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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1925

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Tennis at Wyong Wyong

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 2

At the annual meeting of the Wyong Tennis Club, the report expressed pleasure at the decided improvement shown over previous years…

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BOXING To-night's Contest EVANS v. JUNO

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 2

The well-known Sydney boxer, Digger Evans, who is an ex-champion of Australia, arrived in Newcastle yesterday for his contest against Garn…

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English Cricket London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 8

For the first time for six year a county cricket match was finished in a day. Lancashire made 130 in its first innings, and then dismissed…

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Wyong Races Two Days' Meeting

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 2

The committee and stewards of the Wyong Race Club held a meeting, and decided that the meeting postponed from last Saturday should be…

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British Golf Women's Championship Miss Wethered Wins London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 2

The Troom golf course resembled a football ground to-day, on the occasion of the play-off for the final of the British women's golf…

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Fashions of the Day at the Randwick Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 13

A part from the brown fabrics a particularly attractive outfit was one of geranium duveltyn, the short coat bordered all round with grey Chinchilla rat,…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 2

Digger Evans, the international boxer, who represented Australia in important contests in England and France, will meet the coalfields champion, Garn…

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Rugby Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 May 1925 · page 2

Saturday's matches at the showground were easily the best seen this season, and the late match was probably the best witnessed since the Rugby Union reorganised…

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BOWLS Motorists at Wyong

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 25 May 1925 · page 2

The Newcastle Automobile Association held a social run to Wyong on Saturday, as the guests of the Wyong Bowling Club. A three-rink game of…

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Rugby Union Earp Shield Matches

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 25 May 1925 · page 6

The Earp Shield Rugby Union matches were favored with ideal weather conditions on Saturday, and the late match at the Showground…

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Tennis. District Competition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 May 1925 · page 3

The Newcastle Association's competitions were continued on Saturday. After the enforced spell owing to the recent rains, the majority of players were not…

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Merewether. Cricket Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 May 1925 · page 7

The annual smoke concert of the Merewether Cricket Club was held in Scottish House on Saturday night, when Alderman R. Wells, the Mayor, presided…

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BOXING Juno Beats Evans Sudden End

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 25 May 1925 · page 8

With a hard right to the solar plexus carnet Juno. Abermain knocked out [?]lgger [?] Sydney, in one and a half minutes in the first…

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Saturday's Football League Rules

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 May 1925 · page 2

The Cornish Shield competition was advanced a further stage at the Sports Ground on Saturday, when Northern Suburbs defeated Western Suburbs by…

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Golf Championships Amateur Foursomes. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 May 1925 · page 6

The foursomes championship of New South Wales was played at the Rose Bay links yesterday in perfect weather. F. G. Murdoch and C. W. Rundle tied…

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CYCLING Mayfield Championship Team Carrington Races

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 25 May 1925 · page 5

The Carrington Amateur Cycling club held at 5[?] miles road race at Carrington on Saturday afternoon. There was a good entry. The race…

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Sporting Notes RACING Four Favorites Win Cessnock Features

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 25 May 1925 · page 7

The entries received by the Cessnock Jockey Club for its meeting last Saturday were large than usual, and with the promise of good sport, the…

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Cricket Reunion City and Suburban Season's Trophies

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 25 May 1925 · page 2

The fourth annual smoke concert or tho City and Suburban Cricket Association took place in the Y.M.C.A. buildings, Newcastle, on saturday…

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Athletics. Newcastle Stadium. Juno Defeats Evans

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 May 1925 · page 3

The scheduled twenty-round contest between Garnet Juno, of Abermain, and Digger Evans, of Sydney, which drew a large crowd to the Newcastle Stadium…

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Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1925 · page 7

A £20 stake was run off at Hexham on Saturday in the presence of a large attendance of spectators. Some interesting sport was witnessed. Mr. Lavers'…

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