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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1925

3,645 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 78 of 183

Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 June 1925 · page 5

Coursing matches will be held at Hexham on Saturday. A £25 stake will be run off at Cessnock on Saturday…

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Golf Waratah Associates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 June 1925 · page 5

A Grade.—A choice score competition was played on the Cockle Creek links yesterday afternoon. The best card returned was Mrs. J. Mackenzie's, 39—5 1-3,…

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BOXING Zimmerman's Career Long Experience

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 June 1925 · page 2

The Canadian heavyweight, Fred Zimmerman, who meets Wally Walkers at the Newcastle Stadium on Saturday night, had a long experience as a…

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Football. Soccer Code

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 June 1925 · page 5

The English Soccer team will play their first game in the north on Saturday, when they meet a selected Northern District team at Newcastle Show Ground. The…

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Races in the Air

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 June 1925 · page 7

Four balloons had to come down in the annual Gordon-Bennett race, which started from Brussels. They include the British balloon Elsie,…

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Rugby Union All Blacks v. N.S.W.

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 June 1925 · page 2

All Black, Zealand Rugby Union team arrived in Sydney yesterday afternoon by the Moerak, after an exceptionally long trip. The manager…

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Cessnock Show Football and Race Benefit

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 June 1925 · page 2

The Cassnock Agricultural Association met last evening, when Mr. J. Y. Tulloch presided over a large attendance…

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Sporting News and Notes By the Way Rugby League Inter-district Match Saturday's Fixtures

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 June 1925 · page 2

The second inter-district match will be played at the Sports around on Saturday, when Western Suburbs (Sydney) will meet a representative…

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Flying Steve Late for Races 'Plane Delayed by Fog London

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 June 1925 · page 1

Steve Donohue, the famous jockey, who was flying from France to Lewes, was delayed by fog. He landed in the racecourse, but although he borrowed…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 June 1925 · page 5

Wally Walker, of Newcastle, is to meet Fred Zimmerman, of Canada, at the Newcastle Stadium next Saturday night. Zimmerman had a fine record in…

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BOWLS Teams for

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 June 1925 · page 2

The teams for Saturday will be:—Waratah team v. Newcastle City, on City [?] Inglis, Adams, whitedead, Braye, Baker, Tonkin, Southon…

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Women Tennis Players

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 June 1925 · page 5

A team of five women tennis players, representing Great Britain, will sail for America after the championships at Wimbledon, to play the United States…

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Ellalon'g Races

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 June 1925 · page 2

The Ellalong Racing Club will hold a meeting on Saturday on the course at Barraba. There are five events. with large…

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Cricket in England

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 June 1925 · page 5

Two members of Gilligan's English cricket team to Australia did well with the bat to-day. Sandham, who was not out 97 for…

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Sporting Notes RACING Broadmeadow Gallops on the Tracks

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 June 1925 · page 2

Wintry conditions prevailed at the Broadmeadow course this morning. The heavy rain that fell overnight had made the tracks on the heavy side…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 June 1925 · page 3

Wally Walker, who was to have met Fred Zimmerman at Newcastle on Saturday night, is laid up with influenza, and the contest has been…

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Football Competitions Rugby League Inter-District Match West Sydney's Visit

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 2

The second round in the Inter-district competition will be played at the Sportsground to-morrow afternoon, when Western Suburbs (Sydney) will…

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Bowls Champion Rink

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 5

The final of the champion rink competition between Hamilton, representing the Northern District Association, and Singleton, representing the Hunter River…

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International Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 7

Mr. William Tilden has obtained release from the clause in his contract with the American newspapers syndicate, requiring him to report on national tennis…

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Tennis. Scone Matches

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 5

A party of six Newcastle tennis players, comprising D. S. Boyd (Waratah Club). A. Owens (Wickham), A. Alexander (Newcastle Hill) and Les Baker, A…

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