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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1929

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Louth Park Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 8

The Louth Park Mechanical Hare Coursing Club will conduct a mechanical hare coursing fixture at the Maitland Showground on Saturday. February 2…

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Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 4

A meeting of Newcastle Soccer Association will be held at Wallsend Soccer Pavilion next Sunday morning…

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Boxing Newcastle Stadium

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 4

Eight tournament bouts will be contested to-night at the Newcastle Stadium. They include a welter contest between two as yet unknown boys, Billy Green…

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British Football Monday's Matches London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 7

Association. — Cup replays: Middlesborough defeated Walsall by 5 goal to 1, and Millwall defeated Northampton by 2 to nil. Both matches were played on…

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Tennis Supremacy Challenge From Pr[?] PRAGUE

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 1

The world's professional tennis champion, Kone Kozeluh, who coached the British Davis Cup players last year, is anxious to prove his…

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17 Under Par World Golf Record El Paso (Texas)

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 1

Playing 72 holes with a score of 271, Bill Mehihorn set a new world's record. The star from the White Plains Club, New York, stroked his…

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Cessnock Coursing Postponed

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 8

Owing to insufficient entries for the proposed £100 stake, Cessnock Electric Coursing Association has decided to postpone the meeting which was set down…

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Football Soccer Code

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 8

Argenton is the latest team to apply for entry into the new Newcastle Soccer Association (State League). Fourteen members of the N.D.B.F.A…

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Cricket District Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 8

Saturday being Anniversary Day all competition games with the exception of the B grade juniors have been suspended…

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TENNIS Wight Championships Hill Court

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 4

Draw for next Monday in Newcastle district night championships, at Hill courts, is:—Women's Singles: 7.15, Mrs. Lusk v…

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Cricket Teams District Juniors, City and Suburban Saturday's Fixtures

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 5

CRICKET teams and fixtures for District Junior, and City and Suburban matches on Saturday are:—…

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Wallsend Jubilee Regatta

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 2

With fine weather to-morrow, the success of the 50th jubilee regatta of the Wallsend Regatta Club is assured…

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Cessnock Coursing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 8

The Cessnock Electric Coursing Association has cancelled its Anniversary Day meeting and the next meeting will be held at the Cessnock Sports Ground, on…

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Swimming Nobbys Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 5

Nobbye Surf Amateur Swimming Club conducted a 75 yards handicap at the Ocean Baths last night. The race attracted 20 starters necessitating three…

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Bowls Boolaroo Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 5

The first annual meeting of Boolaroo District Bowling Club was held in the Council Chambers on Monday night. Mr. T. C. Frith occupied the chair…

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Soccer Football

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 3

Junior clubs of the N.D.B.F.A. met at Hobart Park last night to consider their grades for the forthcoming season…

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Golf Waratah Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 5

The draw of the semi-final of the Wansey Pot competition held at the Waratah Golf Club's links, is as follows—C. R. Solomon v. S. Townsend. B. Light v…

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Newcastle Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 5

The following nominations have been received for the meeting to be held at Newcastle on Saturday. February 2— MAIDEN HANDICAP. Six furlongs.—…

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British Football Wednesday's Matches London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 7

Association.—Scottish Cup replays: East Sterlingshire 2, Alloa 1; Dundee 5, King's Park 1. Rugby Union.—In the county…

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Selections for Heddon and A.J.C. Anniversary Meeting Heddon Races Malt Fern and Lord Chris May Win Keen Racing

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 2

Malt Fern will be worth watching at the Heddon race meeting to-morrow. This brilliant daughter of Redjern was slow to leave the barrier at Cessnock, and then finished third. Another possibility is Lord Chris for the Novice Handicap…

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