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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1924

3,426 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 172

Golf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 3

To-morrow the Waratah members will play a men's foursomes (bogey) on the Cockle Creek links. Players are desired to arrange for partners, and, if…

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Adamstown Tennis Young People's Club

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 8

At the annual meeting of the Adamstown Young People's Tennis Club, held in the council chambers, which was presided over by Mr. A. Edmund…

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Boxing Magtjire's Pupils Thompson To Meet Kemp

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 8

Tom Maguire, who has several of his pupils booked up for contests ahead, writes that Bluey Jones, who meets Mick Griffiths on Anniversary…

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Kirkwood Fourth Golf In California Los Angeles

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 1

Macdonald Smith won the California open golf championship, with an aggregate score of 295. Kirkwood was fourth with 299…

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Sun's Daily Sporting Record Racing Boolaroo Selections ("By "Quantock")

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 2

To-morrow 'race-goers will be well catered for by the Boolaroo racing club, which will hold a meeting. The track is reported to be in excellent…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 3

The first heat of the £250 tournament at the Newcastle Stadium to-morrow night will take place at 8 o'clock, and the last at 10. Competitors must be at…

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Swimming. District Competitions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 11

Following are the positions of the clubs in the competitions under the auspices of the Northern District Surf Life-saving Association:—…

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Inter-varsity Rugby Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 13

A glorious struggle was witnessed in the Inter-Varsity Rugby match at Twickenham on Tuesday, and contrary to general expectation the Oxonians…

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Lawn Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 11

R. E. Schlesinger, of Melbourne, the young Davis Cup player, has received a business appointment in Sydney, where he will take up duty next month. He…

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St. John's Tennis

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 5

St. John's Tennis Club have their semi-final to conclude in the mixed doubles shield championship. The secretary hopes to make a…

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Country Tennis. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 5

The country tennis carnival practically concluded to-day, when the championships were finalised. In the men's singles championships, J…

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Boxing Novice Tourney To-night's Bouts

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 4

To-night at the Newcastle stadium thorn will be another series of the £230 tournament. Judging by the largo number of bouts arranged the fight fans of…

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Cessnock Cricket Interesting Position

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 2

The Cessnock district cricket competition is nearing the end or the first round. The four leading teams are…

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Cricket. District Competition. Commencement of Second Round

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 11

The first series of the second round of the Hutchinson Shield premiership will be commenced this afternoon. Stockton and Lambton meet at the…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 11

To-night, at the Newcastle Stadium, the £250 tournament will be commenced. There will be 15 contests (100 rounds), from paperweight to heavyweight. Doors…

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Golf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 3

A men's foursomes match was played on the Cockle Creek links by members of the Waratah Golf Club on Saturday afternoon. The winners were…

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Swimming in Melbourne. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 6

In the Brunswick Baths on Saturday night. Frank Beaurepaire led all the way in the 220 yards State championship, winning by 12 yards. Steadman…

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Swimming and the Other Arts

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 4

While Andrew Charlton's swimming victories, not only over a world-famous and redoubtable antagonist, but over time itself, add a pardonable thrill of pride to Australians, and while the public enthusiasm evoked by his sensational swimming powers his rightly gratifying, it must be…

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Boolaroo Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 3

The Boolaroo race meeting, held on Saturday in warm weather, attracted a large attendance. There was some interesting racing, but punters had much…

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Boxing Novice Tourney Saturday's Contests

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 2

The third night of the £250 novice tournament was held at the Newcastle stadium on Saturday night. The fixture attracted a fairly large attendance, and…

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