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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1925

3,645 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 77 of 183

Saturday's Bowls. Champion Rink Competition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 June 1925 · page 3

The final game of the champion rink competition between Hamilton and Waratah was played on the Wickham green on Saturday, victory resting with…

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Rugby League Brilliant Queenslanders Fine Display

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 June 1925 · page 7

The Queenslanders came to Newcastle with a great reputation, but few of the 7000 spectators at the Sports Ground on Saturday expected…

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BOXING Brock Beats Buxton Welter Contest

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 June 1925 · page 7

With the promise of a good contest, a fair crowd attended the Newcastle Stadium on Saturday night to witness the bout between the two…

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Rugby League Cornish Shield Matches CENTRAL v. MORPETH

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 June 1925 · page 5

FINAL SCORES Central ... 10 Morpeth ... 7 There were only three Cornish Si[?]ld…

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BOWLS Good Game at Chatswood Lowlands Beaten

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 June 1925 · page 7

On Saturday on the fine green of the Chatswood Club, the State pennant final between City (Sydney), the metropolitan rink champions, and…

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Rugby Union Newcastle v. Country Sydney Match Final Score

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 June 1925 · page 5

Newcastle ... 20 Country ... 8 SYDNEY, Monday. A Newcastle Rugby Union team met[?]…

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Saturday's Football Interstate Match League Rules. Queensland's Easy Win

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 June 1925 · page 3

At Newcastle Sports Ground on Saturday. Queensland Rugby League team defeated a New South Wales thirteen in hollow fashion by 56 points (12 tries and…

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Brighter Cricket Drastic Proposals Lord Hawke's Ideas London

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 June 1925 · page 1

"The News of the World" says that the highest cricketing authorities are keenly discussing several radical proposals sponsored by the president of…

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Athletics. Brock Defeats Buxton

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

The match between Tommy Burton and Fred Brock, both of Newcastle, at the Newcastle Stadium on Saturday night was a victory for Brock. The weights were:…

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Holiday Football Rugby League

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 June 1925 · page 7

The Cornish Shield competition was continued at the Sports Ground yesterday, when Central defeated Morpeth by 10 points to 7, and Western Suburbs…

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Rugby Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 June 1925 · page 4

In order to assist the selectors in the task of picking a team to play against the All Blacks, a Probables against Possible match was played at the…

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Golf Championship

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 June 1925 · page 5

The second day's play in connection with the Newcastle and Hunter River District Gold Association first championship competition was concluded…

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Newcastle Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 June 1925 · page 3

There was a good attendance at the King's Birthday meeting of the Newcastle Jockey Club, held yesterday in fine weather, and some interesting racing was…

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Bowls the State Pennant Final

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 June 1925 · page 3

The final of the New South Wales Pennant final was played on Saturday on the Chatswood green between Lowlands and City clubs, and was won by…

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COURSING Singleton Meeting Big Fields Singleton

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 June 1925 · page 5

The Singleton Coursing Club's June meeting concluded yesterday. The hares were a good strong lot. Mr. Stan Baker, of Newcastle, was judge…

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BOXING Buxton v. Kelly Cessnock Contest

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 June 1925 · page 2

Tommy Buxton sustained no [?] effects from his strenuous contest against Brock last Saturday, and will be as fit as over for his match with…

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Rugby League Central Beats Morpeth Wests Good Showing

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 June 1925 · page 2

The Cornish Shield competition was continued yesterday, and fair crowds were attracted to the Sports-ground and Maitland Showground…

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Rugby League Team Profit on Australian Tour LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 June 1925 · page 4

The net profits arising out of the Northern Rugby League team's tour of Australia and New Zealand last year was £4771…

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Football in Sydney Great Crowds See Fast Games Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 June 1925 · page 4

Followers of football in Sydney were well provided for to-day. For Soccer enthusiasts there was the return match between the touring Britishers and the…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 June 1925 · page 3

Fred Zimmerman, heavyweight champion of Canada, who has performed well since arriving in Australia, is to meet the Newcastle champion, Wally Walker,…

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