 up;…

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Fixtures Sydney Races

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 2

Saturday, January 12: Canterbury Park. Tuesday, January 15: Menangle…

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Boxing Saturday's Fight Cole v. Thompson

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 2

Tom Maguire writes that Saturday night should be a red-letter night for Newcastle boxing followers for on that night two of Australia's best…

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On the Wheel Races Postponed

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 1

The country championship that was to be decided in Sydney to-morrow night has been postponed till the middle of February. The one and half-mile that…

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Cutting Up £1200 Profits From Tennis SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 5

It was decided by the council of the Australasian Lawn Tennis Association last night to distribute £1200 among the States, £200 to each State, of which £100…

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Tennis Carnival Country Week Northern Teams Meet SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 5

The White City tennis courts resembled a [?]ve when the annual country carnival was commenced this morning. There are approximately 782 entries…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 3

At the Newcastle Stadium on Saturday, Jack Cole, of Sydney, and George Thompson. West Australia, will meet in a 20-round contest. There will be two…

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In the Briny Swimming Races Newcastle Surf Amateurs

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 5

The following are the handicaps allotted for the 100 yards M. J. Carroll handicap by Mr. Myer Cohen, for the Thalberg and Spier cup competition, at the ocean…

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The Old Swimming Pool

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 1

As the eagle swoops on its prey, swimmers at Aphington, a suburb or Melbourne, dive from a spring-board perched in the branches of a gum tree, 60 feet above the surface of the swimming pool…

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