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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1925

3,645 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 80 of 183

Newcastle Fails to Stop the Englishmen s Victorious March Rugby League Newcastle v. Sydney a Drawn Game Final Scores

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 13 June 1925 · page 5

Western suburbs 13 Newcastle 15 About 2000 spectators were present when Newcastle and Western Suburbs…

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Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 June 1925 · page 10

A Newcastle v. Sydney programme, consisting of three fights, will be staged at the Newcastle Stadium to-night. Ken Deasy (Sydney) and George Carpenter…

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School Athletics

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 13 June 1925 · page 8

Despite rain and soaked grounds, a monthly athletic meeting was held on the National Sports Ground yesterday afternoon between the High School…

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Rugby Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 June 1925 · page 3

To permit of the staging of the international Soccer game on the Showground, no games under the union code were played in Newcastle, but a senior fixture…

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Saturday's Football Rugby League Newcastle v. Western Suburbs a Drawn Game—15 All

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 June 1925 · page 3

One of the finest games seen this season was played at the Sports Ground on Saturday, when Newcastle played a draw with Western Suburbs, 15 points…

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Bowls Sydney Rink Championship

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 June 1925 · page 3

Parramatta and Chatswood met in the final of the rink championship at the City green on Saturday, and resulted in a win for Parramatta by 21 to 18. The…

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Homing Races

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 June 1925 · page 6

Boolaroo Homing Pigeon Club held two races from Murrurundi. The first one resulted: S. Radley, I. E. Mason 2 E. Jones 3. The winning…

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Motor Cycle Racing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 June 1925 · page 5

An unprecedented crop of casualties occurred during the qualifying laps in the tourist trophy motor cycle races at the Isle of Man. They include the South…

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The Tennis Players?

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 June 1925 · page 5

Anderson's failure to reproduce form is a matter of comment with most of the tennis writers, who are urging that he should devote the whole of his time…

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Association Football London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 June 1925 · page 6

A meeting of the International Association Football Board in Paris altered the "off-side" law so that a player shall not be off side if two instead of three opposing…

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BOXING Newcastle v. Sydney Local Boys Win

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 June 1925 · page 7

Archle Cowan, 2.5 (Newcastle), beat Law Young 3.6[?] (Sydney), on points, in the 12-round bout, George Carpenter, 8.7 of Newcastle, beat…

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Rugby Union Match at Maitland Surf Club's Success

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 June 1925 · page 7

To make way for the international soccer game on the Showground there were no games played in newcastle under the Union code on Saturday…

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Rugby League Inter-district Game Best This Season

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 June 1925 · page 7

A crowd or 2000 Rugby League supporters witnessed the best game the season at the National Park sports ground on Saturday afternoon…

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Associate Golf Champions in Form on the Links

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 June 1925 · page 6

Many of the players who are to take part in the championship match this week practised on…

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Soccer Football England v. Northern District. Visitors Win

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 June 1925 · page 3

There were over ten thousand persons present to witness the English team play their first game in this district at the Show Ground on Saturday. The gate…

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County Cricket Programmes Too Long Gilligan's Opinion London

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 June 1925 · page 1

A. E. R. Gilligan in taking part in the controversy in the "Evening News" regarding the decadence of English cricket, endorses Bosanquet's…

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Athletics. Newcastle Stadium

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 June 1925 · page 3

The Newcastle versus Sydney contests drew a large crowd to Newcastle Stadium on Saturday night, when some good bouts were seen. J. Driscoll was the…

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Hexham Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1925 · page 3

There was a large attendance at Hexham on Saturday last to witness the finish of the £35 stake and gold medal. Mr. Odgers' blk b Molly was first and…

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Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1925 · page 3

The Newcastle Council, at its meeting last night, agreed to a suggestion by the Newcastle Hill Tennis Club that the Warner Shield, won by the ladies of the…

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Racing in France

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1925 · page 5

The Prix du Jockey Club, otherwise the French Derby, was run at Paris to-day over a mile and a half. Steve Donoghue rode Coram, which…

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