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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Sport

Sport, 1931

4,634 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 232

Coursing Speedway Mechanical Hare

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 7

A mechanical hare coursing meeting will be held at the Speedway grounds, Hamilton, to-night…

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Swimming Merewether Surf Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 7

There in every indication of the Merewether Surf Life-saving Club's annual carnival, to be hold on Monday, being most successful. The programme, which…

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Boxing Maher v. McKENZIE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 6

Another of the 12-round boxing contests that have proved popular at the Newcastle Stadium will be staged to-night, when Wally Maher and Wally…

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Boxing at Leichhardt Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 10

In a hard-fought 15-round bout at Leichhardt Stadium to-night, "Bluey" Jones, 9.8½. of Newcastle, and lightweight champion of Australia, out pointed…

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Endurance Swimming Manly £500 Match SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 5

The star swimming attraction this afternoon will be the start of the Manly £500 endurance contest at the Manly Baths. Among the entrants are…

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Cricket Pavilion Opening Ceremony

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 6

A pleasing ceremony was performed by the Mayor of New Lambton (Alderman Edden) at Regent Park, New Lambton, this afternoon, when…

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British Football London, January 22

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 10

In the Association Football Third Division Southern Section, to-day, Newport and Walsall played a draw, one goal each…

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Team Racing Newcastle Speedway To-night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 6

Something now in Speedway racing will take place to-night, when the two rival Speedways, Newcastle and Maitland, will be represented in a series of teams' races…

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BOXING Maher and McKenzie To-night's Match

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 6

To-night's programme at the Newcastle Stadium should provide one of the best nights that have been singed there for many months. Wally Maher…

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Bowls Association Meeting Mr. R. Donald's Travel Story

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 7

The monthly meeting of the committee of the Newcastle District Bowling Association was held in the Hamilton Club pavilion on Thursday night. There were…

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Sydney Grade Cricket SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 5

Grade batsmen had a bad time this afternoon owing to tricky wickets and deadly bowling. Manly was skittled for 69 by Western Suburbs, and had to…

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Rain Interferes N.S.W. Tennis Matches SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 6

As only a few courts at the N.S.W. Lawn Tennis Grounds had recovered sufficiently for play at 1 p.m., to-day, the committee controlling the N.S.W…

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Holiday Races Good Programme at Newcastle Deodah Fancied

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 7

Jinsun and Deodah appear to be the best investments at the Newcastle Jockey Club's holiday race fixture to be held on the Broadmeadow course on Monday. Jinsun has shown pace above the ordinary, and is due to win. Deodah ran a good race…

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Rough Football French Player Killed Attacker Before Court Bordeaun, January 22

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 9

Fernan Taillanton, well-known Rugby player, was to-day sentenced to three months' imprisonment, fined 200 francs, and ordered to pay costs, for…

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'Jack the Ripper' Murder in London Ghastly Discovery on Football Field London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 3

The victim of the shocking murder at Blackheath, reminiscent of the "Jack the Ripper" outrages which terrorised the East End of London in…

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West Indian Team Begins Badly Against Combined Country Men TENNIS District Championships To-day's Results Junior Singles Final

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 5

J. Rodgers defeated J. Clack in the final of the junior singles, at District Park this afternoon…

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Citizens' Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 2

Arrangements are well in hand for the Stockton citizens' regatta to-day. Entries have exceeded expectations, and have established a record. Aquatic events…

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No Wallsend Regatta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 3

It will not seem like Anniversary Day to-day at Speers' Point for there will be a noticeable absence of the usual covey of white-winged skiffs as drawn in past…

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Swimming Baths

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 7

The East Maitland movement, which has for its object the establishment of swimming baths to serve the district, is attrasting much attention, and hopes are…

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Golf Waratah Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 9

Waratah Golf Club played a bogey match on the Cockle Creek links on Saturday afternoon. The weather as rather warm for comfort. P. Osborne…

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