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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1925

3,645 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 42 of 183

Boolaroo Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 March 1925 · page 8

The Boolaroo race meeting was held on Saturday in cloudy weather, and a little rain fell late in the afternoon. There was a good attendance, and as five first…

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Rosehill Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 March 1925 · page 8

Rosehill races were held on Saturday, in the presence of a large attendance. Beauford started second favourite in the First Division of the Railway…

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Lawn Tennis District Tournament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 March 1925 · page 3

The first round of the Newcastle District Lawn Tennis Association's winter tournament was commenced on Saturday. The weather was fine and cloudy…

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BOXING Jackson's Decisive Win Solton Outpointed

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 March 1925 · page 7

The main contest at the Newcastle Stadium on Saturday was between Les Jackson, 8.1½, Lithgow, and Len Solton, S.S. Sydney. It resulted to a…

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BOWLS Lowlands Wins Pennant EXCITING FINAl

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 March 1925 · page 7

Bowlers who intend joining the Lowlands party on its forthcoming visit to Sydney at Easter are returned to attend a meeting in…

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Rugby League Eastern Suburbs Club Training Begins

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 March 1925 · page 7

Eastern Suburbs Rugby League club will start training in earnest to-morrow night at the Sports-ground. The whole of last season's members…

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Saturday's Cricket District Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 March 1925 · page 2

The sixth and concluding series in the second round of the Newcastle District Cricket Association's first grade premiership was commenced on Saturday, in dull…

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Cardiff's Win Soccer Semi-Finals Rugby League London

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 March 1925 · page 1

The semifinals of the Soccer Cup competition were contested yesterday. Cardiff and Sheffield will play for the first league final…

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Sporting News and Notes By the Way RACING Books Lose at Boolaroo Mahoney's Day Out

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 March 1925 · page 7

The postponed meeting caused through the Boolaroo club making available its regular date for Singleton, owing to the Newcastle show…

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Athletics. Jackson Defeats Solton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 March 1925 · page 8

Les Jackson, flyweight champion of Australia, scored a decisive points win over Len Solton in a twenty-round contest at Newcastle Stadium on Saturday…

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Football. Soccer Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 3

A start has been made with the weekly meetings of the Soccer Association and plans for the season formulated. In view of the coming English visits the…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 3

The Manilla Cricket Club are coming to Newcastle at Easter at the invitation of the Wickham Club. A few vacancies still remain in the Wickham team, and…

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League Football

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 2

The Carrington League Football Club has decided to enter teams in the second and third grade and the under 20 competition this season…

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GOLF Waratah Associates

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 5

A bogey competition, played by the A grade associates or Waratah Golf Club to-day, was won by Miss Steggles, 2 down…

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Aeroplane Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 5

A message from Washington reports that two British engines will be entered in the Schneider races at Baltimore on October 2 and 4, according to information…

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Tennis. District Competitions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 3

Although the rain prevented play in several instances, the majority of the matches set down for Saturday last were completed. Players were in good form,…

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Surf and Rugby Newcastle Club's Team

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 5

Those interested in the above team, which has now been entered in the first grade Rugby Union competition will held a meeting on Friday's night,…

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Tennis Concert Hamilton Institute

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 6

All items of the entertainment in Hamilton Mechanics' Institute last night were enthusiastically received and extra numbers had to be…

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BOXING Walker v. Sheppeard Heavyweight Clash

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 2

It is some years since Australia produced a heavyweight of class and not since Squires and Lang were in their prime have we had a big man…

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Rugby Union Seven Senior Teams All Blacks' Visit

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 6

At last night's meeting of the council of the Newcastle Rugby Union it was decided that the undermentioned teams would compete in the first…

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