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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1925

3,645 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 62 of 183

Rugby Union Proposed English Tour LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 1

The "Star" predicts that the New South Wales Rugby Union will be invited to send it team to tour Great Britain in 1927…

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BOXING To-morrow's Stadium Bout BROCK v. SMITH

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 6

Billy Smith, with his trainer, Dan Gallagher, arrived here this morning for his contest against Fred Brock at the Newcastle Stadium to-morrow…

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Pokolbin Races Election Day Meeting

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 5

The Pokolbin Jockey Club will hold another meeting on May 30. when six races will be run, and the prize money increased to £100…

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Golf Record St. Andrews Tournament LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 1

Cyril Toley, with a score of 72. which equals Wethered's record for the course, won the Spring medal competition at St. Andrews…

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Adelaide Racing Newmarket To-morrow SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 2

Adelaide's Cup meeting will be opened at Morphettville to-morrow. Chief interest will be centred in the…

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Athletics

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

Fred Brock, the Newcastle boxer, who meets the, Sydney welter-weight, Billy Smith, at the Newcastle Stadium to-morrow night has met very few defeats…

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Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 3

To further the police effort to assist the Wallsend Hospital, the Wallsend Coursing Club will run a £20 stake next Saturday, as advertised…

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Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 3

The annual smoke concert and presentation of trophies of the Newcastle District Cricket Association will take place to-night at Way's Cafe, Scottish House…

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Lawn Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 3

The official opening of the Newcastle District Tennis Association's new courts in the District Park, Broadmeadow, will take place at 1.45 p.m.. to-day. During…

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BOXING Brock v. Smith

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 7

Boxing enthusiasts are looking forward to a fast and exciting contest at the Newcastle Stadium to-night, when Fred Brook of Newcastle will meet…

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Rugby Union. Earp Shield Competition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 3

Two interesting First Grade matches have been set down for decision at the Showground to-day. The early match between Surf Club and Hamilton should be…

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Football. Soccer Code

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 3

Senior games will be played to-day at Tramway Ground, Mitchell Par, Neath and Kurri Kurri. Senior reserve matches will take place at Adamstown a and West…

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Rugby League Senior Competition Sports Ground

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 5

The Rugby League football competitions were continued this afternoon on grounds which though still suffering somewhat from days of…

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TENNIS Broadmeadow Courts Open

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 8

The new courts of Newcastle District Tennis Association at Broadmeadow, were opened by Mr. W. A. Winn this afternoon…

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Football Fight Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 5

There was an exciting rempus at a junior Rugby League match between South Sydney and Rueater's Hill at Hunter's Hill this afternoon…

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Sydney Football Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 5

Rugby Union first grade matches to-day resulted:— Glebe-Balinain beat University 10 to 2; Eastern Suburbs beat Rands…

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Sydney Tennis Off SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 8

Owing to the courts being still wet, the New South Wales tennis championships and the Interstate match against Victoria, which were to have…

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Vardon on Golf British Champions Likely American Players (Six Times Open Champion)

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 2

News is now reaching this country ns to the prominent American players who are expected to take part in the British championships during the…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 3

The Australian heavyweights, Wally Walker (Newcastle) and Albert Lloyd (Melbourne), will meet at the Newcastle Stadium next Saturday night…

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Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 May 1925 · page 8

Owing to a benefit meeting being held at Wallsend next Saturday, the Hexham course has been postponed until Saturday, May 23…

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