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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1925

3,645 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 183

Big Swimming 220 Yards Championship SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 January 1925 · page 3

Keen Interest is being taken in the final of the 220 yards swimming? championship of Australia, which will be decided at the Domam Baths…

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CRICKET District Association Fixture List

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 January 1925 · page 2

District Cricket Association fixtures and umpires for Saturday are as follow:—First Grade: Lambton T. Wickham,…

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The Sun Stop-press Singleton Races

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 January 1925 · page 6

Welter.—Betting: 2 chieston, 7/2 Miss Branxton. 9/2 Bombeet, 8 Sarrawonga. Divs., 27s, 16s 6d…

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Sporting News and Notes By the Way RACING Maitland Handicapping Sunwave's Burden

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 January 1925 · page 2

F. Guy, the trainer of Sunwave, claims that he has reasonable cause for complaint against the handicapper at Maitland…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1925 · page 4

Ern Waddy and "Blackie" Miller met at Adelaide on Monday night for the former's Australian heavyweight title. Waddy gained a points decision after a…

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BOXING Volaire v. Kelly

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 2

Eugene Volaire claims that he will strip in better form and condition for his match with Tommy Kelly at the Newcastle Stadium on Saturday night…

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Singleton Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 7

The Singleton Racing Club's meeting, which was held yesterday at the Whittingham course in hot weather, attracted a good attendance. Fields were not…

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Swimming Carnival Kahanamoku Wins Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 5

The big swimming carnival was continued to-night at the Domain Baths. The chief events resulted as follows:—220 yards Championship of Australia…

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Country Tennis Slippery Courts SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 5

The country tennis championships were continued this morning at the White City Courts. The courts were slippery as the result of the rain and…

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Sporting News and Notes By the Way RACING Singleton Sport Punters Do Well

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 2

The presence of summery conditions was in a measure responsible for the absence of many of the regular patrons of the turf from Singleton…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 7

The proposed match between Arthur Smith and Billy Smith has been cancelled. Arthur Smith having decided to retire from boxing for a time…

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BOXING Volaire v. Kelly

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 2

The return match between Eugene Volaire and Tommy Kelly will be staged at the Newcastle Stadium to-morrow night, and enthusiasts are…

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Golf. Waratah Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 3

To-morrow the club will play on the Cockle Creek links a bogey competition for a trophy presented by Mr. H. S. Thompson. The competition will also…

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Holiday Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 2

Dungog will play City and Suburban B grade on January 26, on Y.M.C.A. No. 1 wicket. Play will be commenced at 11 o'clock…

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Football. Soccer Code

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 3

The corner kick rule has been altered and in the latest chart a goal can be scored from the kick without the ball touching a second player. When the…

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Country Tennis Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 7

Owing to heavy rain play in the country tennis carnival had to be postponed to-day…

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Maitland Cricket Competition Fixtures

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 5

The Hunter River District Cricket Association's A grade competition is at present in an interesting stage. Elther of the six leading clubs can win…

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No Limelight Cricket Musings Morale and "Ashes"! Adelaide

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 6

When we take our minds back to those halcyon days when we were more or less constitutionally chosen to represent our village or our street…

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Sporting News and Notes By the Way Tennis Booming Last Season's Play Juniors in Form

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 2

The tennis-playing section of the public of Newcastle, and also a great number of Newcastle citizens, who only follow sport through the…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 3

A good deal of interest is taken in the meeting of Eugeno Volaire and Tommy Kelly in a return match at the Newcastle Stadium to-morrow night. Their…

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