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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1925

3,645 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 61 of 183

Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 May 1925 · page 3

Fred Brock, one of the most successful boxers Newcastle has produced, will make a reappearance, after a long spell, at the Newcastle Stadium next Saturday night,…

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Football. Rugby Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 3

Satisfaction has been freely expressed at the news that the New Zealand management committee has decided to send the best available team to tour New…

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School Football Rugby Union Games

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 3

Newcastle High suffered defeat yesterday at the hand of East Maitland, in the first round of the inter-high school Rugby Union competition…

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Bowls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 3

The pennant final between Lowlands and East Maitland Clubs, postponed from Saturday last on account of rain, is fixed to be played next Saturday. The games in…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 3

The Newcastle District Cricket Umpires' Association held their annual dinner and smoke concert on Saturday at Jean's Cafe, which was well attended. During…

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Boxing in Brisbane Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 5

At the Stadium to-night, Don Burns knocked out Doug Murray, in the twelfth round, when Murray was leading on points…

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Interstate Tennis Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 4

The New South Wales selector to-day decided that Mrs. Martin (capt.), Miss. Cox, Miss Meaney, and Miss Elliott should represent the State against Victoria in the…

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Big Matches Rugby League Programme Sydney Teams

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 2

The Northern Rugby League Association has arranged an attractive programme of matches with metropolitan clubs for this season…

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Rugby Union Busy Times Ahead Keen Interest

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 6

The decision of the management committee of the N.Z. Rugby Union to include members of the 1924 combination in the team to visit New…

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Boolaroo Races Postponement Unlikely

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 5

"If it is at all possible, we will race at Boolaroo on Saturday," stated Mr. Hoillngshed this morning. "The rain has made the course very heavy…

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BOXING Brock and Smith Fit Coming Contests

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 6

Reports from Maguire's gymnaslum state that Fred Brock is in splendid condition for his match against Billy Smith at the Newcastle Stadium…

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Wallsend Races Bavermain and Tria

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 3

Unfavourable weather conditions, which necessitated the postponement of the Wallsend Jockey Club's May meeting on Saturday, were again present…

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Sporting News and Notes By the Way Racing in the Mud Failures at Wallsend Keen Riding

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 2

Postponed meeting are not as a rule a huge success. The Wallsend Jockey Club fixture y terday attracted only a small attendance but the…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 3

Billy Smith, Sydney, who meets Fred Brock, of Newcastle, at the Newcastle Stadium on Saturday night, is known in Sydney as the "Botany terror." Of his last…

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Rugby

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 5

Western fourth grade v. West Maitland, at Pagan's Hill: Full-hack, M. Liddle five-eight, Ted Long: three-quarters, Giha[?]n, Price, L. Hughes L. Woods,…

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Competition Football Rugby League Good Games Expected To-morrows Chances

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 3

The Cornish Shield Rugby League competition will be advanced a further stage to-morrow. Central and South will be the Curtain-raisers on…

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Rugby Union Kurri Club

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 8

When Kurrl League Football Club broke away from the parent League. alleging unfair treatment by the latter body, the members joined up with…

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Golf Waratah Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 10

To-morrow a bogey match will be played on the Cockle Creek links. The match with Maitland has been postponed to 23rd instant, so that the bogey…

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Rugby Union Competition Matches Earp Shield

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 6

The second round of the Rugby Union Earp Shield competitions will be played to-morrow, Considerable interest is being centred in the…

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TENNIS District Court Opening

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 6

The Tennis Association has decided to arrange for exhibition matches, at the official opening of the district courts on Saturday by four Sydney…

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