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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1925

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Cricket Ground Thieves Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 2 May 1925 · page 5

Thieves again visited the Sydney Cricket Ground last night. They broke open one of the locked and state [?]34 0s 6d…

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Rugby Union First Round of 1925 Senior Games Final Scores

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 2 May 1925 · page 5

Surf Club. ... 13 Wanderers. ... 6 In spite of the wet weather the Newcastle Rugby Union decided that all…

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Sydney Football Big Crowd Attends SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 2 May 1925 · page 5

The Rugby League and Rugby Union competitions opened in ideal football weather to-day. There were large crowds at most of…

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Athletics. Jones Defeats Watson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1925 · page 7

Eddie Watson (Sydney), 8st, met Taffy Jones (Abermain), 8st 3lb, before a fair house at the Strand Stadium, Cessnock, last night, and a very interesting…

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Rugby Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 May 1925 · page 3

The first series of the Newcastle Rugby Union's premierships was played on Saturday. The weather was dull and the majority…

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Schools' Regatta Sydney High's Successes Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 May 1925 · page 5

The Great Public Schools annual regatta was concluded on the Parramatta River yesterday afternoon in the presence of a great crowd which lined both…

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Golf Record Orange

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 May 1925 · page 7

On the Orange golf links, playing with W. C. Paton and L. W. Corduroy, Roy Smith, the resident professional, created a new record for the…

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TENNIS Court Opening Postponed

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 May 1925 · page 5

Owing to the uncertain state of the weather this morning it was decided to postpone until next Saturday the official opening of the Tennis…

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BOXING Juno Beats Jones Good Contest

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 May 1925 · page 7

The fact that two clever lightweights, Garnet Juno (9.7), Abermain, and "Blucy" Jones (9.6½). Newcastle), were providing the main…

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Saturday's Football League Rules

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 May 1925 · page 3

Newcastle Rugby League's season opened on Saturday, when the competitions for all grades commenced. The prospects for the season are bright on account of…

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Sporting Notes East Again Rugby League Opening Improved Teams

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 May 1925 · page 7

Notwithstanding the bad state of the ground, and the slippery ball, the first Rugby League competition games of the year provided some interesting…

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Rugby League South v. Maitland Senior Match Final Scores

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 May 1925 · page 5

South ... 11 Maitland ... 5 There was a large attendance at the National Park Sports Ground this…

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Boxing in Brisbane Collins Defeats Darton. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 May 1925 · page 5

In the best fight seen in Brisbane for a long time, Harry Collins, 10st 7¼lb, our pointed the Belgian, Darton, 10st 9lb,before a large house. Collins opened quietly,…

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RACING Newcastle Cap and Mile Open Events

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 May 1925 · page 7

Final acceptance for the two most important races, held anually by the Newcastle Jockey Club, close to-morrow at 8 p.m. These are the Mile…

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Soccer Football Premiers Well Behind Wallsend Surprised

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 May 1925 · page 7

As the result of Saturday's senior games Cessnock and Adamstown are joint leaders, each having secured five points…

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Two Ties A.I.F. Golf Trophy Maitlander's Prize Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 May 1925 · page 5

There was a remarkable finish to the play-off for the trophy for the best gross score in the A.I.F. Cup golf competition…

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Football Finished How Soccer Clubs Feared League Final London

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 May 1925 · page 1

The Soccer footbal season ended today. Huddersfield and West Brom-wich are on top in the first league. Leicester and Manchester United are…

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Athletics. Newcastle Stadium. Juno Defeats Jones

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 May 1925 · page 8

Newcastle Stadium was packed on Saturday night, when the main event was the contest between Garn Juno, of Abermain, and Billy Jones, of Newcastle,…

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Racing Sensation

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

A sensation was caused at the Thirsk races, when it was announced that the Jockey Club stewards had commissioned a veterinary surgeon to take a sample of…

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Lawn Tennis

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

The heavy rain during the week-end caused a postponement of the function arranged for yesterday by the Newcastle Tennis Association, when their…

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