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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1924

3,426 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 172

Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 2

Particulars of the middleweight contest, to take place at the Newcastle Stadium to-morrow night, between Jack Cole (New South Wales) and George…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 3

Goya Henry, who won the open surf championship at the Cook's Hill Club's surf carnival last month, qualified for the 100 yards championship to be…

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Australian Football Tour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 5

Indications that difficulties have in the selection of an Association team for Australia are conveyed in a circular by the International Selection Committee to…

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Cricket. District Competitions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 3

Grade cricket will be resumed this afternoon, after a break of a week, and interesting finishes may be expected The positions of the teams when…

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Boxing To-night's Fight Thompson v. Coie

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 2

To-night at the Newcastle Stadium there will be a great clash. George Thompson, the clerk midleweight from Western Australia, will be oposed to jack Cole…

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No Test Cricket for Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 13

The keen disappointment felt in metropolitan cricket circles at the decision of the Australian Board of Cricket Control not to permit one of the five tout…

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Interstate Cricket. N.S.W. VERSUS S.A. the Richardsons' Fine Showing Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 7

The Sheffield Shield cricket match, between tennis representing New South Wales and South Australia, was commenced at the Sydney Cricket Ground…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 3

The Principal attraction at the Newcastle Stadium to-night will be the contest between the middleweights, Jack Cole and George Thompson. An…

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In the Briny Swimming Races Bogey Hole Club

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 7

The Bogey Hole Amateur Club conducted a 100 yards' Marcus Clark and Co., Ltd. handicap, in conjunction with the Thalberg trophy point score…

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Gosford Races

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 4

Entries for the meeting of the Gosford Racing Club, which will be held on Tuesday, January 22, close at 4 p.m. to-day. Newcastle and West Maitland entries…

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Boxing Thompson Beats Cole a Great Fight

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 2

The sporting public of Newcastle dearly love a good fight. It was not surprising therefore, that when the Thompson-Cole clash was announced…

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Racing Wallsend Meeting Reflections On Results

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 2

The Wallsend Jockey Club held a meeting on its course on Saturday in perfect weather. The fixture attracted a fairly large attendance, and the…

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Menangle Races Selections For To-morrow SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 5

Selections for Menangle Park races to-morrow:— Malden Handicap, Irish Harmony 1. Snow Baby 3. Lingfield 3…

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Sheffield Shield Cricket. New South Wales' Big Score. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 4

Over 16,000 people watched the second day's play in the Sheffield Shield cricket, match, between New South Wales and South Australia at the…

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Athletics. Newcastle Stadium

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 3

There was an excellent attendance at Newcastle Stadium on Saturday night when the principal event was the meeting of George Thompson, of West Australia, and…

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Football. Soccer Code

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 3

The State Soccer Association met in Sydney. It was decided to institute a State Junior fund, 50 per cent, of the New South Wales Association's "cut" of…

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Boxing Maguire's Pupils "Bluey" Jones Watched

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 2

That good featherweight pupil of Maguire's, Bluey Jones, is at last to be given a chance of showing his ability as a boxer-fighter. He meets on…

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Swimming Championships Winners of Heats. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 5

About 3000 spectators witnessed the beats of the 220 yards swimming championship and the heats of the 220 yards breast stroke swimming championship at…

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Recovering Races Waratah Prosecutions

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 4

At Newcastle Small Debts Court this morning, before Mr. Laidlaw, S.M., Mr. W. Jackson, acting town clerk, on behalf of the Waratah Council proceeded…

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Sporting Record Racing Track Work Broadmeadow Gallops

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 2

The No. 2 track was again in use at Broudmeadow this morning, with the hurdles out 20 feet from the rails. The following gallops were recorded:…

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