Swimming. Newcastle Gala
The annual Newcastle swimming gala will be held at the ocean baths on Saturday, January 22, in the afternoon an at night. A comprehensive programme…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport
Sport, 1927
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Electric "Hares" New Coursing Scheme
It is proposed at an early date to conduct "hare" coursing in Newcastle in a novel way. Instead of the live hare an…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Flat Racing Season
For the third time in four years, flat racing came to a gloomy conclusion with the abandonment through fog of the Manchester November Handicap. It was a…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →CRICKET Return Match
A return match has been arranged between Newcastle City and Suburban and Canterbury, on Anniversary Day, and any players in A…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cricket. District Association
The seventh series of first and second grade matches, which could not be commenced last Saturday owing to the rain, will be entered upon this afternoon, and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Chain of Stadiums Proposal to Boxing Trainers
During the past month representations have been made by a promoter to a number of leading boxing trainers, with a view of forming a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →English Boxing Opponent for Murton LONDON
Ted Murton, the boxer, who arrived from Australia yesterday, has been matched to meet the French man Faugere, at the National Sporting Club, on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →BOXING Newcastle v. Sydney To-night's Contests
The popularity of Newcastle-Sydney nights at the Stadium has been proved in the past, and Mr. Mike Marre has had many overtures made to him…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Country Tennis Carnival Continued Elimination Rounds Sydney
The concluding round of the country teams' matches was played this morning, and the elminiation rounds were immediately entered upon…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Melbourne Gossip. a Cricket Hero. Melbourne, January 10
Extraordinary interest is being taken in the predicament in which Ponsford, the Victorian cricketer, finds himself. Tempted by an offer of £1500 yearly to…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Two Left in Newcastle Tennis Teams Country Carnival Sydney
only two Newcastle teams are left in the country tennis championship. Newcastle I men's team and Newcastle I women's team…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Athletics
The programme for to-night at the Newcastle Stadium is "Snowy" Kelly v. Tommy Quigley over 15 rounds; Art Green v. Ken Gray, 12 rounds; and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Maitland Coursing
The president of Maitland Coursing Club (Mr. H. Simmons) declares that the statement in "The Newcastle Sun" on Friday last, to the effect that the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Rugby Union
The Rugby Union has authorised a limited number of games for the purpose of testing the suggested law prohibiting touch kicking between the 25 yard lines…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Swimming. Newcastle Surf Club
The surf at Newcastle beach yesterday was rather treacherous, but, due to the bathers' willingness in keeping within the flags, and vigilance of the patrols,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BOWLS Fixtures and Teams
The first series of games in the Blue and Red Pennant bowls competitions, which were postponed from the previous week owing to wet greens, were played…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Boolaroo Races
Boolaroo races were held on Saturday in hot weather. The attendance was up to the average, and fields were good. Mr. J. H. Grisdale, the secretary, controlled…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Boxing in England LONDON
Jim Bergin (Australia), and Noel Steenhorst fought a draw at The Ring last night Both Weighed 11st [?]b…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Newcastle Speedway Brilliant Racing
The racing at Newcastle Speedway on Saturday night eclipsed anything previously seen on the track. The "cracks," and also the men of the second division,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →BOXING Sydney v. Newcastle Hard Contests
Despite the heat, a fair crowd attended the Newcastle Stadium on Saturday night, when a Newcastle-Sydney programme was staged…
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