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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1925

3,645 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 36 of 183

Newcastle Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 8

Fine weather favoured the opening of the Newcastle Jockey Club's meeting yesterday, and there was a good attendance, including a fair sprinkling of…

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TENNIS Exhibition Matches

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 2

Tennis enthuslasts are assured of a rare treat on Saturday night at the Reid Park courts. Play starts at 8…

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Lawn Tennis Rules

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 5

A meeting of the Council of the Lawn Tennis Association passed a resolution that any player accepting a reduction of more than 40 per cent. on ordinary…

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Football. Soccer Code

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 8

A meeting will be held in the Trades Hall to-night for the purpose of raising senior and reserve Soccer teams in the Newcastle area. Players and supporters…

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Bowls. Wallsend V. East Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 8

In East Maitland Shield Competition, on Tuesday. W. E.M. Lowe, Moon, Fogo, Gibbs,... 24 —…

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BOXING Cessnock Contest TURNBULL v. SHORT

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 2

The fixture set down for decision at the Strand stadium at Cessnock, to-morrow night, promises to be an interesting one. The contestants are…

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Soccer Football London

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 1

In the second league soccer match, Leiceuster City defeated Oldham by one goal to nil…

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Racing Surprise Father's Voice Scratched SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 5

It was hardly expected that Father's Voice tho well-known New Zealand performer, who won the Cauilfield Futurity Stakes, would be scratched for…

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Cricket District Association. Fixtures for

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 8

1st Grade.—Merewether v. Hamilton, Learmonth Park. Umpires, A. Jones and E. Heath. Waratah-Mayfield v. Newcastle, Waratah Oval. Tamsett and Hughes…

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Good Gates Big Cricket Takings SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 1

During the recent tour of the English cricket team the four matches two tests and two State matches—played in Sydney were attended by…

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Sporting News and Notes By the Way RACING Newcastle's Opening Day Great Finishes

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 2

The March meeting of the New castle Jocks Club, which was opened yesterday, promises to be a great success; that is, if the opening day can…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 8

The match between Tommy Uren and George Thompson, for the middleweight championship of Australia, and the "Referee" belt, at the Newcastle Stadium…

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Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 3

Nobbys Surf Amateur Swimming Club will hold their 100 yards club championship to-morrow afternoon…

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Golf

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 3

The annual meeting of Waratah Golf Club will be held at the council chambers, Watt-street, to-night…

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Hunter Rugby League

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 6

The annual report of the Hunter District Rugby League, presented at the annual meeting on Tuesday evening, in a review of the work of the year expressed…

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Lawn Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 3

An important lawn tennis event is set down at the Reid Park courts for to-morrow night, when J. O. Anderson, the Australasian champion, and captain of the…

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Bowls. Hamilton V. Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 3

An enjoyable two-rink game, between members of the above clubs, was played at Wallsend yesterday, on what can easily be said to be the best green at…

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Pokolbin Races

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 2

The Pokolbin Jockey Club is holding another meeting to-morrow. The club has received big entries, which include a large number of…

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Cricket Profit

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 5

The financial result of the English cricketers' visit to maitland was revealed at last night's meeting of the sub-committee of the Hunter River…

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Lawn Tennis Sensation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 5

A sensation has been created in the lawn tennis world by the dramatic action of the Lawn Tennis Association, in reference to tournament players' expenses…

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