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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1925

3,645 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 68 of 183

Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 May 1925 · page 3

The ex-champion featherweight of Australia, Digger Evans, will make his first Newcastle appearance at the local stadium next Saturday night, in opposition to…

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Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 May 1925 · page 4

A £20 stake will be run off at Hexham on Saturday. Entries close at Hexham Hotel, at 1.30…

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BOWLS Fixtures for

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 May 1925 · page 6

Sanders' Shield fixtures for Saturday are :— Lowlands v. Islington, at Islington, six rinks…

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Rugby Union. Fixtures for

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 May 1925 · page 4

Earp Shied Competition.—Wanderers v. Lysaght's. Showground, 2.15, umpire. Travers: Toronto v. Newcastle Surf Club Showground, 3.30. Hanbury;…

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Football. Soccer Code

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 May 1925 · page 4

The first interdistrict schools match will be played on May 29. The schools' selectors are Messrs. M'Donald, Coates, and P. J. Sheppard. High School have…

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BOXING Evans's Brilliant Career Keen Contest Likely

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 May 1925 · page 2

No Australian boxer of recent years has made such an impression overseas as Digger Evans, the Sydney, boxer, who meets Garn Juno at Newcastle…

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British Golf Women's Championship LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 May 1925 · page 7

In the first round of the golf championship at Troon, Misses Wethered, Leitch, Chambers, Courlay, Stocker, and Cox (the Welsh champion) were…

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RACING Sport at Pokolbin Election Meeting

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 May 1925 · page 2

The next meeting to be held by the Pokolbin Racing Club has been fixed for election day, May 30. A good programme of live events has been drawn…

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Professional Golf "Sun" Championship Second Competition Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 May 1925 · page 7

The £500 professional golf championship created by "The Sun" Newspapers Ltd., last year, will be held again this year, "The Sun" Newspapers…

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Keen on Boxing Prince at Prizefight Wayside Welcomes Capetown

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 May 1925 · page 1

ON leaving Port Alfred the Prince of Wales thanked the golt committee for the excellent games they provided, and for the freedom he…

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"Not a Star" Talk with New Governor General Keen on Racing Sir John Baird Says His Monocle is a Necessity LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 May 1925 · page 1

The Governor-General-elect of the Commonwealth, Sir John Baird, stated, in an interview with "The Sun's" special representative: "I do not expect to play a star rote. I am only an ordinary English squire. There are plenty of others like me. Both I and my wife, who is a…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 May 1925 · page 4

Digger Evans, the Australian champion, who meets Garn Juno at the Newcastle Stadium next Saturday night, represented Australia in the inter-Allied…

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BOXING Important Matches

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 May 1925 · page 2

An understanding which has been arrived at by the promoters of boxing in Cessnock, Messrs. David and McMullen, and Mr. Harry Keesing,…

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Bowls. Champion Rink

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 May 1925 · page 7

On the City green yesterday afternoon, rinks representing Lowlands and Wickham Clubs met in the first round of the champion rink competition, and…

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Lawn Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 May 1925 · page 5

The Lawn Tennis Association has decided that the English women players, including Miss M'Kane. Mrs. Lambert, and Miss Chambers, who are touring America…

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Football. League Rules

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 May 1925 · page 7

Mr. H. Irwin, the secretary of the Newcastle Rugby League, has been advised that the following recommendations have been adopted by the New South…

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Rugby League Laws of the Game Referees' Decision

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 May 1925 · page 2

Since the opening of the season the New South Wales Rugby League has been conferring with the officials of the New South Wales Referees'…

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RACING Fail Never Beats Paon Track Gallops

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 May 1925 · page 2

The No. 2 track and course proper were open for fast work at Broadmeadow this morning, with no hurdles out on the former track. The…

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Racing Appeal Northern River Decisions CASINO

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 May 1925 · page 6

An appeal of Arthur Lee, trainer, against his disqualification for life by the stipendiary steward for the alleged use of a battery on Out of Fashion…

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English Tennis Australians in Action LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 May 1925 · page 1

The Lawn Tennis Association has nominated Eames, Crole-Rees, Misses McKane and Colyer, and Mrs. McIlquham to compete in the…

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